The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-12
TALK OF THE TOWN
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Special coat sale at Abb0tts
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. johnson Of Cara
baldi, Ore, have arrived in the city for
an extended visit.
Angelo Diyersi returned yesterday
from Burlington, where he was called by
the illness and death of relative
| Regular meeting of Canton Vinton, No.
o. Friday night at 1880. Inspection and
refreshments. Every member urged TO
| be present.
/ Mrs. 2. d. Ladd of South Barre has
returned home, after nursing for the past
! three weeks in the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
4 Homer King.
! Regular meeting of Col J. B. Mead
circle, No. /, Ladies Of the G, A. R., Fri
/ day afternoon at $3.50. Election of Off
GERS All members please attend.
After the game Friday night at Spauld-
| ing, there win be dance given by the
seniors, for the alumni and present stu
dents. Admission, 25c and l0c.-adv.
Seaman Elliott J. Pirie, who is a mem
Der of the crew of the Z. S. S. Rhode
Island, is passing a furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pirie, Of
/ Granteville.
A Christmas rehearsal for the inter
mediate and primary pupils of the Meth
odist Sunday school will be held Friday
directly after school Mothers can help
the committee by bringing their little
! folks
| Mrs. Alice VanDeusen, who had been
spending several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. S. d. Allen. previous TO the latter's
departure for California, has gone to
Montpelier, where she will remain in the
home of Bruce Mcdonald for the winter
The members of the Barre Golf club
are reminded of the annual meeting to
night in the city council room at Z
\ o'clock. All who are interested in the
| continuance Of the club are urged to be
present, as matters of Importance are TO
come up.
| Presbyterian sale Of fancy and useful
articles Friday and Saturday, Dec. 10
and IL. Farce and concert Friday even
ing, Toe; bean supper Saturday, SOC. All
l invited II any desiring to donate have
been overlooked their contributions will
be thankfully received at the church,
adv
John A. Leslie, secretary of the board
of examiners for the civil service, has re-
ceived a letter from the United States
civil service commission, asking him to
extend warning to persons not to 90 to
Washington in the expectation Of getting
position in government work, even
though they may have passed the civil
service examination. The letter states
that many persons are suffering financial
loss because Of their difficulty in finding
employment in Washington. Those who
have passed the examination should not
90 to Washington unless they receive a
formal offer Of appointment from some
duly authorized officer of the government.
The annual meeting of the ladies UNI
ion of the Unixersalist church was held
in the church parlors yesterday after
noon, when reports OF the past years
work were read. plans for the future
were talked over and officers We're elect
ed. The union has behind it a very sue
cessful year and the members look for
ward to the coming year with the expec-
tation that still greater things may be
accomplished The officers elected were
as follows President, Mrs. Il. I. Mower;
vice presidents, Mrs. Mark Cutler and
Mrs. George Mackay; secretary, Mrs.
John Tassie; treasurer, Mrs Horace
Richardson: collector, Mrs. Mabel Cole
auditors, Mrs. Carrie Brooks and Mrs.
Lillian Bruce.
Sgt. James Gibson, well known Barre
bow, whose service in the European war
was preceded by military experience
along the Mexican border, was aboard
the steamship Kroonland, which landed
many fighting men at Hoboken, n j.,
this week A Boston evening newspaper,
while agreeing with most Of its Boston
contemporaries that soldiers from the
Hub did large part of New England's
fighting in the war, prints the following
about Sgt. Gibson: "Homeward, with a
limp and a disabled hand, came Sgt.
James Gibson of q Highland avenue,
Barre. VT. He served with L COM
pany, 5sth infantry, fourth division. He
| tells this modest tale They got me
when a machine gun bullet went through
| twice, the first time at yesle, on Aug. s
INV left leg, and the second time in the
Argonne forest on Oct. 2, when a bullet
| shattered my left hand. / was pretty
/ well patched up, however ! am tickled
to death to get back"