The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-30
TALK or THE TOWN

town for few days.
The evening drawing school will re-
main closed during this week.
Because of the epidemic, there will be
no meeting Of the Cobble Hill grange on
Tuesday evening.
Sergeant Buochard, who accompanied
! the body of Sergt. Robert Brown 10 Barre
for burial, returned to-day to Camp Dew
I ems
Auction sale at 10 Central street Tues
day at l;30 p. m. Mrs Lawrence Gen
nett viii sell her household goods. 0. II.
Hale will conduct the sale.
| Miss Mildred Hazen Of Windsor, who
was called here by the death of Sergt.
Robert Brown, is at the home Of Mrs.
John Brown of Bassett street
/ Ensign William Charles, who was for
merly active in boy scout work in Barre,
returned to an Atlantic port last night,
after passing brief furlough with
friends here.
Alderman Duncan J. Mcmillan Of
| Thurston place returned this afternoon
from Camp Upton n r., where he was
called by the illness and death of his
brother, Ronald Mcmillan. The latter's
body is expected to arrive tonight or to-
morrow morning.
! James Mcdonald OF John street and
! David Mcdonald of Addison place left
last night for Camp Colt, Gettysburg,
Pa, having been called there by the Sc
rious illness Of Private William Melon
aid, the former'stson, and until recently
a eompositoT in The Times Office.
"All sick persons at Montpelier sem
mary are doing remarkably well" was
the word which the seminary authorities
sent TO The Times this afternoon. 1t
was said that there has not been even a
! single case of severe illness, although
class work is suspended for a few days
to favor those who are unable to attend
just now.
A. L. Pierce of Hill street, for ii years
local manager for the Direct Importing
Co., severed his connection with the es-
tablishment Saturday night. Because of
the illness of his wife and son he win not
leave for Hartford, Conn, at once, al
though the family expects TO settle in
that city later. Mrs. Eva Sayoie is act
I ing as manager of the tea store.
1 Wallace Lafayette, who was locked up
by the police Sunday, appeared before
Magistrate H. w. Scott in municipal
court this forenoon and acknowledged a
subsequent oifense. The respondent made
shift TO disclose, mad then arranged to
pay fine Of SIS and costs. Frank
Hodges whose home is in Maine, admit
ted a first oifense and continued on his
way, after paying the minimum fine and
costs
Granite cutters in a special meeting in
the opera house Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock are reported to have acted favor
lably on the proposal to increase the mini
mum wage from $3.50, where it has re-
manned stationary since last spring, to
$500 or thereabouts. A general increase
Of nine cents per hour was the outcome
of negotiations between committees rep
resenting the union and the granite man
lufaeturers. It is expected that the newly
revised wage schedule will become opera
tive Jan. /.
| O. II. Hale of the City Auction market
boarded northNound main line car at
Blackwell street this morning, and no
sooner had he left the vestibule than he
fell heavily to the floor. The conductor
noticed his illness at once and stopped
the car An official of the traction com
pany happened TO be near by and the
Washington street car, on its way to
Wiley street, was turned back to carry
the sick man to his home on Keith ave-
nue.. This afternoon Mr.. Hale was re-
ported to be quite i'll.
Mrs. Francis Gauld Of Graniteville re-
ceived a telegram this forenoon saying
that her husband, who had been in a Bos
ton hospital while receiving treatment
for his hearing had passrf away of the
grip. Mrs Gauld had not heard from
him since week ago, although in his
last letter he said he was i'll of the pre-
vaiing malady. Mr.. Gauld was 81 years
old and native of Scotland, He had re-
sided in Barre Town since the age Of l6
and latterly he was employed as a quarry
worker A funeral announcement viii be
made later.
The funeral of Levi Bouleriee, the lG
year.old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Boul
erice of Eynoch Svenue, whose death III
Indian Orchard, Mass, Friday followed n
brief illness of pneumonia, was held in
ST. Monica's church this forenoon at o
o'clock, Rev. r. M. Mckenna officiating.
The interment was made in the Catholic
cemetery ON Beckley street The body of
the boy arrived in the city ever the Gem
trial Vermont railroad Sunday morning at
4:30 o'clock. Six of his boy acquaint
ances acted as bearers to-day.
The mems weekly tournament, which
has been played for since the golfng sea-
son opened at the Barre Coli club, was
brought to close on Saturday. There
were two classes, named class A and
class B. The tournament proved to be
very interesting throughout the whole
season and some very low scores were
made H. J. Walsh is the winner of class
A, and r, Phillips is the winner of class
B. Walsh has played wonderful golf all
the season and never once in all the tour
nament was his gross score over 10. This
same player won the club championship
and also the low gross, which he won
with 60 gross score. The tournament
committee has arranged for picked
team match game for next Saturday.
All members wishing to take part are
asked to be on hand at the clubhouse by
word il being awaited from a sister of