The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-17
TALKOFTHE TOWN

Abb0bs.
Food sale at Baptist church Saturday
Afternoons
Dancing from until 3 tomorrow
night at Camp Comfort Van Ornami
orchestra; Zoe per couple adv.
Louis Berini of { street left yesterday
for Waterbury. where he has secured EN-
| ployment and where he will be Joined
later by Mrs. Berini.
John Duncan of Seminary street left
this morning for Burlington, where he
will make visit of n few days with
friends.
Perley Haskell of North Main street
commenced his duties at the Smith a
Cummings store on North Main street this
morning.
Joe Gregware of Websterville was
brought to the City hospital early this
morning and this forenoon underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
Word has been received from the war
department in Buffalo, N. Y, that Fran.
els Cumming of Trow hill is now serving
his country in the U. $. navy.
Mrs. Felix Morandi left this morning
for her home in Waterbury, after visit
ing for a week at the home of Mrs. Mary
Colombo of 2 Columbia place.
Miss Emma Gerbetti is detained from
her duties at the City bakery for a few
days, she being at her home on North
Main street owing TO an attack of the
grip.
The condition of John Brown, well
known Barre granite manufacturer, who
is seriously ill at his home on Bassett
street, was reported to be slightly i'm
proved to-day.
| The condition of Alfred Morgan of
Pearl street, who has been confined to
the City hospital with serious case of
blood poisoning for the past week, was
reported to be improving to-day.
Two of series of four-minute speeches
to be delivered in the interests of the war
savings stamps campaign were given in
the Park theatre last evening by Atty,
William Wishart, who addressed large
audiences at both shows.
George Stone, sailor on board the
T. $. 5. Minnesota who has been spend !
ing a short furlough at the home of his |
father, Oliver Stone of Brooklyn street, !
during the past few days, returned yes
terday forenoon to an Atlantic port,
where he will reioin his shipmates.
Joseph Shadroui, the south end mer-
chant, who has been confined to his home
on Brooklyn street during the past three
weeks on account of illness, was able to
be downtown yesterday forenoon for the
first time since his illness. Although his
condition has been somewhat serious
during the past few weeks. a speedy and
recovery is expected.
Auditors in the city government are
about their annual business of examining
books in the several municipal depart
ments, and the work, gotten under way
this week, is expected to continue until
all of the reports are ready for the print
or. The board consists of d. j. Sullivan,
William Stephen and Lee o. Tracy. who
qualified for the office Immediately after
his appointment last week.
Peter Giaeherio Of Smith street re- !
turned yesterday forenoon from Chicago,
where he has been spending the past
week Mr.. Giacherio recently completed c
Ms duties at the n. d. Phelps hardware
store, after being employed there during j
several years. and left last week for Chi I
ago, where he expected to enroll In the 7
3oyne engineering school; but after an
Interview with the management of the I
chool he has decided to postpone his en- 8
ollment until an indefinite date :
A meeting of Barre local, r. G. |. P. A.. {
vas held last evening, but no action was
AIKEN in the matter of preparing clauses a
or a proposed new agreement, and ii was
ecided to defer the initial steps until V
pecial meeting can be called for next I
week 1t is expected that one OF the in. p
al apa1 Nfia mill ha IA u
onfer with the local clerks when they {,
ssembe again. An agreement existing n
etween the organized clerks and certain el
f the retail stores is to expire in April. r
Tons Of snow which accumulated in !,
he business section of Barre in the snow !,
torn and blizzard of Tuesday were re-
moved by the street department yester !"
ay and the work was continued to-day, =
nth the result that considerable sec -
ion of the main thoroughfare had been =
leaned up by noon. Snow slides leading ~
o the river on Prospect and River streets
re used for dumping purposes and most tc
t the thick mantle which covered the fl
treet yesterday morning has found its v
yay into Stevens branch, nj
A reply to the invitation extended by ~
i'd Fellows and Rebekahs of Barre to y y
he grand lodge bodies to meet here in ,'
he spring, has been received, the com =, y
lunication indicating that the grand a.
laster and deputy grand master, who -
ERE delegates to represent the fraterni ~
les, had accepted the invitation. The ~
nnual convention will be held MAY IA. ~, ~
), 10 and II, and a committee of three 30 =.
ich from the Hiawatha lodge, the Can a
IN Vinton, Bright Star Rebekah lodge ~
nd the Minnehaha encampment is to be "
N Immediately to initiate plans for the !. -
ltertainment of nearly 800 dele, ties. a.
he Odd Fellows have not held their ~ ~
Early gathering in Barre since 1900. '''
None of the worries which have as .
lied water power consumers through
IT Vermont in the past three weeks
I've been lost on local manufacturers
no are dependent either wholly or in !
Irt on Stevens branch for the power TO
,ep their wheels moving. Cold weather
IS continued so steadily that the water
the river is concealed almost as soon A
it reaches a mill pond. At the Trow :
Holden plant on South Main street ]
ere has not been enough water to turn
G wheels for several days, and the con.
IN has been compelled to use its steam 1
HILLARY plant. For two or three DAYS
NTH, Whitcomb & Cook, at the north
d. have been able to rely on their wa
power, although Il has failed them
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