The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-01
TALK OF THE TOWN
Of interest, read Shea's shoe adv.
Pledge TO buy War Savings Stamps.


Low prices on paints, varnishes, ETC., at
A. v Beckley's. Buy early, as they are
going fast.
Benjamin Tassie OF South Main street
commenced his duties as meat cutter
at the Smith & Cummings store this fore
noon.
Miss Eunice Eager and Miss Edith Nc
Donald left to-day for Old Orchard, Me,
where they are to be employed during the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Drown of Walnut
street left the city Saturday for Lansing,
Mich, where they are to make visit of
several days.
Eston Spaulding returned this fore
noon to Camp Devens, after spending a
short furlough at the home of his parents
on Branch street.
John 0'Keefe of East street and Alden
Burke and Clarence Burke of Summer
street We're visitors with friends in Bur-
lington yesterday
Miss Minnie Fraser of New Haven,
Conn, is visiting for few days at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Jessie Fraser
Of Murray street.
Officers and members of Ruth chapter,
%. E. S., are requested to meet at Ma
sonic hall Tuesday, July 2, at l:30 p. m,
to attend the funeral Of our late sister,
Lottie q. Turner
A meeting Of the women's auxiliary to
the food administration will be held at
the hall in the Aldrich library building
this evening at 80 o'clock and all Barre
women are cordially invited to attend.
Misses Gladys johnson and Lillian
Johnson of Division street left the city
this forenoon for Bethlehem, N. FL, where
they have secured employment during
the summer months at the Park View
house.
Miss Nora Morris returned Saturday
to Boston, where she is pursuing a course
for trained nurses at the Massachusetts
General hospital, after spending the past
two weeks at the home of her parents,
Deputy Sheriff and Mrs. George L. Nor
ris of Averill street.
Mrs, William oliver, IT,, and two
daughters of Park street, who have been
spending the past several weeks at the
home of Mrs. 0lliver's parents in Indian
ola, Ia, and with relatives in various
other sections of Iowa, returned to the
city Saturday evening
A military looking picture of the 35th
construction company of eolored laborers,
stationed at Fort Wayne, Mich, is being
displayed in the window of Merlo's pool
and billiard room on North Main street.
The photograph was received by the fam
lily Of Roy Curtis in this city recently,
Mr., Curtis being one of the young men
in the company.
Miss Hazel Partridge, who has been
visiting in the city during the past week,
returned Saturday to her home in
Worcester, Mass. Miss Partridge was
formerly engaged as teacher on the
Spaulding high school faculty. She has
accepted position in the schools of
Worcester, her home city, for next year
Miss Ida Moruzzi, who has been spend.
ing the past two weeks at the home Of
her parents on Division street, since the
closing of the Vershire schools, where
she has been engaged during the past
year, left the city this forenoon for john
son, where she will enroll in the summer
course of the johnson Normal school
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Rowell and daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys Rowell, who was en-
rolled as a student at Spaulding high
school during the past year, of Wash
ington street left the city Saturday for
Hartford, Conn, where they viii take up
their residence They were accompanied
by Miss Eastman of Williamstown, who
will also reside in Hartford.
Miss Jessie Walker of Mount street
left the city Saturday for Wells River,
where she win make O visit Of several
days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Reid, former residents OF this city,
who have been residing in Wells River
for several months. She was aeeompan-
led to Wells River by Miss Catherine
Reid of Montpelier, who will make a
visit Of several days at the home of her
parents. Before returning home, they
expect to spend short visit with friends
and relatives in Concord, ~ n.
Barre presented somewhat military
appearing aspect over the week end,
young men in khaki being visible almost
everywhere, while a sprinkling of repre-
sentatives from the naval branch of the
service was also in evidence. The con-
tingent of mechanics who are pursuing a
special course at the University of Yer.
mont at Burlington, made the customary
weekly visit at their respective homes,
while number of draftees from Camp
Devens enjoyed short furloughs at their
homes in the city.
Motoring toward home Sunday after.
noon, Benjamin Gasparello, local print.
er, had q narrow escape from injury
when his ear went over bank between
North Montpelier and East Calais, bring
ing up against tree The car Is Cad
lilac, and while a number Of the drivers
friends were accompanying him on the
trip, none of them was injured. just
how the car happened to leave the high
way has not been explained, but occu-
pants say that it was travelling at q mod.
crate rate Of speed. The bank where the
accident occurred is eight or ten feet
high, but the downward pitch of the ma
chine was halted by the tree. A cursory
examination convinced the party that
the car was out of commission, and later
in the afternoon garage men from this
city called for the damaged outfit. One
of the springs was crushed beyond repair,
and it is thought that the engine was
damaged.
htbuIHs lul tnc week just cioSlHR mar
cate that rural and city carriers operat.
ing out OF the Barre postoffice put in
some good licks in their war stamp
propaganda. Evidently the buying con.
tagion spread from other towns where
war stamp drives were under way, al
though Barre's campaign was deferred
until this week. William D. Macdonald,
a city carrier, maintains comfortable
lead, but there are three other carriers
who are nearing the $1,000 mark, and
one has reached and passed the first mile.
stone The carriers hope to boost their
sales as never before during war stamp