The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Neal Godfrey and A. A. Lamorey
motored to Newport yesterday.
Mrs. Josie Lougee has moved t.
5 Kirk street, into Clara Woods house.
All women interested in an evening
cookery class are asked to register to-
night at 7;30 o'clock at the Spaulding
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Cordiner Of
Hillside avenue have gone to Danvillc
for a weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Young.
Mrs. d, D. Smith of Webstervillc
passed through the city this morning
on her way to Lawrence, Mass. where
she will visit friends.
Albert Scott, an auditor of the Cen
trail Vermont railway with headquar
ters in ST. Albans, was in the city
yesterday as a business visitor.
Miss Jessie Morgan of Ayers street,
who has been visiting with her sister.
Elsie, in Springfield, Mass, during the
past 10 days, returned TO her home
yesterday.
George A. Brown of the Wells. Rich
ardson Co. Of Burlington passed the
week end with his wife and daughter
at his home on Washington street, re
turning yesterday to Burlington.
Miss Mildred Merkle Of Peoria. Ill.
guest at Hotel Barre during the
past seven weeks. started on her home
ward journey yesterday. having come
to this-ciimstc for relief of hay fever.
John Brault of Providence, r. l., an
engineer of the New York. New Ha-
ven & Hartford railway, has, together
with his mother, been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Como or
the Montpelier road. Yesterday they
returned to st. Albans, where they had
been visiting, 10 pass a few davs, be
fore returning 10 Providence, L. l.
John Leslie. a representative Of the
Littlejohn. 0dger & Milne firm. who has
been taking a two weeks vacation.
started for Ohio yesterday to cover an
itinerary through that state. He TO-
gethcr with his wife, passed a vaca
ticn in Massachusetts,. Mrs. Leslie
resumed work yesterday in the dress
making department of the Homer Fits
Co. store.
The Vermont Society of Engineers
will hold its annual fall convention at
Hotel Barre Friday evening, Oct 8,
and Saturday. Oct. .. Engineers from
all parts of the state, between so and
80. are expected for this occasion.
which quite likely will be observed
with a banquet Friday evening. Prof
G. II. Perkins Of the geological DE-
partment of the University Of Ner-
mont viii be the principal speaker al
the occasion. Frank G. Rowland. vii
liam Barclay and City Clerk James
Nackay being Others invited 70 ad.
dress the engineers. The granite in
iustry is to be discussed and on Sat
arday morning a visit 20 some Of the
largest stonesheds ana Later to the
luarries viii be made by automobiles.
Peter Corey has returned from New
York City. where he has been for the
past few days expecting 20 meet his
rave been in Syria for the past II
nave been in Syraia for the pas II
rears. He did not meet them, ss they
iailcd to get transportation zt Lc
Hare on account OF the number Of
migrants that were taking the ships
o this ountry. These children were
.tayinr at the home Of their grsndpar
,nts in SYRIA until the time of the
anime in that country when the ED
,eople starved 20 death Anthony and
Joseph from that time. until they de-
,srted for Le Havrs 20 take q ship
,ack to their home in this countrv.
ived with the priest IN that vicinity.
The tlildren arc sixteen and twelve.
esPcriiNcly.