The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

~ w. 1OullHB OF EdSJ huHlpelleI WAS
among the business visitors in Barre
yesterday.
Karl Haskins and Maynard King of
East Calais were business visitors in
Barre yesterday.
A son was born yesterday at the Barre
City hospital to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Essen
winter Of Elm street
James +. Higgins of the D. NJ Miles
Coal company left yesterday for Boston
for few days business visit
John Mcneil and Mrs Ella Mcintyre
of VIM, Me, are visiting at the home
of their brother, Harry Mcneil of Ayers
street.
Miss Francis Coates of East Calais
was operated upon at the Barre City
hospital yesterday, having adenoids re-
moved
Although the meeting of ex-service
men tonight at 1880 win be held in the
X. ?. hall, no one present will be put on
X. P. duty during chow.
Mrs. A. Croce of North Main street,
who recently took her daughter, Etala,
to the Mary Fletcher hospital for a slight
| operation, has returned home.
| A regular meeting of st. Johns court,
c. o. f., will be held Thursday evening
at o'clock. Election of officers Every
member is requested to attend
Clarence Sullivan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. j. Sullivan of Cliff street, is employed
as special delivery messenger at the
postoffice, taking the place of Charles
/ Collins, resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Donahue and son,
Francis, of Middlebury have been pass
ing several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs,
| Y. NJ. Kempton of South Main street, but
| returned home yesterday,
Angus Douglas has returned to his
duties in Hollis barber shop after two
weeks vacation spent with friends and
relatives in Stowe and Morrisvile Mrs.
Douglas accompanied him
William ID. Macdonald returned home
last night from l5.day stay with
friends and relatives in Nova Scotia,
and will resume his duties as mail car
rier at the local postotiice tomorrow
Superintendent J, Il, Maun Of the Cen
trail Vermont railway, who was called
here TO discuss the car shortage situa-
tion with the Local manufacturers of
granite, returned to ST. Adams yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson OF
Brooklyn, N Y, are visiting at the home
of Miss Annie Robertson of Merchant
street. They will visit Mrs. Robertson's
! relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Weeks
in East Calais.
DIR, L, d. Martin and family have re.
turned to their dwelling at II Averill
street after an absence Of two months,
During the months of July and August
they have been living at their summer
home farm in Wiliamstown
z, L. Sampson, having passed 10 days
with old acquaintance in this vicinity
after an absence of several years, has
started on his homeward Journey to
! Wachula, Fla, where he conducts small
garden truck farm. He plans to call on
| friends in Lebanon, n. H., and Boston
| Dwight Hammond and wife of Los
Angeles, Cal, have been passing a month
with friends and relatives in Barre and
vicinity. They left yesterday for Felch-
vile, where they will spend a few days
with other acquaintance and then pro-
coed to California and their home
Mr.. and Mrs a. 4. Nichols and daugh-
ter Of Springfield have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Miles Of South
Main street for the past week, returning
yesterday to Springfield Truman Miles,
| brother to the south end barber also
returned TO Hayerhill, Mass, after hav-
ing spent two weeks in the city.
A motor party consisting Of Frank
Thompson and daughter Mrs Ham, &C.
companied by DR.. and Mrs. Newton, all
of Lewiston, Me, spent the week end
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Young
of Webster street, returning home TO.
day much pleased with their trip and
Vermontis beautiful scenery.
Word was received this morning from
Springfield that Mrs. Joseph Lavery, for
merly Of this city, was very low and ex.
pected to live but few hours The
family moved from Barre to Springfield
about a year ago but since the burning
of the restaurant there which Mr. Law
cry purchased, he has been employed in
Barre where the family was to join him
this fall
The tenth annual corn roast was re.
Gently held by the members Of the ski
doc club, numbering in all about 80
/ Firewood enough TO insure a large and
continuous bonfire was collected for the
occasion at Mr.. Parsons farm on west
hill The farmers liberality and cour.
tesy was appreciated by the many young
people, for without his kindness the af-
fair could not have been as pleasant as
it was. Besides roasted corn, coffee,
doughnuts and ice cream were served,
Three young men, who have had rather
long nicknames attached to them as a
result Of their preparations for the af-
fair, are credited with the success for the
evening, and are now known as Hard
Luck" Tmlah, Sand Blast" Gariboldi,
and Barney 0ldfelf' Kenefick.
Two young Barre nurses, Miss Hilda
Cooper, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cooper Of Elmore street, and Miss Ali
son d. Macdonald, daughter Of Mrs.
Jessie Macdonald of Fairvew street,
have received appointments from the
government as nurses Of the military
hospital in West Haven, Conn Letters
announcing their acceptance were re.
ceived yesterday and soon after the
nurses were on their way to West Ha-
ven. II was only two months ago that
both were discharged from government
| service, having served in France as Red
Cross nurses when bursting shells were
constant menace to base hospitals
| Miss Cooper was stationed at base hos
pital IS, Seymour, France, for year
and meanwhile, Miss Macdonald was
performing her work with the s5th base
hospital unit at Anglers, France Since
arriving from overseas thew have been