The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

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See Abbott's special values in dresses.
0only one more day to pay your taxes.
/ Children's tennis oxfords, 65c, Sheas.
Miss Viola Lascor has returned home
after visiting friends in st. Adams.
! Philo Bruce Of Allentown, Pa, is Wis
iting at his former home on Brooklyn
street.
Regular meeting Of the /. o. 0. t., M.
u, in K. Of G. hall Friday night at Z
o'clock.
Arthur Wilson Of Springfield, for
mer resident of this city, called on
friends in the city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Charles L. Converse OF
% Church street are the parents Of a
son, born Wednesday, Aug. 7.
Allan Caief, who has been visiting
with friends in the city during the past
few days, returned last evening to lis
home in Washington.
Miss Mary Grigg Of Somerville, Mass,
who formerly lived in Barre, is passing
a week in the city as the guest of Mrs.
j. w. Stewart of West street.
James A. Lawson of Norfolk, VT, q
buyer for the retail monument firm of
Lawson & Newton, is registered at Hotel
Barre while here to place orders for fall
delivery
Mrs. George H. Adams of South Barre
passed through the city yesterday, while
on her way home from a visit of the
past two weeks with her daughter in
Boston.
The Times will print tomorrow a
number Of wartime recipes, which the
woman's auxiliary on food conservation
has been gathering and preparing for
publication.
Charles Bradford of South Main street,
the weigh master at the Central Yer.
mont freight Office, returned to the city
last evening from business visit of the
past few days in Rutland.
/ Miss Isabelle Nelson, who has been
visiting during tho past two weeks at
the home Of Mr., and Mrs. John Cooper
Of Division street, returned this forenoon
to her home in Mortified,
4 Mrs. Godfrey Rollason of French
street has returned from New York,
where she has been passing two weeks
with her husband, who has gone over
seas with gas and fame unit.
i The funeral of L. Fl. Thurston is to be
held from his home at $3.50 Sunday aft
ernoon and all comrades Of the G. A. r.
are requested to meet at their hall at
1880 for the purpose Of attending the
funeral
i Fred z. Burnham, an instructor at
Mercerburg academy in Pennsylvania,
and a former member Of the Goddard
seminary faculty, who Is passing the
summer in Williamstown, called on
friends in the city yesterday.
4 Deput Chief Harry Gamble, who is
taking brief vacation from his duties
at police headquarters, left to-day with
Mrs. Gamble for Marshfeld, where they
are passing a few days in camp as the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Pirie Of
Graniteville,
Mrs. George Brown and little daughter,
Marguerite, OF Franklin street have gone
to Enosburg Falls, where they are visit
ing relatives. They were accompanied
by the formers sister, Mrs. w. f. Miti-
guy, who returned home, after visiting
her mother on Brook street.
The last quota Of work which was
assigned to the surgical dressings depart
ment Of the Barre branch Of the Red
Cross has been completed and the rooms
win be closed until material for another
quota il received. Notice Of the re.
sumption of work viii be given in The
Times
Il Misses Rose Levin and Louise Canton
left this morning for Essex Junction
This evening they are to sing in a con.
cert to be given before the soldiers at
Fort Ethan Allen. Before returning
home, they will pass a few days with
friends in Burlington.
Dean Rollins arrived in the city last
evening from Windsor, where he has
) been employed during the past year in a
munitions plant, to spend an indefinite
visit at the home Of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Rollins, of Washington
street. Mr.. Rollins has made no plans
for the future.
Burton Holt OF Hill street, who has
been employed the past several months
at the farm Of ex-Alderman Edward
Bruce on the Graniteville road, returned
to the city last evening, having ON.
pleted his duties there. Mr.. Holt ex.
poets to resume his studies as a student
at Spaulding high school upon the open
ing Of the fall term.
!, OF two intoxication offenders locked
up by the police last night and arraigned
in municipal court this forenoon, one
! went to jail and the other in the opposite
direction Frank Thomas of St. Al.
bans, after admitting subsequent Of.
Tense, chose the alternative sentence Of
rs days, while John McLennan of Barre
Town paid the minimum fine and costs
for a first offense.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G. Maker of Up.
land avenue have received word Of the
death Of their grandson, Private Charles
Fuller, who was killed In action while
fighting with the American forces ir
France last month. He was living ii
Milford, Mass, when he enlisted in q
Bay state regiment, and it is believed
that he gave his life durin gthe bis
drive which Gen. Foch launched July Is
The young man was but Is years old.
Electrical showers during the night
bombarded the lines of the Nj. & B. L. &
P. Co. with such ferocity that a number
of service wires were out of commission
day, and as result many granite
manufacturing plants especially in thI
! north end, were compelled to suspend OPP
erations More than the usual amour
] Of trouble has been caused by thunde
! showers this summer, and while the line
men of the company were abroad earl,
! making repairs, some Of the plants I'm
doubtedly win not resume operations un
til Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker Of Web
/ ster street have received letter from
their son, Sergt. John A. Walker, VIII,
is truck driver in the u. S. quarter
masters corps, telling of 500 mile driv