The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

her tonsils and adenoids removed at the
City hospital yesterday.
A son was born yesterday morning at
the City hospital to Mr., and Mrs. George
Seager Of South Barre.
Mrs Kenneth X. Kirk Of Maple ave-
nue. is assisting in the office of the state
treasurer at the capital for few days.
R. d. Crandall post daughters will
meet at their rooms tomorrow at p. m.
to attend the funeral of Comrade Larkin.
Mrs J. f. Hunton has returned to St.
Adams, after visiting her parents, DR..
and Mrs. w. f. Mann, Of Orange street.
Miss Velma Coffin Of Washington
street left this morning for Albany, N.
Y, where she expects to enroll in bust
ness college.
G. o. Hanson of st, Johnsbury, for
mer resident OF Barre, is visiting his
son, William Hanson, and other rela-
tives in the city
Mrs. Guy R. Varnum, Mrs George E..
Milne and Mrs. Jones were recent visit
ors in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Varnnm Of Jacksonville.
N. d. Phelps of Park street drove his
automobile to Newport to-day TO attend
the funeral of ex-Gov George H. Prouty.
A number Of Barre and Montpelier men
accompanied him.
Notice; Members of Barre Woman's
club please leave dues this week at Morse
& Jackson's office, or with Miss Annie
Barclay, collector. II is necessary to
have all dues paid by Sept. l.
Regular meeting of Col. j. B. Meade
circle, No /, Ladies Of the G. A. R., Fri
day afternoon at $780, Business of i'm
portance Every member please attend.
Mrs c. X. Cole and daughters, Pris-
ella and Cynthia, Of Maple Grove re-
turned to the city last evening from a
stay Of few days in the White noun
tains.
Miss Mary Tomasi of North Main
street has returned from Highgate
Springs, where she was one Of party
of Swanton high school teachers to re-
main in camp for few days.
Harvey w. Varnum, a member of the
corporation Of Boutwell,, Milne & Var,
mum Of Barre, is being considered as a
strong possibility for town representa-
tive from Cambridge, his home town.
DR.. and Mrs. T. j. Fish of South Roy.
alton and DR.. and Mrs. John 4. Fish and
children OF Canton, Mass, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Goss yes.
terday. Mrs. ]. E, Fish is the sister OF
Mrs Goss.
Mrs. C. H. Kendrick and son, Ralph,
who have been visiting in Barre, Mont
pelier and East Montpelier, have re-
turned TO their home in Enosburg Falls,
accompanied by the formers father, A.
v. Cooley.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Kiser and son,
Harold, of Schenectady, n. ", and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Cults of Newport, n. H.,
arrived in the city yesterday, having
been called here by the death Of Charles
s. Larkin Of South Main street
Miss Phyllis Nichols of Merchant
street returned 10 the city last evening
from Springfield, Mass, where she has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A,
Butterick, formerly Of Barre. She was
accompanied BY Miss Betty Butterick,
who is visiting relatives here for few
weeks.
deputy collector of internal revenue
has been in town this week picking up
the loose ends left over when the last
collection was made, He found mum.
Der of clubs that had mintentionally
failed to pay the federal assessments on
dues and pool tables Several citizens
We're interviewed, 1t Is reported,
sizeable crowd listened to the fourth
concert of the Barre pipe and drum band
in City park last evening, An inter-
esting repertoire of pipe selections found
a ready response from the audience, and
the Scottish music makers were heartily
applauded Piper W. b. Scott was heard
in a solo, MY Native Highland Home" y
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie
Glover Buchanan, aged IS, whose death
occurred at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Emery of So Elm street
Wednesday forenoon, will be held at the
house Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
Edgar Grassland, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church, officiating, Inter
ment is to be made in Hope cemetery.
n. Fl. Kicker, auditor Of accounts for
the Boston & Maine railroad, was in
the city yesterday to look over the books
of the M. & w. X, and the Barre &
Chelsea railroads. While decision on
the proposal to merge all railroad offices
in Barre and elsewhere is being awaited
| from the public service commission, the
merger Of accounts is to be brought
about, and Mr. Ricker's visit in Barre
and his examination Of the books opens
the way for consolidation that is ia
take place in few days.
Oscar Martinson Of Perrin street went
to Montpelier yesterday afternoon, be.
ing ordered to appear at the army re-
crlliting station by the recruiting officer
Mr., Martinson, who was enrolled as q
member Of the junior class at the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology at Bos
| ton during the past school year, enlisted
| in the coast artillery branch of the sery
ice shortly after the close Of the schoo
year and since that time has been await
! ing a call to report for duty. He ex
poets TO leave the city next Tuesday
for Boston, where he has been ordered
to report, and from there he expect.
to be assigned to some training station
George D. Bartlett of the l02d ma
chine gun battalion, writing under date
Of Aug. ! and 2, assures his parents that
everything goes well with him anc
strongly diseredits the rumor that HI
had an arm shattered in the recent heavy
fighting He was surprised to learn that
disastrous frosts visited his home terri
tory in June and states that France il
enjoying the most perfect weather il
years. He speaks Of talking with severa
Barre boys and adds that the story O
the graduation at Spaulding high schoo
interested him greatly. Private Bart
lett refers to busy time in July, bu
his letter indicates that the battalion
is having something of rest, although