The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

j terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Wright have
gone to New York City to remain week
with relatives.
Two more days only in which you may
pay your taxes without extra cost. Or
flee open every evening.
Closing out sale on 2, 3 and burner
Perfection oil stoves. This week only.
Z. A. Prindle. Worthen block.
A daughter weighing IA pounds and
three ounces was born recently to Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Carbonneau, "a Maple
avenue.
Regular meeting of the ]. 0. 0. L.,
NJ. u, will be held in the G. of c. hall
this evening All members please make
special effort to attend
Almond Robarge and sister of Green
! field, Mass, have been guests at the
home of George Tonguay for the past
week and this morning returned to their
| home.
Miss Anna Hunt of Winchendon, Mass,
| arrived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John oLeary, "a Eastern avenue, yester-
day, to spend two or three weeks with
| relatives.
Mrs. |. c. Given, who for the past
year has resided at the home Of DR.. and
Mrs. Joseph w. jackson on South Main
street, has gone to Baldwinsyille, Mass,
to reside with her son.
John Marion, after making a visit OF
number of days with his mother, Mrs
Mary Marion, in the Miles block, left
last night for Brooklyn, n. Y, there to
become manager of an ice cream and
lunch parlor.
Mrs. James B. Carswell of Ayers
street, with her two children and cousin,
Miss Walsh, who has been visiting her
| for the past few days, went to West
Rutland to-day to remain two weeks
with relatives.
Miss Helen O'Keefe of IL Upland ave-
nue. is having two weeks rest from her
work at the Granite Manufacturers as
ISOLATION Office and is spending the time
with her aunt, Miss Catherine Okeefe,
in st. Johnsbury
Miss Elizabeth Smollett, daughter Of
Mrs. Mary A. Smollett Of is Wellington
street, who several weeks ago was oper-
ated upon for appendicitis at the Clare
mont General hospital, left yesterday for
Windsor Since the operation Miss
Smollett has been recuperating at her
nome DuI Is NOW hDie W ltNuih w Nhh
hospital, where she is a student nurse.
The four buildings owned by A. To.
mast located on North Main and Mer-
reliant streets will undoubtedly be much
warmer this winer since boiler ca
pable of furnishing twice as much steam
as the three now used is being installed
at central point for the four buildings.
II was formerly used at the Jones Broth
ers granite plant and has capacity for
an S0-horsepower pressure, while the
others could sustain but 40, A group Of
plumbers and workmen were engaged in
rolling the boiler on a staging and thence
to its permanent position to-day.
John Stewart Of Is Central street re.
ceived dispatch yesterday, informing
him Of the death of his nephew, Seaman
Julian Mcdonald This young man had
for the past three years been sailor,
who had stopped at many of the for
eign ports. This opportunity was afford.
ed only because he was one Of the Y. ).
| s. Leviathan's crew, the transport which
has made many trips across the Allan.
tic for troops only Seaman Mcdonald
was making his 35th trip when stricken
| with pneumonia and died. His remains
| are expected to reach Quincy, Mass.
| this evening. His brother, Francis, who
has been visiting Mr.. Stewart, returned
last evening to his home in Quincy.
Only two wrestling bouts were wit
messed last night at the carnival, in
which the first tPifl Joseph Trudel
\ stayed with the "Bone Crusher" the five
Il minutes. "Pifn is a blacksmith from
\ Websteryille and is sure good man u
Il the ring for an amateur. Trudel weighs
10 pounds and is'possessea Of consider
: able Drawn He win meet the ex.Chica
: go middleweight again tonight on
wager. The next tustle introduced
Babe" Muzing. the heavyweight, HI
weighing about 220 pounds, well bull
and all strength, but little science and
Judging from his actions, he had little
experience. "The Bon Crusher got him il
minute and half with a full scissors
| and a half Nelson Jake Lewis vii
meet Jos Shimkus again tonight.
From the stables Of DR.. viii Page OF
South Main street two horses, JUNO
billiard, 2:l9H, and DR.. Gaines, fas
colt, started out on trot yesterda.
afternoon for Waterbury, where they ar
/ entered in the matinee races to be hel'
l Saturday afternoon beginning at
! o'clock, This morning three more from
| the Slayton stables went to take part il
| the races. These were Anna Deem, 2;l4A
| Queen Eel, 2:23A, and May B., col
which showed up well in, the races 0
last Saturday. Mr. Slayton deemed it
wise plan TO convey the horses to Wa
4 terbury rather than drive them is mile
the day before the meet, so the thre
were shipped in Clark's automobile trucl
early to-day. Besides these speedster:
there are number of horses entere
from Waterbury and also some from Es
sex junction. The prizes will be tn
same as those awarded last Saturday
namely, oats
A lively runaway caused quite lit
tie excitement on Washington and Pros
pect streets this morning when the larg
horse used on the milk and cream WACO
Of i. j. Page Of Prospect street starte
from upper Spaulding street and ra
south to Perry street and then crosse
on to the RICH hand side Of Washingto
street and ran towards Main street. Tw
men were working on the city waite
y works mending hydrant which th
: steam roller had broken the day befor'
They had dug quite hole near the ny
: drant and it seemed inevitable to thei
7 that the horse would run into the hol
4 larry O'Bripn one of the work ne