The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-23
TALK or THE TOWN

blankets.
Household furniture for sale at l0l
South Main street. Mrs. Ellen Abbott.
George A. Brown of fremont street, a
clerk in the Barre Savings bank, is able
to be out, after an extended illness,
Miss Maybelle Gregory has returned
home after spending the week end with
friends at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
| The three weels-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Regime Reginis Of 10 Merchant
street died last night and was buried to-
day.
Assessor A, L. Noyes of Washington
street, who suffered a severe attack OF
the influenza, is still confined to the
| house.
| Alderman Duncan Mcmillan Of Thurs
ton place. who suffered a relapse after
an illness of the grip, was able to be
out Of doors yesterday
/ Miss Alice Sullivan of Jefferson street
has resumed her duties in the Office OF
Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum, after pass
ing several days at her home in Hard
| wick.
/ Mrs. L. f. Robarge, who has been Wis
iting her brother, Sheldon Brown Of
Gilmore street, and with other relatives
in Barre, left yesterday for her home
in Los Angeles, Cal.
Luke Gallagher, who has conducted an
outdoor shining stand in Depot square
for several years, is moving his equip
ment into the Marion tobacco store,
where he will establish a stand.
Lieut. A. A. 0gston arrived in the city
last evening having accompanied the
body of Hugh Mcdonald to Graniteville.
At the expiration of his furlough, Lieut..
0gston expects to be assigned to duty
in Springfield, Mass.
Herman Spencer South Barre gar
dener, exhibited in The Times office win
dow a freak carrot which has attracted
considerable attention. The stalk grows
out of four well developed carrots, and
number of smaller carrots. The odd
shape of the vegetable alone would dis
tingtIish il in bushel of carrots.
In Analysing the subscriptions to
BarTes total on the fourth Liberty loan,
recognition should be made that $4,000
of the $4,000 turned in by Harry Dan
iels was contributed by the Little Wool
EN- Mill Co of North Montpelier, con-
Germ that is getting to be one OF the i'm.
: portant industries of Washington coun-
ty.
Lieut.. Roscoe Avery, son of DIR. and
Mrs. ~ L. Avery of East Barre, who
was graduated from the state medical
college at Burlington in June, is passing
several days in Barre and East Barre.
Lieut.. Avery, who IL attached to the
army medical corps, has been assigned
to duty at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe,
/: Ohio.
City Clerk James Mackay has for
! warded to State Treasurer w. T. Scott
I Barre's direct state tax Of 1915 which
! amounts to Sl3,l57l4. One of the larg.
est warrants Of the fiscal year, S23,.
/ 540.35, was drawn at the city council
! hast meeting in favor Of the school treas
/ urer, that sum representing the balance
|; of the 1918 school tax.
Z The annual bag day for the Barre City
I hospital win be held this year Thursday
& Oct 81, when every citizen of Barre and
4 the surrounding towns is asked to show
i his generosity toward this institution
x As usual bags will be left at each home
Il and each, householder is asked to place
Il this bag, filed, on the steps before
n O'Clock of the morning of Oct. 81.
/; Henry Petrie of Jacks lunch returned
!: Yesterday from a visit of several day
: with relatives in East Fairfield En- route
, home he stopped in Burlington to fint
: his sister and her husband seriously II
! of influenza. Assistance being difficult
: TO obtain because of the prevalence O
the malady, Mr. Petrie remained will
! the family until they were GONZALES
u cent
= Box 10, at the corner of Warren ant
y Long street came into the ken Of
Z small boy with bump of curiosity has
70 evening around $40 o'clock. For on
who has an oyerweening desire for ocula
and auricular knowledge of the grea
world in which we live there was onl,
one thing to do and the small boy di'
= it. The whistle at the gas plant boome'
m itself hoarse In warning the fire depart
ment that there was something doing a
No 10. First the motor squadron re
sponded and then followed the horse
1 drawn apparatus No fire could be dis
cerned, but folks living in the neighbor
hood told the fremeh Of seeing youth
full figure Logging il for cover soon afte
the alarm became general.
4 Mr.. and Mrs Milo i. Bassett Of Pleas
D antville. n. j., formerly of Barre, an
I nounce the marriage Of their daughter
\ Gwendolyn Campbell, to First Lieuten
ant Francis p Goodwin, Y S. infantr,
4 at Philadelphia on Monday, Oct IA, Ii
4 officiating clergyman being Rev, A.
Copper. The young couple met at For
Myer, Va, where Mrs. Goodwin was Wis
4 iting with her mother. Lieutenant Good
4 win has served FIVE years in the Unite
States army, having been stationed a
\ Fort Shafter, Honolulu, having seen tw
years Of active service in Mexico an
4 in the Big Bend country Of Mexico. +
is at present stationed at Camp lie
Va, where he and his bride will MAX
M their residence after time. The brit
- has been employed as chief operator q
"a the Mays Landing, N, j., telephone e'
! change until recently.
Card of Thanks.