The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Odd Ladies' dance to-night-adv.
Moses Colby is at the City hospital for
care and treatment
have just the hat you want at price
you can afford to pay. Mrs. Birnie.
Get new flag to take the place of
your ragged one. n D. Phelps Co.
Mrs. Robert Palmer was taken to the
City hospital yesterday for treatment.
Anyone having second hand furniture
| for sale call at 337 North Main street.
o. Smith.
Memorial day dance Friday night,
! Rowland hall. Gilbertsons orchestra.
] Gents soc, ladies free--adv.
Mrs. Mary Burke of Maple avenue has
gone to Shelburne to spend the remainder
of the week with relatives.
Mrs. w. f. Belknap of South Royalton
is visiting at the home of her brother,
d. J. Morse, for few days.
Mrs. w. E. Haskins of the Morse block
left this afternoon for Danbury, n H.,
to spend few days with relatives.
Attorney John w. Gordon left this
morning for Rutland where tomorrow
he will act as the Memorial day speaker.
Miss Ethel Fenwick of r. f. d. was
taken TO the City hospital yesterday,
where she underwent an operation this
morning.
Bijou holiday program, Bessie Barris-
Gale in Two Gun Betty" DO Husbands
Deeeiye2" a comedy and cartoon com
edy.-adv.
Goddard seminary accepts Montpelier
seminary's challenge to play series of
two out of three baseball games any
time after next week.
Cesare Garibaldi, who rooms in the
b. Tomasi block, underwent an operation
at the City hospital this morning, where
he was taken yesterday.
] All Spanish American war veterans
viii meet tomorrow at Q a. m, sharp
at 90 South Main street to participate
in the Memorial exercises.
Mrs. d. G, Jarvis and little daughter,
Sylvia, of Washington street have gone
TO Burlington for few days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Jarvis.
Mrs. j. b. Stewart and child of 10
Warren street have gone to Chelsea to
pass a few days at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Hale X. Darling, her parents.
For the second time the Polenta Stars
last evening defeated the High Holborn
and Railroad Stars. First game, score
"a to %; second game, score q to Is
Remember the food sale at the Episco-
pal vestry Saturday afternoon from 2;S0
to g. Ladies will sell doughnuts, cake,
bread, crullers, pies. Come early and
get the first selection. adv.
The Quarry Savings Bank & Trust Go.
has received its entire allotment of Vic
tory bonds for the fifth loan and those
| he al AbrnY1h fbf.s 10 "a
have their bonds by bringing in their
receipt.-adv
A. A. Sargent, city attorney and act.
ing Judge, left to-day for Ludlow for a
few days at the home of his parents, Be.
4 fore departing he cleared the records Of
police court, filming John Hayes of Gran.
itevile S. and costs of $3.50 for an in.
toxication charge.
Clinton f. Millar of Barre, who with
Lester H. Greene OF Montpelier attended
the recent convention of the Mobiles OF
the Mystic Shrine in Chicago, was hon.
ored by election as one of the seven d.
rectors of the organization, being the
only one from New England. The con
vention was attended by representatives
from every one of the temples in North
! America. The annual meeting Of the
imperial council will be held at Indian
apolis. June 10 to 49,
Very appropriate Memorial exercises
; preceded the closing of the Spaulding
graded and high school for the weekend
holiday, scholars being excused from the
remainder of the sessions of to-day
Three interesting speakers, all of whom
have seen extensive service in warfare
addressed the large student body of SOC
young people. Both the days of 6l and
those of the world war were related
briefly by Neale W. Hooker, who served
under the colors of the Yankee division
for almost two years, II. l.. Smith, a
: Civil war veteran and member of the
9th regiment of the LIST Vermont brigade
famed for its gallant service in the Civil
war, and John Gordon ir., a truck driver
under French and Italian flags in Eu,
rope. The school, as if by one voice, sang
the French national anthem "Marsel
laise," during the exercises and finally
"The Star Spangled Banner"
One of the proudest possessions Of
Claude Druge, for five years blue Dew.
IL Of the French army, who recently
returned to Barre to reopen his tailor
shop In the l.. NJ. AveTlll building, Is q
French war cross, with which the tailor
was decorated at the hands of General
Maistre 1t will be recalled that Mr.
Druge closed his business in Barre and
left for France in the hectic August day;
I of 1914 Within four weeks he was
wearing the uniform of the Alpine Chas
\ seurs, and thereafter for more than foul
years he was in the military service Of
the French republic He was attached
to the 6Sth battalion, which saw HARD
fighting, and his first citation, carrying
with it the right to wear the gold shoul
! der cord, came in 1917, when a little de
tachment of chasseurs, of which he wa;
4 one, captured l50 Huns and three initial
leuses. His citation, in orders by Gen
/ eral Fayolle, was followed shortly after
ward by the comforting of the French
Y war cross with one star. Mr.. Druge ex
I hibits his cross the gold cord and thu
citation with becoming modesty, al
though to him they are priceless memen
toes of his experience in the great war.
w Stated conclave of st. AL
=, demar commandery, No II, X
1 MA t. Thursday at 1880, also spe
n HYMN I'll cial eonrlayp Friday Mt q n