The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-06
TALK OFTHE TOWN


George standish, who is connected with
the British recruiting mission, has re-
turned TO Springfield, after passing few
days in Barre.
left to-day for Quincy, Mass, where he
has secured employment in the Fore
River ship works.
Roy Mcdonald aud John Smith re.
! turned this morning from Burlington,
where they have been consulting with a
naval recruiting officer.
| News is received here OF the birth of a
son Feb. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w.
F, Mentley of Bethel. Mr.. Mentley was for
merly employed in the Kendrick phar-
macy.
AT the capital ON Friday evening the
Apollo and Nincitia clubs are TO meet
for the second of a series of tournaments
in pool. billiards and whist, The two
clubs met in this city three weeks ago,
ON which occasion the local club won the
first leg on the cup.
Mrs. j. +. Roberts of North Main
street, who has been passing a few days
in Mortified Falls, returned TO this city
to-day, During her absence Mrs. Roberts,
as a district inspector of the Ladies OF
the c. A. r., paid an official visit to the
circle at Mortified Falls.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: George g. Redding
of Boston, j. c, Spaulding of Warren,
George +. Clark of Milton, Me-, j. T..
Mcleod of Bradford, h. NJ. Ram of st.
Johnsbury, ii. II. Hickok, H. w. Slocum,
and IL. A. Butler of Burlington, II. w.
Buchanan Of Orleans.
Guy Vitagiano, who makes Barre his |
headquarters while travelling through |
Vermont for a wholesale fruit concern, |
has received notice of his appointment |
as government inspector of fruit and |
vegetables. Mr.. Nitagliano was examined |
by the county board last week, and elias
sified for special service because of de-
fective vision. He is awaiting call to
active duty.
Charles Williams Of Pearl street who
recently returned to Barre from Quincy,
Mass, and Guido Semprebon were among
the Barre boys who were examined for
the navy at the recruiting bureau in
yesterday. Messrs. Williams
and Semprebon passed the preliminary
examination successfully and expect to
70 to Burlington at the end of the week
ior final examination. /.
In honor of one of their number who :
5 now in France in the service of the
United States, the boys of the plant ,
department. of the New England Tele-
hone & Telegraph company have placed ,
handsome service flag in the CONNER I
ial room of the company in the Rowland
,uilding The person thus honored is
'rivate Edmund Loranger, who enlisted
n the Vermont regiment early last sum
ler The flag measures "a by 80 inches
nd makes an attractive feature of the
flee,
The high wind which prevailed all day
esterday abated its fury somewhat aft t
r shutdown, and though the mercury (
roppcd steadily from 9 o'clock until 10,
nere were signs of returning sanity in .
he weather mans representations to-
ay, This morning the sub zero reading :,
as IL and IA, or a difference of IL de- !,
rees from yesterdays registrations. OPP
-ations were resumed in a number of
ranite manufacturing plants, while in I
hers business is suspended while pipes a
re being thawed ont by plumbers. G
Railroad section gangs were engrossed v
it'll tunneling problems of their own Al
ssterday and to-day and, largely
trough their activities, many of them
FRIED on in the teeth of gale. train =
rvioe began to take on more normal y
,pearance this forenoon. Trains over :
e Central Vermont railroad were long -
'erdue throughout the day yesterday, T,
i'd the early morning train to-day did :;
It arrive until after o'clock. Yet -
ost of the difficulties of railroading :,
rough drifts and in extreme cold wealth y
were removed to-day. On the quarry :,
lie of the Barre & Chelsea railroad, the :.
ews did little yesterday but dig. To :,
y the road was clear and freight trains -
owed freely.
Back of decision made by the Italian &,
easure club to omit its annual banquet OF
d jollification this year is a patriotic de
Dtive, according to officers of the club, sh
40 explain that the yearly get together, "
lich is usually held during the second til
EEK in February, is to be deleted from re
e club calendar because the members BY
c DESTROYS of doing their bit to help 50
N the war. In years past elaborate an
operations have been made for the ban va
ct. Several members of the club ex be
ct to be called into active service with ch
a short time, and it is expected that pc
bstitute for the annual banquet will III
ke the form of a farewell reception to di
ose who are about to join the colors. fr,
When illness in his family prevented 81,
" L. c. Carson of Montpelier from
ming to Barre last evening to give -
,stereopticon lecture on the Holy
nd, the members of the First Presby- I
ian church Mems club drafted their !
stor for the vacancy. Rev. Mr.. Cross
I'd secured the services of Harry Kent Z
an operator and set about to deliver I
well-known lecture on Africa, which I
olives the display of numerous stere- 3
ticon plates. 1t was the regular month
meeting of the club, and there was
&c attendance. The pastor took his
iitors up from South Africa to Cairo. 4
gave them the benefit of his expe.
noes while tTaversing the length of the
g trip from Cape Hope to Zambesi
lis.
Three German aliens have appeared be.
e Chief Sinclair at police headquar-
: for registration but as none of the