The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Lucy f. Dix of Brook street is
taking a vacation Of two weeks from her
duties in the office of Grearson & Lane.
Mrs. E. F. Lang of Hill street left the
city this forenoon for Boston, where she
will make visit of few weeks with
relatives.
Mrs. J. W. Stewart of West street left
the city this forenoon for Boston, where
she win spend a few days visiting friends
and relatives.
Notice-As I am closing out the bust
ness, all those owing bills are asked to
call at the store, 40 North Main street,
and settle before Aug. 10. A. v. Beckley
Practically all of the coal i'm nediately
endangered by fire which broke out in
the coal pocket at Goddard seminary
early in the week has been removed.
The burning gases have disappeared.
Robert Brown of Bassett street, who
recently entered the national army, has
been promoted to the rank of sergeant,
according to information received by his
relatives. He is attached to the Goth
battalion.
Il G. l.. Wells, who has been visiting
friends in the city during the past few
days, left the city this, forenoon for
Bethel, where he will spend a few days
before returning to his home in Silver
Bay, N. Y.
1 Lieut. Earle Waterman of State Col
lege, Pa, is visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. d. S. Waterman of Washington
street. He has received the appointment
Of first lieutenant in the sanitary corps
of the national army and reports at Fort
oglethorpe Aug. Is.
Gage & Cages office hours for this
week at Barre will be as follows; Thurs
/ day, 1880 to IL a. m. and $3.50 to p.
M; Montpelier, Monday and Thursday
| ! 80 to .. m No office hours Wednes.
day and Saturday. After Monday morn
| ing, Aug. II, Office hours as usual.adv.
Miss Myrtle Cow, who is spending the
summer months at the home of her
mother, Mrs. James Cow of Liberty
street, is assisting as cashier at the
| +. ID. Laid store for several days, taking
the place of Miss Emily Benedict of Hall
street, who is taking vacation from
her duties.
\ Justin Mccarthy of South Main street,
who has been employed at the Central
/ Vermont freight office during the past
two years, completed his duties there
last evening. Mr.. Mccarthy has made
no definite plans for the future, although
he has under consideration the offer Of
position with the Hood Milk company at
their headquarters in Boston.
Il Private John Aletti of the 57th Pic.
neers. which is at present stationed at
| Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, $. c.,
and who is spending furlough of sew
eral days at the home of John B. Cas-
sellini of Cottage street, left the city
this forenoon for Northfeld, where he
viii spend short time with friends and
relatives.
William r. Noonan Of North Main
street returned to the city this forenoon
from Burlington, where he successfully
passed the physical examinations at the
Burlington navy recruiting station yes
terday, after his second attempt to en-
list in that branch of service. Mr.. Noon
an has been ordered to hold himself in
readiness for call to report for duty
at any time. He enlisted as a second
class seaman.
Martin Mcdonald, a Graniteville man,
started from Barre this forenoon on q
2,OOO.mile journey which will bring up
az his sisters farm on the outskirts Of
the village of Limerick, in Saskatchewan.
The first lap will take him to Montreal
and the rest of the trip, he expects, will
consume the better part Of week on the
railroad Mr.. Mcdonald plans TO arrive
in time to assist in the harvesting on
the farm and he may not return home
until the end of the year.
The police are still on the trail Of
autoists who fail 10 illuminate their cars
properly This morning Gilbert Camire,
a farmer from Barre Town, appeared be.
fore Magistrate II. w. Scott on a com
plant made to Grand Juror Wishart in
which it was alleged that the respondent
drove his touring car with only one front
light burning. He entered plea of gull
ty and paid fine Of 50, with costs Of
s6.05.
Frank H. Bartlett Of North Main
street, who is taking vacation from
his duties at the w. H. Coodfellow store,
left the city last evening Tor Portland,
Me-, where he win spend visit Of sew
eral days at his home Before returning
to this city Mr.. Bartlett expects to make
La stay Of few days at Old Orchard
beach. He was accompanied by Miss
Gertrude Cheney of Summer street, who
win make a visit of several days with
friends and relatives in various points in
Maine.
Mrs. Thomas Mari, whose son, Sergt
Albert Mari, was reported severely
wounded in France in one of the casualty
lists this week, is endeavoring through
the home service department of the To-
cal Red Cross branch to obtain further
news of the young mans condition. Thus
far the Barre home service Office has been
very successful in obtaining much want
ed information for relatives of soldiers
Recently in Williamstown the wife of a
soldier was enabled to get a letter
through to her husband in France, after
a lapse of several months, in which pc
Rod, for some reason, he had not received
a line from the home folks
Marshes between Barre and Montpelier
are much frequented by frog hunters
lately, and large number of frog legs
have been secured The favorite method
of getting meal of frog legs requires
small calibre rife, preferably %, and
sharp eye. Each of these requisites fg
ured in a big hunt yesterday, when
man who brought home the legs from so
frogs met motorist who offered him
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