The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-13
TALK or THE TOWN


the many business visitors in Barre to.
day
i i. r. Estabrook Of New York spent
to-day in this city and vicinity on bust
ness.
A benefit dance will be given at Gran
tie street hall Saturday night for Peter
Peduzzi
Mrs. L. b. Glidden of South Main
street is confined to her bed with a Sc
we're attack Of grip.
Reserve Thursday night, March 81,
There is something doing at the Pres
byterian church-adv.
G. Y Forsythe of New York returned
TO that city last evening after spending
the day here on business.
w. L. jameson Of Burlington arrived
in this city on business this morning
and expects to remain for several days.
c. B, Foss of Boston arrived in this
city yesterday afternoon and expects
to spend few days in this city on bust
ness.
For Sale Refrigerator, morris chair,
washing machine stand, bureau cheap if
taken tonight. Call at 1913 Washington
street.
Edward Downey of South Main street
! left last evening for Brocllton Mass,
where he has accepted a position in the
shoe industry.
| have just the hat you want at the
price you can afford to pay. Birnie's
Millinery Parlors, Laurel street, opposite
Brook street school
Mrs. Leona Pitkin has purchased the
house of the late d. Fl. Cutler at 81 JET
ferson street and win soon have a few
rooms to rent; also can accommodate a
! few boarders.-adv.
The bowling and pool teams repre-
senting Barre defeated the Montpelier
team at Murphy & Weafer's bowling al
| leys last evening. In bowling Barre won
| by 81 pins and in pool they took two out
Of three games. The bowling was as
follows; Barre, 422, Ala, 1873, total l,249;
Montpelier, 800, Ala, 42S, total ,23S Fol-
lowing are the results Of the pool games
Godfrey OBJ 100, Barrett (Ml 90; Fox
(Bl 70, Dern on 100; W'lmot OBJ 100,
Robinson on n.
The plans of 0ldsmoble day, to-mor-
row. are to be carried out exactly as
previously stated A special train will
leave this city at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon to carry the visiting Oldsmo-
! bile men to the quarries, where they will
be taken in hand and shown the differ
ent points OF interest by members of the
/ Granite Manufacturers association and
! by the quarry owners 1t is expected
that fully 200 persons will be present
| for that and also TO attend the conven-
tion.
City Clerk Mackay is still distributing
the distinctive Barre medals which the
city council voted for so!diers and sailors
who served during the recent war, wheth-
er at home or abroad; and he is carefully
! taking the record of each man to whom
medal il given in order that q complete
record Of Barre's participation in the
service can be secured, if possible. The
medals are very much ip demand, and
applications have been made by some
who did not come within the require
ments established by the council rs those
entitled to the medals
! Mrs. Fl. s. Bassett of Fairview street
has received a letter from her son, Cook
! II. +. Bassett, with the 302d f. A., To-
Gated at Camp de Louge, Bordeaux,
France Excerpts from the letter, writ
| ten Feb Is. are as follows 1T was ru-
mored that our mail had been held in
/ the States because we were sailing soon,
! but ] guess they are sending it now, for
| / have received several letters in the last
! few days None before for a month. The
same is true with the other men, for only
mail from here in France arrived. | was
| talking with Grover Kenefck the other
night and at the same time saw Bob
| MacSie of the 18th balloon company. A
Barre fellow. Saw Bob Knox to-day and
he was feeling fine. Haven't seen any
! Times lately. To-day / took an inocula-
ton preventing pneumonia. 1t is not
compulsory to take it, but few men who
have taken it are sick, SO | thought it
was worth getting. Many Of the boys
are getting furlougEs for five days and
expect TO 90 soon A few are going to
| Paris and the majority to resorts in the
vicinity of the Spanish border or the sea-
shore near the Pyrcnees. / think I shall
stay near Bordeaux. We expected to be
home before now, according to all ru-
mors, but something has held us up and
as we don't get any official dope, ! sup
pose we1l keep on believing rumors and
| dreaming Of home until we 20 home
! Everybody places more or less faith in
these rumors, but they float by like a
beautiful soapbubble and burst in the
air. We are having more fair weather
than previously. but last night we had a
| terrible wind storm and rain. The wind
continues to-day but the temperature is
above freezing Best wishes and hopes
of seeing you soon. Homer