The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-26
AND STILL THEY COME.
Gifts piling UP for the Barre Red Cross
Benefit.


Gifts and more gifts bulled large In
to'day's developments and las the Goose
Green committee, which Is dedicated to
the task OF extracting large returns for
| the Red Cross from the winter carnival
and cattle show to be held March and I,
went about its business of perieeting
plans for the big benefit, the future
looked very bright, indeed, The spon'
taneity which has marked the response
TO appeals for donations is one of the
most satisfying augurs of the past week,
and while the committee is experiencing
sensations akin TO hilarty, IL is ready
to admit that the end has not been
reached, as more donations are anticipat-
ed within the next "a hours.
Here are some of the things which
have been transferred, tag and title, to
the Goose Green and Red Cross in the
past "a; Sewing machine, Homer Fits
Co.; balcony clothes reel. V. T.. Ayers;
Insurance policy with premium paid for
a year, McAllister 4 Kent; one dozen
brooms, Houghton & Robins; dark Barre
granite die and one bushel of carrots,
james X. Pirie; one weeks services as
auctioneer, Charles +. Smith; electric
parlor lamp, b. W. Hooker 4 CO.; spring
military hat, Mrs. Annie Carroll; boys
suit, +. II. Rogers q Co.; $40 worth OF
notions. +. w. Woolworth Co., through
Manager Skillings; two gallons of var
nish, Miss Alice Beckley; So, by an un-
known doctor; one dark Barre Hickey
marker polished on head grain, cold gloss
finish, Martinson Estate Co; three
quarts cream and one bushel potatoes,
Gilbert Camire 4 Son.
Goose Green, Feb. 90.
Will Drew, Presdt., Barre, Vt.
Aour dear Will: Las mite we hel | uf
them paowurful buzy meetins thet the
Green boys IL so notud fur, an bein ez
haow j. ID. an Homur he'd extendud an
envertation tew fnete en- there bakury
whar thar IL plentie uf .ete all haours nj
the mite, we wint thar an sit eroun on
bread boXus an emtie fiaour barruls.
On moshun uf Hen Phelps, sekunded
bi Menta Calcagni, we erlectud yirgie
Ayers tew hev charge uf sellin edmission
tickus tew the Barn both mites Virgie
IL tew hev desk rune an telyphon servus
en- that black block on Main st. ownud
by Calico whu sed he wudnt charge eny
NOR then eny uthur reel estat men wud.
Et wuz sugesstud bi ! uf the bows
thet bekoz uf the Food laws we cudnt |
exeep frnm Doc Lazelle, formurlv uf
Plainfield an vicinity, the hundrud
paouns uf sugllr an eff he will kun
prkross weth lik ermount uf gold koin. |
II wud be X
En- the medst uf the nieetin Dan Smith |
kan rite en- up the bak staires an sed |
he he'd hoss he WIZ kepin up ct T. |
Slaytuns an thet he cudnt driv hem butt /
else mite-further ernounce. |
nents latur
Thet air So Barre Patruns uf Hus-
Dundry IL etchin en- the kollur an we fele
'artin a big Gift wei be the aoutkum.
Mis- Worstur an uthurs will bare watchun
hurs mite ct the meetin. An sum uf |
he wimmin on Trow Hill an aout Will
iamstaown an Berlin an Planfield ways
mite Civ sum fresh eggs an buttur liz a
'rettie nice presunt tew.
Squibbud Milne an AlfaIfy jackson hez
,in actin kindur orfish lately an so las
lite we gut Infanta Tildun tew draft
hem fur aour Side Show Committy.
Il wu2 the erpinyun thet draft wuz the
res wey tew hold them tite. an they
nus report tew Hez Mercer emmedmt.
y ez there Kermandin 0ficur. Thet
/. L. {. boys an uthm orgynizatshuns
'ettur tax warnun tew. Yores trewIy.
siI Goose Green Counittv
p Slab Johnsin startud daown st
'istirday weth peck uf beans en-
apur bag fur the CattiI Show, an bekoz
he neck busted enybudy kin get plenty
i beans free aout on Keith avenoo.
p ! more-The Goddurd Semenury
oys hev offurud tew put on Goose
ireens clothes an 20 daown tew Mont
elyer an play the Montpelier Seme-
ury baskut bawl TEEN en- the Armory
II Civ the perceeds to aour benefit.
aow, WILL here iz & chance fur the ,
lont bunch tew show there nery fur
nd cauz. Haow erbout mex Tuesdey ,,
lte? An the erlectrue rode mite furnish !
fur the Goose Green TEEN.