The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

visiting with acquaintance in Barre,
Miss Laura Collamer of Shelburne is
visiting at the home of her brother,
George Colamer, in the Miles block.
A. A. Lamorey. DR.. William Lazell and
William Wishart Of, this city are attend
| ing the Sherbrooke fair this week.
Mr.. and Mrs James Sector, ir., Of Mer-
chant street have returned from visit
of several days with friends in Putnam
vile.
Miss Mvrta Whitman and Mahlon With
am of Worcester have been visiting at
| the home of their aunt, Mrs. w I, Shep.
ard of this city
/ Warren Wiltore, an employee of G. H.
Gordon of upper Prospect street, is spend
| ing two weeks vacation with his par
ents in Williamstown
Richard Taylor of Worcester, who has
been visiting at the home of his grand
! mother, Mrs. j. r. Wilson, in the Miles
| block, returned this morning to his home.
William NJ. Thomas, a western repre-
sentative of the North Barre Granite Co.,
who has been passing 10 days in the
Barre district, left yesterday for Zanes-
vile, Ohio.
| Miss A. L. Brown of Bassett street re-
turned last evening from Boston and
| Gloucester, Mass, where she has been
/ visiting friends and relatives for the
| past two weeks.
| D. A. Perry held an auction for Lewis
| Werner in Williamstown yesterday.
| Grade cows sold from sos to Sll2; hay in
/ the barn sold for $3.50 per ton; and
oats sold for zoe per bushel.
Miss Catherine Stewart, who has been
visiting for the past month with her sis
| ter. Mrs J. G. Johnston of fremont
| street, left this morning for East Long
meadow. Mass, where she resides.
Miss Helen Muller and Mrs. f. G, Mer-
rill of Hartford, Conn., have been the
guests of Mr. and Mrs Robert Turner of
! South Main street for the past two
weeks and returned to their homes this
morning.
The firemen at the station yesterday
were constantly on their toes, and sew
era times were at their places waiting
/ for the next sound of the fire alarm.
However, it proved that the alarms were
| false ones, for many times yesterday
afternoon and evening circuit No. ] gave
! vent to long blast. Chief Preble and
Assistant Chief Puricelli searched in
vain yesterday for the defective wire and
/ started out again this morning, beiev
| ing that the defect was caused by limb
/ Of tree
Miss Dora Spargo Of 3 Pleasant street
was pleasantly surprised last evening,
| when party Of about 30 Of her friends
gathered at her home to make an enjoy
! able evening for her. Games, singing and
piano solos made up the program for the
evening Miss Laura Genest and Ben
ny" Gould each gave solo. Miss Spargo
was presented gold bracelet Edwin
Melvin making the presentation remarks
| Refreshments were served, consisting of
ice cream and cake. The party was given
| by Misses Josephine Mortimer Marion
| Grierson and Minnie Venner
The electric car service was hampered
somewhat yesterday afternoon when car
number 81 jumped the tracks on the
Montpelier road opposite Jones Brothers
shed. Just below Richardson road. 1t
was about TO make sharp turn when
| the front trucks left the rails. The car,
which was controlled by Motorman Har
| nv Sanders and Conductor f. Morrison,
was going slowly at the time so that no
one sustained any injury by the slight
mishap. About three quarters of an hour
j afterwards the mainline ear was again
on its way to Barre. A WORKOUT fiange
| on the front wheel is believed to have
caused the derailment.
Automobile owners and drivers in this
vicinity have been displaying consider
able carelessness and disregard for the
speed and light laws. Of late, the po
( L. -, Artt
ers against speeding through the main
thoroughfares Of the city, South Main
street especially There it is that the ae-
celerators touch the floor and the speed
ometers go soaring into the country fig
ures of 30, 40, or better Not only at the
south end has this occurred, but also on
Main street, so it now appears that Chief
of Police A. Mitchell is about to take
/ drastic action against similar occurrences
/ by making an example Of one or two of
/ the violators II is understood that war
rants have been issued, soon to be served
on the speeders Drivers of teams, as
well as automobiles that do not have
the lights required by law at night are
liable to prosecution together with the
speed artists,
Superintendent Of the City Schools
/ Carroll H. White has made all necessary
arrangements for the opening Of the fall
term OF school On the morning Of Sept
! 8. all the school doors win be thrown
wide open TO receive the hundreds Of stu
dents throughout the city. The school
buildings have been under repair, wher
ever necessary, for the past several
! weeks, and everything is in preparation
! for good start. Principal Lyman c.
| Hunt expects about 1872 scholars, gradu
ated from the Barre graded schools, to
enter the freshmen year in high school
and about 80 from ucighboring towns,
/ The latter figures may Dc increased some
what, as inquiries are constantly flowing
/ into the office at S'paulding from stu
dents. in most cases not living far from
/ Barre. The entire student body in high
school will consist of approximately 465
scholars, while the graded schools in the
city will have between 800 and 1900
attendants Goddard seminary is SEIZED
uled to begin its 5lst year on Sept l6,
| The teaching staff at Goddard has been
| changed, as several of the teachers OF
! last year did not plan to return. In their
| positions Principal O. X HOLSTER has
| been fortunate in securing several com
| petent instructors. Two have not yet
| signed the contracts for the year, but
this will be completed before the end of
| the week. The schools in Barre Town,
as announced by Superintendent George
| j. Seager, will reopen Monday Sept. s.
and all the teachers for the year have
been engaged.