The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

A daughter was born Dec. IA to Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew That's.
Napoleon Baker, Plainfeld barber,
called on members of the tonsorial trade
in Barre yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs, W. NJ. Corse left the city
this morning for Detroit, Mich, where
they are to pass the winter
Mrs. John w. Stewart of West street
has returned to the city, after a visit
Of several weeks with relatives in Bos-
ton and vicinity.
Mrs. James B. Carswell and two chill.
dren Of Orange street left this morning
for Rutland, to remain with relatives
until after the holidays.
Ernest Marchetti, who recently re.
turned to Barre, after having been EN-
ployed in a Portsmouth, N. H., navy
yard, is working as clerk in the City
Wine store.
George w. Hunt, well known vet.
eran ofthe war between the states, ex-
poets to leave tomorrow for Lowell
Mass, there to make an extended so.
journ in the home of his daughter.
Lieut.. j. W. Stewart, who resigned his
office as city health officer and left his
practice here TO volunteer for service in
the army medical corps, returned to
Barre to-day. Since Aug. | DR.. Stewart
has been stationed in camp Hear At.
lanta City, Ga, BE expects to reopen his
Office on West street.
Tonight at Clan Gordon hall the Glen.
ugie club will meet to initiate number
of new members. After the initiation
plans will be completed for the annual
banquet of the Glenugians, which is to be
held in the clan hall Christmas night.
The Christmas festival will include a
banquet with post-pranddal exercises,
followed by dancing.
The city schools closed to-day for a
J curtailed Christmas vacation. When all
goes well with the school program, the
students are given fortnight at this
time, but on account of the weeks of
study and instruction lost during the in.
| tiuenza campaign, the customary holt
days have been shortened. Sessions are
to be resumed Monday, Dec 80. God.
dard seminary students and faculty will
begin their Christmas recess to- morrow.
0ryille Youngson, former Barre boy,
who went overseas with the 3O6th field
artillery, which he trained in at Camp
Upton, is steadily recovering from the
effects Of severe gassing, according to
word received here to-day. In a letter
written Nov % Private Youngson said
he was confined in convalescent hospi-
tai, although his continued improvement
prompted the hope that he would be dis.
charged within a short time. Private
Youngson was on the fighting front sew.
eral months before be was gassed.
Neyermore to be rolled under the spig-
OF that is one of the strongest links be-
tween the brewery vat and the consum-
er, dozens of empty barrels were shipped
out Of Barre to-day TO the areas where
prohibition has caused its most whitening
blight. All day yesterday a mournful
procession of teamsters wheeled up the
street and around the corner to the NJ.
& W. r. freight yards on Prospect street.
Their trucks were laden with empties
piled on empties. Empty kegs, empty
cases, empty barrels were on the skids.
Brewing Of beer ceased by federal fat
Dec. !, and most any time the puryey-
ors Of matted beverages in this oasis Of
the east side expect TO hear that the
beer in reserve will be used for moisten.
ing purposes in the larger cities, where
the problems of delivery and the return
of empties are less expensive problems