The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-27
TALK or THE TOWN


A daughter was born at the City hos.
pital this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Bennett of Brookfield.
H. NJ. Ream Of the Ream, McBee gran
ite company left this morning for Zanes-
vile, O., after several days stay in
the city on business
Louis r. Marie, who was manager Of
the Diversi Fruit company a year and
half ago, came to Barre yesterday for
the purpose Of spending few days with
Louis Diversi and former acquaintance.
Nj. j. Whitcomb's motor ambulance re-
turned yesterday from trip to Groton
and to-day removed the body Of G. A.
Tilotson of Williamstown from the City
hospital. taking it to West Topsham,
where the funeral and burial win take
place.
Lawton Witt, the crack shortstop, for.
merly connected with the Goddard sem
mary baseball nine under Coach Charles
Hoernle, is now in the select batting
class with an average of .343 for the
season thus far and surpasses Ty Cobbs
average by two points. Witt is still
playing with the Philadelphia Athletics
and shines in The league as he did in
prep scH0Oi pail.
Thomas Allen and son, Chisholm, who
for several days have been the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. w u, Gilbertson of French
street, returned yesterday to Montreal
The younger Mr.. Allen has fo the past
four years been in France with Cana
dian machine gun battalion and miracu-
lously emerged from all conflicts without
an injury of any sort He figured in
many historic battles of the Sd division.
Barres two flags, the Victory loan flag
and the honor banner awarded for meet
ing its quota in the recent government
loan, were hung out at the city hall to-
day The honor flag was still further
clinched to-day when Chairman Melcher
got corrected returns from the Federal
Reserve bank showing that Barre's sub
scription was 1922 600 instead of S3l6,-
900, as announced in yesterdays paper.
This morning several automobiles from
Burlington passed through the city filled
with baseball players and students of
the University of Vermont en- route to
Hanover, N. II. This afternoon Dart
mouth and u. V. NJ will battle another
baseball contest which will doubtless
prove one OF the best college games of
the wear. The Hanover team will try
hard to win, since they lost the first
game at Burlington.
AT directors meeting of the Barre
Board of Trade held last evening the
following general committee was APP
pointed to make arrangements and carry
out celebration in honor of our re-
turned soldiers and sailors to be held in
Barre on July 4, W. G. Reynolds, chair
man, A. A. Milne, John G. Booth, +. M.
Tobin, G. f Millar, Guy r. Varnum,
J. c. Calcagni, Stanley f. Marsh and
W. A. Drew.
The Board of Trade and the granite
manufacturers and quarters have ar
ranged for q meeting to be held this
evening ct 1880 o'clock in the granite
manufacturers rooms to listen to J. Il.
Hall, superintendent for Vermont of the
New England Tel. & Tel Co, who win
explain the application of the new rates
and discuss with the members the tele
phone situation. The Montpelier Board
Of Trade and the merchants association
have been invited to be present.
A delightful birthday party in honor
Of Irene Dale, ll-year. old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Nicholas Dale Of Green
street, was held at the Dale home yester-
day afternoon when II of her young
friends came to help celebrate the occa-
sion The table was set on the lawn,
where refreshments of ice cream and
birthday cake were served Games and
music furnished amusement for the little
ones. Helen Annas, Winena Lille and
Rina Calderara each carried away favors
as result Of the games, Several nice
gifts were left for the maid of honor
and the party came TO close by the
singing of "The Star Spangled Banner"