The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Pearl Bradbury, who has been very
sick with influenza, is gaining at his
home 81 East street
A. G. Tilden of South Main street is
back at the mems counter in the Tilden
Shoe store, after an arduous siege of the
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Harte, who were
called to Barre by the death of Alva j.
Littel, have returned to their home in
Aver, Mass.
Charles Littel, who was called to Barre
by the death of his brother, was unable
to return to Pelham Bay Thursday on
account of an attack of the grip.
Miss Velma Coffin, who is enrolled as
a student in an Albany, n Y, business
college, is passing several days at her
home on Washington street.
The funeral of the infant child of Mr..
and Mrs. N. j. Morrison of Hill street
was held from the house this forenoon at
1880 o'clock, followed by interment in
Elmwood cemetery.
A man named Purello, who has been
receiving treatment at the City hospital,
passed away this forenoon, and the body
was removed to his home in Websterville,
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William Hurry Of Long street is able
to be out of doors, after serious illness
of the grip. Mr.. Hurry, who is district
deputy grand master of the Masonic fra
ternity, has been compelled to postpone
some of the official visits he had planned
in the district.
Miss Lua Belle Higgs of Prospect
avenue commenced work yesterday as
cashier in the Massachusetts, Mutual
Life Insurance oompany's office Miss
Bella Reed Of Montpelier completed her
work in that office yesterday.
Funeral services for Mrs L. L. Lander
were held at the home of her sister on
West street this afternoon at o'clock,
followed by interment in Hope cemetery.
Rev. w. j. NJ. Beattie, rector of the
Church of the Good Shepherd, was the
officiating clergyman.
| Charles A. Lundgren. who has been
pursuing course of treatment at the
| Vermont sanatorium in Pittsford, is at
his home on upper East street, having
been called home by the illness and death
of Mrs. Lundgren. Mr. Lundgren's CON
dition is materially improved.
! Atty. Joseph Frattini of Camp Lee,
| Va, former resident of Barre, who left
his law practice in Montpelier to attend
I an officers training camp, has been Sc
riously i'll of the influenza, according to
word received by his relatives here. Late
tidings from the young mans bedside in
dictate that he il recovering.
| Mr. and Mrs Walter Wiquest, Mr.. and
Mrs. John ellis, Mrs. Elmer Grafton and
daughter and Mrs Alphonse Allaire have
returned home from Milford, NJ H., after
attending the funeral Of Elmer Grafton,
whose death occurred in this city Flu
neral services were held Thursday The
funeral party made the trip from Barre
by auto.
/ Leonard Robinson, the infant son of
I Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Robinson of South
Barre, died this forenoon at 10 o'clock,
the end following an illness Of pneu-
monia. He was six months old and the
only child of Mr.. and Mrs Robinson. His
grandmother, Mrs Dana Robinson, passed
away Friday. Il is expected that the
4 body viii be taken to Randolph Center
tomorrow for burial.
! A fire of damaging proportions was
narrowly averted in the residence of AM
thony Tomasi at II Merchant street
when blaze from the lighted candles in
candelabrum overhanging the casket
which bore the remains Of Cadet Louis J.
Tomasi Of Norwich university communi.
Gated to the lace curtains in the window
near by. The flames licked up the lace
curtains and then destroyed the window
shades. Flaming brands dropped to the
casket and then to the rug but before
the fire had communicated to other parts
of the room members Of the family, de
tecting smoke, made an investigation and
soon applied water where it was most
needed
| The remains of Mrs. Dana Robinson Of
South Barre, whose death occurred Fri.
day morning at o'clock, after an i'll
ness of pneumonia, were removed TO Ran.
dolph Center Saturday for burial, after
funeral services at her home Mrs Rob
inson was 40 years old and native OF
Chelsea. Recently she had been receiving
treatment in hospital, but had so far
recovered as to be able to return home in
mid September. Besides her husband. she
/ leaves six children Leonard Robinson OF
South Barre. Misses Marion and Alice
Robinson of New Haven, Conn, Mrs.
Florence Avery, and Clarence Robinson of
South Barre, and Charles Robinson, who
lives in Randolph.