The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-20
TALK or THE TOWN


freight office in Depot square, is quite
seriously ILL.,
Mrs. Edward Gingras has returned TO
the city, after an extended visit with
relatives in Websterville.
Step into the Cafe Shepard for after
noon tea. Board by the week: Ladies
$3.50, gentlemen S5-ady.
Mrs 4. A. Magnus of Waterbury is
visiting in the home of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Nichols, of Richardson street
Mr.. and Mrs George w. Caster have
returned to their home in Manchester,
N. H., after few days visit in Barre,
Rev w. j. NJ Beattie returned to
Enosburg yesterday, after having been
summoned here to officiate at a funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Scampini, who have
been residing in Hartford, Conn, for
several months, returned to the city last
evening,
Alderman A. j. Loranger of the third
ward is able to be out Of doors for brief
intervals each day, after having been
confined to the house by an attack of
rheumatism.
The w. w. G. girls of the Baptist
church will meet on Friday evening from
until s for social hour Plans for
the coming year will be discussed. Ev-
eryone come.
Willis Venable of Manchester, N. H.,
is registered at Hotel Barre while pass
ing several days in the Barre granite
district on business connected with the
Ingersoll- Rand Co.
Edward Glysson, student in the S.
A. I. c. at the University of Vermont,
ha raf1trpaI "a pttrIt,,f f4o altar visit
ing his parents, Mayor and Mrs. e. G..
Glysson, of Perry street
Nj i. Julian Of st. Johnsbury was in
the city yesterday to see his father, Ben.
nett Julian of Pleasant street, whose
condition, after long period of declin-
ing health, is somewhat improved.
Perfection oil heaters and wicks, Andes
ranges and heaters, three secondhand
Glenwood ranges for wood or coal, stove
pipe and elbows and stove.boards. Call
at Il. A. Prindles, Worthen block.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hills returned
yesterday to their home in Berlin, n.
III. The condition Of Mrs. Hills, who
was stricken seriously i'll while visiting
relatives here some weeks ago, continues
to improve steadily.
Accompanied by immediate members
Of the family, the body Of William i.
Haskins Of the Morse building, whose
death Monday morning followed an i'll.
ness Of two weeks, was taken by auto.
| mobile this morning to Danbury, n H.,
for interment. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon.
Dozens Of Christmas boxes for ship.
ment before Nov, 30 are being received
| At the patriotic headquarters in the
Church street schoolbuilding, where a
committee Of Red Cross workers il in
attendance All Of the details Of ship
ping, Of packing and of mailing are
looked after by the Red Cross. The car
| tons to be used are furnished by the
Red Cross and early mailing is expe-
| dited.
4 Three deer made UP the toll OF the
\ first weeks hunt among the Barre men
\ who have been sojourning in a Maid
stone camp up in Essex county since
\ the season opened. Word received from
the camp yesterday indicated that a
larder well filed with venison had not
H prevented the unsuccessful hunters from
continuing their quest, and the Barre
| party will not take leave of the hunting
\ ground until tomorrow. The season
l ends tonight.
A surfeit Of empty tenements is GO
ing to have depressing effect on water
department finances this year, according
H to officials who are in close touch with
the situation. Many domestic service
connections are protitless because Of va
cant tenements, and tina income of the
\ department Is likely to BE materially re.
Il duced. AT the city council meeting last
II evening someone estimated that there
II are from $50 TO 800 idle tenements here
II in the city, although there are other in.
II dieations which show that the unoccu.
H pied domicies are not as numerous as
H they were six months ago.
II A parish get-together will be held In
H the vestry Of the Church Of the Good
II Shepherd Thursday evening. The wom-
II en- Of the church are to serve supper al
u o'clock, and ii is the earnest request
4 of the committee that every member Of
II the parish as well as Others who may
j be interested in the welfare of the church
make special effort to be present. Ri
Rev G. " Bliss Of Burlington, eoad.
N tutor bishop Of the Episcopal diocese Of
I Vermont, will be present 20 participate
in an informal after-dinner program A
] silver offering will be taken at the close
of the supper
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
Z the following people: Mr. and Mrs. Fl
: X. Darling of Chelsea, f. Fl. Lyford OF
Waterbury, D. G. Trayhan Of Litteton
N. H., G. H. w Clutter Of Swanton, r.
Y. Powers Of Lyndonville, II, w. Slocum
: of Burlington, Michael Alpin Of Boston
! Ogden Sumner Of Albany, N. Y, Daniel
4 Murphy of Rutland, Robert C, Jerry OF
: Rutland, X. L. Buell. Of Middletown, l.
U Il. Goldberg Of Rutland, D. J. Mac.
z Dougall Of Lowell, Mass, r. L. Craig Of
Z st. Johnsbury w. +. Metzger of Rut-
land, J. H. Hanley Of North Adams
: Mass, and Richard Bond of Portland
] Me
1t is earnestly requested that those
: families who We're loaned articles dur.
ing the epidemic return them to the City
Z hospital before Saturday, if they have
. not already returned them. Those I'm.
4 able to do so will please phone $50 and
the articles will be called for. It Is also
4 requested that all who loaned articles
9 which were not labeled, call at the City
] hospital next Saturday and identify
4 their property and mark it plainly that
it may be returned Some mattresses
4 and bedding was in such condition that
! the authorities thought II best to burn
them. The owners of these, If they de.
2 sire pay for them, will call at The Times
] office and adjust settlement with Mr.
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