The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-28
TALK OF THE TOWN


John Aubin Of Newport was business
visitor in Barre to-day.
A new arrival of velour hats. Mrs.
Birnie, Laurel street.-adv.
Kenneth Macrea is spending a lew
days in New York on business.
Charles Lee of Northfeld was bust
ness visitor in the city to-day.
/. j. Laundry of Bradford was a bust
ness visitor in Barre yesterday.
Edgar Kidder of Marshfield was among
the business visitors in Barre yesterday.
Archie Davis of Burlington visited at
the home of Mrs j. M. Bouldry yester-
day.
William Stevens of st. Johnsbury was
among the business visitors in Barre to-
day.
Rufus Allen of Williamstown was
among the business visitors in Barre
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Halves Of Pearl
street left this morning for few days
visit in Boston
+, Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Stuart OF Al
bany, N. Y, are visiting relatives on
Spaulding street.
i. NJ. Lyon has returned from Peru,
where he was called by the death OF his
father, Mark Lyon.
Mrs. Herbert DEMO of New York City
is visiting her aunt Mrs. Jennie North
rop of Merchant street.
William Milne has returned to his
home in this city after serving several
months in Uncle Sans navy.
Leon Thurber, who has been nursing
in Waterbury for the past few weeks,
visited friends in Barre for the day.
Mrs. Mary Fradd and daughter, Lii
liam, of Hartford, Conn, are visiting at
the home Of Mrs. William Walker OF
North Main street.
John Trow, Archie Nye and William
Mears left this morning for Morrisville
by automobile to attend the horse races
at the fair this afternoon.
John w. Craig, caulker in the Fore
River ship yards in Quincy, Mass, foI
the past IA months, has returned to
Barre to reside at his home on Plain
street.
The members of the Washington coun
tv bar are requested to meet at Tho
Washington county courthouse Saturday
Mt D. m. to attend the funeral of Judg,
NJ. i. Smile.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Dale and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Dale and daugh
ter of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dale
ir.. and son Of Wollaston, Mass, and Mr.
| and Mrs. George Bezanson of Winchester
! Mass. motored to Lake Morey yesterda.
and spent the day in camp.
Miss Elena Barberi, graduate Of tn
\ New England Conservatory of Music
will be ready to interview prospective
pupils in pianoforte and theoretical mu
sie beginning Sept. at 0 Brook street
Personal interview between and p. N
or by appointment. Tel. 465-J.-sdy.
Miss Jessie Macdonald of Cambridge
II Mass has been stopping at the home Q
H her brother, A. j. Macdonald Of Wei
Y sterville, for the past week. This morn
II ing she was accompanied to her home b
II Misses Agnes and Josephine Mclsaa
y who have been passing the summe
months with Mr.. and Mrs. Macdonald.
Miss Laura Movalli Of Howard stree
Ie began work this morning in the Mon
pelier & Barre Light & Power Co. 9
cashier. She has been filling tempe
Ie rary position with the Montpelier Gr,
r. cerv company in Montpelier Miss Ee
Carusi is leaving the office, after beir
there over year. and is going to Quiz
cy, Mass, where she will make her HON
A pleasant surprise party was teI
dered Miss Margaret Kidd at her HON
5 Elmwood avenue, Tuesday evenin
2 when 22 Of her young friends called. II
3 evening was spent in playing games, AZ
! refreshments Of cake, ice cream and ca
4 DIV were served the guests. Miss Barba
G Hamilton presented Miss Kidd lock
7 and chain, for which she in turn thank
the sponsors Of the party. good TIN
a was enjoyed by the young people.
Writings were made this mornil
which completed the trade between b
n NJ Batchelder and Arthur Camire, n
n Camire having sold his milk route
u Mr. Batchelder Mr. Batchelder is
" Barre man, having been with the Bar
q fire department for about seven yea
Mr.. Camire, who has owned the route I
N the past two years and has run it wi
p success, is selling for the purpose of col
"A plotting his plans of attending college
n intends to pursue the study of law
VI Boston university.
"A The numerous rainfalls of the pa
n week have practically eliminated
a cause for alarm as to the water shorta
"A in the Orange and Bolster reservoi
n which furnish Barre with water I
N Orange reservoir, which was at its 10
n est last week, when it was 0 feet
inches below the spllway, rose 3 feet
M inches in the past few days, while
u Bolster reservoir is now full. Thou
a these reservoirs have gained volumes
IA water, the streams furnishing power
~ the electric plants have not increa'
E sufficiently to allow the steam plants
IA stop running, and every facility ava
III able to the Tenney Service Co, is in
IN Grafton to keep the thousands of ind
IA trial wheels revolving at their morn
n rate. This condition will probably ]
ri be improved much now until the eq
Ia noctial rains, which are due between
n 18th and 2lst of September, but if t
September season proves as fruitful
Il last, the water question will be put