The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-07
TAX OF THE TOWN

bolts.
Only three more days to pay your
taxes
Dance at Woodbury. pond every Fri.
day night. An ideal spot and good
| time.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McKane, jr., Of
Central street are the parents of son,
born Monday, Aug. 5.
Miss Doris Human Of Portland, Me-, is
passing several days in the city as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs H. P. Human of
Orange street.
George H. Edwards, who is employed
as carpenter in Springfield, arrived in
the city last evening TO visit his son,
! Arthur Edwards.
The school directors of Barre Town
have decided that the schools shall open
Sept. 8, and all the schools in the town
will open at that time.
Mr.. and Mrs James Slora of Cutler
Corner received card this morning an
nouncing the safe arrival Of their son,
Corp. James Slora, jr,, overseas.
W. V. Schermerhorn Of Omaha, Neb.,
is registered at Hotel Barre while ar
ranging to act as the western representa-
tive of we'll known Barre manufactur.
ing concern.
James B, Carswell of Orange street is
absent on business trip to the middle
West, and upon his homeward journey
he will stop in Chicago to attend the
convention of monument retailers.
Riley Burgess of Washington street,
who Is taking vacation from his duties
r. ~ r..
ing Co., Of which he is a member, has
gone to the Maine coast to visit rela-
tives.
William A, Thomas Of GAINESVILLE, O.,
western representative Of the North
Barre Granite CO., is passing week in
the city on business and while here Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Duncan Of East street
w. F. Bradbury, machinists' mate in
the U. S. navy, returned to-day to his
station at Charleston, S. c., where he
will resume his duties as company com.
mander after spending two weeks with
his parents on East street.
Paul Scampini, former pitching ace for
the Barre A. c. and /. A. c., who went
to Hartford, Conn, some weeks ago,
twirled a one4hit game for the Colts
team few days ago, according to a
newspaper clipping received here.
Carpenters are dismantling the Bijou
theatre in the Arcade building, which
was recently vacated by Alto Mariana
The inclined floor is being removed and
in it's place floor to conform to the
ground plan Of the building will be laid.
John A. Cross of Mortified, president
of the Barre Granite Manufacturer as
ISOLATION, and Mrs. Cross have gone to
Camp Perry, o., to visit their son, Lieut.
Herman Cross, Of the U. s. cavalry. From
there they will go to Chicago to attend
the retail monument dealers conven-
ton.
Winifred A. Edison Of Royalton and
Rose NJ Bagley of RoyaIton were mar
ried Aug. at the home of the bride.
groom in Royalton in the presence of
few friends The service was performed
by Rev. J. NJ Mosely Of Royalton, the
single service being used. Mrs. Edison
was formerly resident Of Barre.
A very pleasant surprise awaited Miss
Marjorie Holt Saturday afternoon when,
upon her return home from visit to her
cousins, Fl children appeared upon the
veranda to meet her Upon entering the
1 house, she found the rooms tastefully
decorated with crepe paper and flowers.
She realized at once that the children
were there TO help her celebrate her
eighth birthday. The afternoon was
spent in music and games, and refresh.
ments of ice cream and cake, cookies,
saltines and lemonade were served Miss
| Marjorie was the recipient OF several
gifts from her little friends. The party
broke up late in the afternoon, wishing
the little hostess many more happy
birthdays.
| A college friend Of Ralph Fl. Rogers, a
Yale divinity student who returned TO
his summer charge in Jericho this morn.
ing after visiting at his home on Rich
ardson street, writes Of meeting a well
known Barre boy in one Of the base hos.
pitfalls OF the American expeditionary
! forces in France. in his letter he says:
about a week ago a patient by the
name Of Harold Wilson from your town
came into my ward with she'll wounds
in the head and shoulders. You should
have seen his tin derby--it has won
derful collection of holes and dents in II,
but it surely saved his life He is now
quite recovered and will soon be well. l
questioned him about you and he said
he knew you and your family" The
writer of the letter is now with mobile
, hospital in the American sector.
Motorists luck attended two men who
rode beer truck owned by Wilson 4
Gaul right up TO the brink Of the river
bank just south of Intercity park yester
day. Dewey Stone was at the wheel and
a man who was riding up the road apiece
with him was on the same seat, and each
had narrow escape. Something went
wrong with the steering gear, and when
the heavy truck left the highway moth
ing that the driver could do in the way
of applying brakes served to keep it
from heading toward the stream. By
good fortune the engine died painless
death within few inches Of the bank.
| The man who accompanied the driver
was thrown to the ground and in the
shuttle he suffered fracture Of his right
| thumb. The car was not badly dam.
aged, although some trouble was encoun-
tered before it could be returned to the
road.