The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bessie Barriscale in wooden Shoes"
and 1.-THE Bulls Eye" Bijou to-day.--ad.
Richard Bizzozzero and leopold Ger
betti, who are employed in Springfield
machine shop. are passing the week end
in town.
Learn to use wheatless recipes by at.
tending the public demonstration at
Spaulding assembly hall next Tuesday
afternoon.
Lieut.. Col A. G. McGue of Washing.
ton, d. c., who Is stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen, was visitor in the city
yesterday
Mrs. George Cormack Of Hill street
left to-day for Quincy, Mass, there to
join her husband and son, who left Barre
fortnight ago.
Don't fail to buy your war savings
stamps at the Quarry Savings Bank &
Trust Co. The sooner you purchase them
the less it will cost.
Sergt. Robert Knox, who Is stationed
at Camp Deyens, is passing brief fur
Tough at his home in Barre, having ar
rived in the city last night.
Miss Elizabeth Carson, who recently
went to Montreal, p. O., to reside, is
passing the week end as the guest Of
Miss Ruth Parker of Spaulding street.
Paul Scampini returned to his work
in New Haven, Conn, last night, after
passing few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Angelo Scampini, Of Berlin
street
Miss B, A. Mclaughlin, who has been
passing few days with her sister Mrs.
John 0'Leary Of Eastern avenue, re-
turned to-day to her home in Winchen
don, Mass.
Raymond H. Eastman, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Eastman of Eastern avenue,
a graduate of the naval radio school at
Harvard college, took final examinations
Tuesday and was one of those given first
choice Of battleships He chose the bat
tleship Nebraska, now at Norfolk, Va, a
new vessel and one Of the best in the
fleet, on which he will be one Of four
wireless operators. Mr.. Eastman left
Boston to-day for Norfolk to report at
once.
Supt, Alex. Hanton of the city ceme-
teries, who recently returned from Man
chester, n. H., where he attended the an.
nual convention Of the New England
superintendent association, received
word yesterday of a serious accident
which occurred while Supt. Horace Derry
and Mrs. Derry Of Everett, Mass, were
leaving by automobile for their home. In
some manner the car turned turtle and
both occupants were injured. Mr.. Derry
will recover, but his wife is believed TO
have been fatally injured. Mr.. and Mrs
Derry, having been occasional visitors
in the city, have many acquaintance in
Barre.
Former Gov. John T. Rich of Michigan
and Mrs Rich, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. John A, Robinson, also of Michigan,
who are guests Of DR.. and Mrs. w b.
Mayo in Mortified, were visitors in the
city recently. Ex-Governor Rich is a
native Vermonter as is the present Michi.
gan executive, Governor Sleeper. Mr..
Rich was born In Shoreham, and Govern
or Sleeper is a native of Orange county.
Miss Cecilia H. Corrigan has been as
signed by Director Brsdlee of the Yer
mont extension service to give the wheat
less recipe demonstration TO the women
OF Barre at the Spsulding assembly hall
With men and women engaged in four
phases Of war work, the Church street
school building, which has been dedi.
Gated to patriotic uses until the end of
the war. resembled a hive Of industry
last evening. On the ground floor mem
bers of the local Red Cross branch, as
sisted by some of the tiremen, were pack
ing the socks, sweaters, helmets and
nittens assembled in June. They are
TO be shipped at once. In one of the
second story apartments, a large num-
Der Of young women, forming one sec
| ton of the surgical dressing unit, put
in two hours. Two classes in this unit
meet on different evenings during the
week Downstairs pledges for the war
chest were being paid, and canvassers
in the war stamp campaign were re-
porting their returns. In the same room,
too. is the home service department.
Advertising plans for the Barre Quar-
riers and Manufacturers association,
which launched its national campaign
two years ago, have been placed on a
twelve month basis, as the result Of a
recent conference between representa-
tive quarters and manufacturers and
members of the advertising agency,
which handles the Barre granite con
tracts. The bulk Of the advertising will
appear after Sept. /. 1t Is interesting
to note that there will be six page sd.
yertisements in the Saturday Evening
Post, and among other periodicals Of ma
ton wide circulation that are TO be used
are the Country Gentleman, the Century,
Harper's, the National Geographic, Re
view of Reviews, Scribners, Worlds
Work, and the Atlantic Monthly, This
selection has been made because all Of
the magazines are leaders in their re-
spective fields