The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-30
Talk OF THE TOWN

spartanburg, S. G., where her husband is
stationed.
ALI stores, members of the Barre Retail
Merchants association, will be closed all
day Monday, Labor day.
The September Victor records are now
here and will 20 on sale Saturday, Aug.
81 Bailey's Music Rooms
Mr., and Mrs Charles Crane of Cabot
and Mrs. Matt Q. Stone Of Springfield
Mass, are guests at the home Of r. d.
Laid.
Miss Lena Ross Of Fitehburg Mass, IL
making stay Of several weeks with her
sister Mrs. James Stewart of Seminary
street,
William Roark Of Fest Barre returned
to the city last evening from Springfield
Mass, where he has been making q visit
the past few weeks,
Mr., and Mrs. John Comolh and Miss
Olga Ambrosini left this morning on an
automobile trip to Old Orchard beach,
Me-, where they will spend few days,
Mr., and Mrs. ). Fl. Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs, Floyd Smith and daughter from
Nicholville, N. ", were visitors yesterday
at the home Of Grace Cutler Of Jefferson
street.
James V. Stevens Of Madison avenue
returned to the city last evening from
Charlestown, N, H., where he has been
spending the past few days visiting
friends.
Miss Agnes Coulen left last night for
Providence, r. l., where she will make q
brief visit with relatives. On her return
she viii enter the Barre City hospital
for training,
Miss Hazel Partridge of Worcester,
Mass, formerly teacher on the Spauld
ing high school faculty, arrived In the
city yesterday to spend short time at
the home Of Mrs. Harold Cutler Of Park
street
The remains Of Mrs. Hannah J. Russell
were buried beside the bodies Of her hus
band and three children at Thomaston,
Me-, instead of beside the body of her
brother In law, as stated In Mondays pa
per.
A sermon appropriate for Labor Sun
day will be preached in the First Presby.
terrain church Sunday morning at 1880,
! The subject will be, Labor and the War
Aims" Seats free. Everybody welcome.
adv.
Private John Tomasi, who has been
spending a leave Of absence Of the past
four days at the home OF his parents on
I Merchant street, returned this forenoon
to Aver, Mass, where he is stationed at
Camp Deyens.
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening memorial service viii be held
in memory Of Corporal Arthur G. Beattis,
Private Robert W. Webster and Private
George r. Mackenzie, all Of whom made
the supreme sacrifice at the Marne--ady.
| s. L. Watkins, who is assistant paying
teller in the Canadian Bank Of Commerce
/ in Montreal, is spending few days at
the home Of his mother, Mrs. Mary l.,
Watkins of Summer street, having come
with the purpose Of registering in the
new draft.
! A pleasant feature of the Labor day
celebration in Barre win be the dance
which Is to be held in Rowland hall Mon.
day evening beginning at o'clock. Mu
sic will be furnished by the Barre City
union band and a good time Is assured,
1 Miss Helen Boyoe Of Jefferson street,
who recently completed her duties as
cashier at the Red Cross Pharmacy, com
meneed her new duties at the DR., Jarvis
Office in the Rowland building this week.
/ Her position at the Red Cross Pharmacy
has been taken by Miss Annie Mccarthy
( of Summer street
| Mr. and Mrs, Harry d, Graves and son
returned yesterday afternoon from q mo.
tor trip to his former home in Fitchburg,
Mass, into Maine and then to Barre by
/ way of the White mountains, week be.
/ ing taken for the trip. They were &C.
companied TO Barre by Mr.. Graves par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Graves, and his
| brother, Walter Graves, Of Fitchhurg,
who viii visit in Barre for time.
! Peter Alexander arrived In the city
this forenoon from Cambridge Mass,
where he is enrolled at the naval radio
school at Harvard university, to spend a
/ fuirlough Of few days at the home Of
/ his mother, Mrs Margaret NJ Alexander
Of West Patterson street. Prior TO his
enlistment in the navy several weeks ago,
/ Mr.. Alexander was employed at the Cen
trail Vermont railroad station as baggage
master.
An open air concert by the Montpelier
Military band at the Pavilion hotel and
dance afterwards at the armory build
! ing were the means of attracting an ex-
ceptionally large number Of Barre people
to the Capital city last evening, About
40 couples attended the dance given at
the arnory, the music being furnished by
/ Chatfeld's orchestra. A special car over
the electric road accommodated the Barre
people after the dance.
Miss Katherine Jordan of Foss street
has gone to Donora, Pa, where she has
secured q position as head Of the depart.
ment Of modern languages in the Donora
high school Miss Jordan is a graduate
Of Spaulding high school, class of 1912
and Of the University of Vermont, class
of 1918. This week she is to be one Of
the speakers at teachers convention to
be held in Donora. Her subject will be:
"The Correlation Of Latin with Other
High School Subjects"
After Sept. the home service section
Of the Barre Red Cross will occupy room
in the jackson block Office hours will
be az formerly, from 7 to Tuesday and
Saturday evenings There will always
be someone there at those times TO give
information to the families of men in
the service concerning allotments, allow
ances and war risk insurance. The own.
ers of the Jackson block have donated
the use Of the room to this department
of the Red Cross. If anyone has file
with lock and key which he would be
willing to lend the Red Cross please mo-
tify Miss Evelyn Phelps
Alexander Ironside, president of the
Barre Central Labor union, received def
mite word yesterday afternoon from Capt,
H M Halls, commanding the U. S, me
chanics now under training at the Uni
versity of Vermont, that 100 men will