The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-10
TALK OF THE TOWN
New Christmas waists at Abbott's.

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/ this week.
| Dorothy Phillips in "The Talk Of the
Town." extra special Mt Park to-day lad
Bear in mind the bean supper Saturday
| night at Presbyterian church. most
appetizing home cooked menu.ady.
! Joseph d. Walker of st. Johnsbury, a
retail granite dealer, called on business
acquaintance in Barre yesterday and
to-day.
| Ben H. Tassie, who recently returned
to Barre from Chester, Pa, is employed
as meat cutter in the HoughtoD & Rob
| ms market.
meeting Of the joint amusement
committees Of ladies' auxiliary and Clan
| Gordon, No. II, will be held on Wednes-
day, Dec. II, at p. m. prompt in Clan
Gordon rooms
The annual business meeting of the
| ladies' union of the Universalist church
will be held in the church parlors on
Wednesday afternoon at 2;30. Every
member who can, please attend.
| Miss Cecilia Mortimer, who has been
visiting her parents on Brook street, has
returned to Bridgeport, Conn, where she
is employed as bookkeeper for the CO.
lumbia Graphophone Manufacturing Co.
Mrs w. G. LaRock of Bethel called on
acquaintance in Barre yesterday while
on her way home from Burlington, where
she visited relative, Ralph Noble, who
| has been seriously i'll of influenza at the
state university.
| James B. Stewart, who enlisted in the
army year ago, and who has been sta
toned in South Carolina and Texas, has
returned to the city. He was aecompan-
led by Mrs. Stewart. They are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Stewart Of War
| rem street.
Ladies Of the Baptist church, be pres.
ent if possible at the annual meeting Of
the missionary society, which will be
held Wednesday at $3.50 at the home of
Mrs. Frank Cave. A full attendance is
desired Also all who can possibly do so
are asked to come to the church yestry
Thursday at o'clock to tie quilts.
Seaman Arthur j. Broderick, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Broderick of this city,
was aboard the u. s. s. New York when
the German fleet ingloriously surrendered
to Great Britain and her allies few
days ago. Seaman Broderick has written
an interesting story of the surrender as
viewed from deck of the New York,
which was the flagship Of the Yankee
admiral whose warships acted as an aux
iliary TO the British grand fleet in doing
patrol work up and down the North sea,
Seaman Howard Alexander, who en-
listed in the American navy several
months before the outbreak Of the war,
is passing furlough with his parents,
Alderman and Mrs. Henry Alexander Of
Branch street. II is his first leave in
some time, as his battleship, the Yer
mont, has been cruising in foreign waters
almost continuously since the war broke
out. Seaman Alexander voyaged across
the Atlantic not long ago when the Yer
mont was in the convoy service and Just
before the boat drydocked in New York
she sailed into South American waters
with an ambassador for the Chilean re.
public.
Mrs. Thomas Clarity and children OF
Beacon street left the city Monday
afternoon for the Pacific coast where
they expect to pass the winter Much Of
the time they will be with Mrs. Clarity
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Calder, who
went to California year ago, after the
former had disposed of his long time
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Mrs Clarity and children were accom-
panied by Mr. and Mrs. s. D. Allen Of
Franklin street, who have gone to the Pa.
| ciic coast for an indefinite stay. During
their absence they will visit their son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Whitehead
Lieut. Neale " Hooker, who saw hard
! fighting In France, was confined in a base
| hospital 100 miles from Paris, according
| to the latest word received from him
Lieut. Hooker was receiving treatment
when the armistice terms we're an.
nounced, although just previously he had
been In a number of active engagements
He was with the American force which
reduced the St. Mihiel salient, but escaped
unscathed. That his condition is not Sc.
rious is indicated by the fact that he
has been able to write his parents, Mr.
and Mrs B. w Hooker, as well as friends
in Barre. He dismisses inquiries as ia
his presence in the base hospital by say
ing that he was "shook up during an
engagement
| Pursuant to request made by the
city council at its regular meeting a
week ago, members Of the board of as
SCISSORS are expected TO appear before the
aldermen this evening. Events looking
toward the settlement of the assessors
claim for weeks salary may develop
and good deal of interest centers
around the hearing, which takes place in
the council chamber at 1880 o'clock, in.
asmuch as the assessors are to be given
an opportunity TO answer charges that
they "soldiered" in discharging their Of
fetal duties last summer and during the
/ fall The aldermanic health committee
having been authorized to engage the
services Of welfare worker, is expected
to have ready a report on its canvass OF
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