The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-10
TALK or THE TOWN

Mrs. Isabelle McMinn of Brookfielo
was in the city to-day visiting hei
sister, Miss Anna Robertson
Landi's orchestra motored to-day tc
Morrisville to fulfill contract for mu.
sic at the Peoples academy annual
alumni ball.
| Miss Mildred Boyes, student nurse
at the Barre City hospital, submitted
to a slight operation at the hospital
| Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Ida Lewis of North Main street
was operated upon at the Barre City
hospital yesterday and was reported
to-day is resting comfortably.
William Woolsey of upper Granite
vile underwent an operation at the
Barre City hospital yesterday morning
and is recovering quite satisfactorily
Miss Ray Trip of Williamstown
submitted to slight operation at the
Barre City hospital to-day, as did Miss
Phyllis McAllister, also of Williams
town.
/ Austin George, who has been passing
| several weeks in Barre and at his for
mer home in Chelsea, has gone back to
Dixon. H., to continue his duties as a
travelling salesman.
Miss Dorothy Datson of Concord, n
H., is visiting at the home of A. W.
| Eastman of Eastern avenue during
| commencement exercises at Spaulding
high school, her sister being among the
class of graduates.
Miss Bessie Pitkin, after passing
two weeks with her mother, Mrs. Le-
ona NJ. Pitkin of Jefferson street. left
this morning for her home in Provi
dence. r. T., where she practices her
profession as registered nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Richardson, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Ward Carver, Mrs H. w.
Whiteomb and Mrs. Elenor Gerry
formed an auto party which yesterday
afternoon attended the wedding of Ly-
man Whtcomb in Rutland. The party
arrived in the city late last evening.
( The Woman's club, which has sup
ported the work of district nurse, has
found il convenient to abandon the
work for the summer months at least,
and Miss Mary Mccarthy, who has
filled the position since early winter, re
signed yesterday to accept work OF pri
vate nursing.
Miss Lucille Even of New York City
sails to-day aboard the 5. ). Rotter-
dam from New York for Liverpool,
England, and will pass several months
in London and Paris. During her alb
sence she will contribute to Vogue, OF
which magazine she is fashion editor.
Miss Even will be remembered as a |
former Barre young lady and as an
employee on The Times office.
The practice of shooting song birds |
seems 70 have been revived by some |
thoughtless boys here in the city, only |
last night two large sized robins hay
ing been brought to this Office, killed |
only short time. Perhaps il would |
be well to warn those using air rifles /
and sling shots that it is unlawful to
shoot these defenseless birds and that
may follow if the practice
continues.
The current issue or rather May mum
Der OF the Monument and Cemetery Re-
view contains picture of the Joseph |
Smith sarcophagus, cut and manufac-
tured from Barre granite by the Me
Donnell & Son firm OF Circle street. This
picture is an excellent photograph Of
the monument az it now rests in the
cemetery of Independence, Mo-, in hon
or of Joseph Smith, deceased president
Of the Mormon faith. who died Deem
Der 10, 1914 This excellent piece Of
granite was set in place but short
lime ago.
Miss Edna Murphy of North Main
street left her duties at the Granite
association Office to-day
ipon receipt of word that her uncle,
Richard Farrell, had died in West Leb
mon, n II. Mr. Farrell was in Barre
wo weeks ago to attend the funeral of
lis mother. Mrs. Margaret Murphy,
md while here figured in an automobile !
accident on North Main street, sus
aiming several cuts about the head
md face when the car. in which he was
ding, collided with telephone pole
or not these injuries had any. |
hing to do with the cause of his death
vas not stated, nothing further than
hat he had died being in the message.
d