The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-02
TALK or THE TOWN

Vincent Cato Of Berlin street spent
Yesterday as a business visitor IN
Waterbury, returning to Barre last
night
Grover Arpennock Of Union Village
arrived in town to-day on snort
business stay, planning to remain IN
the city about week
Miss Dorothy Price Of Newport, a
former Barre resident, arrived in the
city last night and will spend her va
cation with relatives and friends here.
Miss Edith Gordon of Barton is cx-
pected to arrive in Barre this after
noon to spend few days with her
mother. Mrs. Alexander Gordon, OF
Spaulding street.
V. A. G. Dey of Toronto, Ont, who
has been visiting at the home OF Mary
Stuart of Park street, returned to his
home to-day with his family, after a
two weeks stay.
A. Fl. Sprague of Burlington arrived
in Barre this morning for short Wis
it preparatory to moving his family
here TO live in the near future. Mr..
Sprague is connected with the Peerless
mill in Barre.
RAYMOND Burns, Boston agent for
the Grand Trunk railroad, arrived in
Barre last night for few days stay.
His trip has been made with the hope
of finding business going fast enough
to warrant his closing some shipping
orders for the Grant Trunk.
Charles Fl. French, general manager
of the Joseph Carabelli Monumental
Works in Cleveland, Ohio, arrived in
Barre Yesterday on his annual visit to
the Granite city and its sheds and quar-
ries. II is his intention to remain here
for few days.
A tin shower was rendered Miss
Irene Blair at the home of her. uncle,
Frank Cassiva, 100 Seminary street,
last evening by friends OF the young
lady. Many useful household articles
were given the prospective bride. Music,
games and dancing were enjoyed dur
ing the evening and Refreshments OF ice
cream and cake were served.
Miss Doris Davis of Maple avenue,
Miss Merle r. Hoppock of Berlin street
and Miss Dixie f. Carl of Berlin street
left to-day on a westward trip, Miss
Davis going as far as Kansas City,
Kan, and the other two stopping at
Albany, \. Y. Miss Davis is TO take
up religious training in that city. The
Misses Carl and Hoppock are deacon
nesses Of the North Barre mission
Traffic was impeded for a short time
this morning on North Main street
when the front and rear wheels OF an
ancient and decrepit wagon commenced
TO sever relations. The presence OF
mind of the somewhat mortified driver,
and the age and condition of the horse,
prevented the completion of the move
ment. and a few dexterious twists of
an old rope reunited the drifting pair,
in fashion suitable to horse, team and
driver, and the show proceeded to its
next stopping place.
Paul Melcher and his mother, Mrs
c. w. Melcher. have returned to their
home on Park street after having
spent nine months in Houghten,
Mich, where the former is enrolled as
student in the Michigan College of
Mines. The return, a tiresome one of
two days, was made by way of the
Canadian Pacific line, passing through
Ottawa and Montreal on the way. Mr.
Melcher gave very interesting brief
account of the manner in which the
courses are run at the college. 1t is
the purpose Of each course to combine
classroom instruction with the actual
work OF the mines. the first year being
devoted for the most part TO the cop
per mines, frequent visits being made
to those in the vicinity Ia radius of
so miles) The second year is de-
voted to the iron mines. with advance
work in all the other lines. This col
lege has the advantage of Columbia
and Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology because of the fact that it can
give the technical instruction and the
practical experience at approximately
the same time, while in the other cases
the two must be separated, the techni-
cal instruction coming one year. and
the experience the next. Mr.. Melcher
has one more year TO complete, and is
spending the time from now until the
first of October. when classes RECON-
mence, at his home on Park street.