The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-10
TALK or THE TOWN

Earl Farrell of Moretown visited in
\ this city this morning.
\ r. 4. Turnbul of New York was in
Barre on business Saturday.
\ +. d. Sutton of Boston was transact
ing business in this city Saturday.
| +. H. Jordan of Burlington was among
the business visitors in this city to-day.
| A. H. Ludlow of Bradford was included
among the business visitors in this city
Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles French of Waits
River were among the several local visit
ors Saturday.
William Proctor of Moretown was a
business visitor in this city during the
latter part of last week.
The X. of c. will hold the third of
their pool and as card series Tuesday
night. Capt Brown makes an urgent
call for all his men to appear.
Public masquerade dance, Eagles hall,
Montpelier, Thursday night, Feb. IL, aus
pieces Ladies Maccabees. Admission, 75c
a couple, extra ladies l0c.-adv.
7. Y. Eustis Of Boston was included in
the business visitors in Barre to-day.
/. M. Bowers, also of Boston, was trans
acting business in this city to-day.
The regular monthly meeting of the
ladies union of the Presbyterian church
will be held at the home of Mrs Alex
Stewart on upper Park street Tuesday
evening, Feb H. at 1880.
Merton Morse of Prospect street has
returned from Hartford, Conn, after an
absence OF about eight months. during
which time he was employed in the man
ufacture Of war munitions
James Freeman of Batcheder street
has returned to his home after an alb
sence of about eight months during which
time he was employed in the manufac-
ture of war munitions in Hartford, Conn.
Rev. D. c. Huntington of Grand Rap.
| ids, Mich, who preached at the morning
| service Yesterday in the Church of the
| Good Shepherd will probably accept the
4 call recently extended to him to become
rector of the church
DR.. D. c. Jarvis has sufficiently recov-
cred from his illness so that he was able
to be at his Office for a short time this
morning. He is still in a weak condi-
ton so he is not yet able to perform his
former duties quite as before, but ex-
poets to be able to do so in a very short
\ time.
| A mass meeting of the laboring men
/ and women of the city of Barre will be
/ held in the carpenters hall, Worthen
| block. on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 1880 P. NJ,
/ for the purpose Of seeing what action,
II If any. win be taken in the forthcoming
municipal election. Per order Central
| Labor union Angus Mcdonald, secre-
tary.
The funeral of Philo G. Camp, who died
Il Friday at the home of Mrs. Addie r.
Il Taplin in Barre Town, was held from the
4 Taplin home Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, Rev. James Bamage officiating
/ with burial in the family lot at ElmwOod
/ cemetery The bearers were viii Blanch-
| ard John Hood, Alonzo Taplin and Mr.,
4 Simpson
4 A deal involving a little over $4,000
i was closed Saturday through the office
II of the d. A. Perry Real Estate agency
Il whereby John " Mcclellan disposed OF
H his property at the corner Of North Main
/ and Second street, known as the White
Il hill block He exchanged for farm, stock
Il and tools near Moretown. This farm Is
II known as the Wheeler farm and is con
4 sdered one OF the best in that section.
II 1t is especially noted for its splendid
1 sugar bush. there being about 1900 ma
| pies on the property.
Il A veteran railroader OF the Central
II Vermont line said to-day that the winter
II of l91S.l0 promises to eclipse any pre-
II vious season within his memory in so far
II as the rolling stock is concerned. Com
II pared with the rigorous weather of q
II wear ago, railroad conditions have beer
Il almost ideal. On only two occasions
II have the yard crew in Barre been com
Il PEELED to use the scraper, and then 1t:
Il operations were confined to the Williams
II town branch. Snow removal has been @
j slight problem, and there has been very
little cold weather to hamper the train
men in their desire TO keep the trains
running on schedule time Last winter
. at this time trains "froze" so easily anC
q with such frequency that railroad mel
D. were gravely considering the use OF sklds
Mrs. w. j. JelIyman of King street
has received news of the death OF hel
q prandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Terry, al
IT White River Junction on Saturday o1
pneumonia. Mrs. Terry was born il
- Aroostook, Maine, So years ago. Sht
v leaves three daughters and three sons
e seven grandchildren, seven great-grand
children, and one great great randchlld
also one sister and two brothers, the las
: three living in Maine. The six children
. are Mrs. T. H. Baldwin of Montpelier
u Mrs. Charles Nutting of Hyde Park, Mrs
Fred Carr of White River Junction (witl
whom Mrs. Terry had been living
n George Bard of White River Junction
J. Henry Bard of South Fairlee, ant
e. Charles Bard of Maine. Mrs. Terry wa
J. twice married, her first husband being
Is Richard Bard, who died 10 years ago
Her second husband was Nelson Terry
who died three years ago.
y, A number of civic and business orgaui
cations of Barre plan to be represented
at the capitol in Montpelier Thursday
g when an all-day hearing on the barge
terminal bill is to be held Barre il
vitality concerned in the bill, which i
designed to link Vermont with a system
N of inland waterways terminating at Bur
4 Iington on Lake Champlain. The Barr
granite industry, in particular, will b.
\ greatly benefited if the project goe
4 through, and much sentiment in favor o
4 the passage of the bill prevails in th