The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-25
TALK OF THE TOWN


II A. NJ Broggi returned last night afte
III passing several days in Morrisyile %
II business.
II John r. Corcoran Of the postoflce fore
H is passing n few days in Brattleboro Of
H business.
\ Special eight.reel feature. "Unde
H Handicap" featuring Harold Lockwood
at the Bijou tomorrow. adv.
Miss Nettic Lawless of North Mali
street is passing several days in New
York and Boston on business.
A special meeting of Bright Star Re
bekah lodge, No. Is, Tuesday evening
March 20 at s o'clock. Work.
For the latest styles and designs il
millinery and at low prices, call and see
my stock. Mrs. Mariani, a. Warren st
Fred j. Baird, who is taking a vacation
from his duties as plumber, went to his
home in lrasville this morning To tap his
sugar place.
Beattie & Duncan wish to announce
their millinery opening, to begin next
Wednesday, and to continue until sat
urday. Ladies are cordially invited
adv.
Our attention. has just been called to
the fact that the Eureka Vacuum Flee.
trio Cleaner which the Montpelier &
Barre Light & Power Co. are offering
on free trial, is the vacuum cleaner that
won the Grand Prize, the Highest Award
given at the Panama Pacific lnterna-
tional This was in competition with Is
internationally known vacuum cleaner.
adv
Granite Cutters International Assoeia
ton of America; Regular meeting OF
the Barre branch of the q. c. |, A. Of A.,
will be held in Clan Gordon hall on Mon
day evening, March %, at o'clock
Una ruinione regolare dell unione degli
scalpelini (braneh di Barre avra' lougo
nella sala di Clan Gordon, on Monday
evening March p, at o'clock. j. d..
Win, secretary.
The Barre Womans club will meet in
Rowland hall Tuesday afternoon at 2:45
o'clock, The meeting will be in charge
of the board of directors, who have ar
ranged an especially attractive program.
This will consist of short talk on
France" by Mrs. Fred Blanchard of
Montpelier; piano solo by Mrs. Dean
Perry and a vocal solo by Mrs Bellows
OF East Barre, A large attendance is de
sired
Interest in the fortunes of the British,
French and American armies on the west
ern front reached its climax locally yes
terday and to. day. and not since the
sinking of the Lusitania has SO much ex
citement prevailed All day yesterday
and again last night The Times office
was bombarded with inquiries concerning
the progress of the German offensive.
Again to-day The Times bulletin service /
was the cynosure for many eyes, On
every corner little groups of people ad |
dressed themselves TO the solemn and |
SOLDERING subject. and the war was on
everyone's lips.
The body Of Chester Earl Magoon, son |
OF Dr. and Mrs, c. Fl. Magoon, who, died /
Thursday in the naval hospital at Ports
mouth, Va, arrived in Barre this morn
ing, As hours later than expected, and
the funeral will be held tomorrow
Tuesday, afternoon at the Congrega
tional church at . o'clock. II will be
funeral, and all naval and mill
tary men are invited to attend. Repre-
from the naval recruiting sta
ton in Burlington are expected to attend,
Rev J. b. Reardon viii officiate. 1t had
been planned TO hold the funeral Sunday
afternoon, but the non-arrival of the
body caused postponement, the an
of the change having been
made in the churches yesterday morning,
Instead OF foregathering at city hall
Tuesday evening this week, the alder
manic board win ring change on the
usual order by meeting this evening for
It's regular weekly session. Routine bust
ness IL in prospect. as the mayor has
completed his appointments, and while
he busy season OF the board is at hand.
very little has been done in the way of {
mapping out program OF Improvements .
iuch as the aldermen customarily launch
It this season. Tomorrow night mem
,ers of the council, including the mayor.
will Journey to Montpelier to be present !
It the special meeting called to ascertain
whether the voters of the capital are l
eady TO ratify the proposed new fran |
hse for the traction company. Barre |
-oters are to decide the same question
evening. .
The plan to establish a public deer v
lark in Barre is Undertaking. by easy c
tages, and people who interested them y
elves early in the project have by no t
means abandoned hope that something f
angible may grow out of the street agi- c
alton started when doe that is about "
aptured in the streets of Barre three Ii
weeks ago. There is a possibility that g
meeting of those interested will be s
allied later in the week, at which time a
t is expected that definite arrangements t
or establishing a park will be made. If Il
nyone has suggestion germane to the ii
ubject it may be reported to w. G e
reynolds. \ site for the park has been
Gered and the prospect of securing two
r three additional deer is considered
right.
Clothing for the relief of INDECENT PEG.
lie in Belgium and northern France was ~
,ceivcd in considerable quantities ~
trough the week end at the central de- in
OF in the old town house To-day teams M
ere abroad for the purpose of gathering
onations that could not be delivered st
'adily. Although Barres quota in the ma
resent drive is $500 pounds of cloth au
g, it appears that the aggregate in =
and does not exceed $500 pounds 10
here is little doubt that the requisit az
mount could be shipped from Barre if -
le public realized the gravity of the n
tuation. and it should be remembered NJ
vat the opportunity for giving is not -
lst, as the receiving station will be -
zen tonight, and donations of clothing d,
IN be received q : cheerfully then a. at an
" time since the roundup began. ST.
A roomful of books at the Aldrich
lrary testifies TO the response which ba
are people made to the appeal for ca
aiding matter to be shipped To our sail