The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
HARDWICK
Patriotic Rally in Interests of W. S. S
Campaign to Be Held Monday.

FdtIiOtiC kAlly IN interests VI W. ., ..
Campaign to Be Held Monday.
Preparations have been completed for
a big and patriotic rally in the interest
of the war savings and thrift stamp
campaign which will be opened all over
the nation next week, beginning Mon
day. Hardwick is asked TO do the al
most impossible in the raising of pledges
or cash the sum of over $4,000 as its
apportionment, and while We feel that 1t
is too much based ON our population,
which Is fast diminishing every day, we
VIII probably go over the top as usual,
IN order TO further stimulate the inter
est in this campaign u big rally is
planned for next Monday evening, June
"a, at the Hardwick opera house and
with the speakers engaged there should
not he vacant seat among the 600 IN
the hall. We have heard and appreciated
the talk given us a few weeks ago by
Sergt Thomas Jones of Colchester, and
shall be equally as willing to hear him
again. In addition to Sergt. Jones we
| shall have an opportunity Of listening to
| another soldier from overseas, Cecil B.
Hopgood, 3lst regiment, Canadian vol
unteers, who fought at Vimy ridge
over the top three times He
| was in a regiment of 100 men, |
of whome 700 were killed in that |
battle, and came home severely wound |
ed by shrapnel, which has been removed |
from his body at Montreal. He, togeth-
er with Sergt Jones, is certainly in a |
position to tell us why we should buy |
thrift and war stamps, must buy them.
To further the advertising of this cam
paign the merchants are being asked to
give literally of window space, even
though they do not like to do it, but
we have got to give in more ways than
one until it hurts, and it is hoped that
the business men who have window
space will be willing to do this much in
fact, quite attractive window displays
can be made with these posters. So let
us pull together, overcome our adver-
sites and go over the top. Also let us
attend this rally and hear the reasons
why we should go over the top from
two men who are in a position to tell
us about life at the front.
The total amount of tax bills in the
town on personal property and real es
tate amounts to S26,47S.46. The village
clerk is also working on the village
grand list and tax bill and his notices
will be sent out the last of the week.
The annual meeting of the Wapanacki
Trout club will be held at the club
house at the lake this week Friday, at
which time occurs the conducting of
business and a feed. 1t is hoped also
that quite few new members will be
received into the club at this time.
G. w. Daniel is home from his work
in Springfield, having been compelled to
give up his work on account Of an at
tack Of rheumatism.
Mrs. Helen Knapp and three children
of Berlin, n. H., arrived in town this
week and will remain here for several
weeks with Mrs. Knapp's parents, F. E.
Foss and wife.
Mrs. Sadie Barrett and children of
Saugus, Mass, are spending some time
in town with relatives.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bates at the Hardwick hos
pital June IL.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
lam Heath at Hardwick hospital Tues
lay morning.
Marion Webber began work in the
Hardwick Gazette Office Monday morn
ng Lewis Johns is also employed there :
iuring the summer, :
he corner of Main and Mill streets, is
being newly painted and improves the
ooks of the corner not a little. >,
DR.. Harold Taylor, who enlisted in the y
J. S. medical corps some time ago, has 4,
,een ordered to report at Camp Me- p
'herson, Ga, and leaves for that camp
his week.
Mrs. Mary Lowering Holman of Water o. o.
own, Mass, has been in town the past a ~
ew days, and has been putting in the -
ime at the town clerks Office. Mrs. ca
1olman is an expert genealogist and is
t present engaged in hunting up the I'll
amily tree of Bert Ward OF Wilmington,
delaware, who is brother of c. ii. B,
Ward of this place Thus far her in it
estigations have been of a very inter
sting nature and she finds many inter q,
sting facts in tracing out these fam NJ
y histories, etc. S.