The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-02
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Miss Marcy Wheeler Of Waterbury is
visiting at the home Of Mrs. Tacy Of Cliff
street.
| Leon Darby, fireman for the Boston
4 Albany railroad, is visiting friends in
Barre for a few days.
A son was born yesterday to Mrs. Or
nell Blair of SO Brook street. Mr. Blair
died during the epidemic,
The Presbyterian choir will please
meet at the home Of Miss Nellie Slora,
l6 Green street, Friday evening at Z
o'clock
James Grogan left on New Years eve
for Springfield Mass, and Providence
R. l.. where he will visit friends and rela-
tives.
Seaman W. f. Bradbury of the U, S. S.
cambridge left to-day to join his ship
after enjoying furlough at his home on
East street
Miss Stella M. Mayo has returned to
her home in Waltham, Mass, after visit
ing her sister, Mrs. HI. B. Brooks Of
Washington street.
Sibley Young leaves to-day for the
University Of Vermont, where he was
stationed while a member OF the naval
reserve of that institution.
Mrs. w. j. Gilbertson has gone to Wa
tertown, S. D., where she will visit rela-
tiyes for the next two months.
The Barre police department reports a
w. quite New Years day so far as its
duties were concerned there being no ar
rests during the day or night.
Gunner's Mate Frank Murphy returned
Monday from New York, where he has
been stationed for the past month. He
has obtained release and expects to re-
main in Barre
Four sisters, Misses Elizabeth, Dora,
Bertha and Frances Sauh, who have been
visiting at their home in Orange, re-
turned to-day to Northfeld where they
are employed.
Alfred Goodreault and son, Frederick. i
who were called to Barre because of the
death of the late Louis DeBlois, accom-
panied the remains OF the same to st.
Johnsbury to-day.
Miss Susie Jordan Of Foss street and
Miss Olive Mcknight of Forsythe place
have returned to Castleton Normal school
at Castleton, after passing the holidays
with their parents.
/ AAbbhb AoV ~ArAplHN dlltIuEu the nay
| light dance in the Rowland hall yester-
day afternoon and enjoyed the program
of dances given by the Landi Forsell or
chestra and the musical novelties intro
duced.
Seaman Cyril Marion left to-day for
New York where he is stationed, having
passed a Today furlough at his home on
| Franklin street Mr.. Marion hopes to
obtain his release soon in order that he
may continue his college work.
Chief Quartermaster c. n. Bemis, who
has been visiting at his home in West
! Topsham and who recently returned from
England, where he was attached to the
aerial branch Of service, left to-day for
the naval STATEN at New York.
Miss Dorothy Hunt Of Essex Junction
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon
for visit to her brother, Principal Ly-
man Hunt of Spaulding high school. Miss
Lois Martin, daughter of States Attor-
ney Allen Martin of Chittenden county,
whose home is in Essex Junction, is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Alma H. Perry of Elm
street.
Robert Barclay, ST., started the auto
mobile season of 1919 in manner which
he no doubt does not wish TO continue
for the rest Of the year. In an attempt
to climb the Hill on Sheridan street yes
terday ii became necessary TO shift
gears In doing this the pinion was
broken, necessitating that the car be
towed to his garage on Brook street
All day Wednesday students of various
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the reopening of college. Among these
were Hildreth Martin, John Shepard, AL.
den and Clarence Burke, Marion Anker
and Mary Bishop, all OF whom 20 to the
University Of Vermont at Burlington.
Those leaving for MiddIebury were Mar
ion Wiley and Catherine and Nadine
Rogers.
The closing days Of the 1918 war
stamp and thrift stamp sale at the Barre
postotfice constituted a grand rush The
people who had waited until the last Of
the year to redeem their pledges to buy
the stamps and those who wanted to get
in on Uncle Sans splendid investment
fairly besieged the clerks in the depart.
ment devoted to the sale of ten stamps.
Most of the time three persons were en-
gagged in disposing of the stamps and
twice they exhausted their supply, requi-
sitions being made from Burlington on
Saturday and again on Tuesday in order
not to disappoint the patrons. Again the
banks Of the city had to be called upon
to replenish the supply of the stamps at
the postofiice. During Monday and Tues
day the postofiice sold approximately
$4,000 worth in war stamps alone and
on the days of Christmas s=eek the de-
mand was also very large. The demand
even continued this morning, there being
several requests for the privilege of fill
ing out the 1918 certificate books. These
requests had to be refused, as the books
closed on the night Of Dec. 81 However,
the investors were notified that the gov
eminent has already started a 1919 series
and that the stamps are on sale 1t is
not yet possible to determine the com
pete amount Of 1918 stamps sold in
Barre but it is thought the total will be
near Barre's quota il not actually above
lit.