The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-08
TALK or THE TOWN
Iean-up sale Of shoes at shea's.

Only two more days to pay your taxes.
| Il. q. Somers of Brattleboro called on
Barre friends yesterday.
Miss Marion Martin is employed as
/ clerical assistant in the executive office
at the State House.
Judge Homer Skeels of Ludlow is reg
istered at Hotel Barre while bansaeting
business at the capital
Miss Helen Bailey of Bethlehem, N. H.,
arrived in the city last evening for an
extended stay with relatives.
| j. Edward Alexander and John Mac.
Arthur OF st. Johnsbury were among
the business visitors in the city yester-
day.
Miss Bertha Duval, formerly Of Barre,
who is employed in Burlington, is pass
ing part of her vacation with relatives
here.
Mrs. Fred A. Grearson of Nelson street
returned last night from a visit with
relatives in Montreal and other Cana.
dian points,
There will be a dance and a penny So
eial at Eagles hail. Montpelier, Thursday
| night. Dancing, Soc. Extra ladies, l0c.
| Good music.
J. H. Kurtz of Washington, Pa, repre-.
senting the Kurtz Granite Co., is reg
stered at Hotel Barre while on a buying
trip through the Barre district.
A. G. Soule of Evanston, ILL.,, one Of
Jones Bros. Co.'S western statesmen, is
registered at Hotel Barre, while passing
a few days in the city on business con.
nected with the company's home Office. !
Simon W. White and son, George
White, Of Simon White & Sons, Clays-
vile, Pa retail monument dealers, ar
rived at Hotel Barre last night to re-
main while buying memorials Of Barre
producers.
John B. Cassellini Of the City Wine
store received postcard yesterday an.
nouncing the safe arrival overseas Of
Private Guarino Cassellini, who Joined
the national army last fall and trained
at Camp Jackson.
Harry jackson, who is employed as a
fireman by the Boston & Maine railroad
with headquarters in Greenfield, Mass,
has gone to st. Adams for visit, after
passing part Of his vacation with rela-
tives on Summer street.
Frank D. sartell Of North Main street,
superintendent Of the Presbrey -Coyken.
dali Co.'S granite plant, is favoring his
right foot when he walks, as the result
Of mishap Saturday when corner of
a granite block fell on the member. There
is no bone fracture in the ankle or toe
and he expects 10 regain complete use
Of the foot again within a short time.
| The Era,,ah hc,,ga 80 nnIoI - ~. 80,
ner of Washington and French street
contains two service flags, in honor Of
the sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Hurry
and Mr.. and Mrs, Robert r. Webster
A gold star on the Hurry flag stands for
William Hurry, jr., the first Barre boy
| to die in the Canadian service, while
gold star shortly TO be added to the flag
in the Webster home will commemorate
the sacrifice made by Private Robert R.
Webster, the first Barre boy to give his
life while serving under the American
flag.
Pipers and drummers Of the kiltie
band played for the third Of their open
air concerts series an interesting reper-
toire Of selections in City park last
/ evening Humidity was everywhere and
the heat course as freely through the
/ park as anywhere, but sizeable crowd
| turned out TO hear the Scottish musi-
clans and to applaud their energy in
making music under such unfavorable
| circumstances. A soaring mercury does
not add TO the joys OF piping nor yet to
drumming, but the bandmen stuck man
fully TO their task. Such old.time ia
I - NA~NL - x.Hhsa,
has attuned the hearts of many Scottish
soldiers to the stern work over there,
"Miss Drummond Of PERTH and "The
Hills Of Glenochy" were heartily APP
plauded. Piper Tom Mcdonald made a
hit with "Green Hills of Tyrol."
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
night and this morning included the fol-
lowing people: DR.. and Mrs. 9. A. Wheel
err of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Wheeler
of White River Junction, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Perham and Miss Alice r. Savage
Of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs D. g. Abbott of
Columbus, o., Mr.. and Mrs G.. r. Dun
bar Of Boston, w Fl. Barnes and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ, Bond OF Boston, G. +.
Dion of st. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Davidson of Chicago, H., Mrs, T. D. Nor
rill of Harrisburg, Pa, C. f. Dickinson of
Chelsea, d. p. Dickinson Of Briareliff
Manor. Pa, Mr.. and Mrs @. W. Barber
Of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Cunning
ham of Cambridge, Mass, Mr. and Mrs.
IG. B. Rogers of Arlington, Mass, Fred
Bishop of Cambridge, Mr.. and Mrs, F. H.
Emmons, Mr., and Mrs. S. G. Ripley Of
Portland. Me-, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin A.
Hyatt, A. T. Hyatt of Ludlow, H. ].
Cobb Of Middlebury, Mr.. and Mrs, w f.
Temple of Boston, A. L. Marin Of Engle.
wood, n. j., j. l.. Menet of Claremont,
N. II.
More serious consequences than were
at first anticipated grew out OF the acct
dent near Intercity park Tuesday, when
one of Wilson & Gaul's beer trucks was
forced out of the road by the approach
of two autos Jesse Culver OF 9h Mount
street was riding on pile Of beer cases,
with Dewey Stone at the wheel. One of
the approaching cars passed with room
to spare, for Stone had given it half the
road. The other car locked with the beer
truck, thus preventing Stone from guild
ing ii back toward the center of the
highway. The brewery van leaped a
ditch and in the commotion Mr., Culver
was thrown from his perch. One of the
beer cases lurched off ahead of him and
when he landed, it was across the case
He suffered the fracture of five ribs and
it is feared that slight fracture of the
right hip resulted His left arm was
broken two inches above the wrist and
the thumb on his left hand was thrown
out of Joint. Before the doctors got him
in shape to go home he had to pass day
in the hospital At present he is suffer