The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-25
TALK OF THE TOWN
Local Happenings Tersely Told for Busy
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Remnant sale at Abbott's.
This week at Perry's we shall have
our remnants on sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. ]. Owens visited rela-
tives in Northfleld yesterday.
Mems and boys underwear marked
down to half price at Perry's.
The Philomathians win meet with Mrs.
IAzell Tuesday evening at 7;l5 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Curtis left Satur-
day for a visit with relatives in Under
hill
Homer Fits Cob store will not be
closed Tuesday, as stated in q local in
Saturdays Times.
/ Mrs. Joseph Denny Of Mortified is
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs.
James #. Higgins.
Gordon Riddell, "a Elm street, guar.
antees satisfaction in watch and clock
repairs. Over 20 years experience.
Tickets for the Hospital Benefit ball
are on sale at Iilden's shoe store, Moore
& Owens's, and ID. Merlo's, 3ll North
Main street.
Hospital Benefit supper,-Chicken pie
supper, under direction Mrs. Benedict,
Thursday evening, January 2s, from $3.50
to 1850, Universalist church vestry.
Mrs. @. P. Dayie, who Is spending the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. J. NJ. Cor
slSie, has gone to st. Johnsbury to at
tend the Scotia club banquet this even.
ing and viii visit relatives few days.
The st. Adams Messenger has the fol.
lowing; "The display OF White Ply
mouth Rocks made by A. P. Abbott a.
Son Of Barre Is pronounced by the judges
TO be wonderful, equal to any ever seen
in Boston"
er yesterday, varying from rain-storm
to snow-storm, with thunder and
! lightning in between. This for the Gath
day of January was something out Of
the usual order dishsd up to US.
Members OF the Burns club, attention.
The l50th anniversary Of the birth CT
Robert Burns will be celebrated in Wood
mems hall, Bolster block, Monday even
i ing, Jan. rs. The annual dues will be
collected at the hall. Members please
wear badges.
Hospital benefit Thursday evening,
January 49,, Remember, this is not for
someone else, but for you You are one
of the members and a committee Of one,
and the least you can do Is to buy a
ticket for the concern and ball, for 81 so
per couple Turkey supper extra in the
plate. Watch for the menu.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Con
| gregational church viii have Domestic
Science" afternoon at the vestry, We'd
nesday. Jan. ~. Each member is re-
quested to bring a written question per-
tanning to this science. There viii be a
short program, followed by chatting dish
demonstrations. All ladies Of the congre-
CATION are cordially invited.
A letter from N. II. Boodry at Farm
ington, N. H., states that his health is
not much improved since he left Barre
last November, and that he expects to
go to hospital soon to have a second
operation for tubercular peritonitis. Mr..
Boodry has sold the PAGER Dixie L.,
which he bought OF John Trow. to Il. III.
Rollins of Alton, N. H., for $500. Dixie
T. was the king OF the snowpath in
Pennington this winter.
Nine. Carrino and her performing
bears, one Of the attractions at the opera
house last week. went to South Fran
| ingham. Mass, yesterday. where they
will exhibit this week, The Polly Of
the Circus" company, which plays here
tomorrow night, stopped over Sunday
at Millar's Inn in Montpelier and went
to-day to st. Iohnsbury, whore it APP
pears tonight, returning for the Barre
date Tuesday and one in Montpelier for
Wednesday.
On Saturday evening fourteen young
girl friends Of Velma Lillian, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Il. G. Coffin, met at
her home on Washington street to eel
ebrate with her her tenth birthday an.
niyersary. AT seven o'clock collation.
was served, consisting of sandwiches,
cake, ice cream, cocoa, fruit, etc, after
which games were INDUCED in and much
enjoyed by all until about ten o'clock,
when the guests dispersed to their homes,
leaving tokens Of remembrance to Miss
Velma and wishing her many returns
of the day.
There win BE no lack OF variety in
the Offering Of the Hareourt Comedy
company this week at the opera house,
for the reason Mr.. Harris has secured
a list of plays, every one of which is
of the highest order, and has surrounded
the leaders with company of intelli-
gence and ability. This season the Har.
court Comedy Co. is said to be without
a doubt the best equipped week stand
en- ruote, and pride themselves with pre-
senting series of productions beyond
the search of the average repertoire
organization. The opening play, the
specialties, fine costumes and elaborate
scenery, have pleased in all cities visited
this season. Tonight win be ladies'
night,
Polly of the Circus that play by
Margaret Mayo that made money and
fame for Frederic Thompson, will be
given for the first time in this city at
the opera house Tuesday evening, Jan.
20 The story is unique, because it deals
with circus life and the scene is laid in
a small town in the middle West, where
nothing but small wagon shows can
visit. The story is of the love of Polly,
the pet Of the circus. who, having suf-
fered severe injury, in a fall from her
horse, is carried to the parsonage adj
joining the circus lot. and of the young
parson into whose heart she is carried