The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Rummage sale, Universalist vestry,
to-day, to p. m.-adv.
To avoid trouble will the person who
took baby carriage from the G. Tomasi
block return itl
Mrs. Gertrude Chaples OF u Upland
avenue was taken TO the City hospital
to-day for treatment.
| Mrs. Bernice Vorren OF 3T2 North Main
street was taken to the City hospital
yesterday for treatment.
Baseball; /. A. c. VS., Goddard at Berlin
street Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock;
! /. A. G. VS.. Windsor at Intercity Sunday
afternoon at 3 oclock.-adv.
! The woman's association of the Con-
gregational church will hold thimble
party in the church parlors Tuesday aft
ernoon. All ladies of the parish are in
vited
Mrs. Lucy MaInati, who was called to
Montpelier last week by the death of
relatives, has returned to her home in
Quincy, Mass, after passing several days
with relatives in Barre.
Col. J. B Mead circle, Ladies of the
G. A. R., will meet at the electric car
waiting room Sunday, May 27, at 10
o'clock to attend Memorial services at
the Universalist church.
A meeting of the banquet committee
which has charge of arrangements for
the dinner to be held at Hotel Barre
Wednesday evening, met last night to
perfect it's plans. The banquet will be
attended by guests and members of the
state letter carriers and postal clerks
associations, which hold their annual
meetings here in the afternoon of Memo
rial day.
The children of the School bird clubs
have reported the following birds seen
in the last month: Bank swallow, barn
swallow, chimney swift, bobonk, purple
finch, Baltimore oriole, orchard oriole,
pine siskin, hairy woodpecker, goldfneh, |
Philadelphia vireo, Maryland yellow
throat, redstart, black and white warbler,
parula warbler, black throated blue war |
bier, blackburnian warbler and magno-
liza warbler.
William Mccartney, a soda clerk en-
ployed in the Drown pharmacy, went to |
Montpelier this morning to. take the ply
steal examination for admission to the |
United States navy. Except for the fact
that he Is few pounds underweight, he
passed an excellent examination and the
officer, after stating that he
would refer the application to the Bur
lington recruiting officer before finally
passing upon it, assured Mr.. McCaffrey
that his chances for acceptance were
good.
Barrels four banking institutions are
their efforts TO stimulate in
terest in the Liberty war bonds and be-
fore their work is done it is expected
that the citizens of this city and its en-
virons will respond literally TO the issue.
The local institutions have gone farther
than many banks in offering TO store
The bonds and collect the interest charges.
officials and clerks alike are not neglect
ng any opportunity to impress upon pa
IRONS the patriotic necessity of investing
N the bonds.
A drive for the American Red Cross {
will be inaugurated in Barre early in the !
coming week as a part of the campaign
% enlist 10000 new members in the q
ause in Vermont before June /. To-day {
Dr.. Joe w. jackson and Chief c. b.
OF the ire department were en- &
aged in distributing literature pertain !
ng to the campaign. Attractive posters, )
'rinted in the national colors, were dis !
ributed among the stores, offices and
hops, and information bearing on the :
york of the Red Cross were passed out I
n the form of leaflets TO individuals. II
he 10000 new members are to be en-
oiled throughout the state, il is estimat- =
d that Barre should have a membership y
{ 1000. Service in the field is not re- !,
uired of persons enrolling. ~