The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

ueeh receiving treatment In lhe sdldto-
rum at Pittsford, has returned home.
The collector of the First Baptist
church win receive pledges at the church
Monday and Wednesday evenings from
Is to 1880 o'clock
Bags will be distributed during tn;
next few days for the hospital bag day.
/, Don't lay yours aside, but fill it and
have it on the steps the morning u
Oct. 81.
Edward Phillips, night ticket agent at
the Central Vermont railroad station
has been passing a few weeks at his
home in Bolton, where he was confined
by illness.
Miss Dora Bison of North Main street
has returned from a weeks vacation
spent in Boston and Rhode Island. She
resumed her duties this morning at Des-
sereau & Co.'S granite office.
An X-ray machine of approved design
arrived in the city Saturday and was un-
loaded in the Central Vermont freight
yard this morning. The machine is to be
established in the City hospital.
| Miss Marion f. Stickney, who had been
at her home here while awaiting III
opening of Boston university, left Satur-
day to resume her studies at that insti-
tuition Miss Ethel Parry also left Sat
urday for Boston.
! Carpenters, Notice: There will be nc
public meeting Of local 4sl tonight, Oct.
/ 2S, but for the benefit of those wishing
to pay dues the treasurer will be at the
hall from 7 till o'clock p. m. to receive
| dues. Per order Rec. Sec.
Word was received here Friday that
Robert Carson, who left Barre a week
| ago, had been stationed at the pumpkin
Island naval training station. Seaman
Carson enlisted several weeks ago ana
had been visiting his parents on Beckley
street while awaiting his call.
The Diversi Fruit Co., which vacated
the south apartment in the Arcade build
! ing several weeks ago, opened its new
store in the Miles granite building Sat.
urday evening. The interior is attrao-
lively arranged and the public apparent
ly was favorably impressed by its neat
appearance.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Holland and chill.
dren left this morning for Rutland, where
they are to pass the winter with rela-
tives. Mr.. Holland leaves later in the
week on a business trip to Pennsylvania,
where he will look over business open.
ing. The family has closed its house on
Franklin street for the winter.
In connection with the united war
work campaign duties assumed by Supt,
wv. B. Lance, the Washington county
chairman Of the victory boys division,
Carroll II. White of Barre has been ap.
pointed chairman of Barre, over which he
Is superintendent of schools. Under the
direction of Supt Lance, Mr.. White will
thoroughly organize the boys of this sec,
tion for the prominent part which they
are to take in the coming campaign
States Atty. Earle r. Davis OF Allen
street received telephone message yes.
terday saying that Oscar Heath, the
Warren man who is alleged to have
been shot by George Greenslit Thursday
evening, had passed away in the Heaton
hospital at Montpelier. The states at
torney Immediately went to Montpelier
and after going over the situation wired
the state board of health for physicians
to perform an autopsy.
Baseball fans in Barre viii be interest
ed to learn that Tommie Bresnahan Of
Fitchburg, Mass, who played an infield
position with the Middlebury college
team and held down the hot corner on
the Italian A. c, team for several games,
has been decorated with the French croix
de guerre Tommie is now Capt. Thomas
Bresnahan OF the 3sth infantry, and his
promotion to the rank Of captain came
soon after the decoration. He went to
| France as a second lieutenant.
H. S. Parks of Ayerill street, general
agent for Vermont of the Massachusetts
| Mutual Life Insurance Co, was in Plain
field yesterday to attend the funeral Of
| Edgar L. Martin of Manchester, n H.,
New Hampshire general agent for the
same company whose death Thursday at
the summer home Of his brother, w S.
Martin, followed an attack of influenza.
| Services were held at the home of w s.
| Martin in the afternoon at o'clock, Rev,
A. w. Hewitt, pastor of the Plainfeld
Methodist church, officiating Interment
was made in Green Mount cemetery at
Montpelier.
Barre labor men will be interested to
learn that Gov. Horace II. Graham ia one
Of the / governors, in addition to many
| federal and state officials, who have &C.
cepted invitations to be present at a
mass meeting in the Auditorium, Chi.
cago Nov S, in honor of the return of
Samuel Gompers to America Gov Ora
ham is the only New England governor
who thus far has indicated his purpose
! to participate in the home coming recep-
| tion for the president Of the American
Federation OF Labor. Arrangements for
the affair are in charge Of the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy. !
The body of Corp. William H. North
rup whose death occurred in Camp Polk,
Raleigh, N. G., Thursday morning, ar
rived in the city Saturday evening and
was taken yesterday to the home Of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs t. r. Northrup,
who live on Baptist street in William
! town. The body was accompanied by
| Mr.. Northrup, who was called to Camp
| Polk last week by his sons illness. The
! funeral will be held at the home OF his
parents Tuesday, Oct. 20, at p. m. In
terment will be in the Willamstown
cemetery. A eorporal's funeral service
and escort were given at Raleigh and
taps was played over the body there,
Rev. and Mrs. w. J. M. Beattie and
children of fremont street left the city
to-day for Enosburg, where they arc C
reside, the former having resigned the
rectorship of Episcopal churches in Barr
and Websterville. On the eve of their
departure, members of the vestry of the
Church of the Good Shepherd presented