The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Ice cream, in bricks, for your Sunday
dinner. Barre Drug Co.
Brick ice cream for your Sunday din
ner at Cummings & Lewis.
New arrivals of georgette hats. Mrs.
Birnie, Laurel street.adv.
Take home one of our bricks of ice
cream. Packed in pints or quarts. Barre
Drug Co.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday night.
Gents, so; ladies, free. Gilbertson's or
chestra. adv.
Call at Mrs. Warrants for your white
hat at right prices All black and col
ored hats at one-half price.--adv
One lot of hats at one-half price. Also
good bargain in milans, crepe and braid
hats made to order Mrs. L. A. Witham,
The Woodchuekers defeated the Mead
ow Flats in an exciting game of baseball
yesterday afternoon by the score of IL
to 4.
Miss Helen Halligan, cashier of the
Homer Fits company, completes her du-
ties at the store tonight. Miss Esther
Mccarthy of Summer street fills the va.
cancy next Monday.
Miss Helen Bolgier of Jericho Center,
who came here for the purpose of attend
ing the Vermont Federation of Women's
Clubs, was the guest of Mrs. Antoine II.
Burke of III Summer street. She may
be remembered by some as former
North Barre school teacher.
The numerous automobiles filled with
members of the Knights of Pythias, who
on Thursday left for Sherbrooke to at
tend the degree work of class of candi
dates, returned yesterday, the men re-
porting most enjoyable time and sue
cessful meeting
A l0-ceRt party for everybody at the
Baptist church Tuesday evening, June
10, at s o'clock. An excellent program
will be given, including the play, "a
Monday Morning at the Parsonage" by
II ladies and one man. This alone will
be worth your money. Don't miss it,
adv.
Francis O'Grady, son of Mrs. Rose
0'Grady of the Morse block, arrived yes
terday from Camp Mead, Va. just about
year ago while employed at machine
work in Hartford, Conn, he joined the
army, going with the roth division. For
the past ~ months he has been stationed
at Camp Mead.
Fred l.. Page received a message last
night stating that his son, DR.. Leon
Page, and wife were in an automobile
accident aA Newport, their home, and
that while DIR. Page escaped with few
injuries his wife was considerably
bruised although not having sustained
any bone fractures. The accident hap.
pened when their car went into the ditch.
Mr.. Page left this morning for Newport
to visit his son and wife.
Alfred Mcleod, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Mcleod of SO Park street, has
donned once more the clothes of citizen
but not until an honorable discharged
had been granted from Camp Merritt.
He has for the past 10 months been sta
toned there with hospital corps and
only recently could obtain his release
from service Previous to his service in
the army he was employed at Barclay
brothers stoneshed as drsughtsman.
The Barre Woman's club desires to ex-
press their appreciation of all courtesies
shown to them and to their guests during
the recent convention held in this city.
Especially do they wish to thank the
Barre Board of Trade, Boutwell,, Milne
& Vsrnum and any who helped to make
the. trip to the quarry a delightful occa
sion. The club also feels grateful to the
musicians who assisted in the program
and to those who by kindly Inequalities
and helpfulness aided in so many ways
in making the stay OF the visiting ladies
pleasant.
The first quarterly conference Of the
current year was held Thursday evening
at the Hedding Methodist Episcopal
church Rev. +. W. Sharpe, district SUI
perintendent, of St. Johnsbury was the
presiding officer. The report of the pas
tor brought out the excellent showing
made by the church through the cente-
nary campaign The district superinten-
dent announced that Hedding church was
the first in the district to go over the
top in the financial campaign and the
third in the entire conference. The re.
ports from the various departments of
church activities showed all to be in a
hourishing condition. The estimating
committee brought in a report, which
was adopted, advising that the pastors
salary be placed for the coming year at
1900, an advance of 5000 over last
year. The quarterly conference voted to
send the pastor, Rev B. G, Lipsky, and
Mrs. Lipsky to the centenary exposition
at Columbus, Ohio, some time between
June 20 and July l3
Charles Mccarthy, son Of Mrs. Mary
f. Mccarthy of 10 Summer street, ar.
rived at his home last night after an alb
sence of two years in Europe with the
crew of the u. S. S. Chester, which only
recently anchored in Charlestown navy
yard Seaman Mccarthy set foot upon
10 different European countries at va
rious times during his two years cruis-
ing, and during that time collected coins
as well as other souvenirs of each coun.
try, When the war broke out he enlist
ed from Montpelier and after the neces-
sary training was stationed upon the
Chester destined for extensive service
The crew of the Chester, 400 of the husk-
lest sailors any ship ever boosted Of
consists of young men from many of the
western states and yesterday, when Sea-
man Mccarthy received his l5.day fur
Tough, nearly everyone of the crew was
handed a slip of white paper emitting
though these lads live in Oklahoma,
Washington, Oregon and various far
away places. This is the first furlough
they have been granted on American soil,
for most of their sailing kept them in
the war zone. Probably as many as 300
Of the crew hail from New England. The
Chester left Rosyth, in the Firth of
Forth, close to Scapa Flow, the day after
Christmas. She slanted across the North
sea, around Skagerrack and down the
Cattegat to Copenhagen, when in a "a
hours stop Crown Prince Axel of Den
mark was entertained. From there she
went TO Sassnitz Germany the first