The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Munsing underwear for ladies and chill
dren at Abbott's.
Those who agreed to purchase Liberty
bonds through the Peoples National
bank i'll the canvass yesterday, and who
paid no money, are urgently requested
to come to the bank at once and make
the initial payment. The subscriptions
cannot be entered until the first pay
ment is made.
Funeral services for the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joanquin Gomez Of Add.
son place, whose death occurred on
Wednesday night, were held this fore
noon at ii o'clock, with interInent in
Hope cemetery. Parents of the child
are seriously i'll at the City hospital.
A number of Barre boys, most of
whom are Spaulding high school gradu-
ates, plan to leave Tuesday for Burling-
ton to enroll in the students army train
ing corps at the University of Vermont
At present applicants are under orders
to report for duty Tuesday afternoon,
unless countermanding order is re-
ceived Twice in the past fortnight a
postponement has been authorized be-
cause of the influenza epidemic.
Cornelius Leblanc, well remembered in
Barre as one of a series of Socialist agi-
tators who figured in number of mass
meetings in this city several winters ago,
has permitted his tongue to bring him to
a clash with the authorities in Connec-
ticut, and until his case Is finally dis.
posed of he remains at liberty under bail
of $4,000. Leblanc is an Irish Socialist
from Cork who undoubtedly made a
rather lasting impression on many Of
his local hearers. 1t is said that the evil
dence against him consists of Socialistic
literature found in his New York apart
ments. Leblanc is credited with an ad.
mission that he made anti.British
speeches, but claims he was not modest
ed when he delivered them in London.
When arraigned in y. S. district court
at New Haven, the orator told story
Of haEing been kidnapped and hustled
from New York to New Haven.
Fully 1900 pounds of clothing and
probably more, destined for the relief
commission in Belgium, were being
packed for shipment at the patriotic
headquarters in the Church street school
house to-day. The clothing is the result
Of an active campaign conducted for con
tributions before the epidemic broke out
in Barre, and represents a good deal OF
labor on the part of the collectors Much
Of the supply had been assembled when
influenza made its appearance in the
city, but the "Clothing Wanted" sign
was not removed and in the past fort
night much additional wearing apparel
has been received To the original col
lection was added quantity of clothing
stored at the City hospital, where offer
ings were received earlier in the year.
The clothing is being securely baled, and
the local committee is fortunate in hav-
ing secured TO aid in this phase of the
work number of local clothiers and
tailors. The shipment is to be consigned
to Newark, N. j,
George Otis Ball of Greensboro. ". c.,
in other days a well known Goddard sem
mary athlete, died Tuesday Of pleuro.
pneumonia at the home OF his parents,
Mr. and Mrs Homer n Ball Of Yer.
gennes, according 10 word received by
friends in this city. The deceased had
attended Vergennes high school for two
years when he enrolled at Goddard. Be
fore his graduation in the class Of 1906
he had gained prominence in intersehol-
astie athletics, having received, among
other trophies, gold medal and silver
medal for his proficiency in putting the
shot and in track work. After gradua.
tion, he settled in New Orleans, La,
where he entered the employ of the New
Orleans Life & Casualty Insurance Co
His services there were later rewarded
by a promotion to the managership Of
the companys branch office in Greens
boro, n, G. Besides his wife and parents
he leaves two sisters and his brother
The funeral was held in Yergennes on
Thursday afternoon.