The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-04
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Waterbury.
Abbotfs new lines Of spring skirts ii
now ready for your inspection.
DIR. NJ. d. Warren Of Cabot was a
visitor in this city yesterday.
Mrs. Frank L. place was called to Bur
hngton yesterday by the illness Of rela'
tive.
James +. Rafter Of Springfield was
a business visitor in this city yester'
day.
L. RI Rickert went to Brandon yes
terday for a visit at the home OF his
mother.
John Carroll played with Whittier's
orchestra for a dance at Waterbury last
evening.
Stuart Bartram, who has been visiting
DR.. and Mrs. w. i. Mann, left yesterday
for Albany, n. Y.
Valentines, valentine postals, and book
let's at Barre Book Store. Also Lincoln
centennial postals.
Samuel Parady went to st. Johnsbury
yesterday afternoon TO visit his father,
who Is seriously ILL.,
Hurdy gurdy dancing tonight at
Hale's Pavilion. Open at 1880 o'clock.
Come and have good time.
The standing committee Of the Con-
gregational church will meet at the YES
try Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock.
William Bishop of Portland, Me-, is
visiting at the home Of his father, George
Bishop of Washington street. who is
quite i'll.
The Ideal Book store and the Barre
News agency will hereafter close every
evening at 1880 o'clock, except Monday
and Saturday evenings.
The Guild Of the Church Of the Good
Shepherd will hold its regular monthly
meeting with Mrs. French on Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary chauvin, who was called to
this city to attend the funeral Of her
father, John Shaw, returned yesterday
TO her home in Shelburnc.
Robert Q. Mcdonnell returned last
night from several weeks visit at his
home in Buffalo, ~ ", and business
trip through the middle West.
There win be cottage prayer meeting
Friday evening, Feb. S, at 1850 o'clock,
at the home OF Frank Woodcock, 20 Hall
street. Everybody ia invited to attend.
Troups union orchestra is prepared
10 furnish first class music for any and
al occasions; any number of pieces re-
quired. Address A. NJ Troup, Laurel
street, or telephone l5l-lL
Owing to the late arrival Of the film,
there were no pictures at the opera house
last night. Manager Hoban expects to
have nsw high class show for Friday
and Saturday. Watch The Times.
Regular meeting Of Hiawatha lodge,
No. 20, |, 0. 0. r., viii be held this
Thursday evening ST. seven o'clock.
All officers are requested TO be present
for practice. Per order, noble grand.
Notice to Odd Ladies', All due books,
tary, every book required, for the district
examiner, on or before Friday, February
5. Secretary's address, Mrs. Ina Morri-
son, % Maple avenue, Barre.
/ desire to thank my friends, one and
all, for their kindness in furnishing cou-
pons which enabled me TO be the winner
in the Fits piano contest assure you
that / appreciate your interest in my
behalf. Allen A. t@sandysl Morris.
Glenn Marston, a representative Of the
Public Service Magazine Of Chicago, is
spending week or so in Barre and Mont
pelier, getting material for an article on
the public utilities of Vermont. He viii
also visit Burlington, Bennington and
Battleboro.
The basket ball team Of Spaulding
high school Il putting in some hard prac-
tice in anticipation Of the game against
Burlington high school at Burlington,
Saturday afternoon. Spaulding won the
first game between the two schools,
played in this city, and hopes to repeat.
Riley, who didn't play In the first game,
win probably be In Spauldings lineup
Saturday.
A. w Allen Is just having an expert |
ence with lockout, not a labor lock-
out but home lockout. He got home |
from a usiness trip to Bethel the other |
day and found that his son, Stanley |
Marsh had returned from Burlington, /
where he is attending college, and that |
he was down sick with scarlet fever.
A quarantine had been declared. and Mr.. |
Allen was, therefore, locked out of his |
home He is spending the time with |
neighbors on the East Montpelier road. I
The case Of scarlet fever is a mild one.
Lyman H. Howe's moving pictures to
be seen at the opera house on next Wed.
nesday evening are not only the best,
but they are entirely different from the
rest The new program leaves greater
gap than ever between this and all other
moving picture exhibitions. In subject
matter as well as realism the new pro-
gram is Incompatible 1t takes the audi.
ance to Russia, Egypt, France, Cornwall
and the Andes; shows the amazing per-
formances Of a common fly; the fearless
of Italian cavalrymen: the
laring drivers Of huge automobiles rae.
ng for the Grand Prix, France; Wilbur
Nright's aeroplane flights, the great flood
n Moscow; and numerous other features
If extraordinary interest.