The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Cottage street.
Mrs. Harry D. Graves and little son,
Russell, of Washington street are pass
ing several days with relatives in Len
oxville. P, @.
Miss Marion Wiley of Seminary
street has returned from Highgate
Springs, where she was the guest of
friends in camp for few days.
South Barre grange viii hold picnic
Saturday, Aug. II, in viii Jackson's
woods, between South Barre and Jack
sons Everybody come and bring baskets,
Ernest E. Pelky, who was called here
by the death of ex-Mayor L. H. Thurs
ton of North Seminary street, has re-
turned to his home in Chicopee, Mass
John G. Sargent, former attorney
general, has returned to his home in
Ludlow, after passing few days at Ho-
tel Barre, while transacting business at
the capital.
Miss Kathleen Stewart, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. James Johnston
Of Highland avenue, for the past few
weeks, returned to-day to her home in
East Longmeadow, Mass
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hall of Bos.
ton and the latter's mother, Mrs. Mary
Mcdonald Of Liberty street, are at
Greensboro, where they are occupying
a cottage at Caspian lake for time.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Camp and little son,
who have been visiting in the home Of
the formers brother, Cassius w. Camp,
of Highland avenue, returned this morn
ing to their home in Saratoga Springs,
N. Y
Mario Dunghi, formerly of this city,
who has been renewing acquaintance in
the city during the past two weeks, re-
turned yesterday afternoon to his home
in Buffalo, n. ", where he Is employed
al the Curtis Book Publishing plant.
Porter Belding, who has been spend
! ing the past few days at the home Of
his sister, Mrs. w. 7. Rowland Of Di-
vision street, left the city this forenoon
for st. Johnsbury, where he expects to
make a visit of a few days before re-
turning to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. George Lander of Washington
street left yesterday for Lebanon, n. H.,
where they have been camping for the
| days at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Laurence Rising, formerly Of this city,
Mr.. Rising, who has been spending the
past few days in the city, accompanied
Mrs. Lander to Lebanon.
Miss Edith Reid Of Summer street
to-day began vacation from her du
ties as assistant librarian at the Aldrich
public library. She expects to pass a
part of the time with her parents in
Forest Hills, ~ j. The librarian, Miss
Ruth Parker, has been passing her vaca-
tion at Joe's pond in Danville.
A party Of young men consisting Of
| Alexander Paul Of West Patterson street
and Dino Abbiatti and America Polli OF
Circle street, returned to the city last
evening by automobile from Joes pond
where the have been camping for the
past several days. Mr.. Paul resumed his
duties at the Martin book store this
! forenoon.
Barre men in the Washington county
contingent which left to-day for Med.
ford, Mass, to enroll in the mechanics
unit at Tufts college, reported to the 10.
cal board at the capital yesterday aft
enoon and were permitted to spend
the night at their homes They were in
Montpelier at the appointed hour this
morning. Fifteen Of the 20 men in the
J county quota live in Barre.
Louis J. Bruya Of Maple Grove, night
messenger on the Barre branch, Is tax.
/ ing his annual vacation and plans ia
spend part Of the time in Massachu-
setts and at his former home in Mid,
dlebury. During his absence Frank
Hunton, latterly employed as brake
man in st. Adams, Is doing night duty
on the branch. Mr.. and Mrs. Huntor
are at the home of DR.. and Mrs. w. F
Mann of Orange street.
Miss Lillian Z. Roberts Of North Main
street, who has been passing vacation
Of two weeks with her brother in Rock.
! land, Me, returned to the city last even.
ing and to-day resumed her duties al
1 ticket agent at the Central Vermont
station Mrs. Lester Collins, who ha,
been substituting in the local station
| left this afternoon for Essex Junction
where she will relieve ticket agent fol
a fortnight, after which she will return
to her home in st. Adams.
Deputy Warden Charles Keith Of
North Seminary street has been indis
posed this week as the result Of mis-
hap in which he figured Sunday while
hunting for dogs that were running ii
Berlin Mr. Keith was about to descend
hill in hot pursuit Of an offending
canine, when he slipped and fell on !
rock, The injury affected his back anC
renewed an old affliction which grew out
Of injuries which he received when hi
automobile overturned near The Soutl
Main street bridge few years since.
Appeals from the appraisals made By
the assessors win be heard by the boart
of civil authority at city hall this even
ing. The meeting viii convene in th'
court room at o'clock and if there il
not enough time to consider all cases i
Is probable that the hearing viii be ad
iourned to later date II is expected
however, that there will be ample tim,
in which to hear all cases. II the boart
follows the policy adopted last year
poll taxes Of large number of soldier
and sailors in the services of the allie
will be abated.
Music for the second band concert o
the week was furnished by the Christie
foro Colombo band in City park las
evening, when a large crowd heard TIL
young Italian musicians in repertoire
Of lively selections. "The Whip"
prime fayorite with lovers of band mu
sic, was rendered in especially creditabl
fashion and other pieces caught the ca
Of the crowd, but the most insistent APP
plause was saved for "0ver There,
which the musicians rendered spiritedly
The concert was the fourth Of serie