The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Mrs Hale X. Darling and two daugh-
tiers of Chelsea were among the shopping
visitors in the city yesterday.
The condition OF Miss Marion Carroll
of Bolster avenue, who has been quite Sc
riously i'll, is improving steadily.
Mrs. Harriet Whtcomb of Seminary
hill left the city to-day for Boston, where
she is passing week with relatives.
George II. Edwards returned yesterday
to his work in Mascoma N. H., after
passing four days at his home here
Mrs James Henry of Williamstown
has been passing few days in the home
Of Mrs. James S. Milne of Liberty street.
j. Edward McNulty of Maple avenue,
who has been seriously i'll for the past
three weeks, was able to be uptown yes
terday.
Byron W. Phelps of North Main street,
a polisher employed at the plant OF Mills
& Shield, has been detained from work
for few days by illness.
Miss Nanny Mitchell, who has been
employed in Hartford, Conn, is visiting
in the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Harper Mitchell Of North Main street.
Seaman Carlo. Frattini Of the Y. s.
merchant marine, who has travelled ex
tensively in southern waters, is passing
a furlough at his home on Granite street
Private Samuel Lavoie, former God
dard athlete, who enlisted from Barre in
the mechanics corps, has returned to
Camp Deyens, after visiting friends in
the city
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Roberts of
Rockland, Me-, are visiting in the home
of the formers parents, Mr., and Mrs
James f. Roberts Of IS North Main
street.
Did someone neglect to leave hos
pital bag at your door, Never mind, put
your donation in any kind of container
and have it on the steps tomorrow
morning.
Charles and George Wood have re-
turned to the city from Franklin, where
they were called by the death OF their
nephew, Walter Raymo, whose funeral
was held Sunday.
Allan A. Morris, an employee of H, G..
Bennett, states that he has been en-
ployed only as substitute at the fire
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there as a regular.
Leon Cummings, who has been employed
in Washington d. G., for more than a
year, has returned to the city to accept q
position. He expects to be rejoined by
his family within few weeks.
Mrs. Patrick Bowes, who has been
passing the summer months at the home
OF her parents on Pearl street, returned
to her home in Springfield, Mass, Thurs
day. She was accompanied by her sis
| ter, Dorothy,
James Brechin of Webster street has
returned from Burlington, where, with
his parents, he has been passing few
weeks in the home Of Mr. and Mrs, Harry
Stafford Mr.. and Mrs Brechin win re-
turn later in the week
Miss Christina G. Matheson Of viii
Jamestown, who is well known in Barre.
and Holmes b. Moran of East Fairfield
were married Saturday morning at st.
Patrick's parsonage in Fairfield, Rev, n
j. Lachanee of Fairfield performing the
ceremony.
Miss Helen Johnston, daughter OF Mr.,
and Mrs Robert Johnston of Camp
street, entertained number of her young
friends at Halloween party last even.
4 ing. The festivities included a short
street parade, with the guests and host.
ess in appropriate costumes. Afterward
games were enjoyed and refreshments
served.
| Youthful depredations on Allen street
and along other thoroughfares on Hooker
Hill came to a head yesterday when a
number of youngsters were summoned TO
police headquarters TO tell what they
knew of window breaking escapade the
night previous. BY interviewing the al.
legged perpetrators separately, the police
formed a pretty clear idea of where to
place the responsibility, and for the pres
emit at least, hull in the glass breaking
activities on the hill is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs +. w. Porter and daugh-
ter, Lillian, who have been visiting Barre
friends and in the home OF the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs s. n. Porter Of
Stowe, have returned to their home in
] Lynn, Mass. They were detained here
for few days by the illness Of Mrs.
Porter's mother and sister. On the re.
turn journey to Lynn, the automobile in
which the party travelled skidded and
overturned, giving the occupants a Sc
we're shaking up, although all escaped Sc.
rious injury.
David Mcdonald of Addison place, who
accompanied Peter Thorn to Bennington
to put the finishing touches ON Barre
granite memorial erected by the Pres.
brey- Coykendall company, is seriously
i'll in that village, according to word re.
ceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Mcdonald. Mr. Thorn returned last
week because Of illness, and Monday
there came a message saying that Mr..
Mcdonald was in grave danger. His par
ents were preparing to go to Bennington
yesterday when word came that their
sons condition was improved More en-
couraging tidings came yesterday after
noon and again to-day.
Gunner brook is to be spanned by a
new bridge before snow flies, despite the
! fact that construction work on the strue-
ture started early in the fall near the
| Blackwell street corner on North Main
street has been delayed for various rea.
sons. Traffic still is compelled to detour
by way of North Seminary street, but
the aldermanic street committee has sue
ceeded in locating the steel arches or
dered last summer, The arches were
shipped soon after the order was re-.
ceived, but instead of coming through
directly, they were sidetracked at a juno
tion, Yesterday the street committee re-
ceived word from State Highway Com.
missioner s, b. Bates of Derby that state
aid for the bridge construction would be
extended on the basis Of one-third Of the
total cost, which will mean that the sum