The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-07
TALK OF THE TOWN


of North Main street remains about the
same.
All persons having canning jars at the
hospital can get them by calling at the
kitchen any day.
Miss Nellie, Paul and Carroll Swasey
of Waterbury were visitors in Barre
yesterday afternoon.
Three more days only in which you
may pay your taxes without extra cost
Office open every evening.
Miss Mary r. Rizzi, stenographer OF
tthe Granite Savings bank, is taking hel
annual two weeks vacation.
Louis Mari, who has been visiting
Louis Diversi, left last night for Rut.
land, where he has employment.
Ralph Tobin, who has been employed
for the past year in bamorey's Clothing
store, is now employed by the Trow 4
Holden company.
Master Gordon Scott returned yester.
day from East Montpelier, where he has
been visiting for the past 10 days with
his uncle, VIII Gladding
Regular meeting Of the Col j. B.
Mead circle, No. |, Ladies of the G. A.
R., will be held in the auxiliary hall Fri
day afternoon at 2;30 O'Clock.
Miss Mildred Mccarthy of Mortified
who for several days has been the guest
of Miss Mildred Norway at the home Of
Mrs. George May, returned to her home
to-day.
The rooms in the Church street school
house having been closed, the hospital
pledge cards have been left at The Times
Office for collection. All pledges can now
be paid at this Office.
Maccabees, attention. Anyone plan.
ming to take the trip to Port Huron
Mich, Sept, Is, as pathfinders or visitors
should communicate at once with Mrs
Isabelle Walker Tel. 1901.
Earl Bassett has been honorably dis
charged aud has returned to his home in
Barre. He plans to visit here for few
weeks and then go to Massachusetts,
where he was employed. He served Is
months in the air service in France.
Fred X. Irwin of Chicago, publisher Of
the American Stone Trade magazine, will
!
day TO Columbus, o., to attend the ma.
tional convention of granite monument
producers and retail monument dealers.
Seaman John Riley, son Of Mr. and
Mrs Martin Riley of East street, has
been granted 30-day leave from duty
on the Z. S. submarine o-4. This craft
has just completed three weeks cruise
to Cuba and other southern ports and il
at present anchored in the Brooklyn
navy yard.
Floyd Pombrio, who two years ago en-
listed at the Chelsea naval hospital, has
been discharged with the rating of third
class pharmacists mate. He arrived il
the city early this morning and plans Il
spend two weeks at the home of hi
uncle, w, II. Eager, on Prospect street
and will then leave for Plattsburg, N. Y.
to work for his grandparents on farm
An interesting fve.inning ball gam'
was played last night on the Goddard
campus between the Presbyterian Sun
day school team and a pickup team Of
slightly heavier men which were repre-
senting the Episcopal Sunday school
Macrae and Sandri were the battery fol
the Presbyterian boys and Brown ant
Raecraft made up the battery for tn,
Episcopal boys. The score resulted Il
in favor of the team representing tn,
Episcopal Sunday school.
Ricardo Diaz of Graniteville, a quarry
man, was arrested last night by Deputy
Sheriff Dennis Donahue for intoxication
lie was brought before City Judge Il. /
Scott this morning and pleaded guilty
through his interpreter, to the charge
/ He was fined SIS and costs of $50, which
he arranged to pay Diaz was then ar
rested on a warrant sworn by Crane
Juror Diekey on charge of breach o
peace This charge he also pleaded gull
| ty to and arranged to pay the fine of 81
and costs of $605. Diaz was complained
of because of his brutality toward a 10
year old boy, Nicanor Ruiz, whom he wa
found beating and pounding,
John Hall and w. D. Walker, both o
Barre. were each fined $40, with costs o
$685., in Barre city court to-day By
Judge E. L. Scott, both having PLEADED
guilty to the charge of breach of tn,
peace dllei utIllB hiicsttu iuHb hohuuul
night. The men were engaged in fraca
on the East Barre road and were arrested
short time afterward. States Attor
ney Davis appeared in the case and re
| lated some statements made to him b.
Attorney Fred L. Laird and son of Mont
pelier, who happened to come along tn
road in an automobile when the fgh
was at its height, After hearing thi
statement, Judge Scott imposed the fine
Along lower Washington street, wher,
the inaction of the city council has KEEP
| the dust accommodating in layers all sum
mer, a coating of crushed granite is be
ing laid by the street department. Thi
action will tend temporarily to reliev,
the dust nuisance in one section OF fh
street, but other stretches apparent,
will remain untouched. 1t is believed
that abutting property owners have no
arranged to have the highway sprinkle,
or oiled this year, but the disagreeabl
and unsanitary condition which prevail
affects not only the abutters, but visitor
and any number of local people VIII
travel afoot and in vehicles the secon,
busiest thoroughfare in the city. A be
! grimed individual who emerged from hi
mornings adventure in the dust cloud
of Washington street to-day suggeste,
! that some of the money which the cit,
is receiving from show licenses nigh
well be expended on oil and water TO
Barres No Mans land.