The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

bolts.
| See A. V. Beekley's adv. for paint an'
wall paper,-adv.
/ Allen l.. Smith OF Montreal, F. O., !
passing several days in the city ON busi
/ ness.
! Welmau Whitney will speak for tn
| Montpelier Spirtualist society SUNDAY
| at $3.50 and 1880 p. m. in. q. A. X. nail
| Montpelier
! j. A. Sturteyant of st. Adams arrived
in the city last evening TO visit Barre
friends while attending the Odd Fellows
convention.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Robinson have
been passing some time in st. Johnsbury
where they were called by the illness and
death of the formers father, Erwin G.
| Robinson.
Harley Bond of Elm street, who has
been employed as an hostler at the Cut
Ter livery for several years, has entered
the employ Of the Standard Oil Go. He
is succeeded at the livery by Irving 81.
John.
Henry c. Whitaker who has been reg
istered at Hotel Barre for few weeks
while serving the interests Of his monu-
ment trade journal in tho Barre granite
belt, has returned TO his home in Chi
cago, Ill.
Miss Nora Morris arrived in the city
last evening from Boston, where she is
pursuing nurses course at the Alassa-
chusetts General hospital, To spend a few
days at the home of her parents. Deputy
Sheriff and Mrs. George l.. Morris OF
Ayerill street.
Mrs Margaret Stephen of Maple ave-
nue. returned to the city yesterday from
Boston, where she has been attending the
annual conference of the |. o. o. L., Man
chester Unity, which has been held there
during the past few days, she being the
delegate from the local order of that
lodge.
Word has been received in Barre by
his mother, Mrs. Josie Waldo, of the safe
arrival of Raymond Waldo in France.
Mr. Waldo, who is we'll known in Barre
and Williamstown, entered the service in
| California Mrs. Waldo, who was Miss
| Jeffords, and infant daughter, have re-
turned from California to Williamstown.
Mrs. Stephen Rizzi and daughter, Miss
Mary l. G, Rizzi of North Main street,
left the city to-day for Washington, d.
G., where Miss Rizgi was recently as
signed to civil service duty, having passed
the examinations held in this city sew
eral weeks ago Mrs Rizzi will visit |
relatives in the national capital before
returning to Barre.
Local dealers say that movements Of
coal from their sheds TO homes and office |
buildings in the city have never before
been as great at this time of the year.
Coal in large quantities is not being re-
ceived here from the mines, yet there
seems to be a fair supply on hand and
many people are needing the advice of
the fuel administrator by buying early.
Albert Dreamer of Merchant street,
who returned yesterday from a stay of
several days in camp at Pigeon pond,
found the remains of another doe just
before leaving the big woods for home.
1t was the fourth carcass of deer found
around the pond within a few days, all
of them bearing evidence of having per-
ished of cold and starvation during the
hard winter.
Rangers field on Berlin street. scene
of many grim soccer and baseball CON
tests, is now being made to yield kind
of ammunition that is going TO figure
in whipping the kaiser. AL
though a part of the athletic field has
been reserved for other uses. more of it
has been stripped Of its board fence,
grandstand and other appurtenances, but ,
it is still owned by the Italian Athletic
club, with Angelo Scampini acting as
agent.
Within few days the street depart G
ment viii resume the construction of a a
cement walk on the lower side of Ire {
/. ba IL l
having been made last season 1t is to {
extend from the corner of Elm street to ( L
a point within a few feet of the Park t
street intersection. 1t will be built with i
out curbing, as grass plot is to inter.
gene between the walk and the roadway a
Extension of the walk to Park street and a
perhaps beyond will be made as soon as b
he department establishes more de. v
,irable grade on the Park street hill t
A number of candidates figured in the {
of the first degree at Z
special meeting of Barre council, No. 40l,
Knights of Columbus, last evening The
ceremony was interestingly reviewed by
he officers of the council, and afterward, n
n the course Of social hour which fol =
owed the work further plans for the
tate convention to be held here next
week were uiscusseu. entertainments LOT IN
Upward Of so delegates and the officers Of q
he state council is to be provided by the v
Barre knights. A dance will mark the "
pening of the convention Monday even G
ng. re-
East Barre Red Men, members of WI al
hosen tribe, No 10, are planning to dedi Ell
ate service flag in honor of their men U
Tho are with the colors. The exercises Il
ill feature a public dance to be given ii
4 East Barre on the evening of Wednes pi
ay, May 20, the proceeds OF which are b,
D be devoted to the Red Cross. The ce
Vuchosen service flag will carry a total
f "a stars. TEenty-one OF them are TO
epresent Red Men Of the tribe who are
the army. Two stars will stand for In
ilors in the navy, and one for sailor
the merchant marine.
Ideal weather smiled on the Spanish r,
merican war veterans to-day, and the ",
aterans smiled back. Ii was the Goth no
anniversary of the May day back in 1898 ce
hen they were mustered into the sery hu
e of the United States and thereby nv
excited for a summer soiourn on the mr.
ains of Chickamauga. To celebrate
lie day veterans representing companies %
Barre. Montpelier and Mortified be-
IN gravitating toward Caledonia park
lortly before noon. Tn the spacious
aches of the park they planned to have
le day wholly TO themselves, day
Inctuated by dinner la Hoover in