The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-02
TALK or THE TOWN
So Ahbott,s line of coats.

zee Une special dress NaIueS at AID
bolts.
| Canton Brothers will pay off Thurs
day, Oct. 3, at 2 o'clock, but will not re-
sumo operations until Monday, Oct. T.
There will be no meeting of Bright
Star Rebekah lodge, No. IS, tonight,
Oct. 2, on account Of the prevailing cpl
demic
Having sold my farm, must ask those
who bought stuff at the auction last
goring to remove same at once. G. d.
Palmer.
The funeral Of J. R. Mead will be held
from his late home on Trow hill Friday
afternoon at ! o'clock. lnterment will
be in Hope cemetery.
Miss Marie Mortimer of Wellington
street resumed her duties in the granite
office of Waldron Shield yesterday, after
an illness of ten days.
The G. G. ]. A. rooms will be closed
until further notice, Anyone having any
| special business can call James Smart, 10
Forsythe place Tel SOD.
Ballard & Woodruff, local insurance
firm, has moved his Office from the Miles
building into the rooms in the Campbell
building recently vacated by the Ameri-
can Stone Trade,
Joseph Bottomini of Brandon, who was
called to Montpelier by the death of rel
atives in the B. Tomasi family, is pass
ing several days in the home of his
brother, John Bottomini of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Rennie, sr,,
4 - .s.I
from their son, Alex Rennie, jr., who
has been confined at the Middlebury hos
pital several days, owing to an attack
of the grip, stating that his condition
was somewhat improved.
Sherman Watkins, who has been
spending several weeks at the home Of
his mother Mrs. Watkins of Summer
street, returned yesterday afternoon to
Montreal, where he is employed as a
clerk at the Bank of Commerce.
Joseph Ladrie of Nelson street, of the
Hebert & Ladrie granite plant, received
word by telegram this forenoon, stating
that his brother, Isaac Dadrie, passed
away at his home in st. Johnsbury this
morning at 4 o'clock Mr. Ladrie was
married. Death came after short illness
Of the grip.
Retail stores affiliated with the Barre
Merchants association began to operate
yesterday on the new schedule of closing
hours On all but Monday and Saturday
evenings, the stores are to close at $3.50
.. M; the Monday closing hour is $3.50
p M; and the hour for closing Saturday
is $3.50 p. m.
The body Of Charles Higgs Of Prospect
avenue, whose death occurred in Quincy
Mass, Monday night, arrived in the city
over the Central Vermont railroad early
this morning, being accompanied by
Charles oliver and Edwin Keast. A
double funeral for Mr.. Higgs and his
daughter, Rachel Higgs, will be held.
Notice to the members of the indie.
pendent Order Of Foresters: Our regular
meeting will be held the second Friday
of each month in the Foresters' hall in
the Northern block, as we have moved
, from the X of c. hall in the Seampin
block The financial secretary's address;
is Nelson Larochell, IL Merchant street
r. G. Bombard Rec. Sec.
Under escort Of Corporal Pascal, the
body OF Private Thomas Cromie Of G
company, AID IT, S. infantry, whose
death occurred ia the cantonment hos
pital at Camp Devens, arrived in the city
early to-day. Relatives Of the young
man, from Graniteville, where be resided
before he Joined the colors, met the re-
mains at the station, and at 1925 O'Clock
accompanied them TO Peru, Y. Y, where
the funeral services are to be followed
by interment at Saranac, n. Y.
The following item, published in yes
terday's issue Of the St Johnsbury Gale.
DOMAIN, will be of interest locally; a
head -on collision Of two automobiles oc.
Cured at the head of Eastern avenue
Tuesday morning, blocking the street
for several hours Herbert Slayton OF
Barre was driving up Main street, and
G. Roy Calderwood came up Eastern ave-
nue. and was making the turn to Main
street when the collision occurred. Both
cars were running slow and no one but
the owners were il either car. Both cars
were damaged, aud the springs on Mr.,
Calderwood's car broken"
Restauranteurs are having their trou.
bles in obtaining enough food to proyi-
sion their regular boarders and the tran.
sient trade. The shortage is felt among
heavy consumers of cooked food, as at
least one Of the city bakeries has closed
down for lack of help. Yesterday the
Baltimore restaurant suspended business
temporarily because of illness and the
difficulties attending the distribution Of
food. Jacks lunch in Depot square, where
the shortage of help, due to the epidemic
is keenly felt, closes down for a short
time each afternoon in order to give the
employees a breathing spell.