The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-29
TALK OFTHE TOWN

business visitor to-day,
Come to the Park theatre tonight
You may get the free Liberty bond
adv.
Miss Ruth Gonyer of Concord, n. ID.
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Philip l.
Ellis.
III. C. Allen has returned to the city
after passing few days with friends IN
Burlington. :,
Purple consul meeting at Mrs. Sarah
Lakes, Seminary street, Tuesday, Oct
80, at 1880 p. m, :.
Mrs. William Spear an1. children lett
the city Saturday for Berkshire, where
they are to make their nome.
Mrs. William Greig of South Barre has
returned home after weeks visit with
her son and sister in Larchmont, N. T.
Miss c. Evelyn Greig of South Barre,
accompanied by Miss Hazel Ogston, for
merly of this city, left Sunday evening
for Boston.
Mrs. f. G. Rowland, Mrs. $. n Parker,
Mrs. w. d. Reid, Mrs l.. r. Rickert will
be the patronesses at the Halloween
danee.-adv.
Kenneth McRae of Merchant street>is
passing several days in New York on
business connected with the Union Dry
Goods store.
Miss Gertrude Ennis of North Main
street, who has been detained from her
duties in the Shores studio, is recovering
steadily from a threatened attack OF
pneumonia.
Malcolm Mcdonald of Graniteville has
returned home after passing several
weeks in the Canadian Northwest, where
he was employed in the harvest while
visiting in the home of his daughter.
! Mrs. Elizabeth Mckenzie, former
resident of Barre, who has been visiting
in the city, has returned to Boston, where
she is making her home with her son,
Robert Mckenzie, the well known singer.
A Sabbath quiet hung over police
headquarters throughout the week end
and to-day, because of the serenity the
customary Monday morning court deliv-
cry was cancelled. No arrests for in |
toxication were made and Saturday |
night dsturbers were conspicuously alb !
sent.
Probably the first service flag to be
flung to the breezes floats over the resi-
dence of +. D. Iadd of Franklin street,
where a lone star on flag of conven-
tional design proclaims the fact that a
member of the household has offered his
all to the nation The recruit in this IN
stance is Lawrence Wilcox, nephew OF
Mr.. Ladd, who enlisted in the Headqnar-
ter company here in Barre last spring.
Every household which has contributed
men to the army or navy Is entitled to
star for each recruit Elsewhere flags OF
this kind are flying in numbers and over
some of the larger mercantile establish
ments of New England each service flag
carries scores of stars.
Pasduale Isadernia, former resident
of Barre, arrived in the city from New
York last evening and to-day resumed
his duties az barber in Miers' uptown
shop, where he was employed for some
years. Mr. Isadernia has been assisting
in his uncIes barber shop in New York
since the spring of 1915 and during his
absence he was one of the registrants in
greater New York He belongs to the
25s club. as his number was the first to
be called, but an examining board decid
ed that Patsy's l02 pounds were not
enough to qualify him for service. Later
he was a willing candidate for the ayis-
ton corps, but slight defect IN ms
vision kept him on terra firma.
Little Mary Kelly, who lives at the
corner of Washington and Spaulding
streets, had a narrow escape from injury
afternoon, when an automobile
coming down the Washington street Hill
struck her as she started to cross the
highway. The Kelly girl made dart
Tor the opposite side as soon as an east
pound car had started up the hill The
ar obstructed from view the runabout
operated by Supt. j. G. Mcleod of the
Wells Lamson company, who was COM
ne down the hill, and it was his car
which struck the child Mr.. Mcleod had
lis runabout we'll under control and the
hid maintained her presence of mind
nough to gain and hold a grip on the
nudguard Passersby hurried to the |
hid's assistance as soon as the driver |
pplied his brakes and were relieved to |
earn that she was uninjured except for |
few minor scratches.
A threatened shortage of cars in which |
0 transport paving blocks from Mill
tone hill to Barre retarded operations
n South Main street through the week -
nd. and while excavators under the di
,ction of Contractor J. c. DeBrune were
t work yesterday, the paving layers -
1ioyed holiday. To-day plenty OF
locks were available, but the weather m,
as not wholly favorable to paving So
ork Although Mr.. DeBrune has added -
his duties the work of transporting .
aterial for the road and sidewalk, he 70,
lpects to finish the excavation before -
lie time limit attached TO his contract g..
,pires Wednesday night. Already the str str
wing layers are as far south as the =
i'll street intersection and from now
they will be engaged in paving the pa pa
tile plaza north of the bridge and on bui
e essterly side of the street Curbing :,
r the sidewalk on the easterly side Is h
be set as rapidly as the paving pro- for
esses, but the walk will not be laid a.
It'll spring. Co.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel :
IRE through the week end were the GOO
flowing people; +. r. Fletcher of Wood Bis
nv, L. b. Tins. b. G.. Jennings and
H. Daniels of Hardwick, DIR. and Mrs. 7
A. Cross of Williamstown, Mr.. and aer
rs j. p. Ramsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley vi, vi.
iliams of Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. $. c. bIo.
ed. Joel Hubbard, Curtis Hubbard of -
indsor. James H. Smith, Jack Hines, q
r. and Mrs p. f. French Of Boston, MOI
- NJ MrfIrro of IhicapO = L.