The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-02
TALK OF THE TOWN
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| James Sullivan returned to his hom
IN RoXbury this morning, after visiting
friends in the city.
Miss Ethel Warden, who has been at
| tending a business college in Albany, n
u, has returned TO the city,
Mrs. Susan Parks of Plainfield is Wis
| itmg for a few days at the home of he
son, Harry 5. Parks, of King street.
Have you done your duty to Uncl
| Samy Ii not don't delay, but do II nov
by subscribing for a Liberty bond at thu
Quarry Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Mrs. Gustave L. Berg and Miss Adeha
Thompson, who were recently graduated
from the training school for nurses AT
the City hospital, left to-day for Bos-
ton, where they have employment
in their profession
Sale at auction of household furniture
at the c. II. Coriss farm, one mile from
Williamstown village, will be continued
Friday afternoon at o'clock at which
time all of the best household furniture
will be disposed of. d. A. Perry, auction
eeT.
There will be meeting of the Board
Of Trade war chest committee this even
ing at 1880 o'clock. Ten representative
men of the city have been named as
committee members, and they are devot.
ing considerable time to some of the pre-
liminary details OF the canvass that is to
be made when the chest begins 10 fill
Spanish American war veterans of
Washington county do not expect to
hold an elaborate mid May celebration
this year, although it is probable that
the entertainment committee will ar
range for some kind of an outing to
commemorate the mustering-in of the
LIST Vermont regiment back in 1898 The
anniversary falls on May To-
Manager Young Of the Spauldng high
school baseball team has started nego-
tiations with the management OF the
Peoples academy baseball nine at Nor
risyille for a game at that place Satur-
day afternoon The high school schedule
viii not open until next Friday after
noon, when they are TO line up against
Montpelier seminary at the Lincoln cam
pus.
The Barre park commission has deeid
ed not to purchase a new fountain for
City square this year, although plans for
new one were practically completed at
the close OF last season. Instead, the |
present fountain will be much in eyi. |
dence, as in the past, and an effort will |
be made TO repair the centerpieee, which |
is rapidly outgrowing its usefulness The
granite bowl is in excellent shape.
A former Goddard seminary baseball |
player will appear in the Boston navy
yard line up in the clash with Camp Dew
ems baseball team at Boston Sunday |
afternoon, when the two teams are SEIZED
aled TO meet. Lawton Witt, who played
under the Philadelphia Athletics stand
ards last season, will play shortstop for
he navy yard team, he being at present
stationed al that place as one Of the
laval reserves.
The following Barre young men went ,
% Montpelier this afternoon to report to
he county local board Faust Bignamio, .
a. Nelson Brown, Louis Jacques, John
3ottaro, Giovanni Brunelli and William
}. Cummings of Barre Town. Donate
loletti of this city will report from
Sorthfeld, where he has been visiting
or a few days The men leave to-mor
ow for Fort Slocum.
Yesterday afternoon when heavily .
aden auto truck numbered by the Day
ight store, one OF the fore wheels struck .
granite chip on the paving with rather I
disastrous results for an outdoor show
ase in front of the store. The wheel a
ent the chip flying in the direction of
he showcase, glass panel Of which was
unctured. A thickness of quarter inch Il
a the plate glass Of the case did not re. {
ell the stone.
A. r. Buzzell, the Pearl street hotel u
ian, has enrolled as regular subscrb y
r to Stars and Stripes, the official or y
An Of the American expeditionarv forces 4
! France, Undoubtedly he il the first "a
ARE man TO subscribe, although copies y
the trench journal have been received y
ere from time to time. Stars and Stripes g
an eight page paper, intelligently IL ~
strated, and carrying, besides numer =
Is news articles, a sporting page and
irious other features In lighter vein. b
ne of the most notable contributions is W
he column known as ''Fhe Listening *
ost,' which is edited by Franklin p. "
dams a former conductor of well az
1own columns in New York and Chi Z,
go newspapers. "
Fred leonard South Barre farmer, -
ID occasion 10 test his Workmanship ~
lis morning while on his way to- the y
ty with a load of milk. In the south ~
ID, thil dropped by the horses side, II
id that mishap was the signal for a %
urt which did not end until the outfit 80
d reached Depot square. Although
c milk wagon rocked like boat on
e high seass and threatened to cap
ie every time the horse climbed a sec.
N of curling, the driver pluckily held /
his seat and retained a firm grip on J
e reins. As the team neared Depot
uare after challenging the right of :
v with all manner of wheeled veh-
5 on Main street, the horse became /
nded, and the task of bringing it to
slow down was lightened considerably.
e wagon was not badly damaged.
The program for the service flag dedi-
ion in which Barre Eagles, members
Aerie No. ,573, are to participate hav-
, been completed, it is announced that
exercises will take place in Clan |:
,rdon hall Sunday afternoon at
lock Wives of the Eagles and other
,sts are TO be present, and the prin-
al speaker is 10 be Mayor +. w
tchell of Montpelier. There will be
er addresses and an orchestra has
N engaged to furnish music. Through
the United States more than 100000
giles will be unwilling service flags at
same hour. The serie has purchased
arge American flag, which will hang
in its lodge rooms, and in
ition a service flag, carrying Is stars,
been obtained Thus far fifteen of
Eagles who enlisted from the Barre
e are with the colors in France.