The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Notice! Bring in your second -hand
heaters and ranges and exchange them
for new ones, Z. A. Prindle Co, Worthen
block.
| Rupert King Of GraniteviIle has re-
ceived word that his brother, Rev. j. ID
King of Rupert, has arrived safely over
/ seas.
There will be a meeting Of the Glen
ugie club in Clan Gordon hall Thursday
evening at 1880. Per order of the presi-
dent, c. Keith.
The property of the late G. S, Larkiu
viii be sold at auction Saturday, Sept
rs. O. H. Hale viii conduct the sale
See adv.--adv.
Miss Annie Sargent of Warren is
spending a short time at the home OF
Principal and Mrs. 0. K, HOLSTER o.
Merchant street.
All those wishing to 60 to Williams
town Rebekah district meeting Friday
night please notify the committee, Q. E
Philbrick and Stephen Rizzi. Leave hal
at o'clock
There will be a regular meeting of the
members of the Vincitia club Thursday
evening at o'clock, and as important
business is to be considered, it is desired
that every member attend.
Cosmos Synadinos of North MAR
street, proprietor Of the Sugar Bow
candy store who has been spending sew
eral weeks in Boston and vicinity, re.
turned to the city yesterday.
The banquet which is to be served in
connection with the district meeting Of
the subordinate lodges of district No. 10
Vermont |, 0, O. f., with Hiawatha lodge
in Barre Thursday evening, Sept. 20, will
be held after the meeting.
I There will be rehearsal of the begin
ners' and primary department of the Con.
gregational Sunday school at the vestry
Thursday afternoon at o'clock in the
preparation for the rally day exercises
to be held next Sunday.
| All stores, members of the Barre Retail
Merchants association, Inc, on and after
Oct |, 1918, will observe the following
closing hours; Monday, $3.50 p. M; Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
at $3.50 p. M; Saturday at $3.50 p. m.
| Frank Cardi, who is employed by the
American Express company at White
River Junction, is spending few days
in the city, while securing number OF
young men to accept employment with
the American Express company at that
place.
The Italian Gaiety club will hold one
of series of dances this evening in the
X, of C. hall with the following commit.
tee in charge Of the dance: Carrie Cal.
cagni, Angie Movalli, Margaret Lamperti
Paul Banchi, o. Cabrini and John Otto
| lini All members are requested TO at
! tend
Inc Colombo, l4-month-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Umberto Colombo Of IA Foster
street, died at o'clock last evening OF
cholera infantum, Besides his parents
he leaves sister, Lima, and brother
America The funeral will be held at
the house Thursday afternoon at
o'clock
William Mercer, formerly resident OF
this city who has been spending several
days in the city, returned to-day to Buff
falo, n. ", where he is employed as a
draughtsman by Mcdonnell & Sons. Prior
to leaving the city, Mr.. Mercer was EN-
| ployed as a draughtsman at the L. s.
Gates granite Office.
Democrats Of Barre met in caucus al
city hall last evening, and while plans
for the fall campaign were interestingly
| discussed, the matter Of electing a city
committee was postponed until a more
representative conference can be called
The matter of arranging for the next
meeting was left with the present com
mittee.
| Lawrence Kent is confined at the home
of his father, Ebert D. Kent Of yelling.
ton street, with the grip. Mr., Kent, who
enrolled as a member Of the students
army training corps at Norwich univer-
| sity at Mortified a week ago, came "a
the city Saturday afternoon to spend the
week end at home, and he was taken i'll
Sunday forenoon,
MIR and Mrs. Robert Beagrie Of Keith
avenue have received word from their
son, Clayton Wilkin, that he successfully
passed the physical examination for en-
| trance in the students army training
corps at Dartmouth college, to which in
stitution he went last Friday. Mr.. Will
kin was 1918 graduate Of Spaulding
high.
The American Red Cross asks every.
body to contribute for relief of the desti-
! tute Belgians every kind of useful gar,
ment for all ages and both sexes; also
sheeting, blankets and wooden goods of
any kind, and shoes of any size, A com.
mittee viii be at the Church street school
| building from . o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p M to receive contributions.
In several city departments the ranks
of employees are badly depleted by the
ravages Of grip, and at least two depart.
ment heads were compelled to 20 home
/ yesterday for treatment Supt. Frank
o, Lee Of the water department was tax
/ en- quite seriously III yesterday and ID
confined TO the house Chief c. B. Glad,
ding Of the fire department also has bad
attack Of the grip.
About Is Barre young men are plan
ming to leave the city early in October for
Burlington, where they have enrolled in
the students army training corps at the
( University of Vermont for the coming
1 year. Barre is already represented by a
number of young men at Vermont's other
| two colleges Norwich university and
Middlebury college, az well as in other
colleges throughout New England.
Color Bearer orville Youngson of bat
terry f, 306th field artillery, was severely
gassed in action short time ago, ac-
eording to letters received here from his
brother, Alexander Youngson, who is re.
siding in Mount Vernon, n. Y. The
young color bearer is in a base hospital
in Paris and his condition promises a
speedy recovery, according to last re-
ports, although his eyesight has been
badly affected Color Bearer Youngson
Joined the colors at Camp Upton shortly
after he left Barre to take up his resi-.
denee in New York. He has been over.
seas several months and about two
] 1nnnths ago he was nrnmntan To the 1ank