The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

accepted in this service from Is to 81
years of age at Russells.
Mrs. William Walker and two children
of North Main street left the citv tbis
morning for Schenectady, N, Y, for a
visit OF several weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Kate Bagley arrived in the city
yesterday from Gardner, Me, TO spend
few days at the home of her broth
er, Harry Gamble, of Division street.
The Misses Marion Pine of MontpeHer
and cousin, Mary Norton of Rutland.
who is spending few days in Montpel.
Ter, are among the visitors in the city
to-day.
William Mcdonald of Graniteville,
who has been spending the past several
days with friends and relatives in Bos
ton and vicinity, returned to the city
last evening.
! Arthur Bugbee, who has been in Pitts
/ field Mass, in the employ Of the Gen
eral Electric company, left there Aug
IL for Camp Lee, Va, to enter an Off
GERS training school
George Ratell of North Main street,
one of Barrels newsies, who has been
spending the past few days at the farm
| Of his uncle In Riverton, returned to
the city last evening,
Mrs. Don Camp of South Barre passed
through the city this forenoon on her
way to East Fairfield, where she ex,
poets to make visit of few days
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. T. Button of Graniteville left the
city yesterday afternoon for Detroit
Mich, where she expects to make visit
of several weeks with friends and rela-
tives.
Mrs. Harriet Whitcomb of Seminary
hill and her son, Ensign Lyman Whit
comb, who was recently graduated from
the shore school at Pelham Bay, n. Y,
left this morning for visit of few
days in Charlotte.
Miss Marguerite Roberts of South
Barre, who is taking short vacation
from her duties as assistant at the gov
eminent employment bureau in the
Morse building, left the city yesterday
afternoon for Highgate Springs, where
she will spend few days camping on
Missisquoi bay.
Mrs Lorinda Mower, who has been
visiting her niece, Mrs. B. B. Jackson.
has returned TO Mrs Lyman Tafts on
Mount street, where She makes her
home. Mrs Mower, who will be ~ years
old next January, is in excellent health
for one Of her years.
All those contributing to the financial
support of the Presbyterian church are
. tpss,,f,,JaI tb,N J.. H.
to W. d. Macdonald, Ia South Main
street, or to Kenneth McRae at Union
Dry Goods store, or to any other member
of the board of managers Attention
to this win be much appreciated.
There is no more yarn and no more
sewing at the Red Cross room until the
August quota arrives. The room is not
closed, however, and someone will be
there every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday afternoon to receive finished
work, Announcement viii be made in
The Times as soon as the quota and
material is received.
State Bank Examiner Frank c. Will
liams of Newport, who has announced
that he will be candidate for city rep.
resentative in his home town. with Mrs
! Williams, was visitor in the city YES.
terday. Another Newport visitor was
Harry A. Black, whose name has been
Frequently mentioned in connection with
the office of secretary of state.
| CLARION j. Allen of Beckley street, who
has been confined at his home during
the past fourteen weeks by illness, was
able to be downtown yesterday for the
first time since being taken ILL., Al
though Mr.. Aliens condition is now on
the road to recovery, it will be several
weeks before he will be able to resume
his active interests in the Allen Lumber
eompany's plant on North Main street.
4 Barre movie fans. who have been given
a vacation from their favorite diversion
during the past two weeks, are given a
chance to-day to once more see their
favorite stars on the screen During the
past several days the Park theatre has
been undergoing numerous repairs, while
under the direction of Manager Mariani
of the Biiou theatre, who recently va
Gated his quarters in the Arcade block
the Pavilion theatre on Pearl street will
be reopened this afternoon, after remain,
ing idle, as far as moving picture shows
are concerned, during the past two years
Mrs. c, H. Thompson, for many years
treasurer of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary union, viii speak in the parlors
of the Congregational church Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Mrs. Thomp
son is touring the state in the interests
Of the conquest campaign The ladies
from Montpelier, Orange, East Barre and
Berlin are invited. II is expected that
every lady of the Congregational church
will avail themselves OF the opportunity
to hear this wellknown worker This
invitation is also extended to the ladies
of the Methodist church and to any 9th.
ers who may be interested.
Relatively small were the gains made
by city and rural carriers working out
of the Barre postofiice during the current
week. Figures posted on the bulletin
board in the work room of the Office in.
dictate gain of little more than 81 600
Carriers are alternating in their vaca
ton and the midsummer slump was ex.
pected. The standing is as follows: City
carriers, w d. Macdonald, Sl2,493.60
Thomas Garrity, $6,076.80; William
Craig, $4,5609I; D. S. Waterman 49,,
1854; c. L. Converse, S3,02534; T.. M
Lewis, $l,777.26; Fl. B. Houghton, 81 $3.50
G. w. Gates, Sl,3Ol.00; rural carriers
Charles Aver, $3,663s5; G, G. Carr, 81, !.
622s7; James Johnston, $7l783; Arthur
w. Robinson, $54l.73; total for all car.
riers, Sal ,58342.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
night and this morning included the
following people: Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Sewers of Montreal, Mr.. and Mrs. +. T.