The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

There was a change for the worse
| this forenoon in the condition of lit.
tie Maurice Keough of upper Granite
vile, who has been at the City hos
| pital since he was so seriously in
jured in a sliding accident last Satur.
| day, and he is very low with no chance
for recovery.
Ladies night found $50 people at
the Vincitia club last evening at s
o'clock, and Carroll's orchestra of five
pieces, ready to entertain with a con
cert. Ii was the first evening of its
kind of the season at this club, sec
ond being arranged for later, during
the winter. AT o'clock those who
did not wish to take pleasure in card
playing, pool Billiards, reading. or
music, found fine recreation with Car
rolls orchestra in the Masonic dance
hall, over the elubrooms, where the
majority of the people danced from .
o'clock until 10, except for the period
at 10 o'clock, when Steward Gordon
Watson served a buffet lunch.
The class of 'S5 of Goddard semi
nary. as many as Mrs. B. w Hooker
could reach, were invited last evening
to a dinner and social evening at her
home at II Park street. Five of her
classmates. Mrs Mary Leonard Deane
of Montpelier, Mrs. NJ. J.. Towne of
South Barre, Wade Keyes of Reading.
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. w Jackson sat
down with her to an excellently pre-
pared dinner. Besides these were pres
ent. Mr.. Hooker, NJ. L. Towne, Mrs
Gerald Bixby of Chicago, ILL.,, and For
dyee Jackson of this city The eve
ming was a most pleasant one with six
old time classmates recalling eventful
schooldays In discussing the where
abouts of the 90 members of the 's5
class they recalled that all but one of
the class. Charles S. WheelOck, who
died about six years ago, were still
living.
Information has reached Barre re-
garding the death Of William Brown. |
aged 6s, which occurred at his home in |
Los Angeles, Cal, on Jan. H. Mr. |
Brown until 10 years ago. resided in |
this city, where for many years he
his trade as a granite cut
ter. He was associated with William
Rust in the manufacturing end of
the business before going west. The
deceased was born and brought up in
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. lie
came TO st. Johnsbury and there mar
ried Caroline Church. His wife died
two and a half years ago. Mr. Brown
was seriously injured by an electric
,ar two years ago and spent some time
in q hospital. He belonged to Clan
Gordon. No. II, o. S. G., and attended
he PRESBYTERIAN church Those SUR
iiving him are his daughter. Mrs. Will
lam c. Rust and two grandchildren,
Evelyn and Elwin Rust I,
John Hokkanen, 80. a surface cut
er operator at the McColl & Abare
,ranite plant, appeared before Barre
'ity court yesterday afternoon to
hange his plea Of not guilty to guilty
O the charge of petit larceny. brought
.painst him Jan. BY States Atter- .
lev +. r. Davis Hokkanen had tax ,
N $40 from Gus Erickson. a compan- ,
on. on Jan. 6, and the following dav. !
ghen arraigned before Acting Judge A. i
Sargent, pleaded not guilty Hok- !
amen happened along the road on I
~ AFA- rtAEEt jan p a -AlAAeuM was .
emoving a $40 bin. which he had Dor /
owed. from his shoe or safe deposit [
ault. The bin dropped 10 the ground. q
nd Hokkancn seized il and refused 10 I
eturn i to Erickson or the latter's Z
70 whom il originally be- n
lnred Judge Z. ll Scott Yesterday I
imposed fine II So with costs Of L q
1916 for court. S3st6 in all. which =
okkanen made arrangements TO pay. ;