The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Camp Devens to-day, after spending q
few days with his wife and child.
The Barre pipe and drum band will
give the fourth of its series of concerts
in City park this evening at o'clock.
Marjorie Veale and Granville Veale of
Lowell, Mass, are visiting in the home
of William Milne of Patterson street. c
Miss Laura Porter, who has been visit
ing in the city several days, returned to
her home in Hollis Center, Me-, last even
ing.
Fred Caron Of Taunton, Mass, arrived
in the city this forenoon to spend two
weeks at the home Of his brother, c. A.
Caron Of Beckley court.
William Stoker Of Albany, n. Y, IL
visiting in the home of Alderman and
Mrs. A. A. Milne of Eli street and with
other relatives il Barre,
Notice: Members Of Barre Woman's
club please leave dues this week at Morse
& Jackson's Office, or with Miss Annie
Barclay, collector 1t is necessary to
have all dues paid BY Sept, l.
James Robertson of Orange street,
who received severe injuries In IN auto
accident come weeks ago, is able to be
out Of doors and walks a short distance
each day with the aid of erutches.
Porter Bedding, who has been visiting
at the home Of his sister, Mrs. w. F.
Rowland of Division street, left the city
yesterday for St. Johnsbury, where he
win make a visit of few days before
returning to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ralph George Of Elmore street, who
has been employed at the Langlois bot
Ting works on Granite street several
months, completed his duties there last
Saturday evening. Yesterday forenoon
MIR, George commenced his duties as a
conductor on the electric road.
Primary petitions for gubernatorial
candidates have been industriously cir.
culated about Barre this week, and with
the appearance Of the petitions many
voters have interested themselves for the
first time in the coming contest for the
Republican nomination. II is conceded
that Washington county win have the
gubernatorial candidate on the Democrat
ticket, as DIR. Mayo of Mortified is alone
in the field.
A woman respondent who appeared in
city court yesterday to plead guilty to a
charge Of keeping liquor illegally had no
sooner registered her reply to the charge
than she was approached by a revenue
officer who presented bill for some S35
due the government as taxes on alleged
hnTJ 8 H.
spondent secured an extension of time
in which to collect her fine, the govern
ment official did not propose to tarry and
before he left town the tax account had
been settled
Miss Rose Carminati, former en-.
ploye Of the f. d. Ladd Co., who is at.
tending a training school for nurses in
New Britain, Conn.,, is at the home Of
her sister, Mrs Joseph Comold Of Boyn.
ton street, having been called here by
the serious illness Of her little nephew,
Joseph Comolli, IT, The condition of
the boy, who developed bad case Of
blood poisoning as the result Of slight
injury on his heel, is improving slowly.
At the meeting Of Cobble Hill grange
held last night, in addition to the regu.
lar business, il was found necessary to
elect a master and oyerseer to finish the
unexpired terms caused by two young
men entering the military service Mrs
d. G. Roben was elected master and j. X.
Thurston overseer. Elya Bradbury was
elected pianist These officers will BE-
installed Sept g. The program was az
F4TI ~ he
scope entertainment by Mr. and Mrs a.
L. Smith; song by the grange, AT the
close of the meeting a short reception
was held for William L. Nelson, who
leaves for military camp next week.
Much needed improvements on North
Main street, from Wiley street bridge to
the city line near Emsie's greenhouse,
are in prospect, as the street department
has gone SO far as TO unload dozens Of
barrels Of taryia Crushed stone hiss
been piled along the highway and II is
the purpose OF the department to seal
the numerous holes which traffic has
worn through the surface of the road.
Most of the state money, which the city
receives by appropriating dollar for
every dollar given by the state, is to be
used on the road, and if there is a bal.
anee when the highway is restored to
something like its former condition,
there is possibility that Washington
street may be repaired
Thus far the poll taxes of some 25
Barre soldiers, whose relatives paid the
assessments under protest, have been re-
bated as the result OF the stand taken by
the board Of civil authority last Thurs.
day evening, when all soldiers and sailors
were automatically exempted from pay
ing poll taxes THE aggregate of rebates
does not begin to approach the total
number of soldiers and sailors who will
benefit by the action of the board, as
there are many poll taxes Of this kind
to be abated The city clerk has been
vested with authority to abate the poll
tax against the name of every soldier
noted on the books, but in some instances
undoubtedly there are taxpayers in the
service whose status as soldiers may not
be known to the clerk.
! Garment workers union, No 260, init.
! lated 80 new members at their regular
meeting last evening. Mrs. Walker was
elected president unanimously, and Miss
Gertrude Mccarthy vice-president. Miss
Mary Matthews was elected conductor
This gives this new and promising or.
ganization nearly 100 per cent mem.
I bership. Plenty Of government orders
are in sight and prospects for the future
are bright The meeting was addressed
/ by District Organizer Ironside Of the
American Federation of Labor. 1t is ex.
pected that President Ricket of the Unit.
ed Garment Workers Of America win be
in attendance at the next meeting Over