The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-15

South Newbury.
Miss Sarah Hathaway Of Newbury
high school, class of 1918, has a position
in the Office of the Fairbanks Scale com
pany at st. Johnsbury. She spent Sun
day in Newbury, the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Warren w. Bailey, jr.
The schools are closed until further
orders from the state board of health.
Little Miss Annabel Nelson, whose
mother is seriously i'll at the Cottage
hospital, Woodsville, has been the guest
of Miss Henrietta Bailey.
Karl Richardson is quite i'll at the
home of his parents with nervous
breakdown. His sister, Mrs. Cooley, re-
turned to her home in Peacham the last
Of the week and has taken with her her
brothers infant SON.
Miss Jennie Taylor and Miss Nelson of
Ryegate were in town the last of the
week.
Thus far there have been no serious
cases of influenza in our village
Our Mr.. Edwin Bayley is chairman of
one Of the groups of Boston lawyers
There are five groups of 25 EACH giving
information and advice to regstrants un-
der the recent seleetive draft Mr.. Bay
ley is also filing engagements to address
public meetings under the auspices of the
Massachusetts, public safety committee.
In recent addresses he has held for his
theme, "The Dangers Of a Premature
Peace" We think the country is now
almost unit in demanding Grants terms
at Donelson, unconditional surrender"
Charles II. Bayley Of Boston has ex-
pressed desire TO furnish street signs
for our streets thus giving our place a
more snappy appearance. His generous
offer has been accepted and before snow
flies it is expected they will be in posi-.
tion.
A handsome sum was received by the
trustees Of the 0xbow burying ground, TO
be known as the Karl Burroughs fund" !;
the proceeds Of the fund are for the per
petual care Of the William Burroughs
lot.
There were lively times the other
morning down by Webh's gasoline tsak,
when a ear driven by W. W. Bailey, jr.,
which was being filed, caught fire. No
one will ever know Just what started the
conhagration; some attribute it to
Webb's flow Of conversation which, com
ing in contact with the flow OF gas,
caused an explosion, but that does not
matter. The first thing that Mr.. Bailey
heard was an explosion from Mr. Webb,
'Your car is all afre. get IL away
from my tank" (If under a great men
tai strain, suppressed excitement, or the
most exasperating circumstances, Mr..
Webb has been known TO use emphatic
language Mr.. Bailey promptly granted
Mr.. Wehb's request by combine of by
ISLANDERS, who pushed the car into the
middle of the street, while Bailey ran one
way and Webb another after fire ex-
| tinguisher. On their return the wood.
work and upholstery were consumed. The
chassis and engine were not damaged
Two hundred dollars will put the car in
shape and this could have all been pre-,
vented If Warren had had one OF his
| brothers, John Mandell, fire extinguish-
ers. Thus saith Horace G,
| Mr. and Mrs w ID. Perkins were called
to Pattersonville last week TO attend the
1 funeral of Mrs, Patterson, an aunt OF
Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Patterson viii be
| pleasantly remembered by many who
met her last summer when she was a
/ guest of her niece.
The Newbury and Haverhill bridge il
receiving a coat of paint
| A pile of shoes not quite as high az
Moosehilock were awaiting Mr.. Gatley's
attention when he returned from his an,
nual vacation. Mr. Gatley's reputation
as shoemaker and repairer has long
since gone beyond the borders Of his
home town.
! Mr. Morrisette has moved his family
into the DR. Darling house on Pine street
| Repairs are being made on the Dr.
| Pierce block.