The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-26
TALK OF THE. TOWN

Handkerchefs used for decorations,
2 for &c at Fits.
Big sale of all goods left over from
Christmas. At Vaughan's.
Fifty and 80c, fancy tea aprons for
35c each at Perry's on Saturday.
Mrs. Olive Williams of Boston is
making few days visit at the home
of her parents on Hill street.
Go to John H. johnson, 81 South Main
street, for your roofing cave troughing
sheet iron and tin work, repairing, etc.
Tel. 2l2-W.
Arthur Young Of the Montpelier road
has returned from six weeks trip
through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other
states, in the interests of Young Brs.
Granite company.
W. j. Fitton of Newport, R. l., is dem
onstrating the worlds best player piano,
the Hallett & Davis virtuolo, at the
Buzzell hotel, and citizens of Barre are
invited to call and hear it played.
James Mckenzie of Springfield, Mass,
and New York, former resident of
Barre, arrived in the city yesterday for
a few days visit. Ralph Huse of Hart
ford, Conn, is passing the holidays at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Huse, in South Barre.
Miss Augustine Larochelle, a student
at the University of Vermont, Burling-
ton, is passing the holidays at her home
on Railroad street. Miss Felma Mel
cher, who is attending Simmons college,
Boston, is with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. w. Melcher, of Park street.
Roscoe McIver of Graniteville was a
visitor in the city to-day on his way to
st. Johnsbury, where he viii join the
Tufts Independents, a basketball quin-
tet of Tufts college The team is tour
ing Vermont. This evening the sched-
ule will be put into effect when they
meet the strong +. G. A. team at st.
Johnsbury.
The second annual mid-winter dance
of the Barre Athletic club was held in
the Rowland hall Wednesday night and
proved to be a great success. There
were in attendance about eighty
couples. Riley's orchestra furnished
music for the dancing Robert Wright,
William Johnston and Duncan McMil-
Ian acted as floor managers. The club
realized neat sum of money to. further
the purposes of the club to give the
people of Barre high grade article of
baseball this coming summer.
w. T. Gallagher and John Gallagher,
who have been visiting for a few days
at the home of their mother on Short
street, returned to-day to Hardwick.
Thomas Davidson, who has been visit
ing at his home in this city, returned
last night to New York. Paul Premier
returned to-day to Rutland, after pass
ing Christmas at the home of his moth
I err on Merchant street. Frank Frediani
and Fred Julian returned to-day to
Iberville, p. O., after passing few
days in the store.
The regular meeting OF South Barre
grange No 467 was held in grange hall
Tuesday evening, Dec. %. A large at
tendance was present and the annual
election of officers took place. 1t re-
suited as follows: Master, E. A. With
am; oyerseer, G. W. Persons; lecturer,
Agnes Witham; steward, w. H. Nye;
assistant steward, florence Little; chap
lain. George Z. Allen; treasurer, John
H. Worcester; secretary, Harry Town;
gatekeeper, James Hill; Ceres, Amy
Howard; Pomona, Bessie Persons;
Flora, Grace Camp; lady asst steward,
Grace Dudley; Asst. lecturer, Clara
Nichols; musical director, Florence Wor-
cester. After the business meeting re-
freshments of sandwiches, doughnuts
and coffee were served
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Landers of Maple
avenue went yesterday to Marshfeld,
where they will remain a week as the
guests of Mrs. Walter Williams. Joseph
Feeley of Graniteville was visitor in
the city Wednesday on his way to
Brighton, Mass, where he will pass a
few weeks at the home of his parents.
Gordon platt, who has been passing q
few days with friends at South Barre,
returned yesterday to his home at
Swanton for few days visit at the
hime of his parents before returning to
resume his studies at Dartmouth col
lege. Deep Habbeb, proprietor of the
New York Bargain store, left Wednes-
day night for Boston to pass few days
with relatives.
The Billy Allen Musical Comedy
company, which did record breaking
business at the opera house year ago,
opened three days engagement at the
opera house yesterday afternoon. The
audience at the matinee was not very
large but in the evening the largest
house of the season turned out to wit
ness the we'll known musical comedy,
''The Three Twins" Every seat in the
house was taken and standing room was
on sale at 1880. Mr.. Aliens policy for
giving good, clean show was not brok
en- last evening and for over two hours
his chorus of pretty girls won the at
tention OF the audience with their tune
full hits and fancy dancing. Nice cos
tunes and good scenery upheld the we'll
balanced cast. This AFTERNOON at the
matinee they will present "The Royal
Chef and this evening, Coming Thro'
the Rye" Seats for the remaining per-
formances can he purchased at the store