The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

| II. A. Prlndle. Worthen block.
Special turkey dinner tomorrow, 81
per plate. Gilbertson's orchestra in at.
tendance. Hotel Barre.-ahv.
Mrs. j. G. Hoyt of st. Adams has for
several days been the guest OF Mrs. q
NJ. Willew of Maple Grove street.
Miss josephine Fontana of Central
street, who has been confined to her home
for the past. week by illness, was able to
be out to-day.
Mrs. Clyde Howell of New York City
returned to her home to-day after pass
J ing q vacation with her mother, Mrs. I.
I Beach, on Prospect street,
Regular meeting of local 423 |. U. f.
O., in Miles hail. Graniteville, Aug. IL, at
1880. All members be present and bring
dues. A. Mcpherson, Pres.
Miss Natalie Phillips arrived last night
| from Des Mones, Ia, and will visit at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Robert
son Of Webster avenue for the next
month.
Miss Mary Bottomini of Brandon, Miss
Mary Tomasi of Montpelier, and Miss
Mary Cslvi of Middlebury are visiting
at the home of their aunt, Mrs. G. To-
masi, on North Main street.
Miss Jean Stephen, employed at the A.
Barclay & Co.'S Office. on Burnham 3
meadow, started on her annual vacation
yesterday and left for Toronto, Ont, TO
remain for a time with relatives
Mrs. William Duncan and son, James,
started on their return journey to Cleve-
| land, O., and their home yesterday, For
the past three weeks they have been
visiting at the home of Alex Robertson
on West Patterson street
Miss Lillian Colodny of Burlington,
who has been visiting the Misses SirlSin
of Cottage street for the past month,
| left this morning for her home in Bur-
lington. Miss Annie Sirkin accompanied
her and will visit there for two weeks.
Miss Mary Stephen, the stenographer
and bookkeeper of the Martinson Estate
granite manufacturing plant, resumed
her duties at the office yesterday morn
ing, after being absent for two weeks.
Her vacation was enjoyed at Lake Mem
| phremagog
j. j. Dashner, the real estate agent,
has gone to Boston for Today vacation.
There he will be joined by Mrs. Dashner,
who for the past week has been stop
ping at the home OF her son. The re-
turn trip will be made by auto through
the White mountains.
! NJ Walker Jones, son Of Seward Jones
of Boston who two years ago was learn
ing the intricate parts of the business
at the local plant, made his first visit
to Barre this week since returning from
France, He has been discharged from
the service and will resume his duties at
the Boston Office of the Jones Bros. firm.
Mrs. James Gordon and daughter,
Frances, and Mrs. Peter Adams and
| daughter, all of New York City, have
| for the past two weeks been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Thorn of South
Main street. This morning Mrs. Gordon
and daughter left for Schenectady, n Y,
TO call on acquaintance, while Mrs.
Adams and daughter returned to their
/ home.
Don't neglect buying good home at
your own price this afternoon at
o'clock when the Watt-kenerson resi-.
dence at ~ Eastern avenue, will be sold
by John T. Benjamin. There are eight
rooms in the house, and a garage and
large garden 90 with the property. House
is all in good repair with modern appli.
anees--adv.
George Patterson Of Laurel street was
rendered farewell party on Thursday
evening by "a of his little friends, the
affair being in the nature OF surprise,
During the evening Lillian Gamache pre-.
scented George a signet ring, the gift OF
his friends. Afterwards refreshments OF
ice cream and cake, waters and candy
were served After an enjoyable evening
OF games the little ones left, wishing
George a pleasant journey He leaves
next week with his mother and brother
! for Scotland.
William Duthie, imperial Azem Of the
local order Of the d o. X X, will attend
the supreme convention Of the fraternity
at Peoria, H., which begins Monday
morning and continues until Thursday.
Mr.. Duthie left for Peoria yesterday
afternoon Another representative from
| Barre will be Chauncey NJ. Wiley, treas.
urer of the Quarry Savings Bank &
Trust Co, Mr.. Wiley has for the past
week been in Kansas City, Mo-, on bust.
ness, so arranged to meet Mr.. Duthie
and attend the convention.
The Moretown Athletic club defeated
the Waterbury town team at the latter's
home grounds Thursday afternoon in
one of the closest and most exciting
games staged in those parts this year
! In order to decide the winner two extra
| innings had to be played. 1t closed with
| lo 81 u - -. q
Moretown. Duba and Flynn were More.
towns battery and Newton and Towne
for Waterbury. Duba struck out II men
and allowed but four hits, while Newton
struck out 10 men and was touched for
five hits.
As the result of fracas begun at the
Beacon show grounds on Berlin street
Wednesday evening four young men,
Homer Blair of Montpelier, William
Gearin, Herbert Wilson and Gordon Eag-
er Of Barre were arraigned in municipal
court yesterday afternoon to answer to
a breach of peace charge. They pleaded
guilty TO having beaten up Louis Phil
lips, or Luigi PHILIPPINE, as he is known
by some All were fined IS, with costs
of S755, except in Eager's case, which
were 1886. Another young man, Ber-
nard Starr, is alleged to have been i'm
plicated in the affair and will be brought
into court later. Phillips is alleged to
have double crossed these young men at
games at the carnival, though he en-
phatically denied 1t.
Jake Louis Jacques, the stone crush.
er, met the Bone Brlsher," Joe Shimkus,
last night at Berlin street in a ten min