The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
TALK OF THE TOWN


Leo Breaett Of Summer street returned
to the city this forenoon from Moretown,
where he has been visiting during the
past few days.
Robert Christie of Kirk street left the
city Saturday for Claremont N. H.,
where he expects to secure employment
at the Sullivan machine plant,
Alger w. Rice arrived in the city Sat
urday from Altoona, Pa, to spend visit
of few weeks at the home Of Dr. and
Mrs. w. r. Mann Of Orange street.
Mason S. Stone, publicity man for the
state fuel administration and former
head Of the state educational depart
ment, will be the speaker at the even
ing services in City park next Sunday
evening.
Thomas Tomasi Of North Main street,
who is spending the summer months at
his home in this city, is assisting at DIR.
Meagher's dental rooms in the Miles
building.
Dewey Cecehini of Webster avenue,
one Of the Spaulding higa school grad
ates in the 1918 class, commenced his
duties at the Italian bakery on North
Main street this forenoon.
Miss Selma Bianchi of Summer street
resumed her duties as clerk at the
Homer Fits store this forenoon, after
having vacation of two weeks, which
she spent visiting in Boston.
Brisbane Palmer Of Redstone, n, H., a
former resident Of Barre, is revisiting
friends here. Mr. Palmer came to Barre
to attend the service flag exercises OF the
Bonaeeord football club Saturday even
ing
The savings banks and trust companies
Of Barre would appreciate it very much
If you would bring or send your deposit
books for verification at an early date.
The law requires this to be done once
in five years.
Michael Attinoni of Shurtleff place
left the city Saturday evening for Bos-
ton, where he will spend two weeks
vacation from his duties at the local
Western Union office Before returning
to this city he expects to spend few
days at several other points in Massa
ehusetts.
Cyril French of South Barre left the
city yesterday for Chelsea, where he will
commence his duties as clerk at the
Orange County National bank, posi-
tion which he recently accepted Mr.
French was member Of the commercial
class in the 1918 graduating class from
Goddard seminary.
Enterprise alley is several yards wider
and hundred per cent less picturesque
as the result Of cleanup campaign
waged by the city street department and
the Barre & Chelsea railroad last week.
Dozens Of loads Of ashes strewn and
piled along the alley last winter when
ashes could be sunk without trace in
the driven snow have been removed, and
the landscape effectively leyeled by show
Ell men.
Two photographs Of some of the troops
stationed at the present time at the
Aver, Mass, cantonment are being dis.
played in the window Of the City bakery.
The photographs were recently received
by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bassett Of Fair
view street from their son, Homer Il.
Bassett, one being Of the S02d field artil.
lery, battery T, Of which he is a member,
while the other ID a birdseye view Of the
review of the 10th division on May 10.
Two Barre young women, Miss Leona
Lamperti and Miss Blanche Conner, have
joined the e, s. student nurses reserve
in the expectation Of seeing service
eventually III France with the Red Cross.
The war has created an unprecedented
demand for nurses and Misses Lamperti
and Conner are among a large number
of young women who have responded TO
the governments call for reserve of
$4,000, the call being for candidates be-
tween 10 and 35 years of age. They
are leaving at once for BrattlehoTo,
where they are TO receive their training
in a hospital AT the Congregational
service Sunday forenoon Misses Lam
church by the pastor, Rev f. L. Good
speed.
It's a kick and cuff for old John Bar.
leycorn these days and no mistake. For
mer Congressman Frank Pmmley OF
Mortified, a noted advocate Of bone.dry
legislation, told an audience Of church
folks in City park Sunday evening that
prohibition as a war measure will be
adopted at Washington before all Of the
required number of states have time TO
ratify the constitutional amendment. His
subject was "Shall Vermont Ratify the
Prohibition Amendment" and in answer
ing the question, Mr.. Plumley stated
that Vermont was almost certain to cast
her vote with the twenty-seven states
that have already ratified. Nine more
states are needed to make the amend
ment part Of the constitution, but
again and again in the course of his
remarks, the ex-congressman reiterated
his belief that prohibition as q war meas
ure will be with us before the states
have time to act. Mr.. Plumley was in
fine form and the liquor traffic received
little mercy from him. The service was
one Of the union meetings which churches
around the park are holding during the
summer months.
A lone bandit and the moon stream.
ing through the trees, a lonely road and
a musky dell hard by. 1t was an ideal
setting for hold.up, but the thoughts
of three Barre fishermen, returning home
last night from an outing in Maidstone,
were far from battle, murder or sudden
death. AS already limited, the musky
dell was used for the purpose Of conceal
ing the bandit until the car approached.
Alderman Alex. A. Milne, George i.
Bond, deputy game warden, and H. B.
Houghton were the men to whom the
footpad addressed a peremptory demand
for a show Of hands. It happened that
Alderman Milne was at the wheel, and
he thought but once. Perhaps if he
had waited for second thought he
would have stopped the car, but the first
one served, for he jammed on the high
speed and made run for it, his com
panons in the back seat STOPPING at the