The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mary Miles Minter in powers That
Prey" also Bulls Eye" Bijou to-day
adv.
Members of the sodality of the B. "
M. will receive communion in body at
the 8 o'clock mass tomorrow.
M. Tedeschi left the city this fore
noon for Boston, where he is to visit
friends until after the holidays.
Mrs. b. A. Eastman of Camp street re-
turned to the city yesterday, after an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Boston and
vicinity.
Mrs. William Wright of "a Maple ave-
nue., who was removed to the City hos
pital last evening, submitted to an opera
ton this morning
The Christoforo Colombo band will
furnish music for the Fiesta de Ballo,"
to be given in the Granite street hall
this evening for the benefit of the Barre
City hospital.
Presbyterian Christmas sale of useful
articles and food Friday and Saturday,
Dec. 1914. Farce Friday night, Bean
supper Saturday. Watch for further an
nouncements.-adv.
The Order of Monitor will hold its reg
ular meeting Saturday evening, Dec. Y,
at 1880. All members are asked to be
present, as important business is to come
before the meeting.
Sale at the Congregational church
! Wednesday afternoon and evening
Aprons, food, candy and popcorn balls at
the different booths. Entertainment in
the evening. Watch for program. adv,
Privates Harry Colomobo and Leon
ard Spagnoli, who have been stationed
at Camp Devens for the past three
months, returned to Barre last evening.
Both young men have been honorably
discharged from the army.
Miss Chrissie Rae, who has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Rae, left to-day for New London, Conn,
where she Is attached to hospital staff
En- route she expects to visit her broth
er, Alex. Rae, in Springfield Mass.
Goddard seminary students have com
pleted plans for their annual seven-cent
fair Tuesday evening, and the magnitude
| of the preparations made indicate that
! its kind since the seven cent fair be-
came fixture at the school.
Yesterday and to-day artistically con.
trived campaign posters made their ap.
pearance in store windows along North
Main street. The posters are the work
of drawing students in Spaulding high
school and the grades. Each in its own
way calls attention to the coming drive
for the Barre City hospital and in more
than one instance the artist has exhibited
| signs of unusual talent
! Seaman George Murray of Merchant
street arrived in the city last evening,
having been honorably discharged from
the United States navy Seaman Muir
ray was one Of the first Barre boys to
volunteer for the naval branch. He en-
listed early in May, 1917, and after a
period of training, was assigned to a
ship. Latterly he has been serving
aboard the U. s. S. Mansfield
Reports from the City hospital to-day
indicated that Herbert Lapier, bedset.
ter who narrowly escaped death when
his clothing became caught in reyolv-
ing upright shaft at Jones Bros. Co.'S
polishing mill Thursday, was resting
quite as comfortably as could be expect
ed. Thus far no internal injuries have
developed, and the physicians believe
that he will recover, although his confine.
ment, because of the number and nature
Of bone fractures sustained, will be OF
long duration.
The cover illustration Of the current
number of the Rexall Magazine, publ.
cation circulated regularly by the Red
Cross pharmacy, includes likeness OF
Flight Major H. D. Burwell, who is well
known in Barre. Major Burwell is an
alumnus of Norwich university, where he
excelled in athletics, especially in foot.
ball When the war broke out he be.
gan training as an aviator in Texas and
for some time held the altitude record
on one of the well known aviation fields
1 Early in the coming week a number
of Barre people plan to leave Vermont
for winter sojourns in more congenia
| chimes. Mr. and Mrs. Stillman ID. Al
len Of Franklin street expect to 90 t.
California, the former having disposed
of his interest in the Allen Lumber Co
TO his nephews. Mrs. Clara Clark and
Mrs. Hattie Dix will leave Tuesday fol-
DeLand, Fla, TO remain until spring
They will be accompanied by Mrs. LaurG
n G. Walker of Montpelier Other Barre
people are to leave for Florida or the
Pacific coast Immediately after the holi
days.
Barre Woodmen affiliated with Gran
tie City camp, No. $3.50, held their an
nual meeting last evening with large
attendance The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Consul
Alexander Moir; adviser, Michael Keefe
clerk, A. j. Loranger; banker, James r
QUITS; escort, N. P. Clark; physicians
Drs. M. i. Chandler, J. w. Jackson, J
w. Stewart and William Mcfarland
Waterman, Thomas ], Burke; sentry
A. f. Castle; manager for three years
James A. Walker, More than ordinary
interest developed when a recruiting
campaign was organized with view Il
a class adoption early in the New Year
With the Graniteville and Montpelier
camps lined up in the same campaign
the committee is anticipating splendiC
results. Granite City camp, despite thu
fact that many of its members are il
the service, has enjoyed most success
full year.
Old people whose way downtown lay
over a well inclined hill street are look
ing sharply to the right and left whei
they are not CHANGING backward. Tn,
police are plugging ears that ring will
complaints Mothers wonder why tn,
children are late for dinner. Yes, It'll
q grand and glorious feeling for tn,
kids-to go scooting down hill on run
ners while more circumspect people kicl