The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-07
TALK OF THE TOWN


Presbyterian church Sunday evening at I
o'clock.
Mrs. Arthur Labreeque Of West Dan
vile is visiting in the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. William Halvosa of Mount street.
Mrs. M. A. Wiley, who has been with
the family of w. H, Messer since Thanks
giving, returned yesterday to her home
in Franklin, N. Fl.
A meeting of the Glenugie club will
be held in Clan Gordon hall Monday
evening at o'clock, All members be
present. Per order president.
The Nature Study class Of the Barre
Womans club will meet on Monday
evening, Dee. 8, at 1880, with Miss
Blanche Tilden, North street.
Mrs. Flora Shayanaugh returned to-
day to Burlington, where she is EN-
ployed at the Fanny Allen hospital, after
a 10 days vacation with friends in Gran
iteyille.
The pastor Of the Baptist church will
speak on Sunday evening on the subject,
An Honorable Peace sermon relating
to the coming peace conference at Yer
sailles Patriotic music Everybody well
come.
| Saturday night l1ncheons are to be re.
sumed at the Vincitia club this winter
| The first luncheon and gettogether Of
the series will take place this evening,
the lunch to be served between $3.50 and
| 10 o'clock.
Douglas Wood of Nichols street, son
of Mrs. Lizzie NJ Wood, who il recover
ing from leg fracture which he suffered
month ago, was taken to the City hos
pital yesterday to undergo an operation
for appendicitis.
! Before the lecture Sunday night at the
H. of r. hall, where Evangelist +, >.
Hartwell speaks on "Ihe Origin Of Sin
and War;" set OF interesting hand
painted charts, illustrating symbols used
in prophecy, will be shown, 7;45 p. m
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Dodge of South
Main street left last night for Hartford,
Conn, to remain several months. They
have closed their house for the winter
and their daughter, Miss Vivian Dodge
a clerk in the union freight office, will
make her home with Mr., and Mrs. Ralph
| c. Turner
Private William Wood, lately Of the
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the home Of Mr. and Mrs Robert Patter-
son Of Long street Private Wood vol
unteered for service in the tank corps
when the 10th was divided into other
units and trained in England before the
armistiee negotiations were compile a.
Next Monday afternoon, Dec Q, h
Preston Jones, NJ d., is TO give his lee.
ture and demonstration on first aid to
1 the injured at Aldrich hall at 80 sharp
| This is a lecture OF interest, as we'll az
instruction, and merits large attend
ance DR. Jones comes TO Barre as field
representative Of the American Red Cross
and under the auspices of the Washing.
ton county chapter.
The home economic committee of the
! Womans club viii hold their first after
noon on Tuesday, Dec 10, at 2;45, in
the Rowland hall Miss Bertha NJ. Ter
rill, professor of home economies, Uni.
versity of Vermont, and state director Of
home economies for the u. S. food adj.
ministration, win speak on the subject
what Next, and Why, in Home Eco
Monies" Food sale after program.
The Ministers Monday club will hold
its postponed annual meeting in the
parlor Of the Unitarian church, Montpel-
Ter, on Monday at | p, m. Rev. w l.
Bioeourt of Waterbury will give an ad-
dress on some of his experiences over.
seas, He has Just returned from IL
months spent in England and France in
the work Of the Y. NJ. G. A. There being
no morning train from Waterbury, the
hour Of meeting is changed TO | p, m.
Yesterday rural mail carriers and 9th
ers whose duties sent them into the less
travelled byways and highways expert
eneed a foretaste of what the winter of
l9ls-I9 probably has in store for all who
venture outside the city limits. It was
a mixture Of wind and snow Of the biz.
zardette type, and while the mail men had
little difficulty in going the distance on
their routes, the trips, as described by
them upon their return, were uncomfort-
able to a degree. Not enough snow has
fallen to block the highways, but the
northwest wind was there with its old
time sting, say the carriers.
The condition of Prov. H. " Wheeloc,
of the Vergennes high school faculty i.
slightly improved, and his family are
entertaining hopes that he may fully
recover the use of his hands. Last week
Friday night Mr.. Wheelock was directing
a play given by the high school. While
preparing the scenery for the succeeding
scene, he got mixed with bottle of dis
solved phosphorus and got quantity OF
his hands and arms. His burns were deef
and fearful At the time grave fear,
were entertained that he might lose hi,
fright hand, as the flesh hung in shreds
Or. f. M. Rogers of Yergennes ATTENDED
him. Mr. Wheelock was at one time 1
principal in the Barre City schools
Rev. E. G. Lipsky, pastor OF the He'd
ding Methodist church, returned las
night from Boston, where he has beer
attending a conference of the Boston ares
Of Methodistchurehes relative to the grea,
Methodist Missionary society centenar,
plans. He reports most enthusiastic
conference, with splendid addresses ant
encouragements which give promise tina
the fund of S80,000,000 will be realized
The purpose of the centenary world pro
gram is to put on an efficiency basis al
the missionary work of the Methods
Episcopal church at home and abroad
Every Methodist church will hold 10
day financial drive, which is to consist o
publicity, prayer, education and finaneia
solicitation.
Subtracting Sundays and holidays les
than three weeks remain in which tn
war stamp pledges signed during TIL
drive last summer may be redeemed. A
the Barre postofffce city postmen ant
the rIlral earriers are radnnhlinr thni