The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Major III. Nelson Jackson and Mr.
jackson of Burlington were visitors
the city yesterday and to-day.
iii Miss Eva Roberts of Pattsburg, n.
is passing several days in the city as
guest of Mr.. and Mrs Il. n. hernandez
of Merchant street.
II Mrs w X. Gauthrie, who has bee
II visiting at the home of her father
l.. Densmore Of Pleasant street, returne
this forenoon TO her home in Boston.
III Miss A. A. Brigham, who came I
Barre to attend the associational confer
II ence Of Baptist churches in Webstervill,
II returned yesterday TO her home in Ben
III ington.
II Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Miles, who hav,
II been spending a few days at the HON,
of DR.. and Mrs. j. w. Stewart of Yves
street, returned this forenoon to theil
home in Burlington.
II A special meeting of the Bonaccort
/ Football club will be held in Clan Gordon
| hall Friday evening at 1880 o'clock. I'm
/ portant business is TO be considered anC
a large attendance is desired.
H A letter received from Carroll 0rdway
states that he is well and happy and
that he has been promoted to corpora
in the aviation section of the sigma
corps somewhere in France.
Frank Cardmi OF North Main street,
who recently completed his duties at
the American Express Office, left the city
last evening for Worcester, Mass, where
he expects to secure employment.
A meeting of the junior members OF
the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin will
be held Immediately after benediction
this evening in the vestry of st. Monica
church. There is important business, and
every member is requested to attend
Joseph Fraser received message to-
day stating that his brother, Peter Fras.
er, had enlisted in the T. S. navy. The
young recruit, who formerly was en-
ployed here as granite cutter, has been
working in a munition plant in New Ha-
ven, Conn, for some time.
A lot of extra nice household furniture,
table linen, bed linen, sheets, quilts, sill
verware, two pianos, etc, to be sold at
the Forsyth sale at the corner of Laurel
street and Forsyth place to morrow aft.
ernoon at ! o'clock sharp. See adv. on
page of this paper, d. A. Perry, auc
tioneer.
! Il. c. Brock of Washington street re-
ceived letter this morning from his
sun, btdb a.
in the 26th division, which gives an in
teresting picture of life in the trenches
The young man. at the moment of writ
ing, had just returned from turn in the
trenches. where he observed closely his
surroundings AT present his company
is billeted in rest camps. He was one of
many Barre young men who enlisted in
the LIST Vermont regiment during an in
faugiya raprrIifI Irtya in Rarrn la uf /
summer
Candidates for the Goddard seminary |
track team were put through a hard |
grilling at the seminary campus yester
day afternoon by Coach Early, as the |
final preparation for track meet, which |
viii be held tomorrow afternoon at Bur-
lington against the signal corps team.
Although put somewhat at handicap
by the lack of track men from last
years squad, Coach Early has succeeded
in putting into shape team, which is
sure to give good account OF itself
Among the candidates are several run
ners, whose ability has been shown to
on teams in several of the towns
throughout Massachusetts,.
On the eve of his departure for Con-
necticut, where he is to be employed in
a munitions plant, Paul Scampin, who
left this forenoon for Hartford, was
the guest of honor at party given by a
large number of his friends. There was
an enjoyable mpromptu program of
speeches and vocal solos, and the exer-
cises did not end until Mr. Scampini had !
been presented with a handsome watch !
charm, bearing the insignia of the Elks'
The recipient responded with
feeling Later in the evening a sub
stantial dinner was served, after which /
there were additional speeches and more c
singing. Mr. Scampini has been asso
,iated in business with his father for '
several years, previous to which he was r
.ctive as an athlete, and his departure
rom Barre is much regretted by his !
friends.
Recently the Washington county au-
horities were of assistance in the res :
Grafton OF stolen property to the ]. A, /.
Dodge Co. of Waits River from whose !.
uto shed in the rear of their store auto y
ight bulbs were lifted by a motor !
arty returning this way from an outing
t Lake Morey 1t is said that the mo.
orists, upon reaching Waits River
round o'clock in the morning, discov
Ieu tne loss OF IHe1T llgHb DulDS anu -
elped themselves to fixtures on one of u
he Dodge autos. The Dodge family was =
Weakened by the disturbance and certain = =
/ them started in pursuit. They over =
auled the outing party, but failed to J..
ct results when they ordered halt, al !.
hough they succeeded in getting the 81
lumber of the car. The Office of the sec :.
etary of state was appealed to, with the =. =,
ssult that the outing party later in the !.
eek returned to Waits River and set :.
ed The trouble makers are said to be &c
,sidents of Williamstown.
Reasons growing out of the fact that n
he nation is at war probably kept down hi
he attendance at the annual spring cere ~
onial of Suadah temple, No 40, d. o. $,
X, in White River Junction last even th
G. although a comparatively large num- W,
n of Dokies, including 80 from Barre, da
e home of Suadah temple, came togeth wi
in the Pythian hall. Sherbrooke, p. ca
), sent the largest delegation of neo- bo
lytes. for in a class of six candidates 10
ajority hailed from the Eastern Town hi,
Ups Two Barre men, Frank @. Lee Nj
ID Frank A. Skillings. joined with other in
vices in the long journey across the Ar
called hot sands. There was one re- in,
statement. After the ceremonial din lin
r was served During the exercises
enhance was taken of the fact that Ia i
Skies are with the colors. among them ON
ing J. " Gall. P. ID. Leavitt and Rob