The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

Sale and entertainment, Congregation
al church, Dec. ll-adv.
Last week to pay your Thrift club at
Quarry Savings Bank.-adv.
Little girls between ages of and II
enroll in doll contest at Russell's.
Special meeting of Canton Vinton, No.
8, Friday evening, Dec. 6, at 1880 sharp.
j. b. Sanguinetti has been detained at
his home on North Main street by illness
for few days.
How Gould You, Caroline z" featuring
Bessie Love, and the Gaumont News reel,
Bijou to-day.-adv,
Pvt. Irwin st. John has returned from
Camp Devens, where he has been sta
toned for the past four months.
Pvt. John Sector has returned to Camp
Upton, after passing furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs James Sector Of
Division street.
Attention The w. G. T. U. ladies are
asked to meet with Mrs Beckley, Park
street, Friday afternoon to sew. All are
asked to attend.
Regular meeting of the Modern Wood
men of America Friday, Dec. 8, at p. m,
The annual election of officers will be
held and good attendance is desired.
Pvt. Blaine Martin, who gave up his
employment here to join the colors early
in the fall, returned from Camp Upton
last night, having been honorably dis
charged from the service.
Yesterday the water. department re.
moved the water bubbler from City park,
and by the end of the week it is expected
that other pieces of summer scenery will
be removed from u 4 triangle.
| Mrs. Earl Hayd,/ Of Berlin was a Wis
itor in the city yesterday and to-day
The condition of Mr.. Hayden, who sub
mitted to serious surgical operation
some weeks ago, continues to improve
! steadily.
| Floyd bearing of Mortified, who is
well known in Barre, has resigned his
position in the Mortified National bank,
having been appointed deputy collector
of internal revenue. Mr.. bearing expects
to be stationed in Portsmouth, n. II.
| Sponsors for the hospital benefit dance
to be given in the Granite street audito-
rum Saturday evening are looking for a
record breaking attendance. Their expec.
/ tations are based on the unusually large
1 sale of advance tickets. The Italian
/ Pleasure and Veronese clubs are in charge
of arrangements for the affair.
In Plainfeld this afternoon at O'Clock
funeral services were held for Wallace
Bartlett, formerly well known as a veg.
etable salesman in Barre, whose death
1 Monday night followed long illness OF
tuberculosis. Rev. A. w. Hewitt, pastor
of the Plainfeld Methodist church, was
the officiating clergyman, and the serv.
ices were followed by interment in the
Plainfield Center cemetery.
Twin geese, among other attractions
are receiving attention at the City Wine
store, where the north window has beer
converted into an enclose for the benefit
of the birds. The geese were grown by a
west hill farmer who managed to train
/ them to tricks. On several occasions the
feathered denizens OF the wine store, aft
er slipping their forenoon portion Of rare
old port, have performed to the delight Of
many window shoppers.
Il Seaman Frederick A. Anderson, whC
has been a sailor in the United State,
navy for more than year, returned x
the city yesterday, having been honor
ably discharged from the navy. He plans
to resume his former employment in the
Barre granite industry. Few Barre mer
in the naval arm of the service have met
with more interesting experiences abroad
than Seaman Anderson. He was ABOARD
an American vessel in the merchant ma
rine when it was torpedoed off the At
lantic coast last summer and obtained &
furlough along with his mates in which
to recover from the effects of the adyen
ture.
Edward Webster, who operates thu
Smith stock farm, has retired from tbs
retail milk business after ten years OF
the route, his business having been pur
chased by Ralph c. Turner of South MAR
street. Mr. Turner recently moved hi
family to Barre from Hartford, Conn
He took possession of the milk rout,
early in the week and plans to conduct
the business along the lines laid down by
its founder He has had a telephone in
stalled in his house, the number being
i 2S4-W. Mr.. Webster intends to deyot,
his time entirely to the farm, which h,
has completely restocked with bloodeC
cattle. Much Of the milk which Mr.. Tur
ner handles comes from the dairy of tn,
Smith stock farm.