The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-11
TALK OF THE TOWN
Local Happenings TsrseIy Told for Busy
Readers

Corset sale Saturday at SOC. Vaughan's
Spring percales, with a border, at Per
rvs,
lOc each, cotton buck towels at Per
rvs on Saturday.
II. Il. Deane went to Waterbury b
visit friends yesterday.
SSunks oil, all grades and prices, at
Shepard's, Ia Elm street.
A few more winter coats at Perry's
price reduced 10 $3.50 each.
Mrs. Laura FELTON, OF Bellows Falls is
visiting relatives in this city.
See the new things in neckwear just
received by the Frank McWhorter Co.
John Wood went to his home in Or
ange, Mass, to-day for few days
visit.
Roller skating and dancing tonight.
All can have good time at Hales
Pavilion.
George Mann returned yesterday morn
ing from a visit in Boston, where he
attended the auto show.
Hornby's delicious old fashioned but
ter scotch in Sc and l0c packages. It's
fine; try 1t. Red Cross Pharmacy.
w. w. Kittredge, who has been visit
ing in Barre for the past six years, re-
turned to his home in Walden yester-
day.
o. II. Hale moved yesterday from his
house at the corner of North Main and
Pearl streets to the house on the +. u.
French estate.
Just received, another barrel Of those
old fashioned horehound drops. Often
initiated at home and outside, but they
are never equalled. Red Cross Phar-
macy.
Ernest Purvee returned to Waterbury
this morning, where he is working for
the Sutherland Granite company, after
being called 70 his home here by the i'll.
ness Of his son.
Troups union orchestra is prepared
70 furnish first class music for any and
all occasions; any number of pieces re-
quired. Address A. NJ. Troup . Laurel
street, or telephone l5l-ll.
The regular Friday night cottage
prayer meeting is TO be held at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Maker, 90 Elm
street, March IL, at 1880 o'clock. All
are invited TO come and receive bless
Ing.
"Nedra," by George Barr McCutcheon,
with eolored frontispiece, illustrated by
Harris Fisher This new edition Just out
at soc. Step in aud see other new books
we have added TO our book department.
G. N. Kenyon q Co.'s Cash Bargain Store.
Are you going to the entertainment
the evening of March 26thi Wherei
Why, the Cor Tegational church, of
course. What are they to hayef Well,
circulating library, flower garden,
music, and lots Of good things, Watch
for further notice.
Among those who went to Mortified
last evening and this morning to attend
the funeral of James Ryan, who was
a member Of the Barre council, Knights
Of Columbus, were Il. J. Owens, James
+. Higgins, George w. German, Robert
Murphy, A. j. Guthrie and James David.
son.
B. NJ. Mute, former manager Of the
Morrison farm, who recently moved Co
this city to reside, held house warming
at his house, 1913 Elm street, last evening.
About twenty of his gentlemen friends
were present at his invitation and spent
very enjoyable evening with cards and
refreshments were served.
A meeting Of the general committee
to arrange program for the annual
state convention Of the grand lodge of
Odd Fellows, which is to meet in this
city, May Is to 81, was held last evening.
1t is expected that the convention will
be the largest of the kind ever held in
this city and an elaborate entertainment
program is being formulated.
1t is probable that Bissonette, the
French wrestler coming here next Fri
day night with the Italian wrestler, Pc
relli, win have chance to show his speed
in bout with Bob Even, the Barre
wrestler. Mfr. Even said to-day that
he would meet him. 1t will be up to Mr..
Bissonette when he arrives to make good
his statement to meet all Corners. He
win surely have hard nut to crack in
the Scotch heavyweight.
As Granitevile man and his family
were about to take the 1l:50 Central
Vermont train last night to 80 to New
London, Conn, to reside, the head OF
the family seemed very surprised when
Officer Cutler of South Barre halted him
and inquired if he did not owe a rent
bill to the owner of the house where
he had been living on the Chill" 1t did
not take the Graniteville man long to
that the bill had skipped his
mind and he forthwith paid it over to
the officer after his creditor, who was
with the officer, had refused to take it, |
The man then quickly clambered aboard |
the train with his family.
To us of the East from childhood to old |
age there is a peculiar fascination in the |
story, picture, play, or anything that |
pertains to the West. That vast area
beyond the Mississippi which not so long
ago was the great wilderness of the |
New World, has in the last sixty years
been the setting for more strenuous hu.
man endeavors than any other section
IF the globe. In that land and in that
period lives have been given up in the
most free manner, hearts have been brok-
IN, fortunes have been won and lost.
Ind the great modern civilization which
blooms there to-day has arisen from the
lead ashes of a million heroes. A vivid
md truthful portrayal of the days of the
'orty-niners, those study pioneers of the
and of promise, is "0ut in Idaho" which
will be presented at The opara ho,,so 49, |