The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-27
Talk OF THE TOWN


licitor for the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co.
Frank A. Phillips, Mortified gran
lite manufacturer, transacted business in
the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ Tilden Of
South Main street left yesterday on a
carriage drive through Caledonia and La
noble counties.
Rev j. b. Reardon of Church street
left to-day for Morrisville, where he is to
occupy the pulpit Of the Universalist
church tomorrow
Mrs. Anne E. Goss has returned to her
home in Chelsea after spending two
weeks with her son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs w S, Goss of East street.
Mrs. G. Philip Curtis, who had been
spending two weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Cave, sr., has re-
turned to her home in Sharon, Mass.
Mrs. H. G. Ladd and children, Joyce
in camp at Joe's pond, Danville, are at
their home on Orange street for the
week end
Mrs. Gustaf Berg and Miss Augusta
Thompson, who are employed as nurses
in Boston, are passing several days with
relatives here, Mrs Berg is to visit in
South Ryegate, her former home, before
returning
Mrs. c. H. Kendrick, formerly of Barre,
who has been visiting relatives in this
vicinity, has returned to her home in
Enosburg Falls. Her young son, Ralph,
who accompanied her to Barre, is visiting
relatives in East Montpelier.
DR.. w. H. Lazell Of South Main street,
who recently received his commission as
captain in the army medical corps, left
last night for New York, where he is to
pursue course of six weeks in the
Rockefeller institute before going to Pet
ersburg, Va to be stationed at Camp
Lee.
| Although the tax bills for 1918 were
mailed to the voters several days ago
tax receipts at the city clerks Office have
been rather small thus far. A few OF
the heavier property owners have settled
and poll taxes have been trickling into
the city Golfers, but the big rush is yet
TO come. Taxes are due on or before
Aug. 10.
Mrs Bessie Barber, who was called 10
Davenport, Ia, by the serious illness OF
Mrs, George Barber, arrived in this city
yesterday with Mr.. Barber and family
Mrs. George Barber stood the trip re.
markedly well and is resting comfort
ably in the Barre City hospital, where
her many friends wish her a speedy re.
covery.
The Brookside Community club will
meet in the new sehoolhouse on the East
Montpelier road Monday evening, July
20. Members please be prepared to an.
swer rollcall with favorite quotations
II is expected that County Agent Abbott
and Frank Rowland will be present and
address the meeting. Let there be a
large attendance.
Two Barre musicians were among the
entertainers at Y. NJ. G. A. entertain.
ment on the government reservation al
Fort Ethan Allen last evening. James
Bennett, the well known tenor, and Miss
Leone Reynolds, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w G. Reynolds of South Main
street, sang for the soldiers and were
heartily received.
Mrs. T. f. Williams fell TO the side.
walk as she was coming out Of the
Drown pharmacy late yesterday after.
noon. The heat ia believed to have con.
tributed to her illness, although she did
not sustain any injuries in the fall
Passersby stopped to assist the woman
and later an automobile was procured
and she was taken home. Her condition
is not serious.
People who have ventured afield In
search Of wild raspberries this season be.
lieve that the crop is . failure. The
heavy frost of last month left the bushes
in bad way and while there are many
berries, very few of them have ripened
Moreover, there seems to be little likeli
hood that the fruit affected by the frost
will mature. Near the woods, or in Other
sheltered spots where the bushes es
capped the frontal attack Of the frost
some berries have been found, but in
most cases, it is said the small proper
ton of fruit. that ripened is strangely
lacking in flavor.
Anticipating its early occupancy as a
government employment bureau, the d
A. Perry Real Estate Co, which man.
ages the Morse building on North Main
street, is making improvements to the
interior Of the middle store section
George n. Tilden, who has received his
appointment as manager of the Barre
office, expects to open the bureau as soon
as the equipment arrives. There are -four
bureaus in Vermont and the one to be
located in this city is expected to cover
a large area Of territory in the central
part of the state. A regulation sign au,
thorized by the department of labor is
being made to be suspended over the
front entrance.
Nearly every park to the north O.
Barre was the scene of a picnic to-day
At Caledonia park an advance guard o.
clansmen were on the grounds this fore
noon preparing for the thirty.fourth an
nual outing Of Clan Gordon. Fair wealth
er seemed to be on the side of the clans
men and the entertainment committee i
anticipating one of the largest crowds ii
years. Arrangements have been mad
whereby patrons Of the picnic may eros
the fields on both the Marvin and tn
Benjamin farms At Dewey park thi
/ afternoon the annual Scandinavian pic
mic will be held, and at Benjamin falls
children of the Methodist Sunday schoo
are to enjoy their summer outing, Foun
Il tain park, near the Marvin farm, will
a rallying place for the employees of Giu
dici Bros, who have made unusuall
complete plans for their annual picnic.
War thrift stamps continue among tn
best sellers at the Barre postofiee, wher
the receipts jumped in the past wee
from $4,000 to nearly $4,000 as the re
suit of energetic selling methods used b
II the rural and pity 1nttpr carriers Wi
liam D. Macdonald has topped the $40
600 mark, but really formidable con
testant has risen from the ranks Of tn