The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

| "huh iace edSeu shaHs, mar price,
at Abbotts.
| Get that pair of rubber boots now
you can save money at Tilden's sale.
The so cent corset in the p. n. is
extra good. Find them at Perrys.
II. Ralph Berdan of Holiston, Mass,
was business visitor in the city to-
day.
Frank Walker of Abbott avenue was
a business visitor in Waterbury yes
tcrday.
Richard VeaIe of Nelson street left
this noon for New York for a few days
business visit.
A new lot of pedestals, tables and
flexible go-carts just received at the City
Auction Rooms.
The Socialist local holds their regular
meeting in the Seampini block tonight
at 1880 o'clock.
Come here for hamburgs and embrod-
cries. Large assortment at low prices.
Henry W. Knight, successor to Veale &
Knight.
G. n. Dodge of Boston, New England
agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
company, is in the city for few days,
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs +. Albert Church left
last night for Boston. Mrs. Church will
make this trip in the interests of her
millinery business.
c. F, Smith, auctioneer, on Monday
of this week, sold for Mrs. Anna Morse
her farm, stock and tools, located in
Bethel, VT, at public auction.
We have just received another ship
ment of the famous maple walnut puffs.
to be sold at 90 cents per pound; these
are the regular Accent goods. At the
Diversi Fruit company.
Tuesdays arrivals at the hotel Otis
were: f. L. Soper, Boston; G. r. Mute
Boston; G. I. Wilder, Boston; b. A.
Goodrich Chelsea; John Pease, Lisbon,
Me; L. s. Wilson, Lisbon, Me
For the benefit of the strikers fam
lies at Lawrence, Mass, the Italian
young men Socialists held masquerade
hall in the Socialist hall on Granite
street Saturday night. Prizes were
awarded and the sum of $62.30 was net
ted. This money was forwarded to
Lawrence, Monday
Miss Lu Wallace, daughter of c. S. |
Wallace, of this city, who went. last
September, to Sunnyside, Wash, to ac-
cept a position with the Pacific Power
and Light Co., has been transferred
to their large Office in Astoria, Oregon, !
where she is TO be chief clerk. She ex-
poets to leave sunnyside March ..
About thirty young people Of the |
Methodist Episcopal church, members of /
tie Epworth league of that church. gath. |
cred at the home of Rev. L. 0. Thayer /
their pastor, on French street. l%t !
night and enjoyed a social evening. The /
party came as a surprise TO Rev. Mr. /
Thayer, who leaves soon to accept the /
of the Methodist church at \
Long Beach, Cal. The evening was
passed with games and a musical pro.
gram. Piano solos by Miss Bertha
Hooker and Mrs. William oliver COM
posed the greater part Of the program.
Ice cream, cake and waters were served
during the evening. The party broke up
early.
A distinguished English comedian. Who
i decidedly in a class By himself. and
who will be seen at the opera house
on Tuesday March II, is William Haw-
trey. He comes to us with his London
players and ais typically English farce,
Dear Old Billy" Mr.. Hawtrey is an
accomplished character actor of the kind
they know so we'll how to turn out in
England. He plays kindly. genial,
much misunderstood old man in this
piece, a man who doesn't want to offend
anybody and who gets into all kinds OF
rouble thereby. The play seems to
nave struck Americas funny bone as
as it did England's. sufficiently
% to detain Mr.. Hawtrey and his a.
ociates through a long hot summer in
'hicago to crowded houses
With the beginning of calendar spring
u " two weeks away. the weather man
vidently intends to deliver seasonable
FOODS as long as winter is officially in
'ur midst. This morning he delivered
parting shot to the aspiring spring
'oets and the men who spot the first
obins, by sending the mercury to the
epths again. In some sections Their !
registered from twenty-five to
wenty eight degrees below zero. At the
Csidence of DIR. O. II. Reed on Elm !
treet, thermometer which has ac-
urately indicated the weather all win /,
ei, showed that the spirits went down (
0 26 below some time during the night
IN Main street at O'Clock. the mcr- /,
ury was lowering around the Is be-
NV mark. Milkmen, whose prerogative /,
! is to have lowest record, say that I;
he mercury went down to 81 degrees i
Glow. Nearly all of the stone sheds j
ere closed during the day on account !
/ the extreme cold.