The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
TALKOFTHE TOWN
Remnant sale at Abbotts.

on a business trip TO New York in tn
interest OF the Veronesi Granite 90
Mrs. Emily Spencer has returned iron
Orange, where she has been passing sew
eral weeks in the home of her son'in
law.
Atty. John w. Redmond has returned
TO his home in Newport, after passing
several days in Washington county OF
business.
X. OF c. War Fund dance, Bailey hall
Montpelier, Wednesday, Jan. 30; 81 1
couple. Come and have good time ant
do your bit.--adv.
Gage & Gage, chiropractors, regular of
lfice hours from now on are every day
from 1880 to II a. m. On Monday
Wednesday and Friday evenings from {
Ito 8 p. m. Montpelier, Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday from , to 4 p. m;
Free clinics win be held Monday and
Friday from to 2 p. m. from now on
instead OF Tuesday and Saturday.-adv
Tomorrow at the Church of the Good
Shepherd contributions will be received
for the war fund Of the Episcopal church,
which is TO be used in the camps and
| environments of soldiers who have gone
or who are going to France. A general
fund of 100000 is sought and the share
assigned to the diocese of Vermont is
| 81 900
Lieut.. Archie Mcdonald, who has been
visiting friends on Lewis street while on n
Today furlough from his military duties,
will leave tonight for Springfield Mass
there to make brief stay with his
mother before returning to Camp Greene,
Charlotte n. c. Lieut.. Mcdonald states
that numerous acquisitions have been
made recently TO the LIST Vermont regi
ment, although there is room for more.
The Vermont boys in North Carolina
have splendid camp and are comforta-
bly, situated within a few miles OF the
city of Charlotte
Miss Coralie Batchelder, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. +. +. Batchelder of Hill
street, who has been engaged as teach
er in the public schools of Brandon for
the past four years, has resigned her po-
sition to accept a place in the Ayers
street school, made vacant by the resig-
nation of Miss Clara Dodge, who has
been called to her home in Morrisville
by the illness of her father Miss Batch
elder arrived in the city yesterday and
will assume her new duties Monday
morning, She is graduate of Spaulding
high school and has met with marked
success as teacher.
John Wilson, jr., who is employed at
Hotel Barre, has received from his broth |
er, Private Joseph Wilson, a letter stat |
ing that he has been furnished with an |
honorable discharge from the Canadian !
army, and that he will return to Amer /
lea and rejoin his relatives in Barre at
the earliest opportunity. Private Wilson
enlisted in one of the first Canadian con
tingents to leave for France three years
ago, and has seen a good deal of service.
Four times he has been wounded and
the letter which came to his brother was
written in hospital in Kent, Eng.
where the wounded soldier has been re-
,eiving treatment ever since he left
France on sick leave.
Another suspension, similar in its ef
'ect although shorter by few days
,ettled down over the Barre granite in,
lustry at 1880 o'clock this forenoon,
or the wheels will not be moved again
until Tuesday morning A movement
'arly in the week to provide for the
abandonment of the Saturday half -holi.
lay seems TO have had an abortiye end,
S manufacturers and employees alike
ealize that the spirit as well as the let
er of the fuel administration ruling |
must be observed. Provisioners and
theirs who have been confused by the
etals OF the administration order be-
eve their course has been clearly chart
d for them and the Monday observance .
\ mercantile establishments along {
forth Main street will be much the same ;
S last week. :
Officers and guards and other mem t
ers OF Harmon review. w. B. A. @. T. III.
0 the number of 30 iourneyed TO Mont
elier Thursday evening to be the guests ;
{ Capitol review, No. s, the occasion be- ]
IL the annual installation Of officers :
I the latter organization. The Har- 8
ION guards and officers had charge of i
he installation, Mrs. Mamie Mcdonald P
citing as installing officer, while Mrs il
essie Williams served as captain of {
he guards, Mrs, Fannie Levin as lady {
ceremonies, and Mrs. Nellie S. Roben \
; chaplain. Before the ceremony a sup. n
err was served by the women of Capitol %
view, and after the installation there n
as an enjoyable program. Before the II
ARE Maecabees departed for home. the II
stalling officer and the captain of the H
Yards were presented with bouquets of 4
Irnations. b
Local motorists will be interested to i
arm that plans for the completion of !
lie Smuggler's Notch highway are 60 )
Q forward, and that work on the road o.
i'll be resumed as soon as feasible in !.
e spring. Recently f.. W. Hunt of
awhile, who has been interested In the
,ening of motor trail through the I
itch, had a conference with State High
Nv Commissioner Stoddard B. Bates of
srby, and on that occasion some de-
lis of the project were carefully
apped out. The sum of $4,000 was ex
nded on the highway last season and
is thought that like sum viii be
cessary to complete the work. BY
e early part of the summer, it is ex- IL
cted. the road will be in shape for an.
mobile traffic TO the top of the notch.
Tonight ends the first week OF the Z
of c. war fund campaign and while
e returns thus far filed at headquar.
5 in the Aldrich building indicate that
ERE is a determination to support the
Eat work which the knights have un.
the canvass will be continued
,nday with redoubled energy. From I
me of the business concerns which :
We already reported, there was 100
r cent response on the part of en-
yves. At the same time employers are
d.