The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Augustus Chatot OF Colby stree
entered the City hospital yesterday an
submitted 10 an operation to-day.
George Pratt OF Clin street left thi
morning for Burlington. where he ap
piled for enlistment at the naval recruit
ing station.
Miss Ethel Warden, who recently com
pleted course In an Albany, n. V, bust
ness college, left this morning for Bel
lows Falls
Mrs Joseph Rock of Springfield, Mass,
passed through the city to-day while OF
her way TO Websteryille for an extended
visit with relatives
Regular meeting of the ladies Of Clar
Gordon will be held Tuesday, May I, Al
1918 p. m. Please bring your bundles OF
linen, etc. Initiation.
DANIEL Wilson of Thetford Center sub.
mitted TO a major operation at the City
hospital yesterday. His condition to-day
was reported TO be comfortable
South Barre grange will hold box
social at their hall Tuesday evening,
May I. Everybody come and have a
good time, Ladies bring boxes.
Milton Williams, who has been EN-.
ployed in Winter Hill, Mass, for several
months, arrived in the city last evening
to apply for enlistment as mechanic.
Assessor Martin Riley, sr., was taken
i'll at his city hall Office yesterday and
had to be removed to his home on East
street. His condition to-day was report.
ed TO be somewhat improved.
{. j. Allen of Beckley street, who has
been receiving treatment at the City hos.
pital as the result OF an accident which
he sustained in the Allen Lumber Co.'S
mill, returned to his home yesterday.
Leon Ducharme arrived in the city
last evening to spend furlough of a
few days at the home of his mother Mrs
Grace Ducharme Of the Miles block. Mr.
Ducharme Is a sailor on board the t. S.
). North Dakota.
Safe overseas" is the laconic message
which friends of Private Oryille Young.
son in Barre received yesterday. Private
Youngson formerly resided here, and
soon after his removal to New York was
caught up in draft which carried many
young men TO Camp Upton.
Mrs. L. 5. Davis of Brooklyn street
received word yesterday of the death of
the young son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. An
derson in Springfield. Mass. The child, a
grandson of Mrs. Davis was two and
ne-half years old and his demise was
due to pneumonia Mr.. and Mrs Ander.
son formerly resided in Websterville
The body of Earl c. Magoon, L. S. |
sailor whose death in Norfolk, Va late
N the winter followed an Illness of pneu-
nonia was removed from the receiving |
iault az Elmwood this forenoon and TAX.
n to West Topsham, where interment
ras made in the village cemetery DR..
ind Mrs, c. II, Magoon accompanied the
emains.
James X Pirie, the Graniteyile quar-.
Ter, returned Yesterday from his first
uting OF the season at Niggerhead pond
n Marshfeld MIR. Prize reopened his
amp for the summer Saturday and
pent a part Of the week end in quest Of
sh being fairly successful He states
hat ice TO the thickness of nearly a
uarter inch formed on the pond Sunday
norning, making it difficult to use a
Oat
Sportsmen who dropped into the De.
OF square barber shop yesterday for a .
nce-over listened to an interesting trout :
tory as told by the boss barber, Edwin !
oss. Unlike most fish stories, Mr. Ross ,
ad the proof to back up his statement !
nat he caught rainbow trout measur- :
lg l4Hs inches and weighing one and !
ne-fourth pounds. Anglers gazed ad /
liringly at the speckled beauty and !
greed with the barber that once in a T.,
lille barber shop chord rings true. !
he rainbow was caught in a brook be-
geen Plainfed and Msrshfield
City Atty, William Wishart, who re.
lrned Sunday from business trip to
oston, was drafted az a four minute
,eaker during his stay in the Hub, Z
18th a friend, Mr. Wishart was standing
! Boston common while a number of 8
eakers in turn urged the sale OF Lib
tv bonds. Then the chairman called o
r volunteer speakers and Mr.. Wishart's e
suggested that the Barre at q
rney be impressed for service, with u
e result that the next speaker was an. o.
unced as the man from Vermont. At D,
rney Wishart spoke in front of the
berty bond cottage erected on the com. W
on early in the campaign. al
A committee representing Barre coun in
No. 40l, is making arrangements for cl
e entertainment of visiting delegates fl
d officers of the state Knights of Co. la
mbus organization, which is to hold its in
nual meeting here May 20 and 81. II Gil
7 from the various councils in the de
tie, viii be here for the two days. On 81
,nday evening a dance in Rowland hall Sc
Il usher in the activities of the knights. all
siness sessions will be held in the as
lncil rooms of the local knights on al
nth Main street, and the entire day es
esday will be given over to oonsid- stl
ton of grand council matters. sa
x.vh.. 1no IuI TtNt IAl ,
7 on Washington street yesterday =.
ernoon with load Of household goods !
local attorney to thank for the
servation of his Lares and Penates
m destruction by fire. AS the outfit
red Hill street, a wicked spark from ]
drivers pipe saddled the spring
exc and finally found refuge in pile
bedding Just back of the seat The 1
ntryman, with his eyes ON the road :
adj did not see tiny tongue of fame
OF up from the mattress and as the
ID was blowing in the wrong direc-
/. he did not detect the odor of smoke.
so happened that Grand Juror VIII II
a Wishart was coming down the
,et and he discovered the blaze, which !
grown so vigorously as to threaten
destruction of the load. Rushing
the house of w J. Clapp, the at
ley seized a receptacle, filed it with 4
er, and hurried out of doors in time
ave the goods from further damage.
ar thanking the lawyer, the country
relighted his pipe and drove on.
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