The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

NO. 522, 9. o. f., Thursday evening a.
o'clock.
All goods that got missed from ou
clearance sale at prices to close at I'll,
Vaughan Store
Charles Hulburt, travelling freight
agent for the Missouri Pacific, was il
the city on business to-day.
George Colby left yesterday Afternoon
for Burlington, where he will remain
with friends for a few days.
Secretary Fred W. suitor Of the quar-,
ryworkers' union went to Bethel this
noon on short business trip.
Lewis Grant, travelling freight agent
for the big 4" and L. s. & NJ. s., was
in the city on business to-day.
Remember the choir rehearsal at the
First Baptist church tonight. Members
are urgently requested to be present.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Martin, who have
been spending week with friends in the
| city, left this noon for their home in
Newport, N. II.
A daughter, Helen Douglas, weighing
nine pounds, was born this noon to
Mr. and Mrs. William Barclay, jr., ~
Patterson street.
Everybody is going to East Barre Fri.
/ day night to attend the dance. Music
bg the Imperial orchestra. four pieces.
Dancing to !. Admission, Use; ladies
| free.
Frederick Bonett, one of the instruct
ors at the Worcester (Mass.l Institute
OF Technology, was a visitor in the city
to-day, calling at Spaulding high school
while here.
James Mcdonald, the Scotch baker.
who has been employed at the City bak.
cry for the last nine months, has re-
signed and is now with the +. D. Ladd
company.
Enjoy a sleigh ride to East Barre
Friday evening and attend the dance
Music furnished by the Imperial or
chestra, four pieces. Dancing from s
to |, Admission, 75c; ladies free.
A fifty-horsepower motor at the Hoyt
& Lebouryeau stoneshed burned ont yes
terday afternoon and caused some little
delay before work could be resumed.
Repairs on the motor were completed
this noon.
About so members of the Dramatic
Order of Knights of Khoras-
san of this city will work
the degrees of that order on about |
rs candidates from different parts OF the |
state at the armory hall in Montpelier
this evening.
William Z. Foster of Boston, an in. /
spector for the New England Fire In
surance Underwriters association. has |
been spending "A few days in Barre,
whore he has been engaged in an inspec- i
ton tour of stonesheds and other manu-
featuring plants.
Retail clerks, take notice! We were
much gratified with the attendance as I
our last meeting and extend a cordial |
invitation to those who were present I
to come again and request those who
were not there to be present next |
Wednesday, Jan. "a, at 1880 p. m.
The Athena club met with Mrs. w. A.
Lebourveau last evening, and were enter.
tanned by Mrs. r. 0. Worthen, who gave
them a very interesting account OF her
winter spent in California, especially of
San Diego, where she spent three months
with her daughter, Miss Grace, who is
a teacher in the state normal school.
c. +. Ames of Boston, Western Union
superintendent for the district of Bos-
ton, w. +. Orr of North Adams, Mass,
district manager, and J. II. Gowdey of
manager Of the Vermont Tel
ephone & Telegraph Co, We're in the city
this forenoon on business connected with
the local Western Union Office
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Premier of West
street were very agreeably surprised last
night when party OF their unmarried
friends called Unexpectedly to spend the
evening. During the evening William
Mcdonald of East Barre presented Mr.
and Mrs. Premier beautiful morris
chair in behalf of the company present
Games and storytelling took mp the
greater part Of the evening About IL
o'clock the company sat down to a very
enjoyable supper. The party broke up
about midnight, wishing the young eou- ,
pie prosperity. {
Information has reached Patrolman
George earle of the sad affection which
has befaHen the family of his sister,
Mrs. Joseph Cowie, at Canrie, Bamf-
shire, Scotland, resulting in the death
Of Mrs Cowie from diphtheria, the ILL
moss of three of her eight children with
the same disease and the quarantining
D. the household, including his mother.
who win be 80 years of age on her next
and whose advanced years
make the outcome of the shock, if not
HE disease. rather to be feared. Mrs.
1owie was SO years of age, and she
caves. besides her husband and immedi- (
,te family and the aged mother, one 9TH
n brother, William Garlic, Of Glasgow
scotland. and sister, Mrs. Maggie Bruce
II Camrie
Granite City lodge No, 533, n. E. o.
p, held its annual installation of Off ,
'ers last evening at the n. f. 0. p. hall
n the Miles block Mrs F. G. Rowland
Is district deputy grand warden, was
assisted in the work of the evening by
2. A. Bugbee, grand guide Mrs. L. NJ
stevens. grand chaplain, and Mrs. Elmer v
Taft, grand vice-warden. The following |
Ulcers as elected at the recent annual
BUSINESS meeting were installed: Junior
,ast warden. NJ. NJ Gordon; warden.
'lrs George Barnard; vice-warden, Mrs.
/. b. Sanborn; secretary, Miss Gladys 4