The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-11
TALK OFTHE TOWN

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| j, NJ Orcutt has returned TO his home
in Newport, after passing few days in
the city on business.
Miss Marjorie l.. Watts returned to
her home in Stowe Saturday, after visit
ing friends in the city for a few days.
Regular monthly meeting of the Pres.
byterian ladies' union will be held at the
home of Mrs. Alex Mackie, Beacon street,
Tuesday evening, Feb, IL, at 1880. A
large attendance is desired as there is
important business.
Frank Lawless returned this forenoon
TO Burlington where he is enrolled as n
student at the University of Vermont,
after spending the week end at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Richard
Lawless of South Barre.
Rev. Charles A. Boyd of Burlington
field secretary Of the state Sunday school
association, is coming to Barre this week
to confer with local workers, and there
will be a meeting in the Congregational
church Thursday evening, when the field
secretary is to give an illustrated lecture.
Ash Wednesday services at st. Mon
ica's church will consist of the usual
ana iHe
of ashes, with services i'm the evening.
AT the Church of the Good Shepherd
there will be morning prayer and ser
mon at 10 o'clock, and services in the
evening at 1880.
Montpelier Knights of Columbus, who
were victorious in the winter tourna.
ments with the local council, will be the
guests of the Barre knights in the X. of
| c. hall on North Main street this even
| ing There will be dinner and cards
and pool will be played. All members of
the Barre council are invited to attend.
Miss Mamie Macdonald of Elm street
left the city Saturday night for Boston,
where she is to enter the Massachusetts,
General hospital for treatment. A year
ago Miss Macdonald sustained a bad fall
in which she sustained a painful injury |
to her arm. Trouble with the ligaments |
developed and for several months the |
young woman has been unable to move
the arm freely.
Deputy Collector 4. F. Barrette of the /
internal revenue department closed his
office at city hall Saturday evening. after
busy week in which many Barre people
called to file their inventories and pay
their income taxes. Any who may have
failed to confer with the deputy will be
able to see him in Montpelier. where he
is to be stationed at room o in the fed
eral building for fortnight.
The following item from the Lebanon,
n H., news in White River Junction
exchange will be of interest locally: 10
seph c. Williams and Miss Eva Beland
were married at the Sacred Heart church
Monday morning at the o'clock mass
The attendants were Peter Beland, IA
Their of the bride. and Moses Beand, an
uncle Mr. and Mrs. Williams have I
been passing several days with relatives
in this city and Marshfleld
Springfield Reporter: A German APP
pearing at the police station in Barre to
register as an enemy alien, was found
to have ground his thumbs and finger
tips on an emery wheel so that their
prints could not be taken according to
the Bertilion system of Identification. 4
He and his ik should be promptly in J
.erned in penitentiary and their noses Z
leld to the toilsome grindstone for the
period of the war.
All knitters for the Red Cross who
,ween now and next Friday are asked to
zee that they are turned in by that time, &
u another lot Of boys are to leave next
for environments. and it is de- \
tired that all be adequately equipped be. "
ore they depart At any time before e
Friday finished articles may be left at G
he home of Mrs. S. N Parker, 25 Spauld
ny street, or at the Aldrich library and
m Friday they may be brought TO the !
vorkroom at the Spaulding building.
Sermons delivered at the First Presby. "
erian church Sunday morning and even
ne were infused with patriotism, as the n
,astor, Rev. Edgar Grassland, devoted =
lis time at the first service to an appeal y
or the support of the Salvation Army y
var fund, and in the evening addressed -
us congregation on the subject of Lin \
DIN. In considering the blood and fire :
,ospe of the Salyationists, the clergy -
nan paid tribute to the memory of Com
nander William Booth, and then told of il
he work which is being accomplished in ir
he Salvation Army huts at home and Il
broad Posterity's debt to Abraham al
lincoln was the theme of the evening IL
ddress. Il
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lUt VI Tue Ntth Stth sOHlt-
hing of hull in activities in the office -
i the county registration board, and Z
fhile much remains to be done in rou
inc channels most of the physical eX
limitations are completed. Later in the !
eek two men will be sent to Vancouver,
Wash, and third volunteer is slated for
he signal corps unit at the University of
ermont, Burlington. Chairman G. NJ
'ilden stated this morning that the :
atch of recruits which left the capital I
aturday, most of them ticketed for :
harlotte, \. c., was larger than any
,gular National Guard company to leave I
&c county in 1917 There were IS men :
Il told, 81 from Washington county,s
wen from Orange county and one from
rankin county. Barre and Barre Town :
ere represented by a score Of recruits 4
nd Ia enlisted from Montpelier.
ARE Team Won at North Montpelier.
At North Montpelier Saturday even
u the Barre All-Stars defeated the
rong Little Woelen mills basketball 4
by the score of Is TO 10.
he game was clearly played by both I
ans, while both teams displayed sew
al exhibitions of good passing and ]
am work. During the first period nei-