The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

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New lot of paper paste just in at
T. 2. Foley of olean, n Y, retail
granite dealer, is passing several days in
the Barre granite belt on business.
Miss Esther Lawrence of Stiff street
has resumed her duties in the Office of
Trow q Holden, after passing vacation
at Woodbury. pond.
There will be highland dancing, run.
ming, Jumping, shooting, also dancing,
with CAROLS orchestra, at Clan Gordon
picnic, Saturday, July 27.-adv.
Corey Granai, sailor in the y. S. mer-
chant marine, has returned to an At
lantie port, after passing a furlough at
his home on North Main street.
| Mrs. A. G. Moore and two children
Of Beacon street left the city this morn
| ing for Manchester, where they are max
ing visit of several days with rela.
tives.
Miss Lena Monrcroft of South Main
street, who is taking vacation from her
duties in the Homer Fits store, has re.
turned to the city, after visiting rela-
| tives in Boston
Y. +. Thurber and K. r. Dudley Of
Fairlee, Barney Mead of Brattleboro and
Charles +. Young of Burlington were
among the business visitors in the city
yesterday and to-day.
| All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are in.
vited to be present in ]. o. o. f. hall
Thursday evening, July Is, at 8 O'Clock.
There will be comforting Of the decora.
tion of chivalry and the presentation of
veteran jewels.
Cyril French of South Barre, a 1918
| graduate Of the commercial department
at Goddard seminary, has accepted a DO.
sition in the Orange County National
bank at Chelsea, where he will begin
work next Monday.
John Davidson Of Summer street,
who has been passing a few weeks in
Quincy, Mass, where he was employed
In the Fore River shipyards, returned
to the city yesterday and expects to
resume work as toolsharpener.
Barre friends of Dr. Stanley H. Berry,
who attended Goddard seminary and lat
er graduated from the state medical col
| lege at the University Of Vermont, will
be interested to learn that he has been
commissioned In the army medical corps
and is now assigned to regiment in
| California. During his undergraduate
days at Burlington, DR.. Berry was well
known throughout the state as a base
ball player.
DR.. William Hamilton OF Newport and
DR.. B. j. Emo, who have retired from ac-
tive practice TO accept appointments
from the u S. department of agricul-
ture, were in the city yesterday and to.
day in company with DR.. A. j. DeFosset
Of Washington, d. G. Drs. Hamilton
and Emo viii assist in cooperative work
with the state department Of agricul.
ture, along with Dr. DeFosset, who has
charge Of the tlrbercular testing OF cat.
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W. 7. Calder of the fourth ward was
elected chairman of the school commits
sion at its regular monthly meeting last
evening to succeed Joseph Comolli of
ward 5, who asked to be excused from
serving second term. John G. Booth
was reelected clerk Of the board. To.
day the commissioners began their an.
nual inspection of the school buildings,
with view TO recommending any repairs
that may be needed. Most Of the 70 or
more teachers for l9ls.l9 have been en-
gagged, according to the report made TO
the board
A quiet tip from the authorities yes
terday resulted in the departure of two
| young women whose activities about the
streets of Barre are said to have grown
somewhat conspicuous recently Evident
| ly one of the pair anticipated the early
arrival Of pink slip from offlcialdon,
for she left town in the morning. The
other, after being questioned BY the
states attorney, was advised that sew
eral trains were due to leave Barre be.
fore o'clock In the afternoon. One of
the girls said she would head for sunny
Tennessee, while the other is reported to
have gone back to the home folks in
johnson.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
night and this morning included the fol-
lowing people; Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Put
nam, Dr. A. f. Durham, Mrs. Evans of
Boston, Thomas j. Dunn Of Glens Falls,
N. ", Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. philbrick of
Boston, Anthony Brunella Of Boston, Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Chandler of Randolph.
~. G.. Bell of New York, A. D. Corwin Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, William Quinn and A. L.
Newton of Newark, N. j., and Misses D.
Wallace and d. Putnam of Randolph,
Barney Mead Of Brattleboro, r. T. Craig
Of st. Johnsbury, MFR, and Mrs. w. r.
Farwin, Mrs. Is, +. Clonston and Mrs
D. W. Wilson of Boston, Allen Martin of
Essex Junction, Sheriff j. H. Allen of
Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs. f. p Hamil.
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. LaPoint of st. Johns
bury, Mr. and Mrs. w. G. anarris of Bos-
ton, j, B. Bracket of Somersworth, N.
H., Mrs. Harold Atkins and Miss Agnes
Robinson of Waterbury, r. L. MacLean
Of Chicago, ILL.,, II. B. Hopkins, jro of
Boston, j. H. Hale and party of Boston,
Dr. r. j. Emo Of Vergennes.