The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

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the U. S. lazy, has been passing few
days in the city.
Mrs N. D. Phelps left this noon for
Winchester, Mass, where she will visit
for few weeks.
Mrs Harry Dingwall has resumed her
work at Hotel Barre after being Ill with
influenza for three weeks,
Twenty.fv second hand stoves want
/ ed in exchange for new ones. h. A. Prln-
die & Co., Worthen block.
James Cow of Liberty street, who has
been receiving treatment in the sanato-
rum at Pittsford, has returned home.
John McHugho of Hill street, who re-
Gently suffered relapse after long i'll
ness, again is able to be out of doors.
Barre will be represented at Northfield
this afternoon by delegation of foot
ball fans intent on seeing the game be-
tween Norwich and Middlebury.
Bags will be distributed during the
next few days for the hospital bag day.
Don't lay yours aside, but fill it and
have it on the steps the morning OF
Oct. 81.
hilun "A. AlbillS VI 1pdhlNlhB nthECbt
one Of Barre's veteran fire fighters, is
back at the fire station. Mr.. Morris has
been employed for some time as a driver
for II. G. Bennett.
Miss Merle Cow and Miss Rosamond
Maekie, who enrolled in Potsdam, n
Y, musical institute some weeks ago,
have returned home to await the reopen
ing Of the school, which was closed be-
cause of the epidemic.
Seaman John Geals, who has been sta
toned at Pelham Bay Park, N. Y, is
passing a brief furlough at his home in
Barre. Seaman Geals enlisted in the
navy soon after his graduation from
Spaulding high school last June.
Miss Edna A. Gorham, who was called
to Barre TO assist at the Barre City hos
pital, left this afternoon for Brookline.
Mass, to resume her postgraduate
course at Corey Hill hospital. While in
Barre Miss Gorham was the guest OF
Mrs. John Morrison, Laurel street.
The annual bag day for the Barre City
hospital win be held this year Thursday
Oct 81, when every citizen of Barre and
the surrounding towns lie asked to show
his generosity toward this institution
As usual, bags viii be left at each home
and each householder is asked to place
his bag, filed on the steps before .
o'clock of the morning of Oct. 81.
Mrs. Frank II. Robinson left to-day fol
Boston, where she will take six weeks
course of training as a home service
ixunrlar Nm bar ratUru aha tv1l ba a.
organizer and supervisor for Washington
county, organizing home service commit
tees in the smaller places which now
have no such department of the work
and looking after such as already have
been formed.
One of the Burlington physicians whC
came TO Barre 20 serve the community
when the influenza epidemic was at its
height in this city sacrificed his life il
fighting the malady in his home city
The funeral Of DIR. Frederick w. Baylies
was held yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. The deceased was AZ years old
and native Of Taunton, Mass. He was
graduate Of the medical department Of
the University Of Vermont and after
ward became a practicing physician il
Burlington.
An old northern Lacquer, Edward Il
Grant, recently made the final sacrifice
on the battlefields of France, Grant was
la captain, having been promoted soor
after his enlistment in the early days OF
! the war. He was attached to the 30tl
infantry and was leading a unit in this
famous lost battalion" when it was sur
rounded in the Argonne forest Eddie
Grant was third baseman on the Barre
Montpelier team which won the pennani
in 1905. Previously he played with the
old st. Adams team. Captain Grant was
a Harvard graduate.
All district meetings of Masons in the
Vermont jurisdiction have been Cancelled
this year because of the epidemic. In
formation to that effect was received
yesterday by William Hurry Of Lont
street, deputy grand master Of Mason:
for this district Mr.. Hurry had SEIZED
uled number of official visitations fol
October, November and December, but hi
has notified each Of the lodges in his dis
trict Of the grand lodge order The &C
ton taken by the grand lodge is in lin'
with steps taken by other fraternal or
CARNATIONS to limit the number of public
gatherings.
People who thread their way through
darkest Depot square tonight for thu
purpose of entraining at l2;U5 for points
south may in all safety delay the fina
leave.taking at home for an hour
J circular received at the Central Vermont
station this morning says that the so
called midnight train, for tomorrow
morning only, will not leave the Barr,
station until l;05 a. M, according Il
the present time. The temporary chang
is made because the railroads, in com
mon with other business organizations
! etc, in the country, do not change thei
! time until o'clock Monday morning
when the timepieees have been changed
the so-called midnight train out of Barr,
will leave at 1905
Because of the prescription on gather
ings in the houses of worship Rev. w
j. NJ. Beattie, who recently rendered hi
. resignation as rector Of the Church o
the Good Shepherd here and ST. John tn
Baptist church in Websterville, will b.
unable to preach his farewell sermon to
morrow, as was planned at first. Par
ishioners OF the rector had arranged flo
reception in his honor, which was t
! have been held last evening, but tn
! continuance Of the quarantine made ]
! impossible. Rev Mr.. Beattie is shipping
! his household goods and with member
of his family will leave Monday 70
Enosburg, where he is to take charge o
his farm while ministering to congrega
tions in East Berkshire and Montgom
J cry.