The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-11
Talk OF THE TOWN

The regular emi-monthly meeting OF
the New England Order of Protection
will be held tonight at 1880.
Dance, armory hall, Montpelier, Thurs
day evening, 8 o'clock, Chatfield's orches-
ira. Gentlemen 55c, ladies free.
Mrs, G. X. Carter and Mrs. ID. II. Car
ter, who have been passing few days
in Barre, have returned to their home in
Hartford, Conn.
A regular meeting of st. Johns court,
&c, 0. F., will be held Thursday evening
at 7 o'clock. Election of officers. Every
member is requested to attend.
Mrs. Louisa Boueriee viii sell at auc-
ton at her home, IA Central street, her
household goods, Saturday at l;30 p. m
See adv. 0. II. Hale, auetioneer.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gender, who have
been visiting at the home of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Me
Carthy Of South Main street, during
several days, have returned to their home
in Hartford, Conn.
Fred Haslam, well known monument
designer, who recently came east from
Kansas, has rented house in Barre and
intends to establish himself in business
here. He will be joined by his family
later in the month.
Herbert A. Rugg of White River june
tion was in the city yesterday to act as
one of the election officers at the ward z
primaries. Mr.. Rugg retains his legal
residence in Barre, although he has tax.
en- the contract to manage the Gates
opera house in White River Junction and
expects to pass the winter in that viii
lage.
Two Barre young men, John 0'Keefe
of East street and Forrest Bstchelder OF
Hill street, together with Allan Calef Of
Washington, left the city by automobile
this forenoon for Burlington, where they
expect to confer with the management
at the University OF Vermont in regard
to enrolling at the university upon the
opening of sessions Oct 0, as members
Of the students army training corps
A cablegram received yesterday by
Mrs. James McGlahin of South Main
street announced the safe arrival over.
seas of her brother, Charles T. Pierce, 8
former resident of Hardwick. Here in
Barre Mr.. Pierce, who is engaged in Y
NJ c. A. work in France, IL well remem
bered as Goddard seminary student
who graduated in the class of 1900
Afterward he attended Tufts college and
he represented Hardwick In the general
assembly Of 1905.
Il. B. Waite, a travelling salesman
who received serious injuries while mo
toriug from East Montpelier TO Barre
late in August, was able to leave for his
home yesterday, after having been de
tanned as patient at the City hospital
Mr. Waite was injured on Merchant
street when something happened TO his
car. In addition TO minor injuries, he
received femur fracture and for several
days his condition was serious, A mo,
tor ambulance from Middlebury trans
ported the man TO his home.
Mrs. Russell B. Allen, who has beer
employed as q stenographer in a gov
eminent war Office at Washington, ID. G..
is passing several days with relatives in
the city, having been recalled to Vermont
by the illness Of her brother in law, Ear
Hayden Of Berlin. The latter, who is en-.
gagged as a buying agent for the Wash.
ington County Farm bureau, recently
submitted TO an operation for append.
citis and for a few days thereafter his
condition was regarded as most serious
Latterly, however, he Is reported to b
recovering.
One Of the weapons which the Hun:
are instructed TO train earthward as
soon as the time comes for shouting
"kamerad" when an angry Yank get:
the upper hand is exhibited in the dis.
play window at the Frank McWhortel
Co.'s store 1t is a German bayonet and
holster, the former Of the type used BY
the Teutons TO impale helpless babies
first in Belgium and then in France. The
blade is souvenir Of the recent Amer.
lean advance in France and Il was sent
to Barre by Private Allan B. Morgan Of
the l02d infantry, who has been in some
Of the hottest OF the fighting, The Ger.
man bayonet is slightly longer than tht
gun blade used In most of the allied
armies. II outmeasures the Yankee bay
onet, but If accounts are true, the trifine
disparity did not materially matter il
the recent offensive.
Tonight the aldermanic lighting com
mittee and as many other members Of
the city council will accompany Supt
c. f. Millar of the NJ & B. L. & p. Co
and Alderman Stephen Rizzi, each Of
whom is TO furnish part of the trans
portation, to Montpelier to look over the
new lighting system recently introduced
by the company with the assistance d
an expert in municipal lighting who came
to the capital from the General Electric
Co. Improved fixtures are recommended
by the company after surveying thu
work done by the expert in Montpelier
and as it is part Of the Barre lighting
contract that the company shall adopi
improvements as soon as they are founC
practical, the officials Of the lighting com
pany are anxious to have the Montpelier
system inspected. The new methoC
would represent a slight increase in cos
to the city.
One whose notions of warfare owe
there is gained from first hand knowl
edge acquired as a Red Triangle worke
is TO lecture in Barre next Tuesday even
| ing, and to the end that a large numbe
of people may gather to hear him, tn
opera house has been opened by the cit,
council Rev. Allan A. Stocldale, for
merly one Of the best known divines il
Boston, and at present pastor of largl
church in Toledo, O., is the speaker ant
through the efforts Of the Barre colon,
at Lake Caspian, Greensboro, where thu
clergyman maintains summer camp
the Board of Trade has been enabled t,
procure his services for lecture. Pat
rons of a civic department lecture courst
held few winters since will recall il
Rev Mr.. Stockdale the gifted speaker
who addressed them on the subject
"Shall the Corners of the Mouth Turr
Up, or Down." Last Sunday he helt
the closest attention Of Greensboro
audience Of summer people when h,
spoke in the local church.