The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

WI. anu MIS-. deUlSe W. hiiiiNi "a
Burlington arrived yesterday for few
days stay with Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.,
Sowles of Beckley hill
Miss Christian H. Rae of New London,
Conn, arrived in the city this afternoon
to spend week with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs James Rae Of Long street
Largest line oil new and second-handed
ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
oil stoves, wicks and ovens. Call and
get prices, f. A. Prirdle, Worthen
block.
Mrs. J. B. Carswell Of Orange street,
together with her cousin, Thomas Walsh,
who for the past week has been visiting
in this city, left to-day for Rutland to
spend two weeks.
Miss Ruth Marion, cousin of Mrs. j..
w. Stewart, who for the past few weeks
has been visiting with friends and rela'
tives in this city, returned to-day TO her
home in Rochester, N. Y
Miss Angela Tierney, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Tierney of South Main
street, referred this morning to her em-
| ployment-in Hartford, Conn, after two
weeks stay at her home,
Miss Beatrice Dupratt OF Burlington,
after completing business here in the in
terest Of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company with the local manager, re-
turned to Burlington to-day.
Roy Mccarthy, who two months ago
went to Philadelphia, where he has been
employed ever since at his trade as stone
cutter, returned to the city yesterday
to remain for an indefinite time.
Henry Queor, who was member of
the SD division and who has been visit
ing his father, Moses Queor of Thurston
place, ard other relatives in the city, left
yesterday morning for Massena, n, Y,
Frank and Henry Cooley, together
with friend, Leon Porrier, arrived in
the city last evening from Boston by
automobile to pass week with friends
Frank Cooley has just been released
from the II. s. navy.
All members Of the X of G. are re-
auested to meet at their hall Sunday
morning at s:l5 o'clock, for the purpose
of acting as escorts to the Rt. Rev. j. j.
Rice, d. D., bishop Of Burlington, during
confirmation exercises.
A dispatch from Camp Merritt yester-
day informed Mr.. and Mrs j. ]. Sowlcs
that their son, Lieutenant Homer Sowles
arrived at Hoboken, n. j., and soon after
that reported at the camp where he soon
/ expects to receive his discharge.
Mr. and Mrs James Glass Of 3 Dix
street received letter from their son in
France saying that he had been promoted
! from corporal to sergeant He had just
returned from ii days furlough, which
he spent in Aberdeen, Scotland, visiting
relatives He expects to sail about the
end Of June for home.
Many Barre members Of the Masonic
lodge have for the past few days been
/ attending the state meeting at Burling-
ton. Yesterday afternoon George N. Til
| den. Everett Roberts, William Cole and
| George Stewart started in automobiles
for the lake city to attend the meeting
of grand chapter Of the Royal Arch OF
Vermont Masons.
st. Monica's church-All the little
children who are not in the confirmation
class must attend the II o'clock mass
Sunday, as the seating capacity will be
/ taxed to accommodate parents and 9th
ers who wish to witness the confirmation
of large class by Rt. Rev J. J. Rice
/ D. D., bishop Of Burlington, at the
/ o'clock mass. Parents will please sec
that the young boys and girls attend the
second mass at II o'clock Sunday.
Alumni Of Spauldingl The annual
banquet will be held at Hotel Barre
Thursday evening, June 49, An excel
lent menu win be served and music viii
be furnished by Gilbertsons orchestra
Atty Joseph Frattini win be the toast
master. The committee must know by
Saturday the number to cater for. VIII
YOU please return at once the card re
Gently sent for this purposeY Take il
the banquet this year and make it Z
grand success.
The second issue of the Spaulding
Echo, published for the benefit of tht
graduating students Of the school a. il
contains the history Of the class Of 1919
was distributed TO the students yester
day. As last year, every student of thu
class has picture with brief descrip
ton Of his high school life and charac
teristics displayed in school One or TIVE
improvements, however, have been added
and except for the changing Of the cOlol
of blue and gold to green and gold Of
the cover, it is a duplicate of that pub
lished last year.
At last reports the eanyassers in thu
boy scout campaign for associate mem
bers had secured GA subscriptions, which
was the complete quota set by the coun
tv organizer for this locality, and It'll
some Of the committee have not gon,
over their territory, G. s. Andrews o.
the committee, expects TO see the number
!. doubled before the weeks drive is ended
County Organizer G.. D. Piper, in con
ferring with the local chairman, STATED
. that little had been accomplished thus
far in other parts of the state and HI
thought that Washington county woulC
be among the leaders in the state.
Few people who have seen Sambo thu
black iron fagman attached to engine s.
of the Central Vermont railway, which
/ runs between Montpelier Junction, Barre
and Williamstown, realize the history
connected with this little railway mas
cot. He was replaced In his old position
on the front Of the engine, formerly
known as the Governor Smith, just few
days ago by one of the Montpelier me
! chanics to remind Thomas Farrell, ont
of the oldest engineers in the service o
this road. of the former railway Gus
toms. Apparently, years ago, each, or a
least, many engines, all Of whom were
known as names instead Of numbers ri
now, had some sort of figure connected
with the engine Sambo, according t,
traditions handed down from one rail
roader to another, was first seen in 1885,
riding on the train that then ran from
St Adams to Montreal. This little irol
figure, weighing eighty-fve pounds
! painted as wearing white trousers, blu
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