The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

The piano used at the commencement
exercises in the opera house this week
was loaned by H. A. Gould.
Poison Farmers, attention! II you
use paris green in 50-fb. lots, ask us for
| quotations. N. d. Phelps Go.
The guild aid of the Church of the
Good Shepherd will hold food sale at
the church Saturday afternoon at
o'clock. adv
Charles Halsall Of Brook street has Sc
cured employment at the Columbia Pho
nograph company and leaves tonight
for Hartford, Conn.
James Brode, who for the past year
and half has been working in Green
field, Mass, has returned to this city
] and expects to reside here.
I Auction sale Of property Of the late
Louis DeBlois on Saturday at 80 p. m.
at the stoneshed on West Second street.
See adv. 0. H. Hale, auctioneer.
Largest line OF new and second handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
| oil stoves, wcks and ovens Call and
get prices. E. A. Prindle, Worthen
block
Charles Mccarthy of 10 Summer
street, after telegraphing to the captain
of the Z. s. cruiser Chester, received an
extension of Is days furlough, so he will
not be compelled to return until July 6.
Special meeting of Col. J, B. Mead
circle, No. /, Ladies Of the G. A, r., will
be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 in aux
/ iliary hall Let all officers be present,
as there is to be initiation Candidates
please take notice.
David Cummings of 81 Farrell street,
who for three years and half was a
sergeant in the Canadian army, left yes
terday afternoon for Montreal to confer
on business matters with the paymaster
general Of the Canadian army He ex-
poets to return by Monday.
/ Carl Hendrickson, member Of the
second cavalry, U. S. A., received his
discharge at Camp Merritt yesterday and
arrived in Barre this morning. Mr.. Hend-
| rickson is the son of G.. NJ. Hendrickson
of Is Academy street. He enlisted in
| the second cavalry at Fort Ethan Allen
Dec. Is, 1917, and saw II months service
| in France.
Mario Zanleoni, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Charles Zanleoni of North Main street,
arrived at his home this morning from
Montreal, where he visited for a day or
so with his mother He has just com
pleted a course in the Michigan state au.
| tomobile school that covered period Of
| l6 weeks.
John r. Hubbard of Centerbrook,
Conn, formerly a teacher in Spaulding
high school, who has just returned from
/ service overseas, is visiting friends in
Barre and attending commencement at
the high school Mr. Hubbard received a
commission at the Plattsburg training
camp in 1917 and has been in service for
| is months, a year of which was spent
in France with the 18th (Lightningl d.
vision,
A distinct improvement in the City
park was made yesterday afternoon
when the site of the base of the old
water fountain, recently filed with soil,
was covered with numerous plants. The
plan has a pleasing effect and was de-
signed by William Emslie, florist, of
this city. In the center are several large
cannas; surrounding these are a great
many geraniums with rich red blossoms
and for the border smaller plants, ach.
aranthea and coleus, complete the design
Only the cooperation of the public in
general can keep this spot a sight worth
seeing and at present it bears a very
neat and beautiful appearance.
The grounds of the Intercity baseball
diamond are soon TO be put in good con.
dition for the Goddard seminary VS..
Montpelier seminary game, scheduled for
June rs Though posters win read that
the Moretown Athletic club win play
Goddard, this name is only fictitious and
all the best players of Montpelier sem.
mary and those of Goddard will be
decked in their respective uniforms on
the day set for one of the best games
ever staged between two prep schools
Several years have elapsed since the last
game between these schools was played
but the rivalry is fast rising as the
players Of both teams pass the ball
about their diamonds, with blood in their
eyes for their opponents, With added
| interest baseball fans are looking for
ward to the game
The following news from New Haven
Conn, will be of interest to Barre and
Graniteville friends: "Rev Thomas
Houghton of Graniteyille celebrated his
first mass at St. Josephs church, New
Haven, Conn, Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. Father Houghton was ordained
at Altoona, Pa, Saturday, June Z. Those
who assisted at the mass included the
following Graniteville friends: Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Hanigan, Mr. and Mrs
| James keefe, Marguerite Keefe Agnes
Keefe, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Degnan, Mark
Degnan, Mrs. Connors and son, William
of Websterville, also brother Stephen
Houghton, Just home from France, and
sister residing here, Mrs. Mary Coyle
An impressive feature of the mass was
the blessing of the congregation. He
left here for his home in Graniteville"
Father Houghton is the son of Mrs. Mar.
garet Houghton Of GranitevilIe and grad
uated from St. Francis seminary, Nor
etto Pa, where he studied four years
For the first time yesterday official
word came to Principal Hunt of SpauId-
ing high school that Burlington high had
forfeited its claims to the state cham
pionship in this section of the Northern
preparatory school league since it was
learned that one Of the Burlington play
ers was Syer age. This player has fig
ured in all the league games Of the sea
son, which is violation of the league
regulations. II now stands between
Spaulding high and Waterbury high to
decide the victor of section b of the
league. Whichever of these teams wins
win then meet the St. Adams high
school team to decide the league cham
pion, who will be rewarded with q silver
cup to keep until the next baseball sea
son or rather until another school team
wins the championship. Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock at the Montpelier sem
mary campus Waterbury and Spaulding
are scheduled to meet. Waterbury high