The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-12
TALK or THE TOWN


Visit Abbott's bargain basement.
Special values in heavy cloakings at
Abbotts.
Regular meeting of Ruth Chapter, No.
33, 0. E, s., Wednesday evening, Nov. ID,
at 1880 o'clock
All coupon bonds of the fourth Liberty
loan are ready for delivery at the Gran
lite Savings bank
! John A. Wilkinson returned this morn
/ ing to his home in Burlington, after pass
| ing few days with friends in Barre.
/ The ladies' union Of the Universalist
church will hold an adjourned meeting in
the church parlor Wednesday afternoon
at 2;30. Important business.
Regular meeting of Sons of Veterans
AUXILIARY, No 5, Wednesday evening,
Nov. ID. All members are requested to
be present to practice for inspection.
News has been received here of the ILL
ness of Private Stanley Tassie, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs John Tassie of South Main
street. Private Tassie self.inducted in
the mechanical corps last summer and
recently was assigned to duty at Camp
Eustis, Va.
Mrs Mary Jones invites the Baptist
ladies to meet with her for the mission
study Wednesday at $3.50 Members are
asked to bring September and October
numbers of Missions" Each one is
asked to consider this personal invita-
ton and be present if possible.
The prayer service at the Baptist
] church on Thursday evening next will
take the nature Of thanksgiving meet
ing. Let every member of the church and
congregation keep this meeting in mind
and come. The best way to show our pa
triotism il by returning thanks to God
for victory and peace.
The members Of the committee ap.
pointed on Sunday morning at the Bap-
/ fist church are asked to meet at the
iehurch tonight at 1880 to complete ar
rangements for Christian enlistment
week. On account of the celebration last
evening, the meeting was postponed. Let
every member be present.
James r. Coutts of Academy street has
received his commission as a deputy in
spector of weights and measures and for
the time being he will work with Charles
Scott of Montpelier, another deputy Of
the weights and measures department.
Mr.. Coutts left for st. Johnsbury on
business yesterday.
Z. NJ. Laws, T. c. Bancroft, j, NJ. Mel.
son and John Carriek returned yesterday
afternoon from Boston, where they pur-
chased the fireworks used in the ceebra-
ton last night. The men made the trip
in two auto trucks, but were delayed in
returning home because of traffic con.
gestion between Boston and the canton
ment at Aver, Mass.
This morning street department labor.
ers were engaged in scrapping the iron
which came from barrels and boxes used
in the two bonfres yesterday A size
able pile Of junk was piled up in the
highway near the old Church street
| schoolhouse, but the laborers did not re-
move much Of it until they had extin-
guished the remnants of the fire. Exam
nation OF the metal sifted out of the
ashes disclosed an iron cross, believed To
be a piece of hardware which descended
from the person of former crowned
head when he was lowered into the
| flames just before the first bonfire had
gotten well under way, the lighting wires
extending from City park were removed
Douglas Wood, young son Of Mrs. Liz
zie NJ Wood of Nichols street, is a pa
tient at the City hospital where he is re-
ceiving treatment for leg fracture
which he sustained during the parade
Monday forenoon The break occurred
ON the right leg, just above the ankle
and while the limb viii not be perma-
nently crippled; the boy win not be able
to use it for some time. Wood was one
of party of youthful celebrators who
were aboard decorated auto truck in
the parade When the paraders wheeled
at North Barre to make the Brook street
turn, the boy somehow lost his balance
and was thrown to the ground, A doctor
was summoned Immediately and he was
hurried to the hospital, where the frac-
ture was reduced.