The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

noon,
Mrs. Diana Pierce of Hardwick has
been making visit of several days
with relatives in this city.
c. Croci has moved his family to this
city from Hardwiek and expects to be
employed In the granite industry.
Congressman Frank l.. Greene, who
was the speaker at a Board of Trade
luncheon at Hotel Barre last evening,
returned this morning to his home in
St. Adams.
James R. Coutts of Academy street,
who recently received an appointment
as deputy inspector of weights and
measures, returned yesterday from a
business trip to Island Pond
Perfection oil heaters and wicks, Andes
ranges and heaters, three secondhand
Glenwood ranges for wood or coal, stove
pipe and elbows and stove-boards. Call
at i. A, Prindle's, Worthen block.
Supt. Of Cemeteries Alex Hanton will
be at the city hall Mondays and Satur-
days this month from 7 to p. m. to re-
ceive dues for care of lots at Hope and
Elmwood cemeteries; also for lots cared
for by Messrs Barnes and LaPoint.
Henry WEIGH has returned to his home
in East Montpelier, after having been
called here to assist in settling some Of
the affairs Of his brother, the late Da-
vid WEIGH. Mr.. WEIGH has been APP
pointed administrator of his brothers es-
tate.
Because so many exhibitors of other
years have disposed of their blooded
fowls, the directors of the Vermont Poul-
try association have practically aban-
doned plans for show this year. 0rigi-
nally 1t was planned to stage the ex-
hibit in the last days of December, but
so many elements combined to make It
impracticable that the association will
not attempt to exhibit any birds until
next year. 1t is expected that Mont
pelier association Of poultry breeders
win conduct a show at the capital early
in January.
With Prof Peter Landi as the direc.
tor, new orchestra, comprising Barre
and Montpelier talent and musicians
from a distance, has been organized in
this city, It is to be known as Landi's
orchestra, and the personnel Is as fol.
lows; Frank Lamoso of Lowell, Mass,
former member Of st. Georges or.
chestra, drummer; John Harris of Bos-
ton, trombone; Karl Forsell of Montpel-
Ter, trumpeter; Peter Landi, yiolinist
Miss Duba, pianist; Augustus NJ. Rossi,
clarinet. Messrs. Lamoso and Harris ar
rived in the city to-day and intend to
make their home here during the win.
ter. Minus the drummer and trombone
player, the orchestra made its debut at
the Board Of Trade luncheon last even.
ing and made an excellent impression,
Service with the American navy, which
has been cooperating with the British
grand feet in the North sea, has meant
much to some of the Barre boys who en-.
listed as seamen at the outbreak Of the
war For the first time in their lives
some Of them whose forbears came from
the yicinities Of Aberdeen and Peterhead
have been enabled to visit Scotland while
enjoying Burroughs ashore. The case Of
nephew of Alexander Coutts Of this
city is typical Not long ago the oruis.
er to which he is attached put in at q
British harbor, and the sailor, with a
weeks shore leave ahead Of him, jour.
neyed up the coast to the place where
grandmother and other relatives whom
ne never had seen are residing Sea.
man Coutts, in letter to his uncle
says he fingered for nearly week Ii
Scotland enjoying thoroughly his first
opportunity to visit the familiar scenes
Of his fathers hoyhood.
Charles Zanleoni, jr, first class
| pharmacists mate at the naval training
station in Newport, r. l., arrived in the
city last evening to pass furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Zan.
leoni, Of North Main street At this
north station in Boston Mr. Zanleon
met two wounded soldiers, en- route from
Newport News, Va, where they had beer
in an army hospital since landing on La
Dor day, to Portland, Me- in which vi
cinity their homes are located. Each
of the three men in the service made
himself known, and when Mr.. Zsnleon
mentioned the fact of his residence in
Barre, it came out that the soldier.
were comrades OF Mess Sergeant Albert
Mari, formerly of this city, in the battlt
Of Chateau Thierry All three were ii
the same company in the l03d infantry
| All three were wounded and according Il
! the report of the returned soldiers, Ser
geant Mari, when they took leave Of
him, was In base hospital, recovering.
Barre postmen and their co-worker,
| in the rural delivery service now have
! TO their credit war stamp sales aggre
eating more than $4,000, according K
current returns posted on the bulletin il
the work room at the postofiice yester
! day. They are still q long way from
their goal, but with the help of the peo
pie who pledged investments in this at
| tractive government security during tn,
drive last summer they hope to go owe
the top by Jan. l. If the pledges are Il
be redeemed, there viii have to be som,
/ hustling in the next month, but the car
riers are ready to do their share of il /
the public viii respond After New
Years, it is expected, there will be
new issue of war stamps Total sales o
! S60,7ll90 are divided among the mai
men as follows. Postmen, W. ID. Mac
Donald, Sl4,622.27; Thomas Clarity. 50,
! l2507; William Craig, 81 1926; D. S
! Waterman, 50, 1860; G. l.. Converse, So,
1929; Il. NJ. Lewis, S2930.Ss; G. w
Gates, $2,5s765 III. B. Houghton, 50,
l40,42; rural carriers, Charles Aver, $5,
77S.l7; James Johnston, S2,90iS7; {
G. Carr, sl,s2S74; A. w. Robinson
$964.55.
For self-confessed thefts Of sums 0
money amounting to nearly $50, William
A. Kelly OF Prospect street yesterda,
n ,fharYoe,, MAS sanfannad - ras fbn 10
mainder of his minority in the state in
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