The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-20
TALK or THE TOWN

Tweity-nine cent yard wide bleached
cotton, to-day at Fits for 15c yard.
Mrs. G. T. Southgate of South Royal
ton was business visitor here Saturday.
Ask to see the In Resista corsets, with
the exclusive "Spirabone." Shepard Co.,
Inc.
Ralph oliver, who is employed in Beth.
Ell, was here over the week end with his
parents.
Misses Lillian Gearn and Catherine
Mcdonald of Mortified passed the week
end with the formers relatives in this
city.
Mrs. Ida Pearsons, formerly Of Barre,
but now residing in South Ryegate, has
been visiting friends in the city for a
few days,
Charles Leel chief of Clan Gordon, No.
Il, has had telephone installed in his
home, 1888, and James Glass, chairman
trustee, 276-l2.
! Miss Barbara Lavery returned To her
home in Burlington this morning after
two weeks visit with MIR. and Mrs.
John Davidson of Summer street.
| Miss Florence Dingwall, who has com.
pleted her work as stenographer for the
local board of Orange county, has gone
to Albany, N. u, to enroll as a student
at the Albany Business college.
The officers and members of Canton
Vinton, No. 8, and Minnehaha encamp-
ment, No, 2, are requested to meet in
Odd Fellows hall on Monday evening,
Jan. 90 at o'clock, to arrange for the
installation of officers.
John Muiry completed his duties at
the Adams and Co.'s dry goods store Sat
urday night, after nearly six years serv-
ice. Within q week or ten days he eS-
poets to begin work for Massaehu-
setts dry goods firm.
A railway clerks meeting was held in
st. Adams Saturday evening, which was
attended by several clerks of Barre. They
were: George Burroughs, Neil Ralph,
Walter McHugo, George Kent, Misses
Vivien Dodge, Gladys Bradford and An.
gle Frattini.
Mr. and Mrs. II. s. Bemis of Hill street
have received word Of the arrival of their
son, Sergt Hugh P. Bemis, at Newport
News, Va, last Saturday. The young
man was severely wounded in action,
having been listed in the official report a
few days ago.
The five-month.old son of Charles w.
Scott of Montpelier suceumbed to pneu.
MONA at his home in that city yester-
day morning, after short illness. The
funeral is to be held at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon and interment will be
in Elmwood cemetery.
Canton Vinton No. Q, and Minnehaha
encampment, No. 2, will hold joint in
stalIation of officers in ]. o. Q. r. hall,
Gordon block, on Tuesday evening, Jan.
81 A supper viii be served at $3.50
All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs are cor
daily invited to be present.
n Word was received here Saturday that
Sergt. Frank Mcdonald, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mcdonald of Los Angeles
Cal, had been operated on for acute APP
pendieitis at the base hospital, Camp
/ Kearney, Cal, where he was attached.
The operation was successful and an
early recovery is expected The MELON
aid family are former residents of this
city.
The mid-year examinations in the
nearby colleges enabled many students
4 to return to their homes for a brief visit.
Barre is we'll represented in the colleges
1 within and near the state Those who
returned from the University of Yer
mont are: Leonard Thompson, Alden
Burke, Hudson Beattie, Paul Nelson and
Allan Johnston. from Norwich, Laurence
Kent, Frederick Green, Earl Lane, The
4 ron Morse and Robert Barclay; from
i Dartmouth, Laurence Campbell.
Il Mr. and Mrs John w Gordon have re-
ceived a telegram from the Canadian war
office, announcing that their nephew, Pvt
Harry w, Durham, is improving from
his recent severe illness. A letter re-
ceived from Private Durham speaks in
high terms of the treatment received by
patients in the British hospitals Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon have received no fur
ther word from their son, Pvt. Paul ID.
Gordon. who when last heard from was
reported in German prison camp at
Limburg, although they have made many
efforts through the American war depart
ment and the Red Cross.
Barre people win be interested to learn
! that the u. s. war department announced
to- day that Major II. N. jackson, mem.
Der Of the granite quarrying firm Of Z. l..
Smith & Co, has been cited for the dis
tiuguished service cross because OF extra
ordinary heroism on the field Of battle.
Major jackson was in the city recently
to attend the annual meeting of the firm,
and at that time he was wearing one arm
in sling as the result of injuries sus-
tanned while ministering to wounded sol.
diers. Major Jackson Ia a brother of At
torney s. HOLSTER jackson of Barre.
The regular meeting Of Cobble Hill
grange will be held Tuesday evening,
Jan 81, at s. The following program
will be given: Song, Grange Melodies"
No. 100, grangei discussion, How Can
the Farm Labor Question Be Solved Z"
led by T., K Hutchinson; piano solo,
Hazel St. John; reading, Mary Camire;
current events, Tracy Carpenters vocal
solo, Ida Dickey; address, subject Sc
leeted Harold Bancroft; song, "0ld
Glory" grange. If any member has APP
plications for membership they should
be presented at this meeting. All come
and see which side Of the new contest
you are on and what color ribbon you
are going to wear.
Frederic Edwards, formerly an instruc.
tor In Spaulding high school, who is now
engaged in Y M. c. A. war work in the
war-torn regions of eastern Italy and
western Austria, writes that the country
there shows ravages of the war, He
writes: Am now living in what was
Austria. Spent Sunday tDec l5) in
Trieste. Believe me- Gorilla, the Carso
and Montfalcone show signs Of warfare"
The card was written from Gorizia; and
on the reverse side of the card is a trac-
cry showing the boundaries of Italy prior
to the present war as fixed by the treaty
! of 1866 and the boundary as claimed by
Italy following along the line of the Alps