The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Call 100. Cutters livery.
/ j. A. Greenwood of Chester is pass.
ing few days in the city on business.
Low prices on paints, varnishes etc, at
A. Y, Beckley's. Buy early, as they are
going fast
Newell Parker of st. Johnsbury is
passing few days at his home on
Spaulding street
Mrs. c. Bau of Greenfield, Mass, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Coda Doug,
lass Of fremont street.
The promotion which came to Ray
mond j. Arkley July was pharmacists
mate, second class, rather than physi-
clans mate.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. 7. Mower and Miss
Clara Purvee of Prospect street left this
J morning for Isle La Motto, where they
are to remain in camp for several weeks.
William Alexander, who has been pass.
ing a furlough in Barre and Graniteville,
returned last night to an Atlantic port
to rejoin his shipmates aboard the U. s.
S. Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Donaldson and
daughter, Ruth, who were in Webster.
vile last evening to attend the wedding
of their son, returned to-day to their
home in Highgate
Philip Neddo of Waverly, Mass, who
formerly conducted blacksmith shop in
this city, is renewing Barre acquaint.
anceships, having been called here by the
illness Of his daughter.
Mrs. A. 0. Werner, daughter, Miss
Hazel Werner, and son, Sheldon, who
came here to attend the Donalson.Scott
nuptials, are passing few days with
| relatives in Barre and Barre Town.
Morrisville Messenger: Prin. and Mrs.
L. c. Hunt have vacated the G. A. Will
kins house on Summer street, recently
sold to DR.. j. M. CAVITY and mother,
Mrs. Mary CAVITY, and have moved their
household goods to Barre
Miss Vera Lathrop of Barre and Miss
Phyllis Mcdonald Of Washington, who
have been teaching school in this city,
have gone TO Burlington to attend the
summer training school for teachers at
the University of Vermont.
Barre friends of Ivan c. Mix, formerly
clerk in the Central Vermont freight
office, will be interested to learn that he
has received q commission as naval en-.
sign and is stationed aboard the u s.
S. Montana. Mr.. Mix enlisted from Hills
dale, N Y, early in June.
i Alexander Morrison of Graniteville is
slowly recovering from severe attack
of bronchitis at the home of his sister
Mrs. Flint, on West street Mr.. Morri-
son viii remain in the city until he is
able to resume his duties on the quar-.
ries, where he is employed
/ Nathan Flint, who has been spending
the past three weeks at his home in
Washington, since the completion of his
duties at the Barclay Brothers granite
plant, after long period Of employment,
was a business visitor in the city yester-
day. Mr.. Flint expects to leave, togeth-
er with the second quota from this city,
Monday forenoon for Burlington, to en-.
roll in the special course for mechanics
at the University Of Vermont.
Stanley Tassie arrived in the city YES.
terday forenoon from Springfield, where
he has been employed for several weeks,
TO spend a short visit at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tassie,
Of South Main street. Mr.. Tassie I'm
derwent the physical examination for
enrolment in the mechanics course at
Burlington, he being one Of the young
men to have registered few weeks ago
John Gibbs of Maple Grove, who re-
Gently completed his duties as adraughts-
man at the Barclay Brothers granite
plant, successfully passed the physical
examination for the radio branch Of the
naval service at the navy recruiting sta
ton in Montpelier. Mr.. Gibbs has been
ordered to leave the city July 10 for
Newport, r, l., where he will report for
duty at the Newport naval training sta.
ton, before being sent to the radio
school for wireless operators at the Har-
ward university at Cambridge, Mass.
Owing to the fact that there is no yarn
on hand, that the July quota has not ar.
rived and that the sewing for the June
quota has been completed, the sewing
room of the Red Cross at the Church
street school building will be closed until
further notice, but the surgical dressings
room is open for the usual work hours,
Monday and Thursday afternoons and
Tuesday and Thursday evenings The
public will be notified through The Times
as soon as the July quota and materials
are received for sewing and knitting.
Advertising car No. 2 Of the Walter L.
Main fashion plate shows, which are to
exhibit in Barre July rs, arrived in the
city this morning and dropped anchor
in the Central Vermont freight yard
while q crew of brush-and pail perform.
ers ventured forth to cover the town
with flaming Autographs, Bright col.
ored posters heralding one of the great
est shows on earth, are here as souve-
Mrs Of the bill posters visit, The Main
circus, rated as one of the best shows
in the business, will exhibit in the Gran.
lite City driving park Thursday, July IS.
The show people are to make only a few
stops in Vermont this year.
Under favorable weather conditions
the Barre pipe and drum band gave the
opener in series of open-air concerts
in City park last evening, when con-
siderable crowd came together to hear
the kiltie musicians in a new repertoire
Of Scottish music The program was ad,
mirably selected and the audience was
very liberal in its applause. Much i'm.
provement has been made by the band
since last summer, and the quality of
its music promises to place the pipers
on footing with some Of the best small
! err organizations of the kind in this
!, country New uniforms for the must
clans are in prospect and new instru-
ments, although the band is finding it
difficult to procure bag pipes because of
scarcity developed by the war.
Joe Bennett, sentenced yesterday to
serve 30 days in the county jail and
hardened within a short TINA after his