The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Rooms, II Elm street.
Mrs. John Flynn of Waterbury visited
with friends in the city yesterday.
The Hun at the Gate, n war sermon,
Presbyterian church, o'clock tomor.
row night
A telephone has been placed in the
home of Angelo Calderhra, The number
is 2l2. adv.
Mrs. Floyd Deering aud Mrs. John
Sawyer of Mortified were visitors in
the city yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin l.. Tillotson of Mid.
dleseN are spending a few days in the
city with relatives.
Leonard Thomson arrived in the city
last evening from Springfield, where he
is employed in munition plant, TO
spend few days with friends in the
city.
The Ministers Monday club will meet
in the parlor of the Baptist church on
Monday at 1890 u. M. Rev Lewis
Carson of Montpelier will read a paper
on why We Believe in Evolution
Thurman w, Dix, formerly of this
city, but now located in Burlington, has
been appointed city engineer in that
place. Mr.. Dix is on the engineering
faculty at the University of Vermont.
Joseph kovalsky of Beacon street,
who recently disposed of his real estate
on that thoroughfare to Martin Riley,
jr., is passing the week end in Burling-
ton. Mr.. Kovalsky contemplates a
change in business location, and may
leave town in the near future.
Among the mail carriers at the post.
Office, interest in the thrift stamp cam
paign has reached high pitch, and a
good deal of rivalry has been developed
among the messengers in gray. Each
days returns from every carriers route
are posted on bulletin bsard.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people; Mr. and Mrs. w.
H. Robinson of New York, + A. Allen
of Perry, n. Y, J. l.. Guthraie of Bur
lington, William c. Cushmsu of Chi.
eago. Paul Knight of CaTsmcnt, \. H.,
William A. RigIey of Philadelphia, vii.
lis II. Tewksbury of Lawrence, Mass.
w. II. Ripley of Barton Edward A.
Green of Burlington, II. L. Moore OF
Springfield.
Scrgt. Lauraine Densmore, who has
been pursuing special course at Nor
wieh university during the past three
months while on furlough from Spar.
tanburg, s. c., where the LIST Vermont
regiment is stationed arrived III the
city last evening from Mortified, hay
ing completed the course there this
week. He was accompanied by Victor
ossoa, who is enrolled in the fresh
man class at Norwich, and who will Wis
it for few days At his home on George
street. Both Sergt Densidore and Mr.
Ossola will take the entrance exami
nation for the Annapolis naval academy
at Montpelier next Tuesday.
Before fair sized audience in the
opera house last evening the two-act
comedy farce, "Heupecked Henry" was
presented by the Gaskell- Macyitty com
pany, which left this forenoon for Mont |
pelier. where they are booked for this |
evening William Cushmsn and Nir
GINA Bannister. in the roles OF Henry !
Bower and wife, headed the cast and |
from the start to the finish Henry's |
docile characteristics were brought into |
light by his fair better half, caus.
ing no end of merriment, The scene |
was laid in the drawing room Of a Chi |
cago residence, where Lucille O'Dea, as |
Fay Davenport, an actress aud her |
chorus received hearty appliance for their /
efforts in both dancing and singing |
Harry 0'Lynn in tho role of Jasper, a |
negro servant, was warmly applsuded in |
his solo, which was entitled Kaiser
Bill"
A short prayer service for Miss Der !
enice Winifred Hoar, daughter Of Mr. |
and Mrs. X. A. Hoar Of East street, who |
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held at the home OF her grandmother, |
Mrs Lewis Keith, iH Webster, lille sun
dav afternoon at 2:l5 O'Clock The fu.
neral will be held in the Barre Congrega
tional church at $3.50 o'clock Rev. James
Ramage, pastor OF the East Barre Con
gregstionsl church, officiating. The body
will be placed in the receiving vault at {
Elmwood. Efforts to locate Lewis X,
Hoar, brother of the deceased who is
a sailor in the L, S. navy, were success.
full Yesterday communication having
been established nv wireless The young
man is expected TO arrive home in time
for the funeral,
At the quarterly meeting of the Barre
City Hospital Aid association yesterday
afternoon encouraging reports were re-
reived from various departments. Since
Jan, | the income including The cash
balance at the beginning OF the year
was $500, and expenditure for sup
plies, as indicated in the report of Miss
Mildred Phelps, the treasurer, aggregated
s233o2. Mrs. c, w. AveriH, chairman
IF the buying committee, submitted an
tented report covering he various pur
,hases made in the work OF creating
reserve of hospital clothing and other
supplies. The following supplies, as
shown by the report of Mrs. J. II, john
ION, were contributed during the quar-
er, % sheets, q pillow slips, T. blank
Us. crib sheets, q draw sheets, l2
light shirts, 80 towels, l3 binders, 81
ray cloths Mrs. C. W. Steele OF the
esding committee reported that read
ng matter was scarce because many PEG,
Die are sending their magazines to the
BOYS in France Several people have Civ
N what they could of books and maya
ines. but the wish is expressed that
greater variety of literature might be
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