The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-18
TALK OF THE TOWN


George R. Long of Burlington was
among the business visitors in this city
yesterday.
w. L. Hosford of New York was
among the business visitors in this city
yesterday .... w..
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II. Smead of Bethel
were among the business visitors in this
city yesterday.
Charles Spencer and family of Marsh
field were among the business visitors
in the city yesterday.
Don't forget the date, March 81; the
place, Presbyterian church; and the play
Behind the Scenes. adv.
Form ll20, corporation income and
profits tax returns may be obtained at
the Peoples National Bank,
r. H. Dole of Mortified returned to
that town yesterday after spending the
week end visiting at Goddard seminary.
A regular meeting of the ladies of
Clan Gordon will be held Tuesday, March
| Is, at 1918 p. m. Initiation Program
at intermission.
A regular meeting of the Barre council
of the knights of Columbus will be held
Wednesday, March 10. Exemplihcation
of the first degree.
John +. Callaghan and daughter, Bea-
triee, have returned from Hinsdsle, N
H., where they went Co attend the fu.
neral of Frank Tilden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barr Avs, jr,
! who were here to attend the funeral of
William McKane Sunday, have returned
to their home in Vergennes.
Maccabees, attention. Regular meet
| ing of Harmon review, No. !, will be
held Wednesday evening at 7 O'Clock
sharp. Initiation and refreshments.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Rebek-
ah lodge No. Is, Wednesday evening
March ~, at 1880 o'eiDck There will be
work and all members are requested to
be present. s.
Misses Alice Downing and Evelyn
Drew were among several young ladies
| of this city to attend the Norwich uni
versity dance held last night at Dewey
hall in Mortified
F. r. Gordon of Boston returned to
that city last evening after passing the
| day here on business ID. J. Tobin of Bos-
ton was among the business visitors in
this city yesterday.
A daughter, Barbara Katharine, weigh
ing 81 pounds, was born at the City
hospital last night to Mr.. end Mrs. Dean
w, Blodgett Of Montgomery Center, for
mer residents Of this city.
Special meeting of Minnehaha en-
campment, No. 2, Tuesday evening at
1880 to practice patriarchal degree. All
officers and patriarchs requested TO be
present, Per order chief patriarch.
In regard to an ITEM printed in Sat.
urdays Times, which stated that Il. r.
Davis had leased a house on Camp street
owned by DR.. l.. w. Hanson of Mont.
| pelier, DR.. Hanson announces that the
present occupant still holds the lease.
The much needed sheathing which held
| up the work of alterations at the police
station for the past week and a half has
| been obtained, This morning the station
presented an appearance of great activ-
| ity, with the carpenters working 20 fin.
ish the job as soon a. possible.
An official notice was received from
| Washington yesterday by George n. Til.
| den, manager of the local L. s. employ,
ment service, stating that it was neces.
sary to suspend tile service owing to a
| lack of funds TO prosecute the work fur.
| Their Should the next Congress vote
money enough to carry on the work the
| 700 Offices which are affected by this
act throughout the country would be re.
opened and the employees reinstated in
their positions, providing they SO de.
sired A skeleton organization will be
retained so that these offices may be
| Feopened with the least difficulty pos
sible. In Vermont there are five places
containing one of these government
agencies Bellows Falls, Barre, Burling.
ton, st. Johnsbury and Rutland. Since
the installation of the Office in this city
the bureau has proven effective in Sc.
curing positions for both discharged sol
diers and sailors, to say nothing Of the
hundreds of civilians who have profted
by the long reaching arms Of the service