The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-17
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The Frank McWhorter Co. are show
ing the spring styles In soft hats.
Mr.. and Brs. B. I. Staples Of st. Johns
bury visited friends In the city yester
day and went TO Mortified this morning
for q visit.
There will be a rehearsal Of the Barre
Citizens band Wednesday evening al
1880 o'clock. Every member is requested
to be present.
All members Of local No. 4sl, c. a j.
of A., please be mt Woodmen's hall, Fri.
day evening, Feb. 10, and bring your
friends with you.
Regular review OF the L. o. T. NJ
Wednesday evening, February IL, at Z
in the X. of p hall. There will be a
program and refreshments viii be served
The supporters Of A. Rossi win meet
Wednesday, Feb, 18th, at p. m, at the
committee headquarters, 2 High Holborn
street. All supporters invited. The Com
mittee.
Miss O, L. Lang win open dressmalSing
rooms, about the middle Of March, on the
second floor over Hendricks drug store.
Engagements for work can be made now
at Al Hill street. Telephone S44-2.
Wood for sale: dry limb wood 1925
cord, dry block wood S2.75, green block
wood $3.50, dry chunk wood $3.50. green
chunk wood s2.25, delivered. NJ. David,
70 Granite street, Barre, telephone 1928
10.
Basket ball in the Church street gym
nasium at Sis o'clock Wednesday night.
The great Spaulding and Goddard game.
Tickets on sale at Hendricks Drug store
and the Red Cross, from o'clock until
6, Wednesday afternoon. No admittance
without tickets. Number limited 10 $50.
Admission 26acents. AssfaqsA rlfsI
The Perry Granite company 81 water
bury has fled With the secretary Of state
articles OF corporation. The subscribers
are w. B, Perry and p. j. Flannery OF
Waterbury; Y. L. Place, j. j. Goodwin
and s. II. jackson OF Barre. The capital
stock is $4,000, which is divided into 800
shares of 800 each.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ Perry Of 81
Elm street were united in marriage forty
years ago yesterday, the officiating cler-
gyman being the Rev. L. Tenney, who
was at that time pastor OF the Congre.
gational church Of Barre. Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry have spent the entire forty years
of their married life in Barre.
Next Tuesday, February %, at 1880
p. m, will commence series of pro-
tracted meetings at the hall OF the
Evangelical church, Merchant street
The evangelist viii be the Rev. Mr..
Green, formerly of Burlington, but now
of Montpelier. Services will be held
every evening and all are invited.
Remember the meeting Of the Brother
hood Of st. Paul Wednesday evening,
February IT, at 1880 o'clock. A debate
will be held on Resolved that the United
States has no need Of larger navy at
present" Selections viii also be sung
by the Hedding male chorus. Let all the
members be present. Strangers and
those not connected with other churches
are welcome.
To say nothing Of the Central Vermont
trains being tied up In the snow yester-
day, automobiles were unable to make
successful progress, as Gale Bennett
learned when ~ attempted 10 eake 4
spinlin lis machine late yesterday after
noon He got as, far las the city park
and the machine buried itself in the snow
and refused to bulge. A team, however,
was hitched on and pulled It out and
towed it back to the stable.
Notice to the rural letter carriers Of
county: The annual meet
ing of the association win Be held in
Worthen's block, Barre, Feb. %, 1909
hall open in forenoon; business meeting
called at | p. m. As the election Of
officers and other important business
comes up at this meeting. it is expected
every member win be present and it is
hoped that all those who have not sent
IN their names win do 80 at this time
Ghas. +. Aver, president.
Eleven ladies' who were members Of
the No.name whist club went to Water
bury this morning to take dinner at the
Inn and spend the day there
IN a social manner The ladies' in the
party were Mrs. B. Al. Eastman, Mrs. w.
Z. Lazell, Mrs. Frank w jackson, Mrs.
&. NJ Lynde, Mrs. B. w. Hooker, Mrs.
n. j. Roberts, Mrs. II. f. Cutler. Mrs. J.
J. Goodwin, Mrs. Fred Fl. Rogers and
Mrs. @. X. HOLSTER.
Members Of Barre lodge New England
Order of Protection who wish to attend
The tenth anniversary celebration Of the
institution Of Milestone lodge at East
Barre Friday evening, the 10Th. are re-
Iuested to notify some member OF the |
committee not later than Wednesday. so |
hat arrangements can be made for |
cams. The cost viii not be over fifty |
,ents each. Time and place of leaving
will be announced in Thursdays paper. |
Charles A. Spear, Bert N. Cults, Z. A.
3ugbee, Com.
Mrs. Edith Smith Davis of Milwaukee,
Wis, was in the city on Monday as the
1lest of the Rev. and Mrs. Il. o. Thayer.
The Is national secretary of the w. G.
{. o., in the department Of scientific
instruction. She recently adj
ressed over forty audiences in Boston,
icing one of over two thousand of the
eaehers and leading educators. All the
arge normal schools suspended work to
ear her instructions. Mrs. Davis ex-
iected to address the teachers of Barre,
mt the meeting with Cancelled on account
{ the storm. She went to Burlington
yesterday to speak at the university of
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