The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

Coats, suits and furs at Knights.
Burt II. Wells, who has been passing
few days in the city returned to-day
to his home at Laconia, N. III.
Mrs. Hiram Cass and child left this
morning for Burlington, where they Will
visit at Mrs. Cass' former home
Ralph Howe, oldest son OF Frank
Howe OF Millette, S. d., is here on a
visit and expects to remain until spring
Elliott Warren arrived in the city to-
day from Southboro, Mass, to make an
extended visit with friends on South
Main street.
Next Sunday will be general commu-
Mon day for the members of the young
ladies sodality at st. Monca's church.
The same evening the regular meeting
will be held at o'clock in the vestry.
). e. SpaifOrd, the produce man, has
vacated the offices which he has occupied
at 10 Granite street for the past year,
and will have his headquarters at the
house which he recently purchased on
Patterson street.
Fred Carr, former resident OF Barre,
left this morning for Waterbury, after
a few days visit in the city. Since
leaving Barre about two years ago. Mr..
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New York state, Minnesota, Michigan,
Illinois and Indiana.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank II.
Dyer, formerly of Barre, will be inter
ested in learning that recently Mr. and
Mrs. Dyer have purchased fruit ranch
at Dnuba, place about 80 miles from
Fresno, CAL, where they propose to raise
oranges and lemons.
! The following committee is asked to
meet with the finance committee in the
vestry OF the Baptist church tonight
at Walton Shields, Dwight Cutler,
F: d. Hutchinson, L. V. Jones, W. f.
Milne, G. w. Perry, Louis Smith, Mrs.
Rogers, Mrs. Cave Mrs. kidder Mrs.
Mason, Mrs Bradley and Mrs. Inglis..
Parents, please take notice! There
will be a rehearsal for the primary and
junior departments of the Congrega
tional Sunday school Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The intermediates and
seniors win meet at 3 o'clock for prac
tising their part of the Christmas ex
ercises.
NJ A. julie of Macdonald college, Que
bee, attended the farmers school at
South Barre. Mr.. julie occupies a chair
in agriculture at Macdonald and is one
of little group OF agricultural men
that Is doing much to disseminate the
new gospel Of the soil among the prairie
farmers of lower Quebec.
Sherman Parker, the well known har
ness maker, was another Barre man to
figure prominently among the winners
at the New England Poultry exhibit,
which was brought to close at Bellows
Falls to-day. Mr.. Parker is a game bird
fancier and had on display only small
pen of pit games. He received prizes
for first cock, first cockerel and first
pullet.
Miss Gertrude Batchelder of Fran
coma, n H.. who has been spending a
few days in the city as the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur c. Lane OF upper
Hill street, went this forenoon to Bur
lington, where she will make short
stay with friends. Miss Mae Thwing,
also OF Franconia, who has been visiting
her former home in Barre, went today to
White River Junction, where she will
pass few days with her brother, Dean
Thwing, who is employed as a railway /
mail clerk on the Central Vermont rail /
road. Mrs. Clarence Clark, who has been |
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Clarke /
Of A Aver street returned this fore
noon to her home in Concord, n. II. |
Louis Peter Jensen, who has been en-.
ployed in Barre since returning to Amer I
lea from an extended stay in Sweden |
early in the fall left on the late fore
noon train for Easton, Pa, where he will |
pass the winter.
Norwich men in Barre and Montpelier
met with DIR. f. +. Steele Tuesday even
ing for their annual smoke talk. 1t was
voted to perpetuate the club and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the com
ing year: President, DR.. F. +. Steele; 4
vice president, II. G. Woodruff; secre
tary, c. n. Barber, ir.; treasurer, l.. N.
Wheelock. BY a vote OF the club the
secretary was instructed to present the
University history to the Barre library, 4
The organization extended its aid 20 the
in publishing "Ihe Norwich I
Cadets" by Rev. Homer White of Ran
dolph. The book covers the early feuds
between Norwich and Dartmouth when
Norwich was located at Norwich, VT, Il
and the equally strong friendship of the
two colleges brought about by the call
of the North and South for loyal men
of ability. 1t carries its characters
through the great struggle of 1860 1863
making a live story of historical facts
and men that actually existed and at