The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-04
TALK OF THE TOWN
Auto enamels AT A. V. Reckley's.

Mrs Albert Smith went TO her HON
in Morrisyille this morning for a visi
Of few days.
Leon DeBellec returned to the cit,
Yesterday, after passing the week en-
with relatives in Burlington.
II w. II. Cook OF Springfield, Mass,
visiting in the home Of Mr. and Mrs
John +. Cook OF East street.
Miss Marion Taylor has returned 4
her home in Marshfeld, after passing
few days with Barre friends.
II Miss Gladys Bradford has resumed
her duties in the Central Vernon
freight Office after passing a few day
with friends in Montreal, p. Q,
! Mrs. Fred c. Fisher Of Averill street
who has been passing several months II
Pasadena. Cal, and elsewhere on the
Pacific coast, has returned to the city
Miss Mildred Marion of the Miles
building, who was recently employed II
| the Barre Fruit store, began work this
morning as a clerk in the Drown phar'
macy.
Mrs. p. NJ. Coyne and son, James. have
| returned to Salem, Mass, after passing
several days IN the city as the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. X. Wylie Of Summer
street.
Rummage sale, Congregational church
next Saturday afternoon aud evening.
Those having articles for the sale please
send them to the church Thursday after
noon. II you wish articles called for,
phone 3542.-adv.
The city council met at city hall last
evening for its regular meeting, but adj
iournment was taken Immediately that
the members might participate in the
Italian. American war rally. The coun'
ell will meet this evening at o'clock.
Among the medics who received di-
plomas from the medical college OF the
state university at Burlington yesterday
was Roscoe f. Avery, son OF DIR. and
Mrs n. f. Avery of East Barre. DR..
Avery, jr., is graduate of Spaulding
high school.
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Donahue of
Granlteville was in the city yesterday to
complete arrangements for patriotic
meetings in Barre Town Thursday even
| ing. Atty. William Wishart is to be the
! four minute speaker in McLelan's the
atre. aud on the same evening F. G. How
land of the Barre Savings bank will ad
dress the audience in Gilbert's theatre.
DUN duuitSnt dit W DC maui 1T .oV
o'clock.
Charles A. Lundgren Of East street,
who has been receiving treatment at the
sanatorium in Pittford for several
months, is passing ten days with his
family here. Mr. Lundgren is greatly
improved in health, but he expects
to return to the Pittsford institution
in order to complete the cure so well be
gun. A number of patients at the sana
forum are at home for few days while
repairs and improvements are under way
in the buildings.
"Unele Sam is making wonderful prog
ress over here" says Lieut., Harold A.
Glynn, now in France, to his aunt, Mrs. !
James Grogsn of 70 Brook street, and |
the young officer adds: Il have all the |
confidence in the world as to how the Job |
of killing Huns is going TO finish All |
the folks back home need do is to grin |
and send the stuff; the rest will not be
so hard. | am trying TO get transferred /
to the troops al the front, as am anx-
ious to get into action. Can't keep
away from excitement and mischief"
Vegetation narrowly escaped a frost
this morning war gardeners missed by
inches the chagrin of seeing their small
badly nipped by an icy breath.
Lowering temperature followed when
last nights high wind died down, and
while the signs Of frost here in the city
We're negligible to-day, it was reported
that vegetation on the heights felt the
rim of whitening cold snap, although
no damage resulted With clear wealth
err prevailing, it is possible that a frost
tonight may result more disastrously.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
night and this morning included the fol
lowing peoples Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Straf-
ford, Mrs. y. Hanbridge, Miss Evelyn
STAFFORD, Edward Hanbridge of Burling-
ton, George f. Fuller of ST. Adams, w.
T. Newcomb of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs,
e. c. Miller of Essex Junction, A. NJ.
Aseltine of Burlington, H c. Whitehill, /
y c. Warren Of Waterbury. w, A. Null
.ahv and j. J. McNulty of Salem, Mass, {
!. G. Carter of Vergennes. John j. Nc 9
1abe of Burlington, j. II. Hanley of t
and, Me, and w. V. A. Waterman of Al {
,any, n y. b
War chest headquarters has been '
opened in the Church street school build
ng, which has been in disuse for a few 7
,ears past Comfortable quarters for :
he workers have been arranged and in \
he school building will center all of
he activities which are to engage the i
ttention of the community until the
hest is filled. Yesterday a sign denoting "
he use to which the building is being il
ut was placed over the entrance War J.
hest posters are being spread over the il
i'll boards of the city by c. o. Averill, q
nd there are other outward indications n
hat the big campaign is about to be o
sunched. a
A Young man whose refusal to I'M r
over when the band played THE Star =,
pangled Banner" attracted some atten- h,
ION during the war rally in City park
lst evening, got what was coming TO a,
i'm from Overseer William Mcdonald of 8,
ne city charity department. When the =,
and struck into the national anthem !,
len and bows in the crowd almost with -
ne accord barred their heads. The ex
option stood directly in front of Mr.. =
IcDonald After the lapse Of few z
in the piece it became evident
lat the fellow didn't intend to uncover,
, Mr.. Mcdonald removed his headpiece !
IT him. The young man grabbed the
1t and repaced it on his head, but Mr.
cDonald was ready for him. When he
fled the same lid for the second time,
, did not stand on ceremony and after
lat one head in the audience remained