The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
TALK OF THE TOWN


Saturday
Mrs. A. H. Christie has returned from
Olaremont, N. H., where she was called
by the illness of her son.
Ensign F. X. Gredler, former resident
of Barre, who is stationed near Boston,
has been passing furlough in the city.
Barber shops viii remain open until 8
o'clock this evening and will close at 10
a. IN, tomorrow in observance of Column
bus day.
George Gauthier Of Jefferson street, an
employee Of the Gill stoneshed in Mont
pelier, has been assisting at the fire sta
ton for few days.
Giudici Bros. Co., Dewey Column and
Monumental works, Marion & O'Leary,
Hoyt & Lebourveau Co. will start work
Monday morning, Oct. IA.
The funeral of William Morgan OF 30
Maple avenue will be held from The house
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, followed
! by interment in Hope cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Morse of East street
have gone to their home in Brandon, to
remain until the reopening of Spaulding
high school, where the former is engaged
as an instructor
All stores, members of the Barre Retail
Merchants association, Inc, win remain
open on Friday evening, Oct. II, until Q
o'clock and will be closed all day Satur-
day, Columbus day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G.. Nelson and daugh.
ters Of Hill street, who recently closed
their summer clearinghouse at Wood
bury lake, have gone to Concord, n. H.,
TO remain during the winter.
The condition of Miss Annie Robertson
OF Jefferson street, q clerk employed In
the office of the city water department,
who has been seriously i'll for week, is
reported to be improving slowly.
Funeral services for William III, Cole
Of Liberty street, who died Wednesday
night, viii be held from the house Satur.
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, Rev 4.
Grassland officiating Interment is to be
made in Elmwood cemetery.
Funeral services for Miss Shirley Fl.
Bradford, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. w. A.
Bradford Of los South Main street, who
| died Wednesday evening, will be held
from the house Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock, Rev. j. B. Reardon, pastor Of the
| Universalist church, officiating, Inter.
ment is to be made in Hope cemetery.
I DR.. H. l.. Pache, an inspector for the
state board of health, who has been de.
voting much of his time to the care of
the sick in Barre since last week, has
gone 10 Springfield to assist DR.. G. r
| Dalton, secretary of the state board, in
checking the epidemic in that section OF
| Windsor county,
The funeral Of Miss Barbara Mcdonald
lg,f4 - - L.
Of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
who died yesterday, will be held from the
house Saturday afternoon at | o'clock
Rev f. l.. Goodspeed, pastor of the Barre
Congregational church, officiating. Inter.
ment is 10 be made in Hope cemetery,
Thomas Mcdonald of Nashua, n. H..
former employee Of the Homer Fits
store, is at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Mcdonald Of John
street having been summoned here by
! the death of his brother, Private vii.
liam j, Mcdonald Of Camp Colt Gettys-
burg, Pa, whose funeral was held this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock
Friends of LIST Lieut. Bn Adjt A. s
Macdonald, former Barre boy and q
member of Co H of Montpelier, will be
interested to learn that wire has been
received from him, telling of his safe ar
rival overseas. Lieut.. Macdonald before
sailing was stationed at Camp Wads-
worth, Spartanburg, s. c.. as e member
of the 67th Pioneer infantry.
The body Of Fred Kidder, garage EN-.
ploye who lived at "a River street, and
whose death occurred early in the week
/ has been taken to st. Johnsbury foI
burial The deceased was 30 years old
and a native Of Ayers Cliff. P. O. At the
age Of 20 he went to Newport and was
| employed MS a brakeman by the Boston 4
Maine railroad He had been employed
/ here but n month when he was stricken
with influenza. Mr. Kidder leaves his
mother, two sisters, and two brothers
Whether football practice at Mont
/, pelier seminary Is resumed, depends very
much upon the weather late In October
and early in November, according Ia
Coach W. r. Maiden, member Of the
seminary faculty, who is at his home on
Church street while the Institution re.
mains closed for fortnight. All signs
pointed toward the best seminary clever
in years, and 1t is possible that two Of
three games may be played early in No
veulber
George Reynolds, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
John Reynolds Of Camp street, passed
away yesterday in Claremont, N, Fl.
where he had been employed by the Sui
/ Ivan Machinery Co. With him at tn,
time of his death were his parents, wht
were called TO Claremont early in tht
week The deceased was 10 years ole
and the youngest of three sons, the 9th
ers being Fred and John Reynolds Thu
boy had lived in Barre since childhoot
and attended the public schools here
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds are TO accom-
pany the body to Quincy, Mass, fol
burial
Seaman Alonzo Powell who was EN-
ployed by Boutwell,, Milne & Yarnun
until he enlisted Jan IA, died Mt Pelham
Bay, N. ", Sunday, according to wore
received in Jacksonville, where he for
merly lived. The Jacksonville cores
pondent of an exchange writes as fol
lows "A deep gloom was again cas-
over the entire community when a tele
gram came Monday stating the suddei
death from bronchial pneumonia Of Alon
20 G., the oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Powell Mr.. Powell was mott
fed Saturday Afternoon Of the illness o
his son and left on the evening train TO
New York, where he was stationed a
the naval training station at Pelham
Bay, where he passed away at 8 o'clocl
Sunday evening. Mr.. Powell was 2
years Of age, young man Of rare quail
ties and ability. He was q graduate o
Peoples academy, Morrisville, and Tri
State college, Indiana. He was employee,
in sherbrooke, P. O., and by Boutwell,