The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
BARRE FORCES MoBILIzING
To Make a Grand Drive for Beneht Of
Red Cross Branch.

with one 1--we gcnefai ana fetihue q
> captains, lieutenants and corporals VIII
have already shown unmistakable sign
of super. vitality, the great and genera
committee Of the Goose Green winte
carnival and cattle show, TO be staged II
Howland hall March o and I, began IL
drive to-day. The great and general !
Immediately concerned with the sale o
tickets, and at noon reports came Il
headquarters that all but 5000 of th'
pasteboards had been sold. So IL will b.
seen that people who intend to patroniz'
the carnival must act quickly II they
are to get under the wire.
The man who managed the local end OF
the Christmas week Red Cross member
ship campaign has been designated as
general of the forces. He is v y. Ayers
and the following teams have oeen Great
ed: No. !, Capt. John b. MsRnaghi, Lieut.
Frank L. Small, Joseph Calcagni; No. 2
Capt. Stephen Rizzi, Lieut.. j. +. Higgins
w. G. johnson; No. 3, Capt. L. NJ. Tobin,
Lieut.. Henry Fasola, Paul Bianch; No.
4, Capt. A. A. Milne, Lieut.. Joseph Co
molli, A. J. Loranger; No. 8, Capt. G. b.
lard; No. q, Capt. Kent, Lieut.. Y. ID.
Ladd, II. l.. Campbell; No. 7, Capt. Frank
Shea, Lieut.. ii. A. Phelps, p. Nj. Carr;
No. s, Capt. IL. +. Cutler, Lieut.. W. G.
Reynolds, II p. Hinman; No. o, Capt.
H. S. Parks, Lieut.. L. o. Tracy, c. +.
Millar.
To-day the committee wishes to EN-
phasize the fact that every cent of the
proceeds is to be spent for the Barre Red
Cross and the nearby branches which
have faithfully seconded the efforts of
the parent branch. They include Gran
iteville, Websterville, East Barre, Wash
ington and Orange.
Gifts continue TO mount up, and as the
opening day of the carnival seems to be
approaching on wings, the committee re-
quests everyone who is contemplating a
presentation to make known the dona
tion at once 1t will expedite the work
of classifying the gifts and lessen con
siderably the amount of detail TO be
handled at the eleventh hour.
The following contributions are an.
nounced: Four dark Barre eerner posts,
lettered II. ID. Stevens CO., Inc: one
bushel of beans, w. c. Johnson; electric
fiat iron, Clinton i. Mllar; $50 worth of
thrift stamps, postoffiee attaches; Sl0t
cash, DR.. w. T.. Lazell; one bushel of po-
tatoes, III. A. Holt oil painting, Supt. |
G. j. Seager of the Barre Town schools |
one bushel Irish Cobbler seed potatoes, |
free from rust and scab, Mrs. George III. /
Martin of Williamstown; pair of Queen |
Quality shoes, C. s. Andrews, automo
bile and two barrel lvers johnson l2
gauge shotgun, c. w. Ayerill & Co; 10
pounds fresh roasted Accent coffee 10
pounds fresh roasted 35cent coffee and
me Green Mountain brand ham, Smith
/ Cummings; So worth of Park theatre
iekets, John b. Eames; dress suit, Mrs.
\. J. Young; long handled iron shovel,
,ver 100 years old, James +. Curtis;
ady's muff, Joseph Kovalsky; two fex
Bile flyer sleds, Leslie "Curley" Newton
,air Of registered Rhode Island Reds,
'larenee +. Foley; lady's leather suit
ase, Frank New Whorter Co.
Add Goose Green correspondence;
ir Will Drew. Goose Green, VT
Dear VIII: After much eonsiderashm
nd solum thot, my pardinars and me
ave desided to present ure comitee with
corner posts to finish the lot that Will
e Coils hickie will adorn. We will
uarantee the stock to be from the Rock
Ages. an metal letter will be cut on
ech post at any tim after the big Sho.
Yo,Irn, The H. ID. Stevens Co. Inc.
DIR. Joe w. (Alfalfy) jackson has in
tied the members of the general and
deshow committees to meet in his hay I
# at % South Main street this evening Y
! O'Clock. Important business is in
le oifing, and every member is request =
TO attend.
Goose Green the q Y
ill Drew Pres Red Cross Barre VT.
Aour dear Will--Wal, win, things be I
rzzin aout here on the Green lik thum- e
ir during hayin. Evurybudy IL workin Q
itey hard tew fetch en- lots uf muney 8
+ the Red Cross. .
Yirgie Ayers iz established en- hiz he'd $
larturs an hiz teens be cuverin the
hui countrey side ter sci tickuts an ak
pit gifts. Vie Curtis vii tax keer uf
e Washentun folks weth tickuts an tel
en- erbout thoz hi-bluded Holsteen
yves. 4. Sargunt will dew the sam en- D
lst Barre Uthurs vii be ernounced
tur.
Uriah Barr is dewing lot uf drivin
ru the countrey fer gifts, an duzznt co
v tew help himself mutch. Clint Civ m
tt irun, an we be waitin fur the many co
,toorers an banks an sum uthurs tew te
lounce themselvus. Ernie Drown heznt is
.rtud Wit weth hiz haouns an hosses re
ottymobile, butt vii sune. r. Austing be
2 dun hiz hit tew. ID. Smith il sum sc
Y, isn't he, VIII? u
Tel evury budy tew bi tiekuts fer m
tin. OF
Yore frens, Goose Green Committy
, S Yu jes waite an see whut we vii at
! fer enturtanement en- the Barn. Et tn
be wurth 25 dollurs uf eny farmurs eel
ney. pc
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