The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Vietrolas. Sonoras and Victor records
on sale at Bailey's Music Rooms. adv.
Edward Cardini of birmingham,
Mass, is passing a few days in TINS
city.
Paul Mainini of Milford, Mass, is
here for week or more visiting
friends.
Dean Davis, employed at the CLARK
feed store, is confined to his home on
Maple Grove street by illness.
A, Abati, G. Conf and 7. Mainini of
Quincy, Mass, are guests of acquaint-
ances in the Barre Italian colony
Miss Blanche Common of Cottage
street began work this week in the
office of DIR. NJ. A. Meagher in the Miles
block.
Residents in the vicinity of Lincoln
campus are very antagonistic to the
profane language used by young men
at ball games, and unless the practice
is stopped they plap to take such ac
ton as will prevent further ball play
ing on the grounds. This would, as
many realize, eliminate the use of the
only available ball field in the city, so
il therefore becomes necessary that
his sort of language be abandoned
when at the field The practice is not
only detrimental to the ball clubs, but
is one which gives many opportunities
for the children in that vicinity to ac-
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If weather permits two open air
meetings will be conducted by the To-
cal Salvation Army tonight, with Wis
iting officers taking part. At $3.50
services will be held in city park. and
later at Depot square. staff Captain
William Sewers and wife of the d.
yisional young peoples secretaries OF
Hartford, Conn, will be present. Mrs.
Sewers is fine singer and also plays
the guitar. Captain Sewers is an ex-
eellent orator and will have a mes
sage worth hearing. Others to take
part in the meetings will be Adjutant
Charles Abbott and Captain Adrian
Anderson of Burlington and Captain
Schofeld and Lieutenant Smith of
Montpelier. A feature of the gather
ing will be a quartet of instruments.
AT 8 o'clock at. the Army hall an in
door meeting viii be conducted. EN'
erybody is invited to attend.
Private Charles L. Beck, one of the
many students of Spaulding high
school to abandon books and school
houses back in 1918 10 enlist in the
or -
back home again after an absence OF
two years and half. Private Beck
was a member of the 1918 graduating
class of the school when he learned
that diplomas would he granted to ser
iors enlisting in the army or navy.
and it was only few days after that
information was given out at the
school chapel that Mr.. Beck with his
chum, "Bill" Blanchard. wired to his
parents from Fort Slocum. n. v, that
he had enlisted with the 57th Pioneer
infantry. Private Beck, having en-
listed in January, 1918. sailed to
France in September Of the same year
and was there stationed when the ar
mistiee was signed. With the army OF
occupation he journeyed into Germany,
spending many months as German
prison guard. His knowledge OF Ger
man, acquired in Spsulding during two
years study became great asset to
this soldier, who, being of German
parents. was able to 60 about IN ter
many in civilian clothes as one OF the
natives, conversing in German tongue
with the people. He not only ac-
ouired vocabulary in German, but in
creased his knowledge in French. While
stationed in Germany he re-enlisted tor
years service in the sth machine
gun corp, so it was not until july
that his enlistment expired, and a
wear and eight months of overseas
service rounded out. After safely ar
irving on the transport Pocahontas at
Hoboken, n. j.. Beck received an hon
orable discharge that bears records TO
be envied. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. C. Beck Of II Branch street,
and has re-entered the granite sheds OF
Beck & Beck on Granite street to
assist in conducting the business.