The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

Warren Burr of Camp street has re-
turned to his home, after spending q
few days on the farm of Nelson San
born.
Mrs. Amelia Lane, who has been Wis
iting her niece, Mrs. B. A. Eastman, OF
Camp street, has returned to her home
in Boston.
Norman Stearns of Waterbury un-
derwent an operation at the Barre City
hospital for the removal OF his tonsils
this morning.
John Tassie and family of South
Main street returned to the city yes
terday from Woodbury. pond, where
they spent the past week at their
camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bennett and
little daughter, Claire, who left re-
Gently for Tacoma, Wash, returned to
the city yesterday, intending to re-
side here.
Mrs. Fl. G. Bennett, who has been
visiting friends in Montreal, has re-
turned to her home on Spaulding street
and will start tonight for Asheville,
n. c., to visit her daughter. who Is
seriously i'll.
Rev. Frank o. Hokerk and Steven
Dineen have returned from motor
journey through Vermont, Massachu-
sets and New York state. Mrs. Hokerk
stopped in Schenectady, n. Y, to spend
couple Of weeks with friends.
Attorney f. r. Davis, who has been
taking a pleasure trip in and about
Portland and Old Orchard, Me-, ac-
companied A. A. Lamorey and family,
who had been passing couple weeks
at the beach, on the motor trip from
Portland yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Premier of
Academy street and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cults of Washington street, with
George Beware OF Coventry and Miss
Henrietta Inglis, felt for a weekend
motor journey to Bath, Me-, planning
to return by Monday noon.
Supt. and Mrs. c. H. White came to
their home on Richardson street yes
terday and left to-day with their son,
Robert, for Camp Abnaki on Lake
Champlain, where the son will spend
two weeks camping. Supt. and Mrs.
White will go to Burlington, where
the former win attend during the next
few weeks a summer school for school
superintendent of Vermont.
A couple of electric wires served an
unusual turn when they did the
work OF saw on branch of poplar
tree above the Mathewson school. |
The limb had been blown down
in Yesterdays wind and lay across a
couple of wires. The piece of wood
was wet and the current took effect,
burning the inch-limb nearly through |
over night. For while in the after.
noon there was quite cloud of smoke
issuing from the point Of contact. The
owner thinks it quite labor-saying
device.
When f. NJ Kempton attempted to
start his grist mill on South Main
street yesterday morning he discovered
hat there was no electrical power
available. that not single electric
light was in service and that the tele
phone had likewise been affected by |
he storm Of Thursday afternoon. And
when he made further investigation he
discovered that every fuse In the build
ng had been blown out and that all the
uses in a transformer, carrying 1900
-olts, Just outside the building had
cen sent in all directions. one plug be-
ne picked up on the steps of the Rob.
nson home 80 feet away, Apparently,
ghtning affected no part Of the build.
ng and no trace of it's grounding was
nywhere TO be found.
Fortunately rain prevented any
aseball fans from walking 10 Lin
Din campus yesterday afternoon, 9TH
rwise many might have been disap-
ointed upon arrival there as the og-
ensburg, n. Y, eolored team, sched-
led to play the Barre Legion, failed
, make appearance and furthermore
dn't even inform the manager that
icy wouldn't be here. Through the
,urtesy of the X. of C. manager in
Mansgser Johnston learned
lat this organization had cancelled
l Vermont dates The management
I'd arranged for two games with this
am, that Of Yesterday and another !
lis afternoon, and for this reason To-
j fans are deprived of an opportunity
see game to-day. .