The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-10
TALK or THE TOWN

Dance, Socialist hall, Saturday night.
Landi's orchestra.-adv.
Reduced prices on straw hats at Mrs.
Warrants, Pearl street.--adv.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing. Gents soc, ladies free. Gilbertson's
orchestra. adv.
The ideal remembrance for mothers
day is a motto. Get yours at Hooker's;
35c each.
Form 1865 partnership income tax re-
turns may be obtained at the Peoples
National bank.
A good, used, 1vers & Pond piano, ma
hogany case, for sale at bargain. Bail
eys Music Rooms, Barre.
\ Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and little
daughter have left for weeks stay with
Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy, mother of Mrs.
/ Brown, in Lebanon, N. H.
Beginning to-day and continuing for
the remainder of the summer months
! the banks will close at noon and remain
closed until Monday morning.
The local postoffice has received con
signment of proprietary stamps in de-
nomination of one and two cents. These
may be purchased at the stamp windows
from now on.
| Miss Louise Bruin of Manchester, n.
H., came Thursday to remain for an in
definite time with her aunt, Mrs. May
Gilbertson of Eastern avenue. She was
accompanied by William Mitchell, who
returns Monday.
Netops, attention. The regular month
ly business meeting and social will be
held at the home of Mrs. Alexander
Smith, % Keith avenue, next Tuesday
evening Important business and good
time guaranteed.
| The Nature Study club of the Barre
Woman's club win hold the last meeting
| of the season with Mrs. r. A. Walker at
Edgewood next Monday afternoon at
2;30. After a short session, nature
study walk will be taken, under the d.
rection of Mrs, +. 4. Langley.
Word received here by friends of Sher
1 man Watkins informs them of his loca
ton now at Prince Albert, Saskatche-
wan, having been again transferred from
Winnipeg, Alberta, his first move from
| Montreal He is still connected with the
Canadian Commercial banking firm.
One of the best dances of the season
viii be held in Rowland hall next Thurs
I day night The Odd Ladies assure all
those who attend most enjoyable even
| ing. Landi and his teammates win fur
nish all the latest and best in dance mu
sic. Remember, Thursday, May l5.-adv
Mrs. W. Gill, together with her daugh.
| ter, Jean, and son, Summers, who until
recently was student at Goddard sem
| mary, left to-day for Burlington to spend
| the summer months at Queen City park
Since last February Mrs. Gill and daugh-
| ter have made their home with MIR. and
! Mrs George Morris of Averill street.
| Private Alexander Robertson, who was
mentioned in to-day's casualty list OF
the war department as having been
slightly wounded in action, came home
with the Goth division and has been in
Barre since being honorably discharged
| from the service. Private Robertson was
thrice wounded in the head by pieces Of
shrapnel.
Word has been received by Mrs. Her.
bert Spencer, cousin of Private Edwin
Corliss, that the latter has returned to
his home in Waterbury after period of
/ 10 months with the l0lst ammunition
train of the 26th division in France.
! Private Corliss was twice in the hospital
as the result of wounds received in ac
ton.
Sergeant David Cumming Of the Ca
madam engineers arrived in Barre on
Wednesday, after receiving his discharge
in Montreal. Sergt Cumming has had
three years and 10 months service, of
which three years and eight months were
spent in France, Belgium and Germany.
He went through ii big battles and
comes home unscratched.
warrant issued by States Attorney
Davis was served by Deputy Sheriff
George Morris yesterday afternoon on
Andrew Mann of Barre Town, the charge
| being cruelty to his l3-year-old son. The
story of the case, as related by the agent
of the state department of charities and
correction is that the boy, while playing
with some powder, set the stuff afire,
burning himself quite badly about the
| face and hands. Because Of the careless
ness thus displayed, the father of the
boy is alleged to have welded stick on
the lad as he lay in bed
Private Edward Kingston arrived this
morning from Camp Devens with an
honorable discharge after nine months
service with the AID Rainbow division in
France. He figured in several important
drives and had narrow escape from
being gassed at the st. Mihiel offensive
Fortunately he returned without a
wound and in good health and spirits
Three weeks ago he landed at Hoboken,
N. j., and later his division was en-
| camped at Camp Mills but he was sent
to Camp Devens, being one of the east
erners of that unit.
The paper given by E. w. Bisbee be-
fore the members of the Barre Historical
society, Inc, and others yesterday aft.
ernoon was much enjoyed by those who
! heard it. Mr.. Bisbee took as his sub
| feet, "A Sketch of the Postal Service"
outlining briefly the development of the
service, then devoting the remainder Of
the paper to facts connected with the va
rious offices and postmasters of Barre.
From an historical standpoint this pa
per is valuable acquisition to the or
ganization and to the city, and will be
placed among the possessions of the So
ciety for future need.