The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-05
TALK OFTHE TOWN

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There will be no meeting OF the Owe
the Teaeups club next Monday.
New Scotch yarn In good shades 10
| sweaters, etc, in to-day at Fits.
A son was born Jan. ? to MIR. an
Mrs. Leslie Young of 80 Elm street.
Deputy Sheriff II. J. Slayton was
business visitor in Waterbury yester
day.
II, w. Terrill left yesterday for I'm
derhill, whore he is passing several day
with relatives.
Frank b. Platt has returned to hi
home in Boston, after spending severa
days in the city
Mrs, Emeline Richardson of Williams
town was brought 10 the City hospital
yesterday for treatment,
Mrs Madeline Cheney of Howard
street was taken TO the City hospital
yesterday for treatment.
Edward Kingston returned TO his work
in New Brunswick, n, j., this forenoon
after passing two weeks at his home on
west hill.
Carlo Frattini, who has been passing
the holidays at his home here, left to.
employed In munitions plant,
Miss Elizabeth Jenkins, member of
the faculty ut Goddard seminary, has
been passing several days in Waterbury
as the guest of Miss Mary Lease.
Because of the evening train being
taken off, Martins Book store will not
open Sunday evenings hereafter, Pa.
pers will be on sale Monday morning
Miss Villa Marsh who has been visit.
ing at her home on Merchant street over
the holiday season, has returned to Bris-
tol, Conn, where she is employed in the
office of the American Silver company.
A regular meeting of the Swedish Or.
der of Monitor will be held in X. of C.
hall Saturday, Jan. 5, at I o'clock. Aft
cr the meeting there will be a social gath
ering Refreshments will be served. All
Scandinavians are welcome.
An osteopath is a mechanic of the
greatest of all machines. the human body
Perhaps your body's machinery is out of
adjustment. An examination will be
given free Of charge and places you I'M
der no obligation. DIR. A. II. Smith, l0i
Keith avenue
For the first time in several days, the
early morning mail was less than four
hours overdue to-day as the Barre
branch connection was made at o'clock. /
Train crews still are under orders TO pro- !
coed cautiously, and trainmen do not I
look for a change in the present pro-
gram until every foot of the trackage
has undergone thorough inspection.
The current issue of Barre Granite. the
organ of the Barre Granite Manufactur
ers' association, is illustrated with half
tones of several officers recently elected
1t the annual meeting. The photographs
include likenesses of John A. Cross, the
president, Of Alex Duncan, first vice
president. Frank Doucette. second vice
president, George Straiton, James I.
Marion and William Barclay, directors.
Miss Ethel Gamble of Division street
eturned yesterday from Plainfeld,
where she has been visiting at the home
Il Mrs. George w. Gault during the .
,ast few days. Mrs. Gault, who has !
'een a frequent visitor in the city, ex-
ects to leave in the near future for I
Mass, where she will join
er husband Sergt. q. w Gault of the
7. s. army, who is in charge Of re
ruiting station there.
Lawrence G. Meade of New York, =
hose frequent visits TO the Barre gran
e district in the past few years were
lade in connection with Scribner's Mag
zine, which he represented, has received
commission in the army, according to
formation received by friends here He |
now stationed at Camp Dix, Wrights D
He, n. j., where he was assigned to a
uty soon after receiving n commission in
he second Plattsbure training camp. t
Three intoxication respondents to-day =
roke the spell of inactivity which set
ed down over municipal court at the be
inning of the week. When arragned d
sfore Magistrate II. W. Scott Thomas t
arnes of Lebanon. n. H.. and Joseph "
cMannis OF Stowe acknowledged first
lenses, and subsequent offense vas :,
limited by Louis w. Forth Of Winoos 7
. Barnes will serve 10 days and his y
IL, Forth, IS days in the county Jail =
, reason of their failure to pay fines - :.
cMannis was committed to Sheriff "
rags custody until money from Nor :"
sville arrives for his fine.
Attractive Red Cross calendars, bear. !,
& the Photographic likeness of little n
are miss CARRIED as Red Cross nurse u
ere placed on sale in b. w. Hooker & ~
rs store to-day, the proceeds to 90 9,
ward maintaining the work of the To- =
! Red Cross. Several poses were made
: the child and calendars of two sizes 10
c offered for sale, one to be sold at tu
cents, while the other is designed to fir
ing 30 cents The sitting was made V,
the studio of r. Cantu, who gave his 10
ne and furnished material at less than en-
st. red cross and two words, Barre" W
d Wanda" the latter being the given re
me of the subject, We're imprinted tn
ats by the Granite City Press, tn
Plans are in the making for the 1918 ~
vertising campaign in behalf of Barre y,
ante, which win start in March, and az
lille the general problem is practically ~
mpleted, some of the details are vet to ~
worked out. The campaign is to have en-
lationaf sweep, as in former years, and ba
he of the biggest magazine circulations
the United States will carry Barre ~
mite advertising. Two new features 4
the form of a dealers booklet and a
wv card are to be added, and used in
lnection with the distribution of Me
rial Masterpieces" among retail deal