The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-04
TALK or THE TOWN

IHLh OF HE IOW ~
| Miss Mildred Lombard Of Boston is
visiting Mrs w. Conner for few days.
A daughter was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas McGoif OF 379 North
/ Main street.
Charles T. Thompson, inspector Of the
plant department Of the American Tel
& Tel Co, of Boston, was business
visit2r in the city yesterday and to-day
NJ and Mrs. g. G. Gould of Morris
vile, who have been visiting at their
daughters home, Mrs. A. II. Smith of
Keith avenue, since last Sunday, re-
turned home to-day.
Charles ~ Kenyon of Burlington, after
accompanying his wife to the home Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G, N. Kenyon
Of 81 Franklin street, Monday, returned
this morning to Burlington.
Corporal Bernard Hamel of Plainfeld,
discharged from signal corps of the
United States service, stopped at the
home of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
II. S. Parks, while on his way to Wash
ington for visit with his sister, Mrs.
Joseph Lawler.
Unlike most other campaigns held in
Barre for the benefit of the soldiers and
sailors, that of collecting $50 books from
this city was decided failure. Yester
day when the extended Is days had
passed, granted by the state librarian
! for the purpose of reaching the quota,
the collection did not average book a
! day for the last l5 Only 81 books were
given towards tho stated number. Ever
since May the people have been urged
TO donate their share of the 10000
books asked for by the American Lii
brary association ~ the sole benefit Of
the boys in khaki and navy blue uni
forms. This quantity of books the as
ISOLATION had hoped to secure from the
entire country before July l. 1ester-
day Miss Ruth Parker, Librarian of the
Aldrich public library, was informed by
the state librarian TO ship those collected
to the depot quartermaster at Cambridge,
Mass. Should anyone desire to donate
before the overseas shipment is made,
the address given above will send the
book on its way if sent at reasonable
| time before July !.
AT special meeting of the board OF
aldermen called yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of choosing two officers TO
serve as regulars, A. II. Sanders and
G. r. Grace were decided upon as two of
the best adapted candidates and Eugene
Capt. was unanimously voted as q spe-
cial officer Several other applications
were received by the board the night
/ previous, when examinations were set
before those desiring positions on the
police force From these other names
4 one other regular as well as other spe-
Gals viii probably be chosen at the next
meeting OF the board and examinations
for further applications win be given
next Tuesday night at the city council
rooms in the city building The strength
of the patroling staff has been somewhat
weakened since John Dineen, an expe-
rienced man df several years, could not
fulfill his duties owing to illness and
Officer David Henderson presented his
resignation to the police committee to
take effect next Friday. Sanders has
had some experience as q special police
man at New Haven, Conn. For the past
few years he has been employed at the
Martinson estate granite manufacturing
plant in the south end as boxer.
The University of Vermont's second
team OF Burlington and st. Michaels
college of Winooski proved equally
strong rivals during the last two days
for Goddard seminary, for in neither case
could Goddard score victory. The boys
left Monday morning to play at Bur
lington that afternoon with the Univer-
sity of Vermont team After IL innings
Of fast ball on Centennial field the game
was called by mutual agreement with
the score 66. Newton twirled for the
Burlington team while Kelly did good
work in the box for Goddard During the
first part of the baseball season these
teams met here in Barre, Goddard win.
ming by 10 to 0. Evidently the seconds
have improved great deal since that
game. The second game of the trip was
with the Winoosld college team and
though Howard of Goddard allowed but
four hits, Goddard lost by the score Of
8 to 2. Clark, the st. Michael's pitcher
produced some very effective twists on
the ball. striking out Is men during the
game and walked but one The day pre-.
viotIs, Fuller Slayton, the first baseman
for Goddard, was absent from the team
since connection could not be made in
time to join the squad. Yesterday Prin-
eipal 0 X HOLSTER motored to Burling-
ton with the missing link with the hopes
that his work would bring victory for
his team in the last game.