The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bijou theatre will be closed until Sat
urday. adv
Get your films developed at the Red
Cross pharmacy. adv.
Automobile for hire. Good car and
driver. Get our rates. Cutler Bros. adv.
A few untrimmed hats in black and
eolors at half price. Mrs. 9. R. Wood.
Arthur Comeri and Antonio David took
d trip through the White mountains yes
terday.
Poisonl Farmers, attention. If you
use paris green in 50-fb lots, ask us for
quotations. N. ID. Phelps Go.
A dance will be held at Woodbury.
pond pavilion Friday night. Landi's or
chestra will furnish music adv
Maccabees, attention Special meeting
Of Harmon review, No, /, tonight at s
o'clock in X. of F. hall for initiation of
large class Of candidates and to trans
act any other necessary business.
More than 600 feet of ladder, part of
the Barre fire departments equipment,
will bear the appearance of new material
in u short time, as the firemen are sand
papering and vanishing every inch of
the ladders.
James R. Wood, chief of the detective
force of the Wood Detective agency of
Boston, which investigated the mystery
connected with the Broadwell murder, ac-
companied by his wife, registered last
evening at Hotel Barre.
The d. A. Perry Real Estate agency
sold yesterday for Mr.. and :. 81, A. II.
Norris and wife of WilliamstoWn, their
farm known a. the Foster Wilder farm,
comprising l25 acres The land which
is almost entirely timber land, was pur-
chased by b G. Hoyt, also of Williams
town.
Among the arrivals, many of whom
are alumni Of Goddard, to attend the
grand pageant this afternoon at the
school, were; G. d. Cushing and family
Of Bethel, Duane White and family of
Boston, Mrs. d. r. Bisbee Of Waitsfeld
and Mrs. Clara Dole of Mortified.
Laurence Lndol, the eight month old
son of Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Ward of
Kirk street, died yesterday morning at
u o'clock after a period of illness which
latterly developed into whooping cough.
The funeral services will be held from
the house Friday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. j. B. Reardon officiating Burial
will take place in Elmwood cemetery.
Duncan Smith, who in 1915 volunteered
to do his share in aiding England by en-
listing in the army of workmen, which
went from the United States, has re-
turned TO Barre. Ever since his de-
parture he has been constantly employed
by the British government in England
Or Scotland and only recently arrived in
this city He il again at the banker in
the Harrison Granite Co., working at his
trade
More attractive and comfortable is Ho.
tel Barre since every window facing the
library has been shaded by small but
very neat striped awnings. Also the
few windows at the upper part of the
front Of the building have been covered
and as soon as it is convenient, large
awnings will cover the two large front
porches. Painters are at present en-
gagged in covering all the woodwork on
the outside Of the building as well as
many Of the rooms.
Private Ernest Venner, formerly OF
this city and an employee in the City
bakery arrived last night from Camp
| Deyens, where on last Wednesday he
received his discharge from the army. Mr..
| Nenner is at the home Of his father,
Thomas Venner, Of q Warren street. He
has been connected with the baker com
pany, 307, Goth division, and has been
in the service two years. He has been
overseas IA months, seven months Of
which were in France and seven months
with the army of occupation in Ger
eNs3Ff !,
| friends in Barre, Mr.. Veuner will 70 to
Concord, n. H., where he has employ
ment as baker in The Cardini Bakery
company.
Last evening between I and o'clock
| Ford car went over the bank near the
| Spring house on the East Barre road, all
| four occupants of the ear escaping in
| jury The car was soon righted and
went its way. with a smashed radiator
and badly bent front axle and bumper.
| Another accident last evening happened
when Mr.. Denison Of Washington was
! starting home He is said to have had
trouble with the lights on his Ford ear
and in consequence drove II into a stone
| on Washington street, near Phelps mill
The front end of the car was quite badly
| damaged. The spokes OF the right front
wheel were all broken out and the steer
ing rods were badly bent
Much curiosity has been aroused over
the type Of the aeropane which Lieut.
j. ] Lynch, the army aviator, and Ser
eeant Alex Straiton are going to use at
the celebration July 4 The ship is a
CuFtiss JN-4, and has wing spread OF
| AZ feet, Its breadth is feet, inches
aud the length over all IL 20 feet. The
engine. an eight -cylinder, 00-horse-p power
has fuel consumption Of 10 gallons pei
hour and attains a speed of 100 miles PEI
hour The Curtiss JN-4, with l5l con.
secutive loops to it's credit, holds the
worlds record for that stunt Lieut
i Lynch will make cross-state flight
from Rutland on the morning of July 3
and afterward win be Joined by Sergt
/ Straiton in a tour Of the air lanes OF
Barre and nearby towns The Official
flights and the stunt expeditions will
take place July 4, when lay passenger.
will be permitted to ascend