The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-11
TALK or THE TOWN

Harry Rosenberg Of Springfield was
business visitor in Barre yesterday.
s. d. Weaver of st. Adams is guest
of Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Dunbar of 2 North
street for few days.
Miss Elizabeth Spence, who has been
spending week in Graniteville, left to-
day for Portland, Me.
Miss Lydia Cove left this morning for
Lancaster, n H., to begin her duties as
supervisor of music at the schools there.
Regular meeting of the Col j. B. Mead
circle, No, !, Ladies of the G. A. r., will
be held Friday afternoon at $3.50 in
auxiliary hall
Mrs G. Cobb has returned to her
home on North Main street after spend
ing two months on the Carminatti farm
on the west hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Richardson of
Lynn, Mass, who have been visiting at
the home of Mrs. Ellen Smith of Foster
street, returned yesterday after a weeks
stay.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank McInnis of Mel
rose, ~ j., have been spending week
with Mr.. and Mrs Archie Adams of 2l2
South Main street. They returned to
their home yesterday.
Robert Murphy, Ernest Marchetti, An
drew Guthrie and Frank Austin started
from here by automobile this morning
for Plattsburg n Y, TO attend the fair
and horse races to-day
About 100 persons connected with the
parish OF the Congregational church
gathered in the church parlors last even.
ing for the annual parish supper An
abundance of good things was served
and hearty spirit Of good fellowship
prevailed.
An bids received by Senator Frank G.
| Rowland for the contract OF building
the Washington county tuberculosis hos
pital on Beckley hill, the site to be at
the Cooley farm, were opened last night.
| Every bid exceeded the amount appro-
| priated for the construction of the build
ing, and therefore the matter is at a
standstill for the present.
Private Robert H. Mcdonald son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald of 81 John
street returned home last night after
having received his discharge at Camp
Devens Private Mcdonald has served
over year with the American expedi-
/ tonary forces, being member of the
307th motor transport corps. He arrived
at Hoboken Friday, Aug 90
Josephine Lougee has received card
telling Of the arrival Of Corporal Guy w,
| LOugee, prisoner war escort 239, but
formerly Of the 10th division, 30lst in
| fantry, reserve force. He enlisted in
| Brookline, Mass He will visit Barre as
soon as he is discharged Mrs Lougee
and her son, Glen, are entertaining a war
chum Hilton koop, and Mrs Speller and
daughter from Brooklyn, n Y.
Work on the state road on Wash.
ington street, which was begun week
ago, had to be suspended yesterday and
for an indefinite period Of time, though
| probably for few days only This was
necessitated by breakdown Of the city
steam roller, mechanical parts Of the IN.
| erior, to be more exact Supt. j. c.
| DeBrune sent 10 Boston for the neces-
sary parts. Without the roller the work
aannot 90 on; therefore the roadbed
viii remain torn up, probably until Mon
| day. From Mount street 70 Bolster ave.
nue. on the west side Of Washington
,treet similar concrete-cement road
bed will be laid to match that set last
ttAltF t9bitifAtliNa tiAiEA AAilS Nfhl VI MA
| HE cement sidewalk which ends at Perry
treet, will be extended on to Richard.
| son street.
The second crop Of hay on Currier park
vas somewhat damaged yesterday when
IN attempt was made 20 lower it with
2 scythe BY Il man set to work by one
II the park commissioner He toiled
in vain with good sharp scythe for an
Aour or two and then set out for the
Dark commissioner Office with few
prepared words for the employer Be.
| 'ieving that the man must have some
aason for revolving, the grounds were
Examined, and sure enough the workman
ad just cause for complaining. Assured
hat no comment would be made abou,
he Job by his employer, he set TO work
nee again endeavoring TO NOV down q
crop which a month or 80 ago could have
seen dropped with lawn mower, but
now required the blades Of good NOW
ng machine TO take il down properly
Robinson Crusoe would have envied
uch d pasture for his flock Of goats,
commented a bystander who watched the
workman strive 10 do a good job at NOV
ug. Keep it under yer hat, buddy, but
| I think we're going to have some goats