The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
WILLIAMSTOWN

Born, Oct. Is, son, Cullen Ezra, to
Mr.. and Mrs Carl A. Wiley Of South
Main street.
| Frank H. Nichols and family have
moved to Worcester, where Mr.. Nichols
is to have charge of the farm of his
brother-in-l law, d. X. Lille of Montpelier.
John Presley and daughter, Isabelle,
who have been living on the Tim Holland
farm just over the line in Mortified,
have moved to rooms in H. s. Drury's
house on Beckett street.
! Miss Madeline Dion of Barre has late
" been the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. r. b.
| Cloud.
Horace Lasell, now employed in Spring.
field, came home last Friday evening and
went to Chelsea to take his examination
before the local board Of Orange county
the next morning, intending 10 60 from
there to White River Junction later in
the day, where he would visit his uncle,
w. o. Martin, and return to Springfield
Sunday.
Mrs. Clara Gale and daughter, Vera.
have been staying for few days in their
house at the foot Of Quarry street, They
will return TO Barre for the reopening Of
the city schools, Vera now being stu.
dent at Spaulding school.
| Carl w. Seaver received word from his
son, Hugh, last week that he had been
transferred 70 Fort Munroe, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Stewart have
moved into the house OF Frank Nichols
in Min village.
Francis Basell is recovered from the
| influenza and is at the home of his sister,
Mrs. George Dillingham; Of Mortified.
! News was received here last week of
! the death Of Mrs. John G. Morgan at her
home in Stowe on Oct. IL, Of influenza
Her second daughter, Rebecca, had died
but few days before, on the 18th, Of
same disease. Mrs. Morgan was the
only daughter of Mrs Roxalana Town
sendl Joekow, native of this town, and
there are many relatives here and in
| Barre. Both funerals were private and
were attended by Rev J, @ Angel, a
former pastor and friend Of the family
There is to be a nationwide survey Of
! the nursing resources of the country dur
| ing the remainder Of this month, by gov
ernment authority and under the direc-
tion of the Red Cross. This survey will
be in charge OF Mrs Musette H. Seaver
for this town and IL is requested that all
nurses not personally known to her, from
graduates TO those who have had expe-
rience in attending the sick, should send
their names TO her, in order that the list
may be as complete as possible. Compli-
anee with this request incurs no obliga-
tion OF any kind.
The actual canvass Of the town for
subscriptions to the fourth Liberty loan
was not begun till last Thursday morn
| ing, though no doubt many had made arr
engagements at their banks before that
| time The result looked doubtful for a
time, but the chairman of the loan com
mittee, Glenn 4. McAllister, was kept
busy up to late hour on Saturday re
ceiving the reports of his assistants and
taking the subscriptions Of many who
called at his Office in person. While the
exact amount cannot vet be given, 1t is
\ thought to be at least $4,000. Much
credit is due 10 the ladies' committee,
which had the interests Of the loan in the
village in charge.
| All persons having peach stones or nut
shells walnut, hickory, butternut or
Brazil may leave them with Mr.. Grear.
son at the barber shop, where the Red
| Cross will pack and ship them. All shells
and stones should be thoroughly dried
Two hundred peach stones will produce
carbon sufficient to protect one soldier
from German gas, and seven pounds of
nuts viii do the same The Red Cross
has also been asked to collect platinum
and tin. Tin in the shape Of tin foil of
every kind, collapsible tubes, such rs con
tain tooth paste, shaving cream, salve.
paints, etc Pewter is also desired. These
articles all contain more or less tin, of
which there is shortage Of some 5000
tons in the amount required to meet the
present need II is said that the entire
industries Of the United States are de-
pendent upon tin in some form or other
Tin cans are not TO be collected These
articles may be left with Mr. Grearson
also.