The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Holiday umbrellas at Knights.
Dress goods, at Fits makes a prac-
teal gift
Go to A. P, Abbott & Co. to get your
bank checks cashed.
Headquarters for Christmas handker-
chiefs at ,Vaughan's.
Select your snowshoes now. We will
lay them aside until Christmas. Tilden
Shoe Co.
"The Evil Power" two.ree Rex
drama; an Animated weekly, also other
pictures at the Biiou--Adv.
The social which was to have been
given by the Sunday school of the Uni
versalist church Friday evening has been
4 postponed.
|. Miss Leonora Frost. who has been
spending the past few days in the city
with friends, returned to-day to her
home at Guildhall.
i Please see the big sign, "Rummage
Sale" at Congregational church Friday
afternoon and evening, Dec. IL. Before
you buy, let us show you.
| Miss Sybil laurie, who has been pass
ing few weeks with relatives in
| Orange passed through the city to-day
on her way to her home at Brattleboro.
The program of the entertainment at
the Presbyterian fair on Friday even
ing will consist of a farce, entitled "a
Mans Voice." vocal solo by Mrs. Gil
bert Wood and fairy drill by eight little
girls.
/ The South Barre grange will hold its
regular meeting tonight and work the
third and fourth degree on class of "a.
/ A short program will be rendered,
piano duet and drill by 10 young la
dies, after which harvest supper will
| be served
Through The Times, the Pastime
bowling club wishes to challenge the
, Merlo club to a candle-pin match or
I to a series of matches to be rolled any
time in the near future. A prompt re-
| ply to the challenge will be appreciated
| by the Pastime management.
Tullio Panpancon and f. Morandi left
late this afternoon for New York, where
they are to visit relatives for a few
days before sailing on the French liner,
la Savoie, the coming Saturday for
Havre. They will enjoy months tour
through the continent before going to
Milan, Italy, to pass the remainder OF
| the winter.
| The regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist brotherhood will be held Tues
day evening, Dec. l6. As this is an
open evening, members and friends are
requested to make a special attempt to
be present to hear Rev. Lendum of St.
Adams, who will speak relative to the
troubles in Mexico.
Joseph Wood. former resident OF
Barre, arrived in the city Yesterday FOR
a few days visit with friends. For the
past few years he has been employed
at granite centers in the southern states,
but for the past few months has been
located at Hardwick. He will return
tomorrow to Hardwick.
Mrs. f. A. Hutchinson OF Park street
left this forenoon for Taunton Mass.
where she was called by the death of
her brother, G. *. Balcom which oc-
CURED suddenly Tuesday morning. Mr. |
Balloon had been in feeble health for
some time, although his death was |
wholly unexpected. He leaves six chill |
dren, his wife having died four years |
ago. Mr.. Balloon was AZ years old and |
for good many years he had been a
prominent insurance man in Mansfield. |
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
William and Phi Squires, who have
been visiting at Hardwick for a few |
days, left to-day for Boston, where they |
will sail on Saturday to pass the win |
ter at their homes in Cornwall, England. |
Before returning to Barre, William
Squires will go to South Africa for a
few months visit He was formerly a
resident of Cape Colony During the
winter months they viii attend the big |
international soccer football matches be- |
tween England, Scotland, and Wales. |
which are staged at Queens Park in
London.
Fl. II. Bailey, who has been spending
several months in this city, left this
forenoon for Norwood, n. j.. where he |
will pass the winter. While in Barre, |
Mr.. Bailey has been employed as an cleo
trician. Verdi Bruno and J. Calcagnl
left this forenoon for Groton, where they /
will pass the remainder OF the week in
a hunting lodge. Miss Mabel Kelly. who
has been visiting Master George Mas
colt and Miss Theodore Mascot of
North Main street, returned to her home
in Burlington and Walter Norway, who
has been visiting relatives ON North
Seminary street, went to his home in
Troy. Il
Thirty members of the d. C. v. a
club connected with the North Barre
Methodist mission, met at the deacon
nss' home on Berlin street last evening
to organize basketball team for the /,
winter X. Granai was chosen captain Ii
and Harry Colombo was elected to the
office of manager. A second ..Fm will be
later, but the d. G. VS. sehed
lle will not be limited to inter-club
games. Already game is being ar
ranged with the Waterbury A. A. I'm
less negotiations fail, the two teams
viii clash at Waterbury one week from
tonight. The club is to have the use of
the Church street gymnasium on GER
tain nights and as the season advances
IN effort will be made to organize
hockey team, ground having been Sc
,ured for a rink at the north end of the
'ity. K