The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-06
TALKOFTHE TOWN

Ella Baggio was taken to the Cit,
hospital to-day for treatment.
Joseph S. Flint of Burlington was
! among the business visitors in the city
| to-day.
Our waists range in price from SOC tt
Sl5. All sizes and colors. Mrs. Shepard
CO., Inc
Regular meeting Of Bright Star Rebek
all lodge, No. Is, Wednesday evening
Nov. Z, at 1880
Dorothy Davenport in "The Unattain-
able" also Lonesome Luke comedy, at
the Bijou to-day.-ady.
son was born at The City hospital
this morning to Mr.. and Mrs. James r.
Mackay of 81 Elm street.
John Duguid of Elmore street left this
morning for New York, where he has
secured employment for the winter
l.. II. Baine, teacher OF voice, will be at
the Aldrich block, room IS prof. Wheat
on's stuGiol, on Tuesday evening. Phone
245-l, Montpelier.
d. j. Morse of fremont street left
last evening for New York, where he will
spend a few days on business in the in
terests of the A. p. Abbott company.
Mrs. Katherine Mcdonald returned to
the city last evening, after a stay of
four months with relatives in Keith, p.
@. Mrs. Mcdonald is spending some time
at Hotel Barre.
Dan and Dean Ladd of the east hill
arrived in the city last night from Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass, where they have
| been visiting their brother, Private
Charles NJ. Ladd.
Attend the Capital City grange fair,
Odd Fellows hall, Montpelier, Friday and
Saturday. Vegetables, fancy work, can
| dy, aprons and food on sale. Chicken pie
supper Saturday night. Dancing each
night.
| The united missionary societies viii
hold their regular meeting at the home
of Mrs. I. H. Cave, jr., Wednesday after
| noon, Nov. I, at the usual hour (2:30l.
1t is hoped that all members will try to
be present. A special invitation is given
to the new members.
Employees from the water department
have removed the sanitary bubbler in
City square, preparatory to storing it for
the winter. Yesterday the water was
shut off in the fountain and to-day prep
arations were made for enclosing the ba |
sin and pipe connections
The ladies' union of the Universalist |
church will hold a meeting Wednesday |
afternoon at $50 in the church parlor. |
As this is the last meeting before the |
coming supper and sale, the several com
mittees and all interested are urged to
attend. Refreshments served.
To.night's concert at the Congregation
al church viii be up TO the usual fine
standard Some of the best singers in
the city will render solos, illustrated
with living pictures, including Annie
Laurie, Joan of Arc, Old Black Joe, Nam
my and the pickaninnies, Mother Ma
chree, Indian girl, Butterfly, Santa Claus,
college girl, Winter, Last Rose of Sum
mer and Old Glory. Tonight at s o'clock,
only l0c.-a adv.
John Shea has resumed his duties in
the Shea Shoe store after passing several
days with relatives in Boston and yicin
ity. While in Massachusetts Mr.. Shea !
stopped at Aver and witnessed the in !
spring spectacle of $4,000 men marching /
across the field He was impressed with {
the demand for more adequate recreation |
facilities and upon his return home had t
the honor of being the first to subscribe a
to the war camp community fund,
Literature for the campaign in behalf I
Of a S4,000,000 fund for the war camp I
service was distributed about I
town to-day and by noon nearly every '
store window had given space to the APP
peal In many instances the posters are |
II most attractive design and explain t
'arefulIy the purpose of the campaign. 4
At the request of the Barre Board of o
IL 10 = s,,b. @
ions to the fund, a start having been D
made this forenoon. o
Word has been received in the city OF :.
he serious Illness of John p. Kennedy of =
Hartford, Conn, formerly of Smith :
'lace, Barre He was operated on at the y
t. Francis hospital for appendicitis and a
vas found to have very bad case of !"
angrene and pus. The patient is rest :. :.
ny as comfortably as gan be expected =
fter such serious operation. His ia
her, Thomas j. Kennedy, formerly
,orked for the ID. X Lille Granite com :,
any, but is now employed at the Colts -
rms Repeating company at Hartford, q
onn.
Nothing has come of suggestions made
I the city council recently by Alderman
hNAdhhti tiiht uihiitNtP POI NN'h
ard be established to accommodate the
eeds of the charity department. A gen
raj shortage of wood in the outlying
istricts, however, at once presented such
seemingly insurmountable obstacle
nat the idea was abandoned. just now
he wood needs of the city's poor are be
e supplied through the local dealers,
nd, according to report made by one
God retailer, who learned that the de-
lrtment was threatened by a shortage
nong the farmers, he has plenty of fuel
I'd is willing to sell II to the city wher
'er needed.
A report received by an inspector for
e state board of health regarding the
ndition of the Sibley premises on the
illey street extension has been for
arded to the local health department,
ID now that the latter, apparently, has
hausted its legal rights in an effort TO
IAN up the place, the matter has been
ferred TO City Atty. William Wishart.
is stated that Mr.. Sibley was given
days in which to comply with require
ents outlined by the state board Of
alth, after an investigation some weeks
o. The state board of charity and
obation has been interested In the
Sc. but lack Of co operation on the part
Mr.. Sibley is intimated by the board.
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