The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Nine cents a yard, an all linen crash,
at Perry's on Satu, day.
Miss Katherine McCorti arrived In the
city to-day from Bethel for few days
visit with relatives.
i. Burton Royce, who has been spend
ing few days in the city on business,
returned this forenoon to his home IN
st. Adams.
Mrs. Clarence j. Lease of Morrisville,
formerly of Barre, has been the guest OF
Mrs. J. G. More of fremont street for
several days.
James Sawyer, sr., of South Main
street returned yesterday from Red
stone, n. H., where he has been spending
a few days with relatives.
Mrs. Dora N. Aldrich has returned to
her home in Mortified after spending
a few days in the city as the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. Laroe Of Ayeriil
street.
Nearly seventy-fve couples attended
the social dance held by the Morgan Pas
time club in Miles hall last night. Bruce's
orchestra furnished music for the oc-
casion.
II Michael Sherry, who came here from
Westerly, r. l. several months ago,
left last night for Ib,sville, p. O., where
he will be employed as granite cutter
during the winter.
4 Rev. =. NJ. McKenna and Rev. A. 9.
Griffin returned last evening from, Bur
lington, where they have been comforting
with Rt. Rev. j. j. Rice, bishop of the
diocese of Burlington.
! Miss Esther Buchan, who has been
passing few days at her home on
/ Spaulding street, returned yesterday to
Waltham, Mass, where she is attending
a training school for nurses.
| Yesterday afternoon at the Berlin
street grounds the Pearl street Tigers
defeated the Red Sox in hard fought
game of football, by the score of IA to 0.
The feature of the game vas the playing
OF Burke, Smith and Presitini for the
winners.
0ryille Benedict of North Main street,
who has been employed in the Prindle
hardware store for some time, eomplet-
ed his duties Monday and began work
yesterday in the Barre auction market
on Depot square.
Rev. j. Q. Angel, former pastor of
the Methodist church in Williamstown,
who was in South Barre yesterday to of
| ficiate at the funeral of Mrs. Lydia M.
Bancroft, visited in Williamstown last
| night and left this forenoon for his home
| in West Burke.
Homer Ladd, past grand chancellor OF
the knights of Pythias, and c. NJ. VIII
ley, grand keeper of the records and seal,
returned to-day from burlington, where
they attended a meeting OF the Burling-
ton lodge last evening,
Among the business visitors in the
city yesterday were Superintendent
John keefe of st. Adams, who was at
the c. V. freight offices, John Redmond
of Dorchester, Mass, William Hoffman
of Manchester and Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Wood of Randolph.
The Union Clothing store is exhibit
ing I Spencer rifle, made before 1865
that is attracting the attention of many
huntsmen. The gun eonceals secret
magazine in the stock and has other PEE
culiarities which the hunter of to-day
would hardly understand. 1t was loaned
to the store by Y. Bruno.
Rev. Perrin b. Fiske, who died in
Fairlee yesterday, will be remembered
by many local people as the one-time
secretary of the Central Vermont Con-
gregational club On Congregational his |
tory in this section OF Vermont he was |
one of the best informed men in the de- |
nomination. He was pastor of the |
church in Plainfeld for some years.
Fritz Jackson was the unexpected
guest of honor at surprise party ten
dered him at his home, 1853 Hill street, |
last evening, when dozen members OF /
the Bulls Throat Hunt club came to-
A Al carvaH Il
and the hours afterwards we're devoted !
to reeounting tales of the club hunts in
DAYS gone BY. Each member OF the
party contributed an interesting story
to the program.
Daniel +. Carter, advance agent for
the master Mind" theatrical company,
who has been spending few days in the
city, left yesterday afternoon for Platts-
burg The Master Mind company has
been engaged to return TO the opera
house on Saturday evening. November
Is. The company played at the opera
house on Monday evening, November .,
and scored a big success.
The Langlois Bottlins Works on Gran
tie street are undergoing thorough rem
ovation. This week force of workmen
commenced the task OF moving the
structure from it's present foundation to
a position on solid cement foundation.
A cement concrete foundation will be
for the ground floor. Other
necessary repairs will be made to the
The change is made in view
of the increasing. demands of business.
Manager Michael Plumpides of the
Goddard seminary football team has eff
fected definite arrangements with the
Norwich Independents for game to be
played in this city Saturday afternoon.
The game will be played on the sem
mary campus, commencing at o'clock.
The Norwich team has been organized
for the past few weeks and will be COM
posed mostly of members of the varsity
eleven, which disbanded owing TO the
leath of Vernon, Belyea, who was fla
tally injured in the Holy Cross game.
Members of the freshmen and sophomore
lass will also be represented in the Nor
Eich lineup. Arrangements are being
made for the appearance OF the Univer-
'ity of Vermont second team in short
lime. ,
Buyers of antiques were much in evil
ience at the Freeman auction sale in
North Montpelier yesterday and seyerai
aluable pieces of old furniture went to
Barre, Montpelier and Hardwick pur
'hasers at fancy prices. There was a 1
arge crowd present throughout the day
md high prices for tools, crops, stock,
md furniture prevailed. Lunch was