The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

III with Mrs. NJ. l.. Towne Tuesday, Jun
II Is. Members are requested to brinl
II knitting.
II A. ID. Beebe, who accompanied High
H way Commissioner 5. h. Bates of Derb,
\ TO Barre, returned yesterday TO his hom
in Orleans.
Sergt. Lewis p. Bowles is visiting a
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Bur
roughs while on short furlough iron
\ Camp Deyens.
II George c. Stewart returned TO the city
last evening from Burlington, where hi
has been participating in the Masonic
week activities.
John Molinari Of Berlin street returned
TO the city last evening, after stay OF
the past two months with friends at va
rious points in New Jersey.
The annual reunion Of Goddard COM
mercial alumni viii be held at tho sem
mary Monday evening at o'clock. All
commercial alumni are invited.
Miss lnez Maberini o.. Foss street re-
turned to the city this forenoon from
Plainfeld where she has been engaged
as a teacher during the past year, TO
spend the summer vacation at her home
in this city.
/ Leroy Anderson arrived in the city
last evening from Hartford, Conn, where
he is employed in a munitions plant TO
spend short time at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. o. r. Anderson of
Warren street.
Benjamin Roberts, who has been
spending the past few days at the home
of his father, James n. Roberts Of
Hill street, returned yesterday afternoon
TO Waterbury, where he is employed at
the Waterbury inn.
Chaperoned by several members OF the
high school faculty, about so members Of
the freshman class of Spaulding high
school left the city this forenoon for
Woodbury. pond, where they will hold
their class outing today.
Clarence Ericsson arrived in the city
yesterday from Bridgeport, Conn, where
he has been employed during the past
two years, to spend the summer months
at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Ericsson of Nichols street
Charles Donetti and Demo BALI left
the city this forenoon for Lyndonville,
where they expect to spend two weeks
at the Vail farms, they being enrolled in
the third camp, which is being carried on
~ AAN Vi biic lAl me-
William Morrison of Laurel street, who
has been employed at the Daylight store
during the past two years, expects TO
complete his duties there this evening. |
Mr.. Morrison is a member of the gradu |
ating class from Spaulding high school.
Fifteen members of the Barre Golf |
club gathered at city hall last evening to
discuss important matters, but on &C.
count of the slim attendance definite ac-
ton was postponed and a call was sound
ed for an adjourned meeting at the club
house this afternoon at 4 o'clock II is
hoped that large number of golfers
will make it a point to be present A
proposal to change the location of the
clubhouse and course is under considera-
tion.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people, G. f. Jackson OF
Dowagiac, Mich, Mrs. 4. A. Chase of
Lawrence, Mass, L. W. Gamard Of In
Ind, Rev. and Mrs Fraser
Metzger and Mr. and Mrs f. A. Thomas
Of Randolph, John J. Bradley of Man
chester, Mr. and Mrs. NJ II. Moody and
Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ. Trombley of Water.
bury, Robert P. Oglesby of Chester, Pa.
Harry j. Smith of Concord George f.
Skillings of Portland, Me, F. Fl. Nolan
If Providence, r. l., f. c. johnson Of
Boston, John c. Miller of New York.
Close to the $4,000 mark is the aggre. /
,ate sales of war thrift stamps regis )
cred by city and rural letter carriers at Il
The Barre poetoffice during the past
week. Even the intensive campaign for
- .n,tr,b,,tto-a ; Il. =.
crest in the friendly rivalry which has /
yrown up among the carriers, and the |
otal amount of sales, So, 2906 so, indicates )
hat the stamps are still growing strong
Here is how the city carriers line up: 5
William D. Macdonald, S4022s5; vii.
lam Craig, S9ll64; c. J.. Converse. ?
sol SO; D. S. Waterman, $7l9.72; Fl. B.
Ioughton, S673.4l; f. NJ Lewis, 1927 %; Y
!. w. Gates, Sl95.65; Thomas Clarity, K
l66.07. Sales credited to the rural de- u
very men are as follows Charles Aver,
755.74; James Johnston, S35670: A. w. S
johnson, S22ll6; c. G. Carr, Sl3S.60
Knee-d deep In June, as the poet said,
court convened yesterday aft n
moon to hear the evidence in the case
f State VS. Thomas Makki, a Granite. 9
lille quarryman. Instead of sitting
,ithin the prosaic walls of the court n
Dom at city hall, Magistrate II. W.
colt, who was busy trying to please his n
ee colonies on Batchelder heights, CON
ened court in the bee yard while the n
,spondent, the arresting officer and the
rosecutor made shift for themselves to c;
nd seats. Makki was arrested in Gran
eville by Chief Sinclair and Deputy n
heriff G. L. Morris on a complaint
ade to Grand Juror William Wishart. n;
o save time and inconvenience the re.
,ondent was escorted to the heights, n,
here Judge Scott pasued long enough
his duties at the spiary to accept the A,
ans plea of guilty and assess fine of nj
and costs, which was paid. Having
his duties as a magistrate the hi
dge resumed the role of an apiarist and
urt in the bee yard was adjourned. Si
Flag day was fittingly observed at the
X. Prize quarry in Graniteville yes In
rday afternoon. when the Stars and
ripes were elevated over the quarry Re
ice in the presence of many quarry
en-. other townspeople and school chill Ad
en- of Williamstown. The speaker was
Curtis johnson of the Peoples Ma on
nal bank. who was accompanied to De
aniteville by Sec. II. a. Phelps of the
ard Of Trade. Around fifty children, Sir
eompanied by their teachers. came
,m the Willismstown school and made Sir
very fine showing in their repertoire
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