The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

The ladies Of Clan Gordon viii hold a
regular meeting Tuesday, July l6, at
7:l5 p. m.
See those colored voiles at Abbott's,
only Zoe.
William Melville Of Morrisville ar
rived in the city yesterday to make an
extended visit with friends.
Harold Knight of Boston, a former
resident of this city, is spending several
days with friends and relatives in the
city.
ltalo Prestini has resumed his duties
in the Houghton & Robins market after
passing weeks vacation at Woodbury.
pond.
Jack cambridge of Pearl street re-
sunled his duties at the Western Union
telegraph Office yesterday forenoon, after
q vacation Of two weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Tucker, who has been
visiting during the cast week with
friends and relatives in the citv. returned
last evening to her home in johnson
Ralph Wilcox returned last evening to
his home in East Brookfeld after being
confined at the City hospital during the
past seven weeks, following an operation
for appendicitis.
Among the wholesale granite dealers
who are passing several days in Barre
are ". A. Hambleton, E. o. Townsend
and Burton Preston of Mansfield, o., and
Charles A. Metealf of GAINESVILLE, o.
Thomas Ton1asi of North Main street,
who has been employed at the Fairbanks
Scale company's plant at st. Johnsbury
during several weeks, arrived in the city
last evening to spend short visit at
his home.
Alex Corey Of Prospect street is NOV.
ing store equipment to Graniteville, hay.
| ing purchased the Aldrich store in the
lover village. Mr.. Corey intends to con.
tinue the lines carried by Mr.. Aldrich
and will add his own stock Of clothing
Mrs. Grant A. Lane and little daugh-
ter, Barbara, of Seminary street, Mrs
J. M. Ward of South Barre and Mrs
George Ward and Misses Frances and
Melba Ward OF Baltimore, Md, are pass.
ing few weeks at their camp in Queen
City park, near Burlington.
Mrs. Maria Watt of Washington street
returned to the city last evening from
Hartford, Conn, where she has been
making of visit of two weeks with
friends and relatives. She also spent
few days with friends in New York City.
She resumed her duties as a clerk in the
garment department at the Daylight
store this forenoon.
Wilfred Camire of Maple avenue left
the city yesterday for Aver, Mass, where
he win visit for few days with his
brother, who was one Of the members Of
the mechanics unit, part of which was
recently transferred to Camp Devens
from the University of Vermont at Bur.
ington.
Newspaper readers who like their daily
story Of the worlds doings served up
with New York fair will have to pay
more for the morning papers Of the me.
tropolis. Beginning yesterday, New
York morning papers are sold at the
newsstands outside New York and
| Brooklyn at four cents each, and the
dealers are TO be denied the return priv.
ilege
Horses attached to one of Ward 4
Sons ice wagons became frightened on
| Eastern avenue yesterday and ran
considerable distance before the cart
overturned at the corner of the avenue
and Park street. There was a pro.
nounced drop in ice, but the driver after
ward managed to salvage part OF the
loss, and as the cart was not particularly
damaged, the outfit was in commission
again to-day.
W. H. Rock of Farwell street is using
crutch while nursing badly crushed
right foot, which was injured few days
ago while he was teaming on Hooker hill
/ Ma Fay Exa.xs AfzI,no. a
stopped his horses and went to the rear
of a heavily laden wagon to find stone
that would trig the wheel while the
horses were resting. Just for the mo.
ment he used his foot for trig, and az
the same time the wagon backed across
the ankle. No bones were broken, but
the teamster was unable TO continue his
! journey. He does not anticipate any
permanent injuries as the result Of the
accident.
Since the dedication Of the Clan Cor.
4 don service flag few months ago, 20
stars have been added 10 the half hun
dred which dotted the white field Of the
banner when the flag was unveiled. Ten
clansmen are fighting for freedom in
| France and there were 10 clsnsmen
among the recruits who left yesterday
for Burlington and Springfield, Mass.
The clan tobacco fund is growing stead.
lily, but for the timebeing the olansmen
are at loss to. dispose OF the money in
the interests OF the clansmen who are
serving with the American army in
France, AZ the mailing OF packages to
| the American forces has been forbidden
for time A part OF the tobacco pur.
chased with the fund will be sent to
clansmen who are with the British and
Canadian forces, and the remainder will
be shipped at Christmas time, II not
sooner, TO the American expeditionary
forces. A small box has been placed near
the door in Clan Gordon hall for contri.
buttons to the tobacco fund.