The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

We have received Perfection oil heat
ers. Buy now. G. w. Averill & Co.
| Mrs. Sidney P. Gile of St. Johnsbury
has been passing several days in the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
/ j. Smith of Maple avenue.
/ Word has been received by J.. 0'Kelly
that his son, Sergt, w, J. o'Kelly Of the
/ 9th Pioneers, has arrived safely in
1 France.
| Il. 9. Brock Of Washington street, the
expressman, was able to be downtown
yesterday for the first time since he was
stricken with influenza ten days ago.
/ Lewis B. Glidden is slowly recovering
after being confined 10 his bed two weeks
with pneumonia His little twin sons are
fully recovered and able to play outdoors
again
Hugh Cole, who is employed by the
Bethlehem Steel Co. in Bethlehem, Pa,
has arrived in the city, having been called
here by the death Of his father, William
H. Cole of Liberty street
! BY subscribing $500 for the purchase
OF fourth Liberty loan bonds, lroquois
tribe of Red Men points the way for
other fraternal organizations in the city,
and incidentally brings its total sub
scription to Liberty bonds up to $500.
In addition to these government secur-
tiles, lroquois tribe has purchased con-
siderable block Of war savings stamps.
William Barclay of Barclay Bros and
his brother, d. NJ Barclay, Of the Stand
ard Granite Co., are among the influenza
shut-ins who are making steady progress
toward recovery. Alexander Duncan of
fha L.
been contending with the malady, was
able to be downtown yesterday.
George Cooper Of Elmore street has
received word Of the safe arrival over
seas of his daughter, Miss Hilda Mae
Cooper, A. N. G. Miss Cooper has been
assigned to duty at the army base hos
pital No. 50. She will be remembered as
a graduate of Heaton hospital in Mont
pelier. 1t was in March of this year
that she enlisted, and before going over
seas she was stationed at Camp Taylor,
Louisville, Ky.
The funeral of Ross Smith, the three
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Smith of west HILL who passed away at
his home Wednesday at $3.50 a. m, was
held at the house Thursday afternoon at
l;30 o'clock, Rev. John Robinson, pastor
of the Methodist church in Williamstown
officiating. Interment was in the family
lot at Wilson cemetery. The child's de-
mise followed a weeks illness Of pneu.
monia. Besides his parents he leaves a
younger brother and a sister. The child
possessed q sunny disposition and will
be greatly missed in the neighborhood
where he lived.
| Uncle Sans gray messengers, the post,
men and rural mail carriers, are climbing
steadily toward the $4,000 mark in their
war stamp sales, although conditions OF
late have been against them. With nor
NAL conditions restored, they intend to
prosecute the campaign with increased
vigor and as the friendly rivalry created
when the drive was started early in the
year still continues, the present aggre.
gate of sales is due for a rise Thus far
a total of S47 ,9l7.S7 worth of stamps has
been sold on city and rural routes, the
sales being divided as follows: City car.
riers, w. d. Macdonald Sl3.455. 40,
Thomas Clarity, $7,7s706; William
Craig, S5,s2il7; D. S. Waterman 81 ;
l03S64; c. L. Converse S3,32354; F.. NJ
Lewis, S2,44490; II. B. Houghton, 81,
p2s.96; George w, Gates, sI,7l5.4s; rurai
carriers, Charles Aver, S4,l02.02, G. q
Carr, Sl,72l,02; James Johnston, SS032l
A. w. Robinson, s77647