The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

secured employment in Nashua, n, H..
and left for that city last night.
James Sheldon of Berlin street has re-
turned from Meriden, Conn, where he has
been employed for the past year.
Peter Month returned to his home in
this city Saturday after being discharged
from the L. S. army at Camp Devens.
Call and get prices on Andes ranges
and heaters. Good lirl of second hand
ranges and heaters, stovepipe and elbows.
| E. A. Prindle.
The Office of Gage & Gage, chiroprac.
tors, will be closed every evening until
Wednesday night. Usual hours Wednes'
day night.--adv
Wilmer Craig of Ludlow has been in
Barre for the past four days on business
Albert Sheridan of Berlin visited this
city on business to-day
Miss Helen Ashley of Washington
street returned Saturday night from Bur
lington, where she had been visiting her
sister for the past week
Frank A. Walker, who has been en-
! ployed on government engineering job
in Delaware for the past three months
returned to Barre yesterday
Robert Carson of the U. S. navy re-
turned to his station in Boston Saturday
night after spending a furlough of about
a week at hisshome on Beckley street,
John Jensen and Thomas Shederick
both of this city have hired the John
/ Morehouse farm on Beckley Hill for the
period of year and have already taken
| possession of 1t.
The management of the "Old Timers
| ball, given last week have donated the
proceeds, $50, to the Barre City hospital
! This amount was turned over to the
treasurer, James Mackay, Saturday even
| ing.
The regular meeting Of Cobble Hill
grange will be held Tuesday evening, Feb
4, at o'clock. Come on time, as there is
! lots of work. Be sure and wear your
ribbon and encourage your captain A
short program win be given.
South Barre grange annual old and
| young folks dance and supper Thursday
| Feb. 8. Music, Landi- Forsell orchestra
Full bill, $l.25; extra ladies, 25c; single
supper tickets, 25c. Dancing to begin
promptly at s o'clock. Public invited
adv.
Official confirmation of the death OF
Lieut.. Russell Hoyt, son of Mr.. and Mrs
I George Hoyt of Summer street, at a hos
pital in Bristol, England, has just been
/ received, the message from the war de.
partment being sent to the young mans
widow
! Mr. and Mrs. Floyd G. Russell and Mrs.
Elizabeth Bligh have returned from Bos
/ ton, where they have been spending the
/ past week Mr.. Russell attended the
New England convention Of Rexall drug.
gists and was among the speakers.
Thomas Parker, formerly Of this city
/ but who now resides in Auburn Me. ar
rived here Saturday to spend a few DAVIS
renewing old acquaintance and also TO
bid his sister, Mrs. A. r. Abbott, good
bye, as she is to leave very shortly for
California.
The monthly business meeting and so.
/ cial Of the Philathea class Of the Congre-
gational church will be held Tuesday
evening at 1880 at the home Of Miss Har-
riet Houston, SO Maple avenue A good
/ time has been planned and il is hoped
every member will attend
The many friends of Gordon Smith of
South Ryegate were grieved TO hear Of
the young mans death at his home Sat
urday. He formerly resided in Barre and
was engaged in the granite industry,
making a large number OF friends and
being very highly regarded here Mr.
Smith visited in Barre only about a week
ago
| The officers and members Of Hiawatha
! lodge, No. 20, I. O. o. f., are requested to
meet in Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday.
Feb. 4, at l:30 p. m. for the purpose Of
attending the funeral of our late broth
/ er, Ernest W. Houston. Funeral to be
held at the chapel of B. W Hooker &
| Co, Blanchard block, at 2 o'clock. Per
order noble grand,
Masquerade dance for old and young at
East Montpelier village hall Friday even
| ing, Feb. 7. This dance and supper is for
/ the benefit of the hall association and we
need your presence to help make it a
grand success. Music, Dudley's orchestra.
/ five pieces. Dancing from until .. Sup
per to consist of oysters, pickles, dough
nuts, coffee and cake. Prizes given, as
usual Full bill, $l75 per couple.-ady.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Prize of Graniteville
had not had since Sept IS any word from
/ their son, Private Grover c. Prize of Co.
/ A, l2lst machine gun battalion. In an
endeavor to get some information Of his
whereabouts they wrote the war depart
ment at Washington and in a reply dat
ed Jan. 81, it was stated that Mr. Prizes
company is now in Rengsdorf, Germany.
and is not scheduled for early return to
this country. This company is stationed
at the most easterly point beyond the
Rhine occupied by American troops.
In common with agents Of the Amer
lean Railway Express company all over
the country, George Marsh, local agent.
announced to-day a better service cam
paign" for the purpose of raising the
standards Of packing, wrapping and
marking express shipments. The drive
starts Feb 10 and will comprise a cam
paign of education and appeal among ex-
press employees simultaneously with a
widespread effort to secure the eo-opera-
tion of the shipping public along the
same lines. No new packing or marking
rules have been adopted for the cam
paign, but express drivers and receiving
clerks will be instructed hereafter to in
sist, firmly but eourteously, that the
rules already in force be strictly adhered
to. The chief purpose of the campaign
will be to check the waste of time. ef-
fort and money that results from lost
or damaged shipments. It is expected
that the people of Barre will be interest
ed in the campaign because it so init
mately concerns the transportation end
Of many trades and industries.
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