The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-07
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II Mrs, Carter Keith avenue.
II The sodality social, planned TO be hel,
II at the convent this evening, will b.
n held in *. of G. hall instead
Il All those taking part in the l. o. o. /
II MINISTRIES please meet at the Clan Gordon
H hall Friday evening at o'clock.
\ Reuguar meeting of Col j. b. Mead
\ Gle, No. |, Ladies OF the G. \. H., Fri
day afternoon, Feb. s, at 2;30 in auNil
larry hall. Let all members be present
at this meeting, as u decision will be
made concerning the hall
II Word has been received from Mrs. +
A. Walker from Camp oglethorpe Ga.
that her brother, Whitman kcmpton, i'll
with pneumonia in the camp hospital
has passed his crisis and is ON the road
to recovery. Mrs. Walker says he has
had the best of care,
| Auction sale at Farnhams at Mont.
pelier Tomorrow rs fresh horses pur.
chased from the farmers of Ohio arrived
yesterday, a fancy lot, 10 nicely matched
pairs; 25 TO IS commission horses sleds,
slelghs, harnesses, robes, whips. halters,
etc. Sale commences at O'Clock in the
afternoon. c. L. Smith, auctioneer.
congressman ildllh Il. hittut Is VI
speak at the unfnrling of the service flag
at the meeting of Granite lodge, No, IS,
T. and \. NJ, on the evening of Feb. II.
Congressman Greene is member OF the
House committee on military affairs and
a veteran of the Spanish-Amcrican war
as we'll as being a good speaker, and it is
hoped every member OF the lodge will be
in attendance.
! Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier, state
director, and +. G.. Rowland Of this city,
county chairman. were in charge OF n
meeting at Rowland hall this afternoon
which was called for the purpose of
| launching the war savings stamp cam.
paign in Washington county. The meet.
ing was slated TO open at 80 o'clock.
and number of town delegates were
expected.
a party of Barre hunters who struck
out for the deep woods of Orange YES
terday encountered such rough travelling
conditions that they were glad to re.
turn home at noon without so much as
an attempt to bring down member of
the reynard family. The explanation of
their speedy return to local hannts is |
summed up in the one word, Snow /
Scarcely had they hitched their horse
in the barn of a friendly farmer ere they |
began to realize that travelling condi. |
tions in the woods and fields are moi |
to be likened to trekkng alone boule-
wards at this season. One of the hunters
Is authority Tor the statement that snow
to the depth of four and four and one
nall feet on the level was encountered
before the decision to hike home was
reached. Needless to interpolate. no
wide spread defamation in the fox popu
lation OF Orange was reported day.
Thirty five friends and neiphbors gath.
cred at the home of Mrs. Thomas Jeffrey
on Currler street last evening to say
goodbye to Mrs. Jeffreys sister. Mrs.
" illiam Ennis, who leaves this week for
Quincy, Mass, to reside with her hus
band, who has employment there. A
evening was enjoyed with games
ana music, the program consisting of yo-
cal solo by Mrs. Stewart. vocal solo by
Miss Walker, vocal solo by Mrs. Young
and piano solos by Mrs. Arthur J.. Pierce.
Mrs. Ralph and Miss Robins, the matron
at the City hospital. Refreshments were
served by the committee, Mrs Nellie BIZ
anchi, Mrs. Arthur Pierce, Mrs. Maria
Watt, Mrs. Angus. After the refresh.
ments, Mrs. Pierce, in behalf of those
present, presented Mrs. Ennis travelling /,
bag and ring. The party broke up at a ;
late hour, wishing Mrs. Ennis good luck !
in her new home
The moving tale of capture by the I
Huns and a hair breadth eseape came {
to-day to John Bottaro of Batchelder 5
street in letter from his brother Vim |
EMO Bottaro, a private in the Italian /
army, who seized the first opportunity g
upon his return to the Italian lines to 9
write his brother in far away Barre. VI, ?
II his experiences. According to the let i
,er Private Bottaro was captured by the
Germans in the Taligiamente campaign, d
,ut the duration OF his Imprisonment '
vas short. The unit to which he was at {
ached was surrounded by the invaders u
n the early forenoon. All day and far $
nto the night the young man remained t
prisoner, but he had the good for. d
une to escape his captor in the dark 2
less, and then he set out to reioin his z
wn army. The letter states that he Il
raveled by night for month before a
e reached the Italian lines. Nearly "
ereft of clothing and on the verge of II
taryation, he made his way TO head el
uarters and reported. The writer saws ST
hat he returned Immediately to active pa
ervice and at the time of writing was in
ordering over his experience while in
he trenches.
About % ladies met at the home of q
lrs. 5. \. Parker % Spsulding street. a,
tuesday, evening the occasion being a ca
lrprise party in honor of Madame Park. til
3 seth birthday anniversary. She was OF
lvited to one of the neighbor's and upon W
er return found the guests awaiting her. tn
1hile IL was a great surprise to Madame ia
arker. she proved herself quite equal to in
le occasion. The dininoroom was 90
immed with red, white and blue to
reamers and lighted by candles. and
! the table stood the birthday cake De
'corated with the figures $50" in can II
Is. Refreshments were served by Mad la
ne Parker's granddaughters. Miss Ruth II
arker and Mrs. Douglas Clark. During ca
e evening her grandson. Newell Parker, pa
ndered two vocal solos and Mrs. Frank c.
FRY read sketch of Madame Parker's
icestry, she being a direct descendant
Col. Seth Warner. Mrs. Parker also
ID shower of postcards from out of Ia
Wn friends. The party broke up ut a c''
te hour after a delightful evening. and Ve
pressed their hope that Madame Park "a
might spend many mere birthday an vi ~,
serssries with her friends She is in ~,
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