The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

IN Chelsea Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. l.. Bison Of the Tomasi block left
the city yesterday afternoon for North
field, where she expects to spend few
days.
Mrs. A. e, Mcclellan, who has been
visiting relatives in Worcester, Mass,
passed through the city last evening
while on her way home to Graniteyille
Miss Hazel NJ keefe of North Main
street returned to the city last evening
from Portland Me-. where she has been
making an extended visit with relatives.
M. G. Knight Of Newbury, member Of
the Orange county local board, who ac-
companied contingent Of drafted men
to the capital yesterday, was registered
at Hotel Barre over night.
THE Church and the World Crisis.
Shall the Church Be Dumb on This Cues
tion?n This will be the theme at the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening at
o'clock. Seats free, everybody welcome.
Mrs. Alexander Cooper and son,
Charles, of Division street, who have
been visiting in Mortified, their former
home, during the past few days, returned
to the city yesterday afternoon.
Carpenters are making extensive
changes to the interior Of the south store
in the Miles granite block, preparatory
to its occupancy by the Diversi Fruit Co,
which vacated the Arcade building this
week
Plans for the fall and winter were dis
cussed at largely attended meeting Of
Barre council, No. 40l, X. Of O., Wednes-
day evening Several names have been
added to the list of local knights who are
with the colors
Peter Alexander, who has been spend
ing a furlough Of several days at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Margaret NJ
Alexander of Patterson street, returned
Wednesday evening to Cambridge, Mass,
where he is enrolled in the Harvard radio
school
w. 0. Belknap, who is passing several
days in the Barre granite belt while
placing orders for a Pittsburg, Pa, retail
concern, will be remembered by manu-.
facturers and quarters as former man
ager Of the Wells a. Lamson quarries and
stoneshed.
Mrs. Thomas Jeffrey Of Currier street
left the city yesterday for Quincy, Mass,
where she expects to make visit Of sew.
eral days with her sister, Mrs. William
Innes, formerly of this city Mr.. Innes
is at present employed at the Fore River
shipbuilding yards.
Sherman Watkins, son of Mrs. Mary
Watkins, who came home a few days
ago from Montreal, r. O., where he has
been employed in a bank, ia recovering
from a slight operation which he under
went that he might qualify for military
service. The young man expects TO join
the colors in the near future.
Rev. J. D. Stump, West Virginian,
who is passing few days at Hotel
Barre, delivered an interesting address
before sizeabe congregation in the
First Baptist church last evening. Rev
Mr.. Stump has been a missioner for
years and his remarks, largely deserip-
tive, concerned the mission fields Of Cen.
trial and South America
The civic department of the Barre
Woman's club has started a campaign to
raise funds to support the district nurse
Contribution papers are In the hands of
number of solicitors and in several
stores. Everyone is expected to give
something. No sum is too small and
large amounts will be duly appreciated.
The district nurse has been working with
us year and has proved necessity
Perline Lane, the infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S, Lane Of 50 Berlin
street, passed away Thursday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock The child had been i'll
for three days with gastrie-enteritis,
acute indigestion being contributing
cause. She was born in Barre July @,
1917. 1t is expected that funeral sery-
ices will be held at the house Saturday
afternoon, with interment in Hope Gene
terry.
With the opening of the sessions in
the city schools, as well as in the high
school only q few days distant, large
number of students who have been spend
ing the summer months at some of the
various resorts throughout the White
mountains, and in the state Of Maine, as
well as number who have been EN-.
ployed on farms throughout the rural
districts In this state, are beginning to
return to the city in order to be on hand
at the opening session Tuesday morning.
FIRST steps were taken yesterday to-
ward building new bridge over the
brook near Whiteomb Bros. plant on
North Main street Plans for the new
structure, which is to be constructed of
cement, steel and wood, were completed
recently by City Engineer Frank o. Lee,
who, with Street Supt. A. G. Perry, is to
have charge Of the work The little
bridge and more especially the deck has
been hazard for travellers all the year
When the planking failed, dangerous
hole developed and it was not always
carefully guarded. In the new structure
ample provision is to be made for a side
walk. The work is being carried on in
connection with the construction Of a
new sidewalk on the east side of lower
North Main street, and for the present
one section of the highway is closed to