The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
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James Stewart of the fire station went
to Lanesboro on a hunting trip yester
day.
George w, Bemis of Claremont n. III.
is passing a few days in the city on bust.
ness.
The Over the Teacups club will meet
with Mrs. Donald Smith Monday after
noon.
Joseph Abare left to-day for Rouses
Point, n. " where he is passing a week
with friends
Mrs. William Dewey left last evening
for Boston, in which vicinity she is pass
ing week with friends.
Mrs c. A. Edgerton and daughter,
Margaret, of Mortified are among the
shopping visitors in town to-day.
Cyril French of South Barre left this
morning for Lyndonville, where he will
spend the week end with friends
! Mrs. Harry Mcneil of Ayers street
left this morning for Montreal, where
she will spend the week end with friends
Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier M. band orchestra Kari For
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252 w.
Matthew Haley of Graniteville passed
through the city yesterday while on his
weeks vacation with friends.
l. n. Houston of Maple avenue left
last evening for New York, where he will
spend a few days on business in the in
terest of the Bell & Houston iewelry
story.
L. H. Hayden il moving his household
goods from Highland avenue into the
house at the corner of Eastern avenue
ap Mo r,1a GrnVa ,arlty 1na,t,1iaI bx,I
Charles Mills.
the city to-day and upon his return home |
tomorrow he will be accompanied by |
his mother, Mrs. Belle s. Fleury, who !
has been spending several weeks in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Craddock |
of Highland avenue Mrs. Fleury ex-
poets to pass the winter in Boston
The auction sale at Farnham's at I
Montpelier yesterday was we'll attended,
the bad travelling.
Thirty commission horses went through
down Thirteen pigs, sleds sleighs, wag-
ons, harnesses and blankets were all sold
at satisfactory prices. number of
fresh horses were sold and exchanged
during the day. This made 80 auction
SdltS lllhl MI mas Htiu at HIS 4,
stables in Montpelier, c. f. Smith, auc-
tioneer.
Frank Hale and family have returned
from Groton, where with a party of !
Montpelier friends they have been en- {.
,amped for a week In the late DAYS :
IF the deer season, Mr.. Hale brought =
Town a large buck, which he exhibited !,
IN his return to Barre to-day. The hunt !
ba 4
when he brought down his quarry and to :
make connections with a Barre bound a
rain, the carcass was loaded in boat :
md by breaking through two inches of !
ce on the pond, he was able to make :,
'ort in safety. y
A message received to-day by Edwin =
smith of the Spauiding high school facul-
v advising him of his fathers serious
Ilness was quickly followed by tidings
t Mr.. Smiths death The son left this
orenoon for White River Junction The f
lder Smith was a well known business d
nan of White River Junction, having p
cen connected with a confectionery es- N
iblishment for some time For several al
lonths he had suffered with sciatic rheu- b
latism and latterly had been receiving el
in a Burlington sanatorium.
Arthur Deem, private in a Canadian
)ntingent, who enlisted from Barre a
ear ago, writes f. NJ. Laws of this city
nat his regiment is now eneamped in
urrey, Eng. Private Deem is an artil- in
~ man and visited Barre frequently m
lille receiving training in a Canadian =
imp. En- route TO England the contin-
mt was in charge of 5000 Chinese cool
5 bound for France. Arriving at a Brit :
h port, the men passed through London
night and were soon settled at Surrey. he
here they expect to remain until spring. !
18th Private Deem are number Of other "a
Tvs from Barre who are to see service r.
ider Canadian colors.
Lessel Steward. a young lady living on ie
cunt street, prizes as a valuable souve -,
r of the Civil war a little booklet CON -,
lining a poem composed and printed Il
its present form in the Confederate -
ison pen at Andersonville, Ga. II was =.
ritten by a friend Of her great grand ~
Their, Walter Brewer. whose death fol
Eed by a week the appearance Of the
rses in booklet form from small -
ess operated by the Union prisoners I'M
the pen. Mr.. Brewer was q member Of 70
e 9th Vermont regiment and was de-
med at Andersonville in q time when
my Of the northerners died Of starva- 3 ,
N. The title Of the poem Is The Color
rgeant7 and the booklet. although serel