The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-13
TALK OFTHE TOWN
Few fall outing robes at Fits.

Rexall coupons at Russells.
Please do your shopping early, for I'll
store will be closed Sept II and Is. Lii
tie Dry Goods Store.
II Mrs. John Cobb of 80 Pike street wa
| taken to the City hospital and was oper
ated on this morning.
If you want to save a few dollars o
II your winter hat, call at Mrs. Birnie''
/ Pleasant street.--adv
"The Girl Who Doesn't Know" five
reel special featuring Marie Empress, a
the Bijou to-morrow.-adv.
| The ladies' aid of St. Monica's churcl
| will hold public whist party in X. of {
| hall Friday afternoon at 2:3O.
| ID. Politi and n. Pellaggi of the n Pc
laggi Granite company of Mortified wer'
business visitors in town to-day.
John Eastman of Washington stree
left this morning for Laconia, n. II.
where he will spend few days on bust
ness.
Miss Hazel Harvey, daughter of viii
liam Harvey of Williamstown, under
went an operation at the City hospita
to day.
The regular meeting of Col j. B. Meade
circle, Ladies of the G. A. r., win be held
Friday afternoon, Sept. Ia, at 2:3C
o'clock.
Paul Davis Of Worcester, Mass, is
passing a vacation of two weeks in the
home of his father. George Davis OF
North Seminary street
Harley Heath Of Plainfeld, who has
been spending the summer at kamp Kill
care, st. Adams bay, is visiting with
friends in town to-day.
Among the Plainfeld visitors in town
Yesterday were: Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Cutler, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cutler, Charles
Perry, Miss Leila Gallup Mrs. j. r. Kin
ney and Miss Jane Clark.
Gage & Gage, chiropractors, have
moved their office from II South Main
street to 305 North Main street, and will
be found in their new location after
Thursday evening, Sept ID.
A parish supper will be held at the
Congregational church Saturday at 5:45
| p. m. This will be in the nature Of
farewell to DR.. Barnett. 1t is hoped
there will be a large attendance of the
people of the parish Bring food for the
supper without further solicitation.
Miss Gwendolyn Pitkin of II French
street has been engaged by the civic de-
partment of the Barre Woman's club to
do district nursing. She is also visiting
nurse for the Metropolitan Insurance Co
ANY calls sent to her tTel. 2ll-4l or to
Mrs. w. II. Richardson Tel. 2S3-W) will
receive prompt attention.
Among the crop-raisers in this vicinity
who were heavy losers by reason Of the
frost early this week was Don " Camp
of South Barre, who had II acres of
beans, mostly of the yellow eyed variety, |
practically all of which were spoiled. 1t
is possible that one acre of the crop was
not damaged The beans were coming |
along well and were giving promise of
being bumper crop, so that the tinan-
cial loss, in view of the high price of
beans at present, is large.
Readers of the Boston Post while
scanning a Sunday edition recently, were
surprised to discern the form of Alex
Jelly" Geals, former resident of Barre
while looking over picture of American
soldiers on parade through the streets of
London. As the photographer caught the
moving column. young Geals was stand
ing near the color bearer and his familiar
features were plainly indicated to has
friends Young Geals enlisted in the
regular army sometime ago and was as
signed to an engineers corps.
On two DAYS in each. week poliomye
Tits clinic is being held at the City hos
ptial under the direction of the local (
board of health. With the number of
,ases, gradually increasing, interest in
he clinical service has steadily increased
md at the most recent clinic, Monday, a
number of parents were present with
heir children. DR. T. w. Stewart, secre I
AIRY of the board of health, is in charge 5
II the service, although the clinic is con G
lucted by nurse who has made spe i
ial study of infantie paralysis and its Q
fter effects. The nurse alternates be- !
ween Barre and Montpelier 6
The war has taken toll of another :,
Barre granite cutter, who left the bank
r to fight with a Scottish regiment in !,
rance, according to dispatch in an !,
aberdeen paper received here. Lance
corporal John 0gg. formerly of Aberdeen
nd Barre. died July 81, after having en-
sted in 1918. Mr.. Ogg was well known
q Barre and left this city to take up :
rms for Britain The dispatch says:
.ance Corporal John ogg of the Gordons, OF
illed in action July 81, was the oldest is
on of the late James Ogg Great North 8
Scotland Railway, and of Mrs. Ogg, :
rs George street, Aberdeen. He served
is apprenticeship with Mr.. Forbes, Frog Il
all terrace, as granite cutter and carr =
+, and afterward went to America. Aft
n returning he joined up in June, 1915, NJ
nd went to the front in November OF :
rat year. He was inyalided home with
-ench feet and fever, returning to the p
ont about November, 1916, and had :
cen in the fighting line since He was
widower and leaves two children. Lieu IN
nant Maxwell G. Wright in a letter to NJ
IS mother, SAYS Lance Corporal Ogg was :
lied during the last offensive while gal a.
ntly leading his section to the attack. IA
is death was instantaneous, as he was =
Iiped He was one of Che most capable
y. c. 0.'s. and a man who would have an
sen quickly to higher rank. si
Band Concert at Montpelier
The Moutpeiier hand will give its sec. ~