The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-28
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ments at Abbott's.
A card party, X. of c. hall tonight a
1880, benefit X. OF c. war fund Every
one invited. Prizes.
Mrs. Abram Fine and son, Isaac, o
Maple avenue left last night for Spring
field, Mass, there TO visit relatives.
Louis L. Bruya of Maple Grove, nigh
baggage master on the Barre branch
passed the week end with friends II
Burlington.
Miss Elizabeth Gregson, who has beer
visiting at the home of her uncle, Ales
Daniels, for the past month, has returned
TO her home in Everett, Mass.
Quiet prevailed at police headquarters
through the week.e and for the first
time in several weeks the chiefs blotter
was clear of Monday morning entries.
Miss Dorothy Beck returned this fore
noon to her home in st, Johnsbury, after
visiting during the past few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Beck OF
Branch street.
tended every session of the convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard WEIGH have re-
turned to their home in South Ryegate,
after having been called to Barre by the
death of the latter's mother, Mrs.
Charles Mills.
Reserve Monday evening, Feb. 4, and
come to the Hedding Methodist church
to attend humorous reading given by
Rev. Mr. Keeling of Williamstown, en-
titled: "An Englishman's Adventures
Away from Home"
| Sergt Alex Brown, who is in the ord.
nance department at Camp Devens, re-
turned Saturday evening to Aver, Mass,
after spending a short leave of absence
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Brown. of Kirk street.
Rev. and Mrs. George A. Fuller, who
have been participating in the spiritual
list conference at the Pavilion theatre,
returned this morning to their home in
Greenwich Village, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. l.. Smith of st. Adams left for their
home earlier in the day, after having at
Funeral services for Mrs. Maddalena
Chin, wife of the late Nicola Chini,
whose death Wednesday followed long
period of failing health, were held in the
mortuary chapel OF Perry & Noonan in
Depot square Saturday afternoon at >
O'Clock. The bearers were: Fred Man
cini, John Oltolini, Agostino Ragozza
and Domenico Salvador. There were a
was placed in the receiving vault at Elm
wood and interment in the spring will
be made in the family lot at Hope GENE
terry.
Sergt. Lauraine Densmore of the LIST
Vermont regiment, who recently arrived
from Charlotte, n. c., where he has been |
stationed for some time at Camp Greene, |
left this morning for Mortified, where
he will pursue special course at Nor
wich university, preparatory to taking
the entrance examination at the Anna
polls naval school, he having received
an appointment to that institution re-
GENTLY. Sergt. Densmore has been spend
ing the past few days at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Denison Dens-
more, of Ayers street.
Travel over country highways was
never more difficult than Saturday, sc
cording to people who succeeded in reach
ing Barre to do their weekend shopping.
On the hill roads many sections were
case in hand being in
stanced near the Hartman place on the
Orange road, where the wind and snow
mad obliterated every trace of that much
travelled highway Milestone Hill roads
iled in badly and in two other direc-
ions, the wind did much 10 make trav
ling dangerous and uncertain. Il
Among the floral tributes at the flu !
,eral of Mrs. Charles Mills of Orange,
which was held in this city yesterday. :
we're the following: White carnations, {
hrs. Martha Brassaw; pink carnations, 8
hrs. Emily johnson; pink and white a
arnations. Miss May Dudley, Mr. and s
lrs H. Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs. Cassiya,
Ir. and Mrs. G. T.. Perry; roses, Mrs Q
iarv Dudley; white carnations and b
oses. Mr. and Mrs. l.. J. Raymo; pillow r
hidren; roses and carnations, Mr. and I
irs. Peter Dana, Mrs. Cora Dana Che 9
ey, G.. l.. Cheney: pink and white car r
ations, Charles and Jessie Peasey; Ill a
IS, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Peasley. r
Australian aliens, apparently, are la n
oring under a Misrepresentation in the u
natter OF registration for German alien f
nemies, for a number of local residents n
that nationality have called at police a
recently TO ascertain e
neither they were required to appear be-
pre- the chief between Feb. and Q. t,
he circular received by Chief Sinclair h
rom the United States marshal speci "
es German aliens as the men who must
sgister. Saturday an Austrian who I,
llled on the chief produced his applica Al
on for first citizenship papers, and aft nj
the registration notice had been ex- Il,
ained to him stated that he mistook 10
lie word alien for allies, and thought al
nat men whose home countries are al in
ed with Germany would be required to ri
gister.
In the still cold of Saturday evening
horse from Cutler Bros livery, teth
ed TO hitch-weight, became fright
red, perhaps at the revelation of I'M
rthly things in the spiritualist meeting
ross the street. Leastwisc folks with.
the wine store of j. f. Hoban, who :
ID been using the horse in his delivery ]
Isiness. noticed that the animal stirred Z
Ieasily in its traces before essaying
lunge that brought it athwart one of
c plate glass windows of the estab :
hment. The window was shattered
contact with the thils of an express
Ugh. and the horse was slightly cut
falling glass. A veterinarian was
He'd and later the horse was led away
its home quarters. The loss of the
ndow is covered by insurance.
Famine prices prevail in Russia and
? land of the Big Bear is seething
tn discomfort, according to a letter 4
'eivcd this morning by Joseph Koval-
V from his brother-in law, who is sta
ned in Gentischesk, town on the :
,ck sea, not far from Odessa The
tier states that he was drafted into