The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

The Voice of the Hills" by John w.
Gordon, at Martins Book Store
Mrs. Fitch Il, Wiley of Park street is
assisting in the Barre Book store for
few weeks.
Mrs. Clara Casson Of Portland, Me-,
formerly Of Barre, is visiting relatives
in the city.
Dance, armory hall, Montpelier, Fri
day, Dec 20. Music, Landi's orchestra
Admission, 75e--adv.
Miss Gertrude Slayton Of Philadelphia
i passing the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs +. A. Slayton, Of South
Main street
Miss Lena G. Ross Of Rutland, dep
uty inspector for the state department
OF charities and probation, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ], Guthrie of Cliff
street returned last night from two
weeks visit in Springfield, Mass, and
Roxbury, Mass.
Ernest Marchetti, who has been visit
ing at his former home in Waterville,
Me-, since completing work in the ship
yard at Portsmouth, N H., has returned
to Barre to reside.
Miss Ida NJ, Cook Of South Main
street, chief operator in the Barre office
of the telephone company, leaves to-nor-
row for Rutland TO attend a state gath
ering of operators Thursday.
In a list OF names attached to caEd
of thanks inserted in yesterdays Times
by relatives Of Mrs. Patrick G. Sheehan
of Graniteville, the name of Miss Mary
Murphy was inadvertently omitted.
Until successor to William Mcdonald
is appointed, Alderman Henry Alexan,
der was in the oyerseer's Office at city
hall to-day, when the semi.weekly dis,
tribution of money and supplies took
place.
DR.. W. i, Lazell, who has been sta
| toned at Fort Hancock, N. j., most of
the time since receiving commission
as captain in the medical corps, re-
turned to the city Sunday, having re-
ceivcd an honorable discharge from the
service. Dr. Lazell, having resumed his
practice in Barre, has re-opened his Office
at his residence on South Main street.
First and among The most attractive
calendars to be distributed by Barre
| traetive Office calendar which James n.
Prize Of Graniteville is delivering to his
customers The picture is the repro
duction Of painting which shows the
four great captains Of the allied nations,
Marshal Foch, Gen. Pershing, Field Mar
shall Haig and Gen. Disz,
The better to serve north end work.
men in their journeys uptown, the in
terurban trolley company has moved Its
.intercity switch nearly a fifth of mile
south from its former location. The
change in the situation of the switch
which has been reconstructed near
Dodge's crossing, will enable the motor
man TO make better time in reaching
the north end Of the city with the work
ingmen's car at noon and in the late aft
ernoon.
| Supt. +. o. Lee Of the water depart.
ment and his assistant, g. II. Cook, were
abroad with gauges yesterday testing
the hydrants for leaks. A systematic in
spection OF the city's hydrants ia under
way and wherever defects are disclosed
repairs will be made before colder wealth
| or arrives. A small weight attached Ia
string is used to determine whether
leak has developed in the barrel of a
| hydrant. Yesterday the hydrants exam
ned were in good condition with few
exceptions,
| Arrivals at Hotel Barre last night and
this morning included the following peo'
Pile; John G. Warrentun Of Woodsville
/ N. H., G. II. Richardson Of Syracuse, n
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| H. Ritchie OF Boston, H. G. Watt of De
eatur, Ill., w. b. Perkins Of Burling
ton, r. H. Thomas OF Manchester, g. +
| Sargent OF Portland, Me-, Edward NeipI
of Turner's Falls, Mass George r. An
drus of Whitefeld, h. 7. Humphreys Of
Burlington.
A Los Angeles, Cal, item tells in tbs
following words the story Of an accident
which befell William Brown, former
resident Of Barre, who now lives in th'
home Of his son-in-law; Special effort
ia being made by the police TO locate
two men whose motorcycle ran over ant
seriously injured William Brown, 81
years old, on No. 1884 Stephenson ave
nue., yesterday afternoon at Seventh and
| Camulos streets. William Hepburn a
| friend Of Brown, said the machine was
/ travelling at high rate Of speed and ran
| into the aged man as he was boarding q
street car. The men made no effort tC
stop the motorcycle. Several witnesses
chased ii in autos but were outdistanced
| At the Receiving hospital Brown was
treated for compound fractures Of both
legs, severe decorations on face and arms
49, al spt IA MAJ
later transferred TO the California hospi'
tai.
More gift books, especially fiction, are
needed for the soldiers and sailors, and
while the intensive book campaign
| planned by the American Library asso
citation to meet the present needs has
been somewhat modified, the people II
every community must cooperate with
their public librarian If the demand is t.
be supplied. Wounded soldiers return
ing daily from arduous duties oversee,
are the men for whom reading matter Il
most actively sought. They have ex
/ pressed preference for fiction and whilt
| they are confined in hospitals here II
America they should not want for the
kind of literature that appeals TO then
most. Over there many soldiers viii
not be able to return for some time, an(
among them the thirst for reading mat
ter is Just as acute as ever. The Christ
mas season should not pass without {
generous book donation from Barre, Tn,
gifts may be left at the Aldrich public
library.
! Jewels valued at 5000, according t.
the invoice slip, were found by Harold
Ennis, young son of Mr. and Mrs, H, L
Ennis Of Academy street, and restored
/ ,,as4a rJay 20 n nnetruap ,yhn lost IN,