The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-21
HARDWICK
Recurring of Influenza Cases Causes Clos
ing Of Schools.

~AS%a Sp0@~h
ing of Schools.
The second outbreak OF the Spanish
influenza which became evident in the
seventh grade Of the school here last
week has spread to few cases in other
grades, one or two cases in the high
school and few Of the teachers have
been stricken and there are few cases
outside the village, there being between
30 and 40 cases all told, but none so
severe as was the case in the first out
break. 1t has been thought best to close
the school for this week at least and
probably next week also, or until after
Thanksgiving. As yet nothing has been
done about the closing of churches or
theatre, because all the cases except a
very few this time, have been chill
dren, whereas the other time it vas the
older people.
Mrs. II. r. kimball and Mrs X. S.
Smith were visitors in st. Johnsbury on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Inez Balentine attended meet
ing of the Caledonia county chapter of
the Red Cross at st. Johnsbury Wednes
day.
At recent meeting of the executive
committee of the local branch Of the Red
Cross, Ford r. Brigham was chosen
chairman of the finance committee, Rev.
Charles Waite chairman of the home
service committee, and IT, B. Tins, G.
II. Mcleod and John Stewart, auditors.
About twenty Christmas boxes have
been shipped by the local Red Cross
branch to Hoboken, N. j., from which
place they will be sent to the recipients
across.
Mrs. r. S, Weber was recent guest
Of relatives in st. Johnsbury.
John james has gone to Carbondale,
Pa, where he expects to find employ
ment.
Mrs. Edward G.. French Of Danville
was an ver-Sunday guest at A. G.
Hookers.
Herb. Smith has trapped ID fine foxes
this season thus far. These skins are
fine ones and are worth 500 each.
Mrs. Annie Pierce has gone to Barre
for an extended visit with relatives.
Several from here took in the presen-
tation of the picture, Hearts Of the
World at Barre Monday afternoon,
Mrs. Helen Emerson is spending the
week i'm Williston with her sister, Miss
Jeanette slapp, who is teaching school
in that place.
G. Broci is moving to Barre.
Glen Utton was home from camp near
Hohoken, N. j., over Sunday,
| Miss Helene Gallagher has returned
from Boston, where she has been quite
| i'll with pneumonia, preceded by iniu
enza.
Miss Nora Gallagher has returned to
her school work in Burlington
| DR.. George French Of Concord was
recent guest Of his brother, Charles L.
| French.
DIR. A. d. Ferris and son were in Bur
! lington last Saturday
| Knut Nyman, Harold Nelson, Frank
Conrad, Albert Pescionti, Claude Aims
worth and one or two others, were
among the lucky Hardwick hunters kill
ing deer the past ten days.
| Donald Young went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington Tuesday
morning, where he will undergo an OPP
! Grafton for appendicitis, His mother,
Mrs w. D. Young, accompanied him
and will remain for a few days.
Laverne White is home from Pelham
Bay. n. Y, for ten days furlough.
The Hardwick and Plainfeld stage be-
gan its winter schedule on wheels Thurs
| day OF this week, Mr. Benjamin decid-
ing to discard the auto stage on account
Of the terrible condition Of the roads.
| Mr.. Benjamin has new lot OF horses
and has new covered top for either
wagon or sleigh, and as soon as cold
weather sets in will have the rig heat
ed inside so that passengers will be as
comfortable as though riding in car or
| the train. He leaves here at $3.50 in the
| morning and arrives in Plainfeld at
1890. returning, arriving here about 0
o'clock, and later in the season expects
to leave Plainfeld at about 2 in the
afternoon and arrive here at about o
o'clock
Christmas trees ara being loaded on
/ the cars at the station. II is expected
there viii be about six carloads shipped
from this station
Miss Griffith, one Of the teachers, is
assisting at the station, while school is
not in session.