The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
TALK or THE TOWN

Miss Marie Mortimer of Springfield is
visiting friends here for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Church Of Bellows
Falls are spending the week end with
friends in Barre.
John Morrison of Laurel street is able
TO be upstreet after being confined for
the past two months.
Mrs W. J. Gibson of 2l Highland ave-
nue. was taken to the City hospital this
morning for an operation.
Mrs. w. L. Persons of Claremont. n.
H., a former Barre resident, spent Me-
mortal day with friends in the city.
There will be no work at the plant of
the Presbrey Coykendall company Mon
day, but work will be resumed Tuesday
morning.
Edward Glysson, son of Mayor and
Mrs. Z, c. Glysson of Perry street, came
to pass the holiday and week end at his
home yesterday.
Seward w. Jones OF Newton Highlands,
Mass, a member Of the Jones Brothers
company of this city, was a visitor in
the city yesterday.
Henry Turcott OF this city was ar.
rested Thursday night on an intoxication
charge but owing to the absence of a
Judge was released on his own recogniz-
ance until Monday morning.
Last evening Officer David Henderson
presented his resignation from the police
force to Chief Of Police Mitchell to take
effect next Friday. Officer Henderson
gives no reason except that he wishes
change OF occupation, but as yet has
made no definite plans.
One of the choral numbers used in the
Memorial day program at the Montpelier
city hall was the song, Here's to You,
o Lads in Khaki, words by Mary Esta-
brook Hale of Barre and music by Mrs.
Edwin G. Lewis of Montpelier, formerly
Miss Grace Moulton of Barre.
Miss Doris Burke left Thursday even.
ing for Burlington to attend the junior
week celebrations and junior prom dance
held in the university gymnasium last
evening Music for the occasion was fur
nished by Landi's l5-piece orchestra,
which left yesterday morning by auto
mobile for Burlington.
A telephone call from Quarry street
summoned the regulars with the FIRE
truck yesterday afternoon about o'clock
to brush fire on the left hand side of
the street near the city limits 1t en-
dangered several buildings in the i'm
mediate vicinity, so required the services
of the firemen TO quel the flames, be-
lieved to have been started by sparks
from passing engine. No property was
damaged.
a surprise party was given Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Lesperance of upper Elm
ss.b4 kax nf
their friends gathered to assist them in
observing their 10th wedding anniver-
sary. From their friends they received
casserole as reminder of the occasion
and both expressed their appreciation of
the gift. Refreshments were served and
a program of games and funmaking
helped make the evening pass very pleas
anty. Mr.. and Mrs. Lesperance have
spent their whole married life in Barre.
Information has come to Barre of the
death of Ferdinand Prochazka, we'll
known architect and staunch supporter
of Barre granite, who had an office at
! Madison avenue, New York City He
was formerly of the firm of Hoffman &
Prochazka Mr.. Prochazka was the arch
itect on the Hegemann vault one of the
best specimens of work in Barre granite
ever set up, which stands to-day in
Woodlawn cemetery, New York, fine
example of the architects skill. During
the latter part of his life Mr.. Prochazka
became involved in financial difficulties
through no fault of his own. He was so
years old.
The Spaulding baseball team, which
left yesterday morning ON a two day
trip TO st, Adams and Burlington, play
ing high school teams there, won the
first game, against st. Albans, yesterday
afternoon in a thinning game, by the
score of 6 to 4. Spsulding obtained the
first three runs in the first inning on
errors. ST. Albans then crossed the plate
in the fifth for three SCORES, and in the
seventh secured another. In the ninth
inning Spaulding tied the score, A to 4.
After the seventh inning, Calderara, who
! pitched the first part of the game, was
replaced by Polli The latter struck out
almost every man, as only II men came
to bat in five innings. Two good hits i'll
the 18th won the game for Spaulding.