The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Mrs Howard Tassie is moving from 3s
Fairview street to 1873 South Main street,
| Myron Il. Buck, an East Bethel survey
or, was business visitor in the city to-
day.
N =. Lewis of Spauding street, who
has been quite seriously i'll, is able to be
out Of doors.
| Albert Scott, who is employed as a
clerk in railroad office at st. Adams,
was a week lend visitor in the city.
| A son weighing nine and one-half
pounds was born Sunday morning to Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Ward Of Kirk street.
Joseph Cassellini of Cottage street re-
sumed his duties in the store of Reynolds
4 Son to-day, after an absence OF three
weeks on account of Illness
/ Corp. Hugho Ramella, who is stationed
at Camp Meade, arrived in the city this
morning, after having been summoned
home by the illness OF his mother, Mrs.
Charlotte Ramella of Berlin street,
| Edwin L. Mcleod formerly a member
of the Barre police force, arrived in the
city Saturday evening to pass part Of
his vacation with friends. Mr.. Mcleod is
employed as salesman by the retail
monument firm of j. w, Kidder & Co. in
! Port Chester, N. Y.
Wild raspberries which had survived
the autumn frosts were brought to The
Times office Saturday by Mrs. Mary Reid
of IA Reid street, who picked them near
her home. The bushes yielded a very
uxuriant growth of berries, and while
the fruit lacked the succuence of sum-
mer, IL preserved the appearance Of ber-
ries picked in July.
Miss Mary Rizzi, daughter Of Alder
man and Mrs. Stephen Rizzi of North
Main street, who is employed as ste
nographer in the war department at
| Washington, ID. c., has been offered an
opportunity to go to Switzerland and
work in the Office of the American mill
tary attache. Miss Rizzi has the offer
under consideration.
Sunday motoring did not have strong
appeal for local autoists yesterday, al.
| though the ban on the use of gasoline
was removed for the first Sunday since
Sept !. 1t was all due to the weather,
and while the indications Saturday were
all for pleasant week end out Of doors,
the excellent conditions forecasted did
not obtain. Withal few touring par
ties were abroad, yet majority who
owned cars seemed content to remain
near the home fire.
| Funeral services for Mrs. w. G. T. Hal
vosa of upper Camp street, whose death
occurred Friday evening after lingering
illness, were held at the home of her son,
George Halvosa, Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock The officiating clergyman was
Rev, Mr.. Huntley of Morrisville. This
morning at 1905 o'clock the body was
taken over the Central Vermont railroad
to Quincy, Mass, for interment.
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre through
the week end included the following peo-
pie; George 5. Newcombe of Washington,
d. c., Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Parker and Mr..
and Mrs w. A. Hutchinson Of Lynn,
Mass, George w. Chandler Of Flint,
Mich, R. T, Craig OF ST. Johnsbury, H. G.
Rhodes Of st. Albans, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Maynard Of Brattleboro, Miss Annie f.
Pierce Of Egypt, Mass, f. L. Mcleod of
Port Chester, N. Y, George B. Gill Of
Boston,
Funeral services for Fred Pickering,
| formerly we'll known Spaulding high
school athlete, whose death at his home
on east hill Wednesday night followed
an Illness OF pneumonia, were held at the
house Saturday afternoon at o'clock,
| Rev. James Ramage, pastor of the East
Barre Congregational church, officiating.
| The bearers were: A. r Castle, AlonEo
Taplin, John Summers, Samuel Baker,
| Armando Comolli and Winifred Sanborn.
There were numerous floral tributes. In
| terment was made in the family lot in
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included the following Carnations, wife
and children, mother and father, broth
ers, A. r. Castle and daughters. Mr.. and
Mrs Taplin, Mrs. Frank Burnham and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs, Bragg, Mr. and
Mrs Sanborn.
| Further encouraging reports come from
the health authorities regarding the in.
| fiuenza situation in Barre. Yesterday
| for the first time since the disease be.
came pandemic, there were no deaths,
and in the past two days pneumonia has
claimed but one victim. Occasionally a
new case is reported, but the malady ap.
| pears TO lack the virulence which marked
the first outbreak A member of the To-
cal board of health said this forenoon
that decision as to lifting the quaran.
tine will not be reached until Tuesday
night at the earliest Tomorrow the
state board of health meets in Buring-
ton and the situation in Barre will be
carefully canvassed and then followed by
recommendations. Because of the i'm
provement shown in the past week, it is
believed that the ban win be partially
removed by Wednesday, although schools
will not reopen until next week, and II is
possible that public gatherings viii be
discouraged for q few DAYS longer.