The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

at Abbott's
| Frederick LaDue Of st. Adams was u
visitor in Barre yesterday.
Mrs. Fannie Gold Of North Seminary
street is spending the winter in Boston
with friends.
Regular meeting of Ruth chapter, No.
80, Q. Z. s., Wednesday evening, Jan. s,
| at 1880 o'clock
Deputy Sheriff G. w Parks of North
Main street has been i'll several days
with the grip.
| Miss Helen Boyce has returned to
Barre after spending weeks visit at
home in Websteryile.
! Regular monthly meeting Of the trus
| tees of the Barre City hospital at the
hospital tonight at 5 o'clock.
I Alexander Rennie of 200 South Main
street left this morning for Bethel, where
he expects to be employed in the Office Of
a large tannery firm of that locality.
Miss Agnes Carey, employed in the
Royal typewriter factory in Hartford,
Conn, is visiting friends in Barre and
Graniteville during her two weeks yaca-
ton.
Miss Helen Halligan of Summer street
is visiting relatives in East Barre until
next Monday, when she will assume the
duties of cashier at the Homer Fits Co.
store.
Private Milford Leroy Durett, who
has been stationed at Camp Merritt, ~
j., on guard, was transferred TO Camp
Devens, where he received his honorable
discharge. He has returned to his home
in Barre.
Robert M. Creuden, former resident
of Barre, died in Boston of pneumonia
on Jan. 6, and the body will be brought
to Barre for burial Funeral services
will be held at the A. W. Badger & Co,
chapel Thursday afternoon.
F. E. Cults has gone on business trip
in the interest of Townsend, Townsend &
! CO., a wholesale granite firm of this city.
| He expects to be gone three weeks and
during his travels win visit New York
| City, Philadelphia, Pa, Columbus, o., and
Chicago, Ill,
The annual meeting Of the Barre Retail
Merchants association, Inc, will be held
this "wednesday evening at 1880 in the
granite manufacturers rooms. Reports
of the officers will be received, officers
for the ensuing year will be elected and
refreshments will be served
At regular meeting of local No. 4Ss,
! NJ p e., held on Jan. s., the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
/ President, W. j. Gilbertson; vice presi-
dent, John Spera secretary, A. u. Milne /;
treasurer A. NJ Rossi; sergeant-a arms,
Chester Bennett auditors, Edwin Bruce,
Ernest Trombley and Chester Bennett.
The many friends in Barre and vicinity
Of the late Mrs. Emma A, Nichols, WIN
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
w. NJ Abbott, in Auburn, Me-, will be
interested to learn that on the return Of
her son, Mortimer G. Nichols, from Lon
don the body win be brought to Barre
for burial The funeral was held at Au.
burn to-day Mrs. Nichols had been in
1 feeble health for long time and the
cause of her death was bronchial pneu.
monia.
The Vermont Poultry association will
hold its 18th annual poultry show in
Barre city hall Jan. FL, p and %, and
the numerous inquiries coming in for
premium lists, together with the zeal
that the members are showing, indicates
that the coming show win be one of the
best ever held. The premium lists are
going to the printers sometime next
week. so it win be a week or so before
the association will be able to distribute
those much sought for booklets. Poultry
is expected not only from all of the New
England states, but also from severa
other. states which, together with Other
plans, will make il grand success. The
officers of the association, to whom much
credit is due, are President, William A
Moir; vice president, John Kennedy
treasurer, f. r. Tsrboxi secretary, Will
liam J, oliver
Since the United States and England
have been fighting for the same great
cause against the same enemy the friend
ship of the two countries has become
much greater. That England realizes tn,
great part the United States took ha,
been recounted many times before New
ertheless it will do no harm to reprint tn,
words of one of England's greatest monu
mental sculptors in granite, marble anC
stone, William Donaldson of Newcastle
!. on-the Tyne, England. His message tC
the Barre Granite Manufacturers asso
citation reads as follows: Il am delighted
to think that il ia TO our mutual adyan
tage that the spirit of cooperation is
now dominating America We are deeply
grateful for the magnificent assistance
you have given us in this great war
!. especially in providing us with the neces
saries of life, Also by sending the cream
Of your manhood to help us in our houl
of need. Our only regret is the fact that
the enemy has suffered no reprisals"
Among the guests registering at The
Hotel Barre last evening were the follow
ing people: +. Kaufman, New York; +
G. Clewey, Burlington; G. Allen Jones
!. New York; l.. B, Jones, Island Pond
Francis H. johnson, Burlington; G. F
Haurahan, Boston; w. l. Peak, Chicago,
! Fred G. Smith Middlesex; r. c. Archi
bald. Manchester Center; i. J. Whalen
!, Burlington; j. J, Kennedy, Burlington;
William B. Harvey, Boston; Thomas F
Finnegan, Boston; j. e, Mclaughlin
Boston; A. f. Derby, Salem, Mass; G. 4
Smith, South Ryegate; w G. Har
riman, Canaan; w j. Doherty, Boston
George NJ. Palmer, NJ. d., Boston; X. S
Hooper, Hardwick; George Il. Chalmers
Rutland; e. A. Howe, Boston; w. +
Temple, Boston; Ray f. Lyman, STRAIT
! ton; c. c.. Frisbie, Milton; G. S. Randlett
Lowell; Fl. S. Stedman, Boston; w. +
Clark, Boston; A. G. Witig, Burlington
c. M. Armstrong, Burlington; j. N. Web
ster, Boston; James A. Stacey, White
River Junction; Il. II. Edgerton, Roches
ter, +. c. Mayo. Woodsville; G. V
Worthen, Boston; J, A. Spar, st. Johns
bury.
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