The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

III Faster mats NJ ADbott :,
H New line of petteoats ut Abbott's
John W. Gordon has been secured b,
Il. b. Crandall post for Memorial day
orator in Barre.
John $. Mccormack of Lyndonvll'
was a business visitor in the city yes
terday and to-day.
Ellen Nye Lawrence, teacher of piano
at 30 Elm street, every Thursday. Head
quarters at Plainfeld. lady.
Burton DuBee, Leon Blondin and Jesse
Blondin OF Waterbury were among the
visitors in the city yesterday.
Lillian Gish in "Souls Triumphant" a
Triangle feature, and "The Camera
Cure" comedy, at the Bijou to-day,
adv.
Paul Scampini and Peter Merlo left
the city last night for weeks visit
with friends in Concord, n. H., Milford,
~ H., and Boston.
Regular meeting of the clerks union
Wednesday evening at 1880, Eagles hall,
Worthen block, Mr. Marshall, clerks
organizer, will address the meeting.
Miss Jessie Mclean of Williamstown,
!. who entered the City hospital last even.
! ing, submitted TO an operation for APP.
pendicitis this morning and is resting
comfortably.
Better than Riches" is the title of
short story contributed TO yesterdays
Boston Post by Miss Marguerite Bruce
of IA Depot square. Acquaintance of
| the young woman read the story with
! interest.
The annual Easter sale, which was
to have been held by the woman's associ-
alton of the Congregational church, has
been given up for this week. The la.
dies who promised aprons please wait
until further notice, as the sale will be
held sometime in April.
At Goddard seminary Wednesday
| evening, March 20, at s o'clock. a piano
recital will be given by Miss Rachel
Hollister, assisted by Natalie Jameson,
soprano and Alfred Lacasse violinist
The public is cordially invited to at
tend. No admission charge.
To relieve the flow of water in the
basement of the Jones & Nye livery
water department laborers have sunk
two shafts through the sidewalk in De
pot square in an effort to locate the shut
Off. The excavations were necessarily
slow because of the, frost penetration.
DR.. Joseph A. Wark, city physician,
who offered his services as member
of the L. $. medical corps sometime ago,
has received notice to report for duty
April H. Dr. Wark is closing his at |
fairs in Barre and will temporarily re.
linquish his practice here while with the !
colors. Late in the month he expects to |
proceed to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, to await |
further orders. Since his graduation |
from the University of Vermont, which |
was followed by postgraduate course in
New York hospital, Dir. Wark has been
active among the younger practitioners
in Barre, and his departure from the
community will be regretted by con
siderable clientele
War library week at the Aldrich public
library started off rather auspiciousy
yesterday, although the Librarian and her
assistants hope that the first days in.
fux of books does not represent the az
gregate of Barre's largess in this respect.
The American Library association. which
has undertaken the work of assembling
readable literature for the men of our
army, faces the need of getting books
III great numbers across the water for
the use of our men over there. General
Pershing's order alone makes room for
a hundred thousand books month, and
in addition to this are the innumerable
small units which are being sent over
in charge of the Y. NJ c. A. men Added
to this is the paramount need of books in
camps and environments and navy yards
here at home.
A house on Fairview street owned BY
a man named Wech of the East Barre
'oad, took fire yesterday afternoon and
before the danger of serious blaze was .
'yerted the fire station was appealed to
or assistance. With crew of regulars :,
hoard, the fire station pung assembled !
he perllous heights of Hooker hill and :
ound carpenters, painters and retinue !,
# neighbors coping with fire which en- !,
,ulfed a hall section of the roof The
iremen, with the use of chemicals. made 7
hort shrift of the flames, but not before =
considerable area of shingled roof had =
'een burned over. Recently the house I
as been in the hands of paper hangers, q
alnters and carpenters, and it was ex =
ained that the blaze had its origin in :.
fire built of waste material. =,
In an effort to arrange the deciding Il
anne in the state preparatory school e
ssketball league, the athletic council at ii
pauldng high school has addressed 60
liter to the management of the Burlng- NJ
on school team, asking for proposals, m
tc. Morrisvlle as a neutral ground is
lvored by the Barre boys, but the Bur Pl
ngton team. il is understood, leans to- ci
ard Montpelier, where the armory af- ca
ords opportunity for large gate re- m
,ipts. The Queen City team is anxious te
, play before a big gate, as it is said st
nat basketball has been poorly sup &c
Drted in Burlington this winter. Spauld- I'll
Il is hundreds of dollars ahead of the as
anne as the result of excellent support OF
uring the league season just closed and pr
he gate is not so much of factor with co
he locals. Both teams are anxious TO pl
ave the championship decided before ut
lie players lose their stride. 10