The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-26
HARDWICK

There are quite few new cases Of
Spanish influenza reported within the
past few days, quite number of high
school students being victims. Mrs How
ard Taylor died Sunday night from the
disease at her home at the west end, and
there are three cases of pneumonia. 1t Is
probable that school win not open until
the week after Thanksgiving, if then.
John r. Stewart has begun work in
the postofiiee. Mr., Stewart is well quali-
fed for this work, having been a rail-
way mail clerk for the past five years.
Miss Mildred Taylor is home from Bos-
ton for the holiday. She win return Sat
urday.
viii Harrington of Bristol, Conn, has
sold his house here on Wolcott street to
Frank Hall and wife, former residents
here, but for the past year living in
Brandon.
Ray Powers is home from his work for
the Dupont Powder company at Chester,
Pa, for visit 10 his parents, II. w.
Powers and wife.
Bert Smith was an over-Sunday Wis.
itor in st. Johnsbury,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Norcross received
a telegram Monday morning, announcing
the death Of their grandson, Edgar Nor
cross, which occurred in France Oct. of
pneumonia, having reached the other side
only short time before. Edgar was well
and fayorably known here, and his par
ents and relatives have the deepest SYM
no fht- nf oil in THAR sarroU
w. z. Worthen has moved from the
Way house on Church street into the
Dean house on West Church street.
Mrs. Lois w. Mack left Monday night
for Wilmington, Del, where she will
spend the winter with her son, Ned Mack,
and family, and her daughter, Miss Abby
Mack.
William Robb met with a painful, but
not serious, accident last Friday while
working on the section. The gang Of men
were unloading rails, and one dropped
onto his foot. He has been limping quite
notieeably as q result.
Foster Hoyey and family of Morris
vile were Saturday and Sunday guests
of Mrs. Lydia johnson.
Mrs. Hattie Shipman was in Greens
boro Bend Tuesday to inspect the A. L.
Burnside Relief corps.
The village fire wardens have been do
ing their semi.annual inspecting the past
week and also looking after leaky fau
Gets, etc
J. Leo johnson was recent business
visitor in Boston.
Mrs. Wade Benjamin and son, Waldo
Bemis, were in Plainfield last Saturday
evening, where they furnished music for
a masquerade in the evening.
Miss Burt, one Of the academy faculty,
is at her home in Easthampton, Mass,
for the Thanksgiving vacation
The annual rummage sale for the bene
fit of the Hardwiek hospital, held at the
vacant store rooms in the Marshall brick
block last week Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, with an auction the last even
ing, was a great success, the total sum
realized being about S225. This is quite
remarkable, considering the large amount
of clothing given in this place to two
Belgian relief drives, the amount of arti-
Giles contributed being large.
A small Ford truck, bearing the mum
Der 6784, crashed into the electric light
pole on the corner by the Memorial
building Monday afternoon, smashing the
radiator, one light, bending the axle and
otherwise damaging the car and knocking
the mail box off the pole. The steering
gear broke just as the driver planned to
make the turn and, not having any con
troll over the car, the collision was UNI
avoidable
The boy scouts are fitting up an ath-
letic room at their headquarters and
have quite a lot of apparatus ready to
INSTALL This will make good place for
the boys these long winter evenings and
provide them with good exercise also.