The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

in the city to-day on business trip.
Mrs. A. H. Smith of 25 Keith ave
nue. went to Morrisville to-day to pass
Easter with her parents.
Winnifred Smith, a senior at Yale
university, is passing the Easter va
cation at his home on Perry street.
A special meeting of the Granite
Manufacturers association will be held
Tuesday afternoon at l:30, March 80.
Mrs. c. L. Abair of Waterbury,
Conn, is renewing acquaintance in the
city, while passing several days here
Mrs. Peter Shepard of Brooklyn
street is passing the Easter time with
the family of Frank Kew in Moretown'
c. ID. Palmer of Elberton, Ga, for
merly of this city, has returned TO
Barre and plans to pass several months
in this vicinity.
Earl Ward and S. X. Cole have re-
turned from Burlington, after attend
ing the annual meeting Of the Vermont
Electrical association.
Mrs. d. c. Jarvis and little daugh-
ter, Sylvia, returned last evening from
Burlington, where they had been visit
ing with relatives for the past week.
Mrs. Edward Burke and two children
of the Miles block went to Moretown
to-day to pass Easter with Mrs,
Burke's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. N.
Shepard.
Miss Rebecca Chesser of Currier
street and Mrs. William Moir of Cur
rier street have left for Portland, Me,
to meet a niece arriving there from
Scotland.
Pete Mauti Of 43l North Main
street left to-day for Worcester Mass,
seeking employment at his trade as
stoneeutter. and from there may go
to New York City.
A meeting of the Barre and Mont
pelier district of the Royal and Select
Masters will be held in the Masonic
hall in Barre Monday, March 2s, at Z
O'Clock Both degrees viii be worked
George Shepard and Perley Hayden
of Brockton. Mass, formerly of this
city, returned to Brockton last eve.
ming, after having been the guests Of
Edward Burke OF the Miles block for
several days.
Miss Helen Roscoe, who has been
the guest of Miss Lucy Wells of French
street since the Easter vacation sea
son Of Middlebury college commenced
week ago, went to Bradford yester-
day to attend the funeral Of her grand
mother. In Bradford she was to meet
her brother. Edward Roscoe, and par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Paine Of FL
berton. Ga, they having come. to at
tend the funeral.
John NJ. Rogers Of Ia Webster ave
nue. was placed under arrest last eve.
ming by Deputy Sheriff F. 6. Minard
on a complaint issued by States At
torney F. b. Thomas of Montpelier
charging him with breach Of the peace
upon his wife last Thursday. His
wife bore evidence Of having come in
contact with some object. as one eve
was black when the sheriff visited the
home last evening. Bail was fixed at
$50. and furnished by Rogers mother
Mrs. Eva Rogers, of this city. The
case will come before city court this
afternoon or Monday morning.
Cruel fate demolished in about two
seconds yesterday afternoon on Depot
square one Of the best felt hats John
B. Stetson ever sent TO Barre, TO say
nothing Of the injury done 10 the feel
ings Of it, owner, Stanley Tassie. who
after examining a vast number in va
rious stores chose this particular hat
because Of its distinctive shape and
hue as the headpiece TO be worn by
him on Easter SUNDAY morning. The
fate Of the hat came about like this
Forgetting momentarily the valuable
hat he wore Mr.. Tassie was eugrossed
in the task Of spraying with the hose
the windows Of the Calder & Richard
son coal Office not 10 feet from the
railroad track. when suddenly fate and
the wind. mostly the wind. removed his
hat from his head and placed II square
" on the railroad track. Just ahead
of q big sturdy engine drawing l3 car
loads of granite Before Mr.. Tassis
had time to rescsle the hcadpiece four
wheels of the engine passed over Il.
and since Tassie recalled no guarantee
/ concerning demolition hv railway en-
riues BE- calmly turned the hose on tire
I distorted felt The incident uas made
even more a0FraRstinF. foT Just ~ the
+ last wheel a. the thirteenth car wss
rassinr over She bat. the trains coursC
vas changed ard "a cars and one sn.
rine haclsd over it again. disnissinl
aur hops Mr Tassis miEht have had