The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-04
TALKOFTIIE TOWN

1 IN the annex AT FlttS, saturday.
Alex Hurry went to Springfield yester
day to make a stay of indefinite length
Mrs. W. Il. Alexander of Graniteyillt
went to Burlington yesterday for visit
of a few days.
Grab extravaganza by the throat and
join the 1918 Thrift club at the Quarry
Savings Bank & Trust 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Eaton of Fitch.
burg, Mass, are guests of DIR. and Mrs
A. H. Smith of Keith avenue.
A regular meeting of the ladies of Clan
Gordon will be held Friday, Jan. 4, at
7;l5 p. m. Installation of officers.
A meeting of the Burns club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Friday, Jan. 4,
at 1880 p. m. Per order president.
Mrs. Lucia Gile of Burlington returned
home this morning after visiting over
New Years with Mrs. w. r. Cutler.
Benjamin Gasparello of Washington
street returned yesterday from bust
ness visit of two weeks in New York.
Not how much, but how often YOU
save, is what counts by joining the 1918
Thrift club at the Quarry Savings Bank
& Trust Co.
! Edward Livendale, who has been pass
ing the holidays at his home here. re-
turned yesterday to Springfield, Mass,
where he is employed.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. 10, a
dance will be given in Howiand hall for
the benefit of the Knights of Columbus
war fund. Carrolls orchestra.
Regular laeeting of NJ, p. t.. local 4SS,
Jan. g. at $3.50 Every member is re.
quested to be present. Installation of
officers. w. j. Gilbertson, See
Joseph Stumpf, who is taking vaca'
ton from his duties in the Bennett ga
rage on Jefferson street, is visiting his
mother and brother in New York City.
Peter Giacherio of Smith street, who
recently resigned his position iii the \.
d. Phelps Co.'s store, left to-day for But
falo, y. Y, where he is to attend school.
Installation of the recently elected of
ficers of Vincitia lodge, X. of p, which
was to have taken place New Years
night, has been postponed for a fort
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. VILLAIN w. Russell and
children of Laurel street have returned
from Quincy, Mass, where they spent
several days in the home of the formers
brother Alex Russell.
You can reduce the mortgage on your
home by starting a Christmas club &C
count now and applying your check next
Christm as a payment on the principal.
Come in to day Barre Savings Bank 6
Trust Co.
George p. Coffin of Frecport, Me, and |
c. A. Ballou of Worcester, Mass, who |
have been staying at Hotel Barre while
here to pass Judgment on the exhibits at |
the state poultry show, left for their re-
spectiye homes
The North Barre Red Sox met last
night and fixed Jan. % for the banquet
and dance. which is to be held in lieu of
the projected sleighride The affair will
be held in Rowland hall and CAROLS or
chestra has been retained to furnish mu
sic during the supper hour and for the
dance. The Sox committee is sending
out invitations for the gathering and
large attendance is anticipated
The regular monthly meeting of the
Mems club of the First Presbyterian
church. postponed for week because OF
the holiday, will be held Tuesday even
ing. when Supt. George j. Seager of the
Barre Town schools will give series of
selected readings. Because of desire to
conserve fuel, it is possible that the .
,hurch vestry will not be heated for the &
occasion. In such an event the club will [
adjourn to the home of one of its mem I
)ers. 1t
On the last lap OF their QUESTIONABLE {
ask, the Washington county local board I
5 preparing the final 100 for the mails l
md by Jan. O. the work of mailing +
blanks to the registrants of Washington t
omty win have been completed Work c
n connection with the questions is by b
10 means completed, for each days mail g
,rings many replies which must be eX c
mined as to their accuracy and then
He'd. Then, too the board is having TO y
eal with considerable number of cases &
where the registrants have failed to a
make proper return, or who have not re- o
lied at all. s.
With shivering interest people awaited .
he turn of weather events this morning .
nd were agreeably surprised when the
lercury turned tail and beat it back up =;
yer the path which has led in but one =
ERECTION for the past week Sub zero y
aadings of 10 and II were reported this Z
lornng, vet for all of the cold the =
.eather was warmer by some 20 degrees =
nan II was NtHNtludN ih' thFAi'iVha IN
Gather man who substituted colder :,
Gather for promised warm spell early :; =
/ the week gave further evidence of his ~ =,
agaries by sending higher temperature =
lstead of the cold wave predicted. Very -
w stonesheds were busy to-day. as the ~
Iaiority plan to utilize the remainder of q,
ne week thawing out pipes and making -
her preparations for a real start Mon a. a.
Az morning. a,
Slow movement of passenger trains ey
i'll continue until the cold spell is fairly al
lst. in the opinion of railroad men, who TO
tie conditions on the main line of the :
entral Vermont railroad to show the
isdem of ordering all locomotive en-
neers to proceed slowly. 1t is stated -
lat score of split rails between West
arlin and Waterbury have been removed nj
lring the past week. Only yesterday -
, new rails were laid on the track be-
veen Montpelier Junction and West onl
erlin and the MiddleseX section crew =
placed three damaged lengths. A com
tent patrol system has been inaugural "a
to supplement the usual vigilance of ~ ~
e section department. and repetition =
the split rail accident in which l3
eight cars were recently derailed is not
lticipated.
Wood and TO spare is available for the
tvs poor as the result of an energetic
uVsss made by CHAIRMAN Henry Alex III