The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

mrs: Helen Glidden of Brooklyn street
left the city this forenoon for Buffalo.
N. T., where she expects to make visit
of several weeks.
why don't you plan to board this win
Yer You know the conditions of coal and
ioou ana we can spare a few rooms at
special rates. Better make your plans
now Hotel Barre, J. v. Rowen, man
ager.
Mrs. Hattie f. Dix has received card
announcing the arrival Of her son, pri.
yate Allen G. Dix, of the engineers, in
France Private DiNswa member of
recent contingent sent to Camp Devens.
message has been received in Barre
stating that John Rosso, a barber, who
went to Camp Devens in the May quota,
has arrived safely in Italy. A few days
ago 1t was announced that American
soldiers had reached Italy.
During the month Of August, our store
IN the Wood block will be closed every
afternoon, although it viii be open as
usual Monday and Saturday evenings.
For all wants, telephone the greenhouse,
l99-W. Emslie & Co florists.
Frank Cooley Of Beckley street left
the city this forenoon for Burlington.
where he has been ordered to report for
duty as a seaman in the navy, having
successfully passed the entrance exami-
nations at the Burlington recruiting sta
tion last week.
Miss Pitkin, district nurse, Is taking a
much needed rest OF two weeks, begin
ming Aug. |. The committee Of the civic
department of the Woman's club has Sc
cured the services of Mrs Katharine Bic.
Donald. Any of the doctors or citizens
knowing OF any patients needing the
services of the district nurse can tele-
phone Mrs. w. 7, Shepard or Mrs. w.
H. Richardson. Mrs. McDonald's address
is 70 Washington street. Telephone
ISL.
Moving picture fans will have to turn
their minds, as we'll as their footsteps,
to other channels of Amusement during
the first two weeks in August, as the
result OF both moving picture theatres
being closed for that period of time. Be
ginning next Monday, the Park theatre
will be closed for two weeks, during
which time, Manager Eames expects to
put the theatre through extensive re.
pairs, while Manager Mariana Of the BIZ
jou theatre is moving his picture fur
nishings to the Pavilion theatre on Pearl
street, which he has leased. Both houses
will be opened August.H.
Peter Fraser, who has been spending
the past few weeks at the home of his
street since his return to the city from
New Haven, Conn, where he has been
employed during the past two years in
munition plant, received word yester-
day to report for duty at the Pelham
Bay, l.. l., naval training station next
Monday. Mr.. Fraser enlisted in the ma.
val branch Of the service at New Haven
several weeks ago, and since that time
has been awaiting the call TO report for
duty, He expects to leave the city Sat
urday forenoon for the training station
Friends in the city of Blossom ossola,
formerly of this city, will be interested
to learn of his recent enlistment in the
II. S. navy Mr. Ossola, who is the son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph d, Ossola, former
residents of Barre, and who was a gradu.
ate from Spaulding in the 1917 class, has
been assigned to the ordnance depart
ment as checker, and expects to leave
for Chicago, where he has been ordered
to report for duty within a few days.
Mr. Ossola has been employed during
several months in the Office Of the Curtis
Book Publishing company in Buffalo, N.
r., although for long period Of time
he was employed as clerk in the office
of the Grand Trunk railroad in Chicago.
S. D. Sibley, who farms a considerable
plot on the Wiley street extension, has
raised some oats which for height and
development probably defy comparison
anywhere in this vicinage. The stalks
measure, in some instances, six feet, 10
inches, and the shocks alone are Is inches
In length. Specimens may be seen in
The Times Office window, but to get the
full effect one must be in the field where
the oats are growing. One could guess
that the grain resembles more closely
small grove Of birehes so far as height is
concerned Mr.. Sibley states that the
seed for his banner oat Geld was pur-
chased of the county agricultural agent
and the county farmers cooperative
buying association.
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