The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
TALK OF THE TOWN
Fun line Of fur coats at Abbott's.

Fulk line OF FUR coats at Abbotts
Tomorrow is bag day. Be sure that
filled bag is on the steps before 8 o'clock.
Fred Hortter of Boston, federal car
accountant, was visitor in the city yes
terday and to-day.
Harold c. Wells returned to his home
in st. Johnsbury yesterday, after passing
a few days in the city.
The property of the cobble hill cream
cry will be sold at public auction at the
creamery building on Thursday, Oct. 81,
at 2 o'clock.-adv
Charles Faulkner of Barre in, stead of
George Faulkner, as stated in yesterdays
Times, left Tuesday for Fort Slocum, N.
\, where he has been assigned for serv-
ice, Faulkner is an American citizen and
not a British subject, as stated yester-
day.
Arthur j. Young, who died of pneu-
monia at an emergency hospital in Bur
lington Monday night, was born in Barre
~ years ago but had lived in Burlington
ever since he was a child. He was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Phildom Young, the
former of whom is living but whose ad-
dress is unknown. The deceased also
leaves his wife and three small children,
two brothers and two sisters.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Herbert G. Phillips
OF Milford, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
j. Adams Of Woodstock, Ray NJ. Adams,
Mrs. A, M. Adams OF Randolph, S. S.
Maxwell of Montreal, p O., H. P. Hooper
of Springfield, Mass, s, NJ Long Of At
lantic City, N. j., N. M. Batchelder of
Pittsfield, n H., f. l.. Parker and S. c.
Rich of Caremont, m H., w. T. Lowell
Of Burlington, Robert Henry Of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, Allen B. Ashley OF Milton,
Mr.. and Mrs B. Il. Daley of Burlington,
Otis D. Bond of Boston, II. p. Oliver of
st. Johnsbury.
Current periodicals are carrying deal
Of Barre granite advertising as part of
the national advertising campaign which
the Barre Quarters 4 Manufacturers as
ISOLATION is continuing this year. Among
the monthly magazines, the November is
sue Of Worlds Work contains most at
| tractive page advertisement in which one
| Of the more notable Of soldiers private
memorials is reproduced. This week
Saturday Evening Post is to carry the
second of series of page advertisements
which are 10 appear in that weekly
throughout the fall winter and spring.
Private Wilton G. Smith, who was re.
ported seriously wounded in France July
| 20, and who later returned to America
for treatment in a military hospital, ex-
poets TO come home to Barre in the
Thanksgiving season, according to let
ter received from him by his foster par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. Charles II. Kenerson
Of Church street Private Smith is a pa
tient in the general military hospital at
Colonia, n. j., where many American
boys who saw fighting in France are be-
| ing nursed back to health. The young
mans letter does not 90 into details as
to the nature OF his wounds, but he lets
it be known that he was badly injured by
glmshot wound in the right thigh.
Private Smith enlisted in South Dakota
National Guard regiment.
Due measurably to the ever increasing
cost of food, fuel and clothing and in
part to the epidemic, the city charity de.
partment is facing serious problem in
the maintenance of dependent families.
Figures are not at hand, but the alder.
manic charity committee is convinced
that the monthly appropriation for the
charity department must be very mate
rally increased as the result of the loss
of many bread winners in the influenza
epidemic. Within fortnight is fam
lies have been added to the list Of per
sons either wholly or partially depend
ent upon the city. A home for several
children orphaned by the epidemic has
been established at the city farm, and
different arrangements have been made
for Others left dependent Within a few
years the expenses OF the charity depart
ment, although capably administered,
have more than doubled.