The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

ing dcqudnthnces Win barre Irlenus.
Miss Gertrude Townsend of Hardwick
has been passing week with friends in
Barre.
B. A. Eastman of Camp street has
been passing several days at st. Bernard
club in Canada.
Because of the epidemic, the Netop
class of the Methodist church will not
hold its usual session tomorrow.
Rev B. j. Lehigh of the First Baptist
church will conduct services in Wash
ington Baptist church Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Trerise of Randolph
are passing some time in the home of
their daughter, Mrs Il. L. Scott, of Park
street.
Lieut. George s. DeMerell Of Cleveland,
O., is passing a furlough in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Brown Of JEFF
ferson street
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Taylor and Mrs,
Maude Pierce returned to their home in
Hardwick yesterday, after spending
few days with friends in Barre
Mrs. Edward jackson of st. Adams,
Me-, who is teaching in the city schools,
is residing in the home Of DR.. and Mrs.
j. w. jackson of South Main street.
Mrs. Walter L. Wilcox and little
daughter Of Moretown are visiting in
the home Of the formers parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. +. A. slayton, Of South Main
street
G. L. Woodwork, who used to con
duet tonsorial establishment in the
Durkee block, has been drafted to supply
in the barber shortage and is working
at Miers' downtown shop,
Mrs. Floyd Stanton and Miss Jane
Watkins of Montreal, p O., are at the
home of their mother, Mrs Mary Wat
kins of Summer street, having been
called here by the death Of their broth
err, Henry Watkins.
All stores, members of the Barre Retail
Merchants association, Inc, on and after
Oct. /, 1918, will observe the following
closing hours Monday, $3.50 D. m. Tues.
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
at $3.50 p m; Saturday at $3.50 p m.
Mrs. Edward Barr of Hardwick has
been passing several days in the home
of DR.. o. Z. Barr of Cottage street, hav-
ing been called here by the illness of her
sons, ,Aginaldo and Eddie, who enrolled
as students at Spaulding high school last
week.
Dana Comstock has returned from
Randolph, where he was called by the
death of his brother, Benjamin Com.
stock. Among Others from this vicinity
who attended the funeral were Dana
Robinson and son, Clarence, Of South
Barre.
A photograph Of the Headquarters
company of the 57th pioneers, recently
stationed at Spartanburg, S. c., is shown
in the window of F. H. Rogers & Co.
Many familiar faces are to be noted in
the company, which was recruited in
Barre before the outbreak of the war.
Miss Edith Reid, assistant librarian at
the Aldrieh public library, has returned
to Barre, after an extended vacation,
part of which she passed with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Reid in Forest
Hills, N. j. The regular librarian, Miss
Ruth Parker Of Spaulding street, is de-
tanned at home by illness.
The American Red Cross asks every
body to contribute for relief of the desti.
tute Belgians every kind of useful gar
ment for all ages and both sexes; also
sheeting, blankets and wooden goods of
any kind, and shoes of any size. A COM
mittee will be at the Church street school
building from o o'clock a. m. until 8
o'clock p. m to receive contributions.
It's small force Of messenger boys de-
pleted by the grip, the Barre Office of
the Western Union has resorted to the
employment OF girls TO deliver messages
Yesterday Miss Eunice Eager Of Prospect
street came to the rescue Of the local
manager and aided materially in clearing
the desk Of messages, which are coming
in an unusually large volume just now
DR.. ], A. 'Wark, who resigned as city
physician and gave up his practice In
Barre last spring to accept lieutenancy
IN the medical corps, is now with the adj
vance post command, headquarters. of
the first army corps in France according
to word received by his mother, Mrs
Margaret Wark, Of Hardwick. He was
transferred to his new post on the day
following the evacuation Of Chateau
Thierry and saw service throughout the
entire drive.
Funeral services for Seaman James
Mcintosh son Of Mrs, Elizabeth TAYLOR
of Elmwood avenue, whose death oc.
Cured at the Brooklyn navy ward on
Wednesday after a brief illness. will be
held in the First Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev.
Edgar Grassland, the pastor, officiating.
There will be a prayer service at the
house at 2 p m. 1nterment is TO be made
In the family lot at Elmwood cemetery.
The body, accompanied by Mrs. Taylor
and her son, Robert Taylor, arrived in
Barre Friday afternoon.
The body of Supply Sergeant Robert
Brown, whose death occurred at Camp
Devens, arrived in the city this morning
in charge Of his brothers, William and
George Brown. the funeral will be held
at the home of Mrs. John Brown, the de-
ceased's mother, at Is Bassett street.
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Rev. f.
L, Goodspeed, pastor Of the Congrega.
tional church, win officiate and Rev. j. b.
Reardon of the Universalist church will
assist in the services. Interment is to be
made in the family lot at Hope GENE
terry.
Through two weeks Of almost contin-
uous rain and over a route that carried
them $50 miles from home, II. A. Barn
hart and two sons Of Chillicothe, o., ar
rived in the city yesterday and are reg.
istered at Hotel Barre, while Mr.. Barn.
hart, sr., attends to the consignment of
several carloads of finished Barre granite
and purchases additional memorials for
the Barnhart Granite Co. Father and
sons left Chillicothe Monday and made