The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-26
Talk or THE TOWN

turned from visit in Boston and vicin-
1 ity.
Dance at Woodbury. pond every Friday
night. An ideal spot and good time
adv.
The Frank McWhorter Co. is closing
out some ehildren's wash suits at one
half price.
Miss Margaret Wark Of Hardwick is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Manning,
for a few days.
A son was born Saturday evening at
the City hospital to Mr.. and Mrs, Leon
Snow of Averil street.
Word has been received in Barre by
| Mrs. Fred Haskell of the safe arrival
overseas of her son, Perley Haskell.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas II. Cave, jr., of
| Wellington street, returned home Satur-
day evening from Old Orchard beach, Me.
Mrs. Joseph Wark of Hardwiek is
spending few days at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Haskell of North Main
street.
Reginald tombstone, who has been Wis
iting in the city during the past few
days, returned to his home in Boston
Saturday.
Mrs. Mamie Mainland Of Alberta, B. G.,
is making a visit of several weeks at
the home Of Mr., and Mrs. Amos Hall of
the east hill.
Mrs. L. w. Skillings and daughter,
Margaret, of Auburndale, Mass, are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Skillings of
| Washington street.
Mrs. Frank Stilson, who was called
hereb Y the death of her grandfather,
| G. s. Larkin, left this morning for her
home in Schenectady, N. Y,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Whitney of Chel-
sea are making a visit Of few days at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H.
Hodgdon of Highland avenue.
Mr. and Mrs Forrest Chaples and fam
| lily of Beckley street left this forenoon
for Springfield, Mass, where they expect
TO make a visit of several days
| Miss Gertrude L. Dale of Lewis street
has resumed her duties as assistant night
operator at the New England Tel. & Tel
Co., after a two weeks vacation
Mrs. William Alexander and son of
Graniteville, who have been visiting dur
ing the past two weeks in Springfield and
Roxbury Mass, returned to the city last
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John oLeary Of Eastern
avenue returned to the city this fore
noon from an extended automobile tour
of the state of Massachusetts, during the
past few days.
An adjourned meeting of the board Of
civil authority for the abatement Of
taxes will be held In the city court room
Aug 27 at p. m. This viii be the last
meeting of the board this year.
| Accompanied by Deaconesses Porter
and Church, several of the junior camp
fire girls of the North Barre mission on
Berlin street left the city this forenoon
for Woodbury. pond, where they are to
spend week camping.
Week end guests at the home Of Mrs
| s. l. Dale were Mrs. Harry Rossipi and
three children, Horace, Elizabeth and
Maud, of Glen Ridge, n. ]. Mrs. Ros-
sipi will be we'll remembered here as Miss
Winona Miller of Montpelier.
Eugene Magnus of Waterbury, who
has been spending the past few days in
the city, returned TO his home this fore
noon. Mrs Magnus is making visit Of
few days at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Nichols Of Washington street.
Miss Myra Bagley of Rutland, former
" teacher in Spaulding high school and
now teaching in the high school at Green
field, Mass, was a visitor in the city yes.
terday, coming here with her parents
| from Rutland, where she has been spend
ing the summer vacation.
The men of the Baraca class and OF
the Baptist church are planning an out
ing for Wednesday evening Of this week,
going by automobile to Wiliamstown
gulf, where refreshments are to be served.
The party will leave the church about
| $3.50 o'clock and will probably return to
the city by $3.50 or o'clock.
The hospital ladies aid conducted most
successfully sale of flowers last Satur-
day. Many Barre gardens were stripped
OF their blossoms, which were made into
attractive bouquets and sold by young
girls, Very nearly 800 was added to
the fund which is used in keeping up the
hospital supplies The ladies wish to
thank all who helped in any way.
| Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scott OF Liberty
street, the former Of whom has been en-
gagged as cashier at the Central Vermont
| freight Office during the past few years,
left the city this forenoon for st. Adams,
where they are to take up their residence.
| Mr. Scott has been transferred to the st,
Adams freight house and expects to com
mence his new duties at once
| Miss Elizabeth Stephen of Maple ave-
nue. left the city this forenoon for Brat
/ tleboro, where she expects to enroll at
the Melrose hospital for a nurses's course
in training as a member of the student
nurses reserve force for overseas duty
Miss Stephen, who is a 1916 graduate Of
Spaulding high school, was engaged as an
assistant at the Office of DR.. Wark in the
Morse building for several months prior
| to the enlistment Of Dr. Wark in the
U. S. medical corps.
A Pierce-Arrow truck headed for Barre
went through bridge near East Hard
wick a few days ago the rear end strik-
ing the river bed II feet down. The
truck was loaded with Ford tractor,
engine, pillow, harrow and other necessary
| implements for demonstration purposes,
the whole weighing 10000 pounds. The
| load was heavier than allowed and Con-
necticut company in charge of the truck
is being held for payment of the dam.
ages. The truck was little damaged and
the tractor also escaped, but some of the
smaller pieces on the load were damaged
somewhat.
Writing from an English military hos
pital, Arthur McPhee tells of the illness
Of his third son, former Barre young
man, soldier in the British army. He
says: Il am here attending a son Of mine
who was invalided home from France.
He was in the fighting at the Somme
two years ago and was slightly wounded
then but returned again to France over
Is months ago, His health broke down
about two months ago and after being in