The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
TALK OF THE TOWN


gone to Randolph on a visit.
Remember the auction sale at the Cob
BILE hill creamery on Thursday, Oct. 81,
at 2 o'clock. adv.
Mrs. r. L. Martin has gone to Aver,
Mass, to reside indefinitely. Her hus-
band is stationed at Camp Deyens.
Miss Angie Frattini is employed as a
bookkeeper and stenographer in the of
flee Of the Barre & Chelsea railroad.
Joseph Layery, who left here six
months ago to establish restaurant in
Springfield, has been visiting friends in
the city.
Casa d affittare, Sci stance, Stalla e
giardino Elliston street. Rivolgersi I'm
rolini, Montpelier.
This is the winter for you to board,
and If you don't youll wish you had be-
fore next spring. Come in and get prices
Hotel Barre, j, V. Rowen, Mgr.
Miss Pearl Wilkin left Monday to join
her parents in Springfield, Mass, where
she win make her home. Miss Wilkin
viii be greatly missed by large circle Of
friends.
4 Mdi AdiIitI UdlHtN bUHhnlhl vi
route No. 3 is moving his household goods
from IL Highland avenue into the house
at 100 fremont street recently vacated
by the family Of Rev, w. J. M. Beattie.
Mrs. f. N. Whitcomb and Mr. and Mrs
M. II. Corker, who accompanied the body
of Mr.. Whitcomb, former Barre resi-
dent, to this city yesterday for inter
ment in Elmwood cemetery, returned last
evening to Essex Junction.
George Levine of Williamstown, who
is employed in Springfield, was a visitor
in the city to-day. Mr. Levine came
home with friend who Is convalescing
from an accident sustained while driy
ing motor truck He will return to
Springfield tonight.
Tonight the board of civil authority
will hold another of its series of meetings
in the court room at city hall. Addi-
tional work will be done on the revision
of the checklist to be used at the state
election next tuesday. The final session
of the board win be held Thursday even
ing.
Over night tuhlultuous downpours
punctuated the more or less steady driz-
zle that has marked the recurrence OF
summer in this latitude, and in other
ways the shower resembed tropical
storm, for there were sharp flashes of
lightning and occasional thunder peals
but here in the city the rain came down
in torrents and but for the brief dura.
tion of the showers flood conditions
would have prevailed in some quarters
this morning, Clearing weather is not
indicated, although few signs point to
lower temperature, with sharp drop
toward the end of the week.
At the funeral Of Corp. William H.
Northrup, who died at Camp Polk, Ra-
leigh, N c., which was held in the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. f.
Northrup Of Baptist street, Williams.
town, Tuesday afternoon the following
young men acted as bearers: Perley
Mclean, John Mclean, Thomas Jamie.
son and John Jameson Rev John
| Irons, pastor of the Williamstown Con-
| gregational church, was the officiating
clergyman. While the body was being
| removed to the village cemetery in vii.
| Jamestown, Seaman Lewis +. Northrup
of Pelham Bay, a brother of the de-
ceased, acted as foot escort.
4 This section of Washington county Is
being organized rapidly in anticipation
of the united war work campaign TO be
launched Nov. H. All organizations in.
terested in the drive are represented
among the committees and the county
| chairman, Harry Daniels OF East Mont
| pelier. is giving his personal attention
to the minlrtest details Of every arrange
ment for the big drive. Over the coun-
ty line Orange county towns are profit
ing by the results of an interesting CON
ference in Chelsea Monday, when the
state director and the state chairman
conferred with representatives of near
\ ly every town.
War stamp sales continue to occupy
more than the leisure moments of the
city and rural mail carriers working out
Of the Barre postotfice Realizing that
the end of the campaign is near at hand,
all carriers are making extra efforts to
boost their totals and have been quite
successful in recent weeks. Thus far the
eight city carriers and four rural deliv-
cry men whose headquarters is the Barre
postoffice have sold stamps to the value
Of $50 ,S0Sl5. The sales are credited as
| IoliOWss wy CdiIlblst W. ~, AddCltuHdiu5
Sl4,050.9l; Thomas Clarity, $S,72l.52;
William Craig, $6,2s032; D. S. Water
man, $5,325.96; G. L. Converse, $3,65372;
Earl M. Lewis, $2,s503l; H. b, Hough-
ton, $2,0S378; G.. w. Gates, s2,02s76;
rural carriers, Charles Aver, $5,305.S6;
/ c. G. Carr, $l,72635; James Johnston,
$S954l; A. W. Robinson, $s4975.
\ A very pleasant affair was Halloween
4 party last evening at the home of Mrs,
\ Philip Ellis on Franklin street, when the
il members of the Weelkeit club met in
Il honor of Mrs Mary Benedict and daugh-
\ ter, Miss Emily Benedict, who leave to-
day for an extended absence. The Ellis
3 house was appropriately decorated for
e the occasion and many Halloween stunts
i made the evening pass quickly and en-
r ioyably. The guests were i'll costume
e and surprises followed in quick success
sion until the lights were turned on.
Refreshments we're served. As reminders
of the good times enjoyed by the club
and of the best wishes of its members,
Z gifts were presented both guests of hon
/ or, who have been active in its social life.
Y Mrs Benedict leaves to-day for Wake
\ field, Kan, where she is to spend the
winter with her sister -inlaw, and there
is possibility that she may journey on
to the Pacific coast before her return,
l while Miss Emily Benedict also leaves
\ day for Boston, where she has posi-
4 ton as cashier in the $. s. Pierce store
She win make her home in Waverly,