The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-12
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Local Happenings Tersely Told for Busy
Readers.

McWhorter Go. store.
w Fl. Goodfellow went to Roxbury
this morning to tune pianos.
Ribbon trimmings in all the latest
shades at Veale & knights.
B. II. Wells went to Boston yesterday
to attend the automobile show.
The Methodist choir will meet for re-
hearsal this week on Wednesday even.
ing.
The Glover club will meet with Mrs.
II. 0. Worthen Tuesday afternon at 2.ao
o'clock.
Ezra White went to Enosburg Falls
this morning where he viii spend week
hunting.
There win be meeting Of the clerks
union on Wednesday evening at Z
o'clock.
The Philomathians win meet with
Mrs. \. D. Phelps Tuesday evening at
IT'S sharp.
Tonight, Lyman H. Howe moving pic.
lures with a complete change Of pro-
gramme.
The Athena club win meet with Mrs.
G. L. Bates, 7 Orange street, Tuesday
evening at 7.30.
The closing out sale Of footwear in
Perry s. Camps shoe store is meeting
with great success.
The Altrurians will meet with Mrs.
r. Il. Lowe, is French street, Wednes-
day afternoon at 2.30
DIR. C. ". Steele left for Boston on the
noon train to attend the automobile
show. His Office will be closed all this
week.
James L. Walker, formerly employed
by v. e. Ayers as cabinet maker, has
commenced work for the Allen Lumber
Company.
The Ministers Monday club met to.
day at the seminary at Montpelier A
paper was read by the Rev. L. +. Reed
Of Montpelier,
The officers of the Ladies of Clan
Gordon will please meet al the home of
Mrs. w. P. Reid, South Main street, on
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
sharp.
A petition in bankruptcy was fled at
Burlington Saturday by Wilbur P. Clark,
quarryman of Barre. He has liabili.
ties Of $442.55 and ASSETS of 500, all
OF which are claimed exempt
The street department has prevented
4 In 49, a. a..fr -. q - i.
walks on North Main street by chopping
the ice away Just outside the curbing
and thus giving the water forming by
the melting OF the snow in, the street
an outlet to the surface sewer.
A special grand Jury has been sum
moned to consider the Durant case at
the Waterbury insane asylum, in which
one Peter Durant, q patient, is alleged
to have received injuries from two at
tendants, r. J. Dennis and b. D. Coon,
which resulted in his death on Noyem-
Der 5, 1908. The jury win report Thurs
day morning.
A progressive fye.course dinner was
served by the ladies Of the Athena club
Saturday evening at the homes OF Mrs,
A -
w, Scott, Mrs. Nicholas veale and Mrs.
q J. Bates, respectively. The dinner
was given in honor OF Mrs. @. E. Bond
and Mrs. w. i. Stevens who are about
to leave Barre. The best wishes Of the
club 60 with them.
The Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Moore OF
Montpelier were passengers on the Cana.
4 D.
which crashed into the rear OF freight
train standing in the yard at Mnnches.
ter, N H., on Saturday. They had been
visiting Mrs. Moore's relatives IN Cam
bridge, Mass. Neither was hurt. The
engineer aud fireman of the express were
! injured and the engine and several
freight cars were smashed.
Mrs. Andrew Martin, mother Of Mrs.
Angelina Brockney and Mrs. Carrie Bero
Of this city, died at her home in Bur
lington Saturday OF heart disease. She
was rs years Of age and was a native
of Canada, but had resided in Burling.
ton for rs years. Besides the daugh-
tiers residing in Barre, another daughter,
Mrs. Mary Mimean, and two sons, An.
drew and Louis, reside in Burlington.
The funeral was held in that city today,
with interment ia st. Joseph's ceme-
terry.
Reynolds 4 Son have greatly enlarged
their store and show window space by
tearing out part Of the partition on the
south side Of The store and making mn
opening into another large room which
is being fitted with fixtures which will
make It convenient sales room. The
show window on the south side has been
rebuilt, adding is feet ia front Of the
new part of the store. On the north
side 10 feet has been added Since the
windows are built out about three feet
from the old store front, it gives about
S4 square feet OF new floor space in
the windows alone.
Everyone who appreciates the good
the theatre can do likes "Eben Holden
as d play. 1t Is all 50 clean and whole
some, its atmosphere is 80 refreshing
Its humor SO crisp and quaint. Will
that sterling actor, Mr. Henry Horton
as Uncle Ed" whose rugged epigams
and delightful bits of homely philosophy
will be remembered and laughed at oyei
and over again, and with first class
company OF players including Miss
Louise HIdenburgh as Hope Brewer, q
splendid performance is assured. Thi;
company will be at the opera house
Thursday evening, March 18th. Tickets
Il !.