The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

field to-day to pass the week end Win
relatives
Dance in Clan Gordon hall tonight.
Landi- Forsell orchestra. Admission, soc;
ladies free.-adv.
Theodore Roosevelt" win be the
theme Sunday evening at the Presbyte-
rian church. adv.
Hospital pledge cards are at the war
chest rooms now and pledges can be paid
there at any time when the rooms are
open,
Miss Alice Haley, a teacher of the
graded schools Of this city, has gone to
Waterbury for visit at her home over
the week end.
James Furey leaves Sunday for South
STAFFORD, where he has obtained employ
ment as stenographer and assistant time
keeper at the copper mines.
Better start that Christmas club ac-
count now Bank open Saturday and
Monday evenings from to o'clock.
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Edward Ross, the North Main street
barber, enjoyed day with his gun and
hound yesterday. The hunt resulted in
fourteen rabbits to Mr.. Ross credit.
Miss Helen Halligan has returned to
her home on Summer street after spend
ing weeks vacation at the home Of Ter
aunt in East Barre. Monday she win as
sumo the duties as cashier at the Homer
Fits store.
All roads win lead to the East Mont
pelier musical convention, which begins
at East Montpelier next Thursday fore
noon, with a chorus rehearsal and closes
with grand concert and dance Friday
evening, Jan. II.
The Ministers Monday club holds its
next meeting in the parlor Of the He'd
ding M. Z. church on Monday at 1880
p, m. Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed, pastor
Of the Barre Congregational church, reads
a paper on "The Bible as Ideal Truth.
Mr. and Mrs Waldron j. Shields Of
East street left last night for the West.
Mrs. Shield is going to visit in Wayerly,
Ia, while Mr.. Shield is going to travel
the western states in the interest of
Waldron Shield 4 Co, granite dealers
of this city.
The offices Of the American Express
company on North Main street are un.
dergoing a complete re-painting and also
various other renovatious. The business
Of the company viii be continued the
same as usual in spite of the condition
, of the office due to the activities of the
. workmen.
The whistle Of the Lille granite shed
/. informed the employees yesterday that
the main shaft Of the derrick which
| broke down Wednesday afternoon about
o'clock, had been repaired and the plant
was starting again this morning with
the regular routine work.
The subject at the X. of P. hall Sun
day night, Jan. IL, at As, will be one Of
, special interest; IF the Dead Are Not
Alive, How Do Spiritualists Communi-
cate with Their Departed Friends" Seats
free, and all are cordially invited to these
free Bible lectures by Evangelist F. S.
Hartwell.
Among the guests stopping at Hotel
Barre last evening were the following:
Il r. r. Wilson, Syracuse, N. ", r. o,
Barnes, Springfield; Thomas H. Day,
Boston; D. Wolf Pike, Bradford; Mrs.
Homer and two children, Bradford; j. II.
Cross, Mortified; T. j Maher, Boston;
p G. Lamson, Boston; r, P. Foote, New
York; Samuel Oliver, Boston; /. j. La
Due, st. Adams; S. d. Adams, Boston /;
NJ. II. Lewis, Boston.
James Hastings, Dr. 0rtese Barr and
James Stuart returned yesterday from a
rabbit hunt in the vicinity Of Corinth.
Both Mr.. Barr and Mr. Stuart had prizes
Of three rabbits upon their arrival in the
city, but through some Misunderstanding
Mr. Hastings borrowed the wrong gun
from Mr.. Bars shelf so that when the
opportune time came and the rabbit was
within twenty five feet it was impossible
to discharge The she'll owing TO a defect
of the hammer. Consequently he was
compelled TO watch fine large rabbits
run by while under his arm was a firing
piece, the value of which was good only
in weight to the scrap iron pile.
Sergeant Hugh p. Bemis, who is men
toned in tO-days casualty list as severe.
iy wounded, was mentioned some weeks
ago in the news columns Of this paper as
receiving three shrapnel wounds in ae-
ton; but the official announcement from
the war department OF his parents/ Mr.
and Mrs. T.. s. Bemis Of 100 Hill street
was not received until week ago, long
after the young soldier had left the hos.
pital. it Is supposed. Since being wound
ed, Sergeant Bemis has written several
letters home, reporting being transferred
to a hospital at Viehy, France. At the
time of the signing of the armistice he
was still in the hospital Sergeant Bemis
is a member Of the class of 1918, Spauld
ing high school, the same class in which
J Sergeant Albert Mari, who also wai
wounded in action, was graduated.
A session OF L. S. district court fol
naturalization purposes was held in thu
city court room Thursday evening from
7 to $3.50 to accommodate few appl
. cants who were anxious TO procure theil
{ papers as soon as possible. Deputy Clerl
: Anderson, Z. s. Marshsls Carpenter ant
3 Laekey and G. Def. Bancroft, interme
Z diary, were present First papers wert
! granted to Santa Dorazo of Websterville
! native Of Italy; Alexander McLennan o.
Barre, native of Scotland, and Hugo Ru
! din of Barre, native of Sweden Twelve
made their petitions for second papers
] being as follows: Natalie Brusa, Luig
Ciamp, Natalie Cardeini, Carlo Grinoli
!. Peter Groppelli, all of Barre and natives
Of Italy; Joaquin Hoz Of Barre, native o.
Spain; Kasper Aalto of Graniteyille, ma.
tive of Finland; Eli King of Graniteville
native of Newfoundland; John Matsen OF
Graniteville, native OF Denmark; 0ranzc
Cont and Peter Cont of Websteryille
natives Of Italy, and Henry Wehner OF
Plainfeld, native of Germany.
Word was received to-day Of the safe
arrival from overseas of Private Paul b
| tI1,Hna 1anhnur pf Mrs. Thovnns u