The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

! N4Ao MAJ DldSh ana uduBhIeI3 OesSlS5
have returned from Medford, Ore, and
will make their home in Barre.
| John Rogers Of the Harvard dental
school is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred H. Rogers of Orange street.
Attorney A. A. Sargent, who has been
| spending the first part of the winter in
Florida, has returned to Barre and re-
sumed his practice.
At the X. of G. hall Tuesday night,
Feb. 25, whist party, s to 10. Dancing,
10 to II, Morgan's orchestra. Admis-
sion, 25c. Everybody come--adv.
have a few cords of extra good mixed
| dry wood, which / will deliver at 1925 a
run where three runs are taken at a
place for cash Tel loom. d. A. Perry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark II. Steere Of Con-
cord, this state, were called to Barre last
week by the serious illness of the latter's
brother, Arthur II, Buzzell, who died
Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
finance committee of the Baptist church
will be held this evening at 7 o'clock at
the church. All members are expected to
be present.
Miss Alice G. Downing commenced her
duties at the r. H. Rogers store tits
morning as bookkeeper She has been
stenographer at the Quarry Savings bank
since her graduation last June.
The Woman's club will hold whist
party under the direction of the hospital
! ity committee Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock in K of p hall All ladies are
cordially invited. Admission, 25c.-adv.
A parish supper will be held Wednes-
day at p. m. at the Congregational
church. A hearty invitation is extended
to all connected with the church. Please
bring food without further solicitation.
Carl Burgess, after spending the week
end with his parents at 70 Washington
street, returned last night to Nashua,
N. H., where he is employed as book.
keeper in the Office of the Wonalancet
Cotton company.
Mrs. Ray F. Sargent, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Downing of Cliff street,
left Saturday night for Washington, d.
c., where she will be employed in the
office of the war risk bureau. She com.
pleted her duties at the +, H. Rogers
store, where she has filed the position
as bookkeeper for several years,
Supt. Carroll II. White of the Barre
city schools left Saturday afternoon for
Chicago where he will attend the con-
vention of the American Educational as
ISOLATION which is being held during the
present week. He went in company with
| Sup.t S. c. Hutchinson of the Mont
pelier public schools
Military fair armory hall, Montpelier,
every night this week. Season tickets
soc, single admissions Zoe. Change of
entertainment every night and dancing
from o to u. Special car to Barre at
1906 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights. A ton of coal, barrel
of -four, and $5 gold piece given away.
Come adv.
Before a large gathering of the mem
bers Of Vincitia club Saturday afternoon
three Barre men who have been in the
u. S. service related their experiences in
connection with that service, the gather.
ing having been called informally in hon
or of men who have been in the service.
Those who spoke were George DeMerell,
formerly a lieutenant, James Riley, for.
merly sergeant, and Dean Brock, a pri-
yate, who carried ugly scars in his right
arm as the result of the flight of Ger
man shell. The men were listened to
with close attention and the" evening
proved to be one of great enjoyment A
buffet lunch was served.
Charles II. Wilkie, fer IA years EN-
ployed in the upholstering and repair de-
partment of the A. W. Badger & Co
store, completed his duties there last Fri
day and expects to establish himself at
220 North Main street, previously occu-
pied by the City Auction Market, next
Monday. During his connection with
the Badger concern he has helped much
toward building up that branch Of the
business with his workmanship and this
speaks we'll for his future success. He
win make q speciality of furniture repair
ing, upholstering, recovering pool tables,
repairing and recovering automobile
tops Mr.. Wilkie is in New York this
week, making necessary purchases. In
his venture he carries with him the good
will of a large circle Of friends.
The official casualty list of the war de.
partment to-day carries the name Of
Lieut. Francis Russell Hoyt, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Hoyt of Summer street,
Barre, but the war department put the
name under q different classification than
might have been expected from the re-
ports of the death received by the young
mans wife in New York City The war
department olassifes Lieut.. Hoyt under
the list of "died from accident or other
causes" instead Of under died Of dis
case" as would he considered likely in
view Of the fact that the correspondence
received by the relatives states that
Lieut.. Hoyt died of pneumonia in a hos
pital at Bristol, England. Lieut., Hoyt
was in the medical department of the
service and was on inspection work
aboard transports running between the
United States and Europe when he was
forced to 90 to q hospital