The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

Only Ave more days to pay your taxes
Mrs. d. c. Jarvis and daughter, Syl-
via, OF Orange street returned Saturday
from months visit with relatives in
Des Moines, Ia.
Misses Vera Lathrop and Phyllis Nc
Donald, who have been attending sum
mer school in Burlington, returned to
the city yesterday.
Albert Mcdonald Of Garfield avenue
left the city this forenoon for Burling-
ton, where he viii spend week camping
at Queen City park
James Watson Of South Barre left the
city Saturday evening for Quincy, Mass,
where he has secured employment at the
Fore River Shipbuilding yards.
Miss Reta Corwin Of South Royalton
arrived in the city Saturday evening, to
spent week at the home of her uncle,
Clinton Merrill, Of Long street.
Mrs. George Annas and little daugh-
ter, Helen, and Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Jack
son Of Hill street left yesterday by auto
mobile for Highgate springs, where they
are to pass month in camp.
Charles Little, who is stationed at
the Pelham Bay, NJ Y, naval training
station, passed a brief furlough at his
home on Grant avenue, returning to the
training station to-day.
Word was received in the city Sat.
urday BY George Maniatty, the North
Main street fruit dealer, from Nicholas
Chressanthes announcing his safe arrival
in England. Previous to being called
into the service, Mr.. Chressanthes was
employed as a candy maker at the Barre
Candy Kitchen.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kingsbury and
daughter, Miss Ruth Kingsbury, arrived
nthe city Saturday evening from High
gate Springs, where they have been
spending the past week camping at Mis-
sisauoi bay, to spend few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sowles of
Beckley street, before returning to their
home in Moretown.
John Watt of Washington street re-
turned to the city Saturday evening
from Joe's pond, where he has been
spending an outing of the past week.
Mr. Watt resumed his duties at the Bar
clay Bros granite office this forenoon,
after having weeks vacation from his
duties.
The Chautauqua entertainment this
evening will open at $50, TO accommo-
date those working in the stores. Troop
er Clayton, an Australian who has been
wounded nine times on the battle line, is
the speaker and has great message.
! Ex. Consul Sellers message Saturday
night did more TO arouse the local com.
munity to meet the demands that our
country is to make during the remainder
of the war than anything else that has
occurred here since the war began. o. X.
/ HOLSTER.
Prize essays submitted in contest
inaugurated by the Daughters of the
/ American Revolution, Marquis de Lafay-
cite chapter of Montpelier, are reprinted
! in the current issue of The Vermonter.
The subject, Sources Of Patriotism in
| Vermont it will be recalled, was capa-
bly, handled by large number Of high
| school students in Washington county.
| The three prize winners were: Clarence
| H. Campbell of Madison avenue, Barre, a
| 1918 graduate Of Spaulding high school,
who received the first prize; Miss Paul
inc G. Ayers of Waterbury, second prize;
Miss Louise Dewey Rowland Of Mont
pelier, third prize Each of the fore
| going contestants has the honor of hav-
| ing his or her essay reprinted in the
state magazine. Honorable mention is
made Of the essays submitted by Morrill,
! J. Crane Of Waterbury, Vivien X. Mar
rion of Barre, and Evelyn B. Wells of
Montpelier.