The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Fall and winter underwear at Abbott's
Emily Stevens in "A Mans World" a
Metro feature, and comedy, Bijou to-
day. adv
Mrs. Belle S. Flemy Of Swanton is
passing few days in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. f. L. Craddock while en- route
to Boston, where she is to make an ex.
tended visit with her son.
| State Highway Commissioner Stoddard
B. Bates of Derby is registered at Hotel
Barre while passing several days in
Washington county on business connect.
ed with highway construction.
For the protection of passersby, high
barricade has been constructed across the
front of the Arcade building, at the
Pearl-street corner, where Contractor A.
B. Lane has in charge the work of alter
ing the first story of the structure.
Rev. Allan A. Stockdale, pastor of the
First Congregational church in Toledo,
o., captain in the Red Cross service
who is to speak in the opera house this
evening on his observations In France,
arrived in the city to-day from Greens.
boro, where he has camp at Lake Cas-
plan.
There will be plenty of music at the
free war lecture to be given by Rev
Allan A. Stockdale in the opera house
this evening, as the Barre City band has
generously offered to play a number of
selections. The offer was promptly ac-
cepted by the Barre Board of Trade, un.
der whose auspices Mr.. Stockdale is to
speak.
The body of Leslie Abbey, aged Is,
whose death at the state hospital in
Waterbury yesterday followed long pc
Rod Of failing health, was brought to
Barre over the Central Vermont railroad
last evening at $500 o'clock, and taken
to the undertaking rooms of A. W.
Badger & Co., where funeral services are
to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock, Rev. w. J. NJ. Beattie, rector Of
the Church Of the Good Shepherd, Off
ciating Interment will be made in Hope
cemetery. The boy was a native of Ran
dolph, although few of his earlier years
were passed in this city. He was a son
of Mrs. Edward Abbey of Maple avenue.
To complete period of recuperation
from severe injury received at his
work in a little town near Northampton,
Mass, several weeks ago, Paul Nisini.
a well known Barre young man, has re-
/ turned to the city to remain with rela-
tives. Mr.. Nisini was working over an
emery wheel when the stone burst, a
| fragment striking him in the forehead
| Doctors who performed a delicate surgi-
cal operation Immediately upon the pa
tents arrival at the Northampton hos.
pital, told him afterward that if the
| fragment had deviated a fraction OF an
inch in striking him, in all probability
death would have ensued Ut once. Young
Nisini will carry permanent scar, al
though the effects Of the injury will not
detain him from work much longer.
Tonight the city council will turn its
attention TO the request of the Barre s
Montpelier Traction & Power Co. for
permission TO increase its interurban
fares from 1874 to Is cents and its local
fares from five to six cents The new
schedule was preached at conference Of
| Barre, Montpelier and Berlin authorities
at the capital Saturday evening, but ae-
| tion was postponed II is understood
that the weight of sentiment among the
members of the council inclines toward
the request of the company which rep
resents that the income from the increase
will 60 TO the operatives Workingmen's
fares are to remain unchanged. A def
mite decision, however may not be
reached this evening, as il is known that
certain members of the council desire to
/ turn the matter over in their minds be-
fore voting finally on the request
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
night and this morning included the fol
| lowing people: Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt G..
Webb, Misses Jean and Wanda Webb of
Philadelphia, L. r. Wilder of Wya8dotte,
Mich Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Cuzen and
r. d. Forbes of Londonderry, r. R.
Wakefield, of St. Johnsbury James s.
Brown of Burlington, Mrs. Z. l.. Brooks
| Mrs. w. w. Morton Of Randolph, John
G. Martin of Woodsyille, N. H., d. f..
Porter Of ST. Johnsbury, E. p. Farrell Of
Charlestown, N. H., S. B. Bates of Derby
NJ G. DEMO of Sharon, Mr.. and Mrs
| G. A. Harrison of New York, William
Mccormack of Pittsford, Walter Dane
of Claremont, N H., Mr. and Mrs. Ru.
dolph Maini and Mr.. and Mrs. b. Ceruti
of Milford, Mass, Mrs j. w Grenier Of
Montreal, P O., Mrs NJ + Lewis and
Mrs A. M Sykes Of Wells, /. ), Warren
Misses Ethel and Edna Il. War; w A.
Morgan Miss Dorothy Leightol~of Bos.
ton, Miss Brannon of Georgetown, Ga,
Mrs. J. /. Lewis and Mrs. Calvin Hunt of
North Troy, Mr. and Mrs M. l.. Julian
of St. Johnsbury, E. w. Chambers of
Burlington
Some Of the dusty places on the
mourners bench in municipal court were
occupied for the first time this morning,
when the police presented seven intoxica
ton respondents in row, three of them
being habitual drunkards. Daniel Sexton
disclosed on a North Main street sew
! enth-class license, Lobina Patterson Of
St. Adams on Montpelier man. and Ed.
ward j Smith of St. Johnsbury on two
frst-class establishments All three were
arrested near the gas plant Monday aft
ernoon All three viii serve Is days in
jail being unable to pay fines Of SIS and
costs imposed By Magistrate II. w. Scott
Section hands from Randolph and a
woodsman from Rochester were in the
other party of conviyial spirits gathered
in by the police. Thomas A. Layigne
and AFRO Waters of Randolph will serve
minimum sentences, along with Edward
Williams of Rochester John +. Madden
another section hand, paid the minimum
g., ~ an5f.