The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

passing week with friends Ia Boston
Don't fail Ia hear Evangelist Smith al
The Congregations church tomorrow
evening at Z
Paul Scampini sld Peter Aierlo re
turned this morning, after passing d
week in Concord, n, H., and Boston OF
business.
Mr. aud Mrs. John Benjamin of Ber.
lin aud their guest, Miss Chloe Powell
OF Jelfersonville, were visitors in the city
yesterday.
Randolph Herald aud News; Barre
raised almost $4,000 for the Red Gross
by u carnival at which everybody tried
20 Guido everybody in giving aud buy
ing, Was there ever such loo.enng up
as nowadays
Our attention has just been called to
the fact that the Eureka Vacuum Flee.
tric Cleaner which the Montpelier 4
Barre Light & Power Co. are Offering
on free trial, is the vacuum cleaner that
won the Grand Prize, the Highest Award
| given at the Panama, Pacific Interna-
| tional. This was in competition with is
internationally known vacuum cleaner
1 adv
Only one case of smallpox remains in
Barre, and as Tie patient Is rapidly near
ing recovery, the health authorities eN-
pect TO lift the quarantine completely
Monday. The third and probably the
last ease is a patient in North Main
street block where the disease made its
appearance nearly a month ago. The
patient is a child and she has not been
seriously i'll. At 45l North Main street,
whore man named Bianchi has been i'll
with the malady, the police guard has
been removed and all signs of quarantine
have disappeared.
City letter carriers aud rural mail car
riers are engaged in a friendly compcti.
ton among themselves TO see who shall
emerge from the war thrift stamp cam
paign with the largest number of sales
TO his credit Every carrier has entered
heartily into the spirit of the contest.
and already good deal of rivalry has
been created ASK Me-" and II Sell
w. ;. 3" buttons are worn by the uni
formed statesmen of Uncle Sans stamps,
and the public is given To- understand
that it is a privilege and not task FOR
the letter carrier 10 stop in his travels /
and make "A sale. Children are cultivat- !
ing the desirable habit of stopping the |
gray clad messengers on the street and |
talking thrift stamps with them At
the postoflice bulletin board has been /
erected and the results of each days |
sales are credited to each letter and rural |
carrier
On the last lap of war library week at
the Aldrich public library, the librarian
and her Assistants find that the results
have been quite gratifying although the
number of books received thus far is not
az great as they had anticipated Peo-
pie who contemplate giving books TO be
TO our sailors and soldiers
need not fear that they will fail TO reach
their destination. Here in America ade-
Quate facilities have been provided for
forwarding books TO the camps and can
tonments. to the ships riding at anchor
in our harbors, and TO the training sta
lions Tie books that General pershing
has been asking for viii be shipped i'm.
nediately, and it is the purpose Of the
American Library association, which Is
the great drive. to keep up
steady stream of literature to the men
who are already on the stage where de
battles are being fought II il
loped that through the week end the
public will think seriously OF the book
problem and submit their gifts at the
library Monday.
Mrs. W. IT, Holden gave an enjoyable .
Yesterday afternoon in the lob ,
~ at Hotel Barre the affair being the .
bird of series Of musical entertain Z
nents given by tie members of the com 1
nittee representing the music and arts ,
department. of the Woman's club. Mrs. G
Holden sang four numbers and was i
Nj ipgaI 4,.R F,r4,aI ,,sitb ,fA
ach number Her selection Charming
Bird" with flute obligato was excel a
emily rendered, and her futelike notes \
we're scarcely distinguished from the
lutte Mention should also be made of n
moor which revealed the range Of Mrs Fl
st was assisted by Mr.. and Mrs. Leon :.
Stakeholder, Miss Rachel Robinson and y
'rof Peter Landi Mrs. Batchelder
layed the cornet and her husband the
ute. Their solos were very much en-
Dyed, and their concert work, in which :
ach assisted the other was quite
reat. Mr.. Batchelder indicated his mas y
cry of his instrument in an intricate h
lumber, Scotch Fantasia" which he u
opposed himself. and PLAYED with won. a.
lson added very much TO the enjoy b'
tent of the program. her piano selec tc
ion was exquisitely rendered and her er
are true as gold Fol "
wing is the program: Piano selection, 81
A La Bien ANIME" Schultz, Miss Ra "
lel Robinson; duet, flute and cornet, he
ritls Serenade," Mr.. and Mrs. Batch pr
DER vocal solo, Charming Bird /" from On
The Pearl Of Brazil, with flute obiga. th
}. Mrs. Holden and Mr.. Batchelder; bu
'rnet solo, "The Rat Charmer of Hame- de
o." with flute obligato, Mr.. and Mrs.
atchelder; vocal number, What from lie.
engeanee," from Lucia de Hammer 1u
oor," tDonizettil Mrs. Holden; flute en-
10, Scottish Fanta STA written and y.
aged by Mr.. Batchelder; vocal solo, wa
sing Smile and Sumber," from "Gou pr
IDS Serenade,' with violin obligato, ge
RS Holden and Prof. Landi; salute be
the Flag" and 'old Glory all the to
fists. thu
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