The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

Poison! Farmers, attention. If you
use paris green in 50-fb, lots, ask us for
quotations N. D. Phelps Co.
The guild aid of the Church of the
Good Shepherd viii hold food sale at
the church Saturday afternoon at 2
1 o'clock.--ady
The grocery store at sos North Main
street has been purchased by Peter
Naude, who assumed full control begin
ming Friday.-ady.
Auction sale of property of the late
Louis DeBlois on Saturday at 1880 D. m.
at the stoneshed on West Second street.
See adv. o. FL Hale, auctioneer.
/ Largest line OF new and second handed
/ ranges in Barre, Perfection and Kerogas
! get prices. E. A. Prlrdle, Worthen
block
Mrs. Ella Foster, the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. J. Sowles Of Beckey hill,
has been confined to her bed by illness
for the past week, but was able to be
about yesterday.
Robert Larabee of Enosburg Falls, to-
| gether with other students Of the Uni
versity of Vermont, whose homes are in
this city, came to attend the graduation
exercises Of Spaulding high school.
Mrs. George Harris Of Biddeford, Me,
is here to attend the graduation exer-
cises of Spaulding high school and Is
| staying at the home of her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Brown, on Jefferson
street.
Cyril Marion Of IS Franklin street,
who returned TO Holy Cross college in
| February, having just been released from
the naval service, made up the years
work since his enrolment this year and
1 is now a senior of the college,
This evening at o'clock all the mem
bers of the senior choir Of St. Monica's
church are requested to meet at the
church In preparation for the special mu-
sic for next Sunday. The members will
be dismissed in time to attend the gradu.
alton exercises at the opera house,
Albert Lyons, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
M. Lyons of q Highland avenue, and a
member of the 1918 basketball champion
| ship team of Spaulding, has completed
| the freshman years studies at Dart
mouth college and arrived here TO spend
| the summer months. Laurence Campbell
Of 27l North Main street has also re-
turned to his home from Dartmouth
Friends in Barre Of Cecile Hendrick-
son learned for the first time yesterday
| that she was married June in Hartford,
1 Conn, TO Joseph Pinawali. Mrs. Pima
wall, who Is graduate nurse OF the
| Randolph sanatorium, left this city last
February TO work in Hartford at her
profession Her husband is a conductor
on an elevated railroad in Brooklyn, n.
Y. where they established a home coon
after their marriage.
| Sergt Frank Hatch, who enlisted from
Barre in Headquarters company and who
| later was transferred to the l0lst ammn.
milton train of the goth division, visited
friends in this city the early part Of
the week. later going to Randolph, whore
he will pass few weeks AT the home Of
| his parents Mr. Hatch was detailed for
special duty in France, this accounting
for his only recent return and discharge
Word has recently been received that
Mrs. Emily Pratt Young formerly of
this city, died May "a at her home in
Medford Hillside, Mass. Those privileged
/ to know her will mourn her passing
| since she was q woman of singularly
/ beautiful character and was a devoted
| wife and mother. She was an active
member of the Congregational church
and tireless worker for the welfare of
whatever community in which she lived
/ A cable message from Miss Sue +. Pratt
states that she plans to return to this
country in August TO care for her young
nephew. The remaining members Of her
| immediate family are Miss Sue r. Pratt,
a missionary in Japan, Rev Arthur p.
Pratt OF Greenfield Mass, and only child,
/ Clarence, her mother having died July
|, 1918.
With almost two-year service record
to his credit, Edward W. jackson Is
once more in Barre, having arrived late
4 yesterday afternoon. In July of 1917,
while employed in Springfield, he enlist.
ed in the naval hospital corps at Bos-
ton and after several months service
with this unit, was put on duty with
the marines at Quantico, Va On Sept.
b. 1918, he sailed from the United
States with General Butler and his 18th
4 regiment of marines, and for the last 10
months has been on duty in France. He
was sent home as a special casual and
arrived at Newport News June 10 last.
From there he went back to Quantico to
await furlough ticket. He is now home
on a 30-day leave and at the expiration
Of his furlough win report at Quantieo,
Va, and expects to receive a permanent
leave.
While working on the roof Of the new
barn Of Mr.. Scampini's on Scampini
square off Berlin street yesterday aft
ernoon, Jed Il. Holt, carpenter, was
overcome by the heat Becoming dizzy
he stepped back upon rotten board
that let him down through the staging
for drop Of about 10 feet. He struck
the side of his head in the fall and then
landed upon some large timbers, strik-
ing upon his back. Other workmen near
by rushed to his assistance and carried
him to a cool place Immediately a
doctor was summoned who after admin
istering first aid, ordered the man re-
moved to his home. A more thorough
examination, later, revealed that besides
many bruises, three ribs had been frac-
tured in the fall He is now resting
quite comfortably at his home, though
he viii be confined TO his bed for some
time.
Il First Lieutenant Homer Sowles is now
in Barre on a l5-day furlough from Camp
Devens His wife, who met him in Ho-
boken N, j., when he landed, returned
to the city Wednesday night, coming
here from New York. Though he did
not take part in any actual fighting, the
base hospital, No. SIS, to which he was
attached, was few times under she'll
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