The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-10
TALK OF THE TOWN


day tomorrow Thursday,
D. j. Camp of Randolph Center was a
business visitor in Barre to-day
Mrs. Kenneth Macrae Of Merchant
street is confined to her home on account
of illness.
w. FL Goodfellow of Spaulding street
is in Morrisvile for the remainder of
the week.
R. O. Wrisley of Waterbury Center
was among the business visitors in Barre
yesterday.
Mrs. w. L. Bliss of East Calais is
visiting at the home of her son, G. E.
Bliss, on Hall street.
Miss Eva Marin, Miss Esther Rooney,
Ralph Lawliss and Richard White at
tended the state fair to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Marion, having
spent several days with friends in Barre,
left for their home in Boston this noon.
Mrs. Francis Cummings of Richardson
street is assisting in the millinery de-
partment of the Adams company store.
Miss Hazel Whitney and Miss Ella
Kelleher of Bethel are visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Sullivan of
Brooklyn street.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wishart of VII
nooski are visiting at the home of his
mother, Mrs Barbara Wishart of Camp
street, for two weeks.
How did the American Legion get that
way? Ex- service men attend the meet
ing in X. p. hall this evening at 1880
and Thursday morning you'll be telling
the world!
Miss j. p. Nourse, manager of the
Adams company store, left this morning
for Boston and New York for few
days business visit in the interests Of
the company
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, p cook of the
Depot square restaurant, resumed her
duties yesterday after having spent a
week with her daughter, Marjorie, in
Lewiston, Me.
Arthur Crawford. an assistant to A.
W. Badger the undertaken, started on a
two weeks vacation yesterday with a
trip to Sherbrooke, p O., accompanied
by his brother
William Milne, who has been visiting
with his sister, Mrs. Homer HAYDEN of
the Montpelier road for the past 10
days left yesterday for his home in
Springfield, Mass.
John Ross Of Burlington has opened
the repair shop near Depot square and
will, do the repair work which Charles
Wilkie was doing in the old auction mar.
ket before he was taken sick.
Mrs Lucia Sibley of Boston has been
spending 10 days at the home OF viii
liam Young on Hill street Mrs. Sibley
went to Burlington to-day for few
days, TO visit with friends before return.
ing TO her home
This evening at the Hedding Methodist
Episcopal church, the pastor Rev. B. g.
lipsky and Mrs Lipsky viii tender a
reception to the members and friends Of
the church and its different organizations
program will be furnished and an en-
joyable time is assured.
A large number of automobiles either
started from Barre or passed through
here for the shortest course TO the state
fair al White River Junction which had
its opening day yesterday Many Barre
people were included in the roll Of at
tendants there to-day, making the trip
by auto or train. A great many more
are planning to go within the next two
days.
Clinton F. Millar, who recently re-.
signed as Barre manager for the Mont
pelier & Barre Light & Power company
after service Of II years, TO accept a
position with George Straiton, the south
end granite manufacturer, Is now spend
ing a few days in Boston. He will be
away for two weeks touring through
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire His
resignation takes effect Oct. and as
yet no one has been appointed as his
successor though several names are un-
der consideration After Mr. Miar com.
pletes his duties with the electrical plant
he will enter the employ Of Mr. 5traiton
For a time he will be connected with
the company's local office, going later TO
the middle west, where he will represent
Mr. Straiton as a travelling salesman.
Through the columns Of the Boston
Globe, acquaintance Of Duncan Ross,
holder Of the Victoria Cross for valor in
the British army. formerly worlds cham
pion broadswordsman and noted as a
wrestler Of days gone by, learned that he
had succumbed to a second attack of
paralysis in his little curio shop in Balti
more, Md Back Is years ago, Duncan
Ross frequently figured in the wrestling
matches held in Barre and Montpelier
and other Vermont cities, for in those
days he was hard opponent for many a
good wrestler, and is acclaimed as the
only man who ever hoored the Terrible
Turk This feat he accomplished in Mad
ison Square Garden in New York City.
He was a native Of Scotland and will be
remembered by many Of the old.timers,
especially those who followed the wrest
ling game of few years back