The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-24

Junction; f. w. Haskin, White River
junction; ID. Mortimer, Boston.
There will be rehearsal of the Barre
band tonight at o'clock at the band
headquarters in the old city building
All members of the band are requested
to be present at the rehearsal.
Lucius +. Hitchcock, who has been
spending the past few weeks in the city
as the guest of his sister, Mrs. A. NJ.
Pierce and Mrs. c. w. Ball, returned to.
day to his home at Andover, Mass.
Miss Sadie Wilson of Circle street,
who Is engaged as a teacher in the public
| schools Of Barnet, arrived in the city
yesterday to pass the annual spring va
cation at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Corey, Mrs. Borah
Corey and Toney Corey of Prospect
street left this forenoon for Burlington,
where Mrs Borah Corey viii enter the
Mary Fletcher hospital for an operation.
The Italian Independent Filodramatic
company will present the three-aet
| drama, "The Duty" in Italian, at the
opera house Saturday night. Later the
company may repeat the production in
| Mortified.
| The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. J..
Edward Murphy OF 0s Merchant street
died last night. Funeral services were
held this afternoon at o'clock and the
interment was made in the Catholic GEM
etery on Beekley street.
Jonathan Grover of New York, ad-
vance agent for THE Shepherd of the
Hills company, is passing few days
in the city. "The Shepherd of the
Hills company is booked TO present its
production at the opera house on Tues
day, March 4.
Richard Houston of Boston, who ac-
companied the remains of Jonathan
Bowen, the veteran horseman, to North
field for burial last week, arrived in
the city Saturday for short visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Houston
of Maple avenue before returning home.
According to a telegram received in
this city yesterday by an employee of
the Woodbury. Granite Co, the differ
ences existing between the employers
and the employees have been settled and
work was resumed this morning. Over
500 granite cutters have been idle for
over a week.
Joseph Dorney of New York, advance
agent for The Right Princess" theatre
cal company, which appears at the Barre
opera house on Monday, March 3, is pass
ing few days in the city. This COM
pany plays at Providence, X. l., the
night previous to coming to Barre and
after appearing at the local opera house
will jump to Montreal.
Advertisements haze been posted for
bids to carry the mails between Barre,
East Barre, Washington and Chelsea.
The fourth assistant postmaster-general
will receive bids until March Is, when |
the contract for the coming year will be !
awarded. The present mail carrier re-
ceives $5I4.5o for his services.
The Open Mind club will meet in the
Baraca class room of the Congrega-
tional church this (Mondayl evening at
s o'clock to continue the reading and
discussion of Prof. Rauschenbuseh's book,
"Chrstianizing the Social Order" A
cordial welcome to all men who are in
Retail clerks! Regular meeting of
the retail clerks union will be held in
X. of p. hall Wednesday evening, Feb.
20. at 1880 O'Clock. All those who have
signed applications for membership are
to be present for initiation,
to avoid further action. Other business
viii be taken up also. X. j. Maggiani,
rec. sec.
John Mcmillan of Websterville was
lrraigned before Judge II. w. Scott in I
ity court this forenoon on charge of
subsequent offense, to
which he entered plea of guilty. The ,
curt fined him Sl5 and costs, which he
aid Mcmillan was arrested Saturday
Ifternoon by Officer George X. earle.
of delirium tremens, and upon
he recommendation of a physician he
vas removed to the City hospital, where
e remained until this morning.
Charles Townsend, widely known
of the Burlington Drug
o., who has Travelled through central
'ermont longer, perhaps, than nine
enths of the itinerant statesmen who 4
isit Barre, was unable to make his !
ocular trip this week on account of an !
ccident which he sustained at his home 4
! Rochester last week. Mr.. Townsend
'as ascending a ladder TO the second }
tory of his home. when he slipped and I
I'll to the ground. His upper lip was
ably cut and other injuries included !
evere bruises about the right side,
-hich will confine him to the house for
everal days.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rae, who were Z
sndered surprise a short time ago
Y the Barre Burns club, returned the
onor Saturday evening by giving re-
.ption to the members of the club in
le Clan Gordon hall Of the Bolster
nilding. The members OF the club pres
II numbered about 10 A short musical
rogram was dispensed as a prelude to
lie reception. The program consisted OF
le following numbers: Solo, Mrs.
lmes Mitchell; solo, Mrs. William Ems
?; solo, Mrs. Angus Mcdonald: high
nd dance. Misses Belle and Gertrude
thompson: solo. James Booth: solo.
rs James Coutts. Refreshments were
rived TO the party BY the following I
Misses Annie Rae, Mar
ieFitc Scott. Warnitta Ncale and Belle
thompson. This committee was assisted
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