The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Park theatre ad. always on page Cad
Or. 0, V. Greene and II. NJ Greene OF
Bethel were among the visitors in the
city yesterday.
Maccabees, attention; Regular meeting
at 1880 tonight; guards are requested
for work; refreshments.
Thomas O'Neill and William Cooley of
Waterbury were among the business Wis
itors in the city yesterday.
The Athena club win hold a picnic at
Dewey park Thursday, Aug. %. Mem.
bers please take the AS car. All come.
| Miss Z. R. Putnam of Boston is pass.
ing several days in the home of her sis
ter, Mrs Clinton f. Millar Of Cliff street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest E. Benjamin Of
Maiden, Mass, are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. b, House on the Montpelier
4 road.
Save money if you buy Andes stoves
and ranges, stovepipes, elbows and stove
boards now. T.. A. Prindle, Worthen
block
Mrs. Vernon Castle in "The Mysterious
Client" Pathe feature, and Lonesome
Luke in CLUBS and Trumps," at the
Bijou to-day.-adv.
Miss Dorothy Humphrey entertained
the members of the Sunshine club yes
terday afternoon at her home at Ell
more street. A social hour was epent,
after which refreshments were served.
News is received here of the birth of a
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Wilmot OF
East Longmeadow, Mass, July 81. The
child weighed 1914 pounds at birth. Mrs
Wilmot will be remembered in Barre as
Miss Jennie Miller.
Charles A. Ross of Quincy Mass, a
councillor in the Quincy city government
Is visiting for a week in Barre, stopping
with Robert Watson at South Barre An.
other councillor, from the same city Alex
Russell, is expected in Barre Friday.
Mrs. Fred Cults of Newport, N. H., ar
rived in the city this morning, having
been summoned here by the sudden
death of her father, Charles S. Larkin Of
South Main street. Mrs. NJ i. Kiser Of
Schenectady, N. Y, another daughter Of
the deceased, is expected to arrive in
Barre this evening.
Dance in armory hall, Montpelier on
Thursday night after the band concert,
Music, Chatfield's orchestra eight pieces
violin, flute, clarinet, cornet, trombone
double bass, piano and drums Admis.
sion, 55c a couple, including war tax.
Don't forget the place, Armory hall. If
no band concert, dancing begins at s
o'clock
In letter to friends in Barre Lieu
tenant j. w Stewart, stationed at Camp
Gordon base hospital, at Atlanta, Ga,
says; There is a vast amount OF work
here TO be done and every available man
is needed, They are needed now Each
man here is trying to do two mems work.
This week they sent out "a nurses for
France They need more here, as they
were short handed before" The doctor
writes that he is well and will be pleased
to hear from friends,
Private Clarence P. Mcconnell Of troop
NJ, LIST Y. $. cavalry, was visitor with
friends in the city to-day, he arriving in
the city this forenoon from Douglas,
Ariz. Private Mcconnell enlisted in the
U. s. navy shortly after the outbreak
of hostilities year ago last April and
since that time has been stationed at
the Mexican border. 1t Is the prevalent
feeling there that the regiment will be
sent overseas within short priod He
left the city this afternoon for Chelsea,
where he expects to pass a furlough of
several days at the home of his father.
The approach to Goddard seminary,
from Summer street, is 70 be improved
further by an extension Of the cement
sidewalk which was laid last season
through the generosity Of graduate
classes OF the institution. This morning
lCity Engineer f. o. Lee made survey
of the gravel walk which connects Sum
mer street with the cement walk leading
to the seminary and within a few DAYS
cement workers will lay sidewalk
4 which viii conform TO the walk financed
by the former seminary students. The
city is to bear the expense Of the add
tion, for the walk will continue along a
Iportion of Seminary street,
Mayor Charles j. French OF Concord,
i N. H., well known granite cutter and a
district organizer for the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, has notified the Central
Labor union Of Barre and vicinity that
he will surely come to this city Sept. 2
to deliver the Labor day address. He is
to speak on a subject near to labor's
Iproblems and among the topics TO be con
Isidered are German kultur, the rights Of
the workingmen, what labor has done
and what labor must do TO assist in win
ming the war, the charter of industrial
freedom, and the historical development
of trade mionism Meanwhile plans for
the Labor day outing at Caledonia park
are in the making Athletic contests are
contemplated, and an effort is being made
to stage military drill by the Barre
boys and others who are receiving mill
tary training at the state university.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning we're
the following people; Mr.. and Mrs. P. #.
Leary, Misses Marion and Rosomond
Leary, Mr. and Mrs. j j. Leary Of Tur-
ners Falls, Mass, Mrs. r. L. Hegg Of
Scarsdale, N. r., Mrs. James Pratt and
chauffeur of New York, Mr. and Mrs
f. G. Revere of Burlington, MIR. and Mrs
~. r. Devins of Providence, r. J., Miss
A. t. jackson of Lynn, Mass, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. Aubinger Of New York, Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Clewly of Burlington, G.,
A. Herrick and L. S. Allen of Morrisyille,
W. Z. Lawrence, Mrs. Willard and son,
and Miss c. NJ Campbell of Boston, Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Durfee and John Durfee
of Rutland, Prescott M Stevens Of ST.
Johnsbury j. L. Sherwood and party of
Undertook, N. Y, H. l.. Spear Of Nor
risville, Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.. Lyman, son
and daughter of East Orange, N. J.
Democrats of Barre are in the field
with a candidate for city representative
land the nepassary sionatures for the nri