The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

arrived in Barre and resumed his studies
at Goddard seminary.
Edmond Garden Of st. Adams has gone
back, after few days visit with Fred
erick Turner of Summer street.
Raymond Tondreau of North Main
street begins work Monday at the Z. A.
Drown garage on South Main street.
Arthur Splitter has been engaged as
violinist with Gilbertson's orchestra and
will be heard on all future engagements.
adv.
Private Edward Mckay of 20 Cliff
street returned to Camp Devens to-day,
after enjoying a short furlough at his
home.
A son was born in the Barre City hos
pital at l0:30 a. m. yesterday, to Mr.,
and Mrs. Ira N. Houston of So Maple
avenue
George Pratt of the U. s. naval service
returned to his station in Boston last
night, after a short visit to his home on
Cliff street
L. G. Beck and John S. Hall are at
tending an encampment of the I. o. o. f.
at Randolph, where they expect to re-
main for two or three days.
Miss Helena Barberi, who has been
visiting at her home on Brook street, re-
turned yesterday to the New England
Conservatory Of Music, Boston
Notice Meeting of local No. ass, M. P.
u, Sunday, Jan. 5, at $3.50 p. m. Every
member requested to be present. Elee-
tion Of officers. w. J. Gilbertson, Sec.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing, Jan, 4. Gilbertson's orchestra will
furnish the latest dance hits. Admission,
75c per couple; extra ladies', l0e.-adv.
Edward Frederick Trefz, a former
member of the United States food ad-
ministration, visited this city yester-
day. Mr.. Trefz has spent five months
in France.
Cyrus R Hall of So Quarry street re-
turned yesterday from Kennebunkport,
Me-, where he attended the funeral Of
a relative. On his way home Mr. Hall
passed few days in Portland.
Misses Hazel Caswell and Freda Hill
left last night for Worcester, Mass,
where they are employed. Miss Hill has
been visiting at the home of L. c. Besk
of Branch street for the past week.
Anthony 0ekerse, who has been visit
ing John Sowles of Beckley hill and who
came from South Africa to attend Har-
ward dental college at Boston, returned
last night to that institution to renew
his work
A great many Of our local sportmen
went rabbit hunting to-day and large re-
suits are expected. It is an admirable
day for the sport, there being about the
right depth Of snow to track the ami
mails easily.
Seaman 0rvil Williams, after spending
furlough of one week at the home Of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Will
liams of Topsham, to-day began his jour
ney to the U. S. S. Zoraya, which is ly.
ing in the Brooklyn navy yard.
William c. Wood, recently honorably
discharged from the Y, S, army and who
has been visiting relatives on the Mont.
pelier road, started to-day for Chicago,
where he was employed in a munition
plant prior to his enlistment in the
army,
Rev. B. G. Lipsky, pastor Of the He'd
ding M. +. church, returned early this
morning from attending two group con-
ferences in connection with the forthcom.
ing Methodist centenary. The first con
ference was at Danville and the other at
johnson.
The offices of the Wells Lamson Quar-.
ny Co. at SO North Main street are be-
ing reprinted and, in fact, are under
going a complete renovation, The bust
ness of the company is still being trans
acted there in spite Of the condition Of
the office due to the activities of the
workmen.
There seems TO be a great curiosity on
the part Of citizens to know how the
panther hunt of New Years day result
ed. Let it be said that neither hide,
hair, nor tracks Of the panther were seen
and the huntsmen were forced to re-
turn without their object being accom-.
plished.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last evening were the following
people: r, g, Miller of Pawtucket, r. J.,
j. o. Sheldon Of Woodsville, N. H., A.
Nagano Of Toxic, Japan, L. Takanosu Of
Toxic, Japan, H. r. Chase of Boston,
George w. Lockwood of Stamford, Conn.
''The Man Who Said He Would and
Didn't, "The Man Who Said He Would
and Wouldn't" "The Man Who Said He
Would and Couldn't" THE Man Who
Said He Would and Did" These are top
les for the coming four Sunday evenings
at the Presbyterian church. Good gospel
singing and evangelstic services You
win be interested in each one.-adv.
Willmarth Morris, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Morris, has received letter from
his uncle, Private Herbert MeMinn, with
the American forces, in which the latter
tells of having been on the line before
Metz when the armistice was signed and
that the Americans were getting ready
to attack that stronghold. He says in
part: Now you look on the map and see
where we were fighting up till the end Of
the war from early in October. The
front line was four kilometres from this
city of Pont-a Mousson and ten kilo-
metres directly south of Meta Here is
where we gave the Fritzes -, and it is
a good thing for them the armistice was
signed on Nov. II. We were preparing
to take Metz in very short time.
lived in the dugouts or slept there at
night, 80 feet underground. 1t was a
continuous fire all the time. No one can
describe it unless you were there to see
it all. am glad l am here tonight to
tell these few incidents. We don't know
where we are going from here, perhaps
Germany for all | know, but win let you
folks know as soon as / can" The letter
was dated Dec 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennison Densmore Of
Ayers street are in receipt of a letter
from their son, LIST Sergeant Lauraine
Densmore, written at the classification
camp at lie Maus, France, Dec, II, in
which he relates interestingLY of several