The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-03
HERE AND THERE
ABOUT BARRE

Referring to recent statement il
these columns about the lack OF support
of the entertainment course provided by
the civic federation, the Bellows FALL
! Times takes occasion to preen itself by
declaring that "the entertainments il
Bellows Falls have been attended by
large audiences, and there has been but
little publicity" 1t is about as we ex'
pected; these back towns and villages
of Vermont have SO few entertainments
through the winter that the people jump
at the chance of getting out when an
entertainment does come along. Nay
say par Bellows Falls!
But, speaking of publicity, we repeat
that much of the lack OF appreciation OF
| this years course is due to the fact
that the people of Barre have not become
sufficiently acquainted with the attrac-
tons offered and not to the sact that
| Barre people do not like the class of
| entertainments provided. isn't it pos
sible that the citizenship of Barre prefer
different class of entertainment"
queries the paper town contemporary.
Hardly think SO, neighbor. Fact is,
we're engaged in busy pursuits here in
Barre, and work so hard at it that
when night comes round we are often
times glad enough to put on our slip
pers, sit down by the fire and eogitate
on the vanity OF human wishes. So we
sometimes overlook few of the many
attractions which come to town after
making detour of Bellows Falls.
Neither is it lack of cash, neghbor,
as you hint in the following; People
usually spend what little money they
have above that required for the neees.
sites of life for what they enjoy the
most" Barre people earn more to the
square inch than most New Enganders
do to the square yard and they have
more cash to spend in consequence.
They generally have few pennies left
after buying the bare necessities of life.
Wonder if your inhabitants can say the
same, neighborl Say, do your workers
earn anywhere from three to six dollars
a day.
But whether they do or don't. we
trust they are getting the benefits of
the highca entertainments which you
say are being produced in B. F. town.
II they do, they are on the right track, |
and you do well to encourage them in
their laudable purpose.
That Goddard seminary's sons are
prominent in the affairs of the Yer
mont association of Boston is indicated
by the fact that four of the officers |
=. s.. GnIIa r1
men. David T.. Montague, who was
elected ce-president, is a Goddard s5
man; Rev. j. Harry Holden, elected
is Goddard 81 man; Arthur
w. DeGoosh, the associations secretary,
was graduated from Goddard in the
class of 80; and Irving L. Rich, men, i
Der of the executive committee, left God
iard with the class of 9s. That is
doing rather well for the seminary in
one association.
Barre friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
F. Morse, the former of whom was en-
gagged in the boot and shoe business in
Barre for many years, will be pleased
% learn that their fruit orchard in Cal
fornia was not seriously affected by
he recent severe freeze and that they
will not. therefore, suffer heavy financial
oss in the aggregate of S30,000,000 lost
~ California citrus fruit raisers the
middle of January. The Morses pay
particular attention to oranges, and
hey have brought out some good-sized
rops, according to information received
lere.
And, now that we are on the weather, r
I'D you notice the ground hog prediction !
4 yesterday, Candlemas day. 1t was ,
very blind ground hog that didn't see {
lis shadow from dawn to dusk. Shad- /
Tvs to the north, nor'east, east, sou'east,
outh-in fact, shadows nearly all :
round him as he bssked in the sunshine
( the advancing hours of the day. IL
Fas an ominous portent of hard winter
avs ahead-six weeks or more of them.
70 we might as well begin TO I'll up the
cabin once more.
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Therefore, since il must come, viii |
omeone please shut this open winter
ight nowl In