The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

1t is worth while, trade at Knights
Special New Years dinner at City no
tel Telephone 1876.
Church members, pay off your church
debt by having several Christmas Saw
ing club accounts. Barre Savings Bank
& Trust Co.
Last evening at the Church street
gymnasium the Pearl street Mudscrap-
ers added more laurels to their present
record by defeating the North Barre
Stars by the score of 10 to 8.
The Scandinavian Brotherhood of
America will hold New Years exercises
this evening at the Worthen hall. Dane
ing viii be held during the evening and
Swedish supper will be served by the
ladies.
Tomorrow the Feast of the Circum-
cision of Christ viii be observed at st.
Monica's church with masses at 1880 a.
IN. and a. m. Rev. P. M. McKenna,
pastor of the church, will officiate at
the services.
This evening at the Knights of Column
bus hall Barre council will hold it's an
crate arrangements have been made for
the observance. Bruce's orchestra will
furnish music for the dancing.
Suspension of work in the granite
plants is the general order of most of
the granite plants of the city from to-
night until Monday morning, Jan. s.
There will be exceptions to this and
many sheds viii reopen their plants for
operation on the Friday following. On
Milestone hill there are some quarres
that will cease work until the following
Monday.
The pipe organ at st. Moniea's church
is undergoing a thorough renovating.
The work was started the early part
of the week and is expected to be COM
pleted by Sunday so that the organ
may be used for the Sunday masses. 1t
was during the summer that the serv-
ices of an organ member were summoned
and the organ, which was thought to
have been in poor condition, was or
dered tuned and rebuilt.
Last evening at the home of his uncle
on North Main street about 20 young
friends of Leo Franzi gathered to ten
der him farewell reception on the eve
OF his return to Boston, after passing
the holidays in the city. The evening
was devoted to musical games and 9th
er forms of amusements. During the
course of the evening Mr.. Franzi was
presented purse of gold by his friends.
Light refreshments were served.
The Barre school commissioners are
making preparations for the opening of
the North Barre school for the winter
term of school, which starts Jan. 5.
The school building has been nearly
completed and grading practically fin
ished. One of the most recent acquisi.
tions to the building is flagstaff on
the roof of the building, which will rear
to height of about 30 feet. From the
top of this viii be stretched an Ameri-
can flag.
Morton Warren, who has been spend
ing the past few weeks at his former
home in Milford. n. H., returned to the
city to-day. George Davidson returned
to-day from South Duxbury, where he
has been passing a few days on bust
ness. Harry Pierce returned last night
from Brattleboro, where he has been
visiting for a few days with his uncle,
Robert Pierce. Albert Comolli of North
Barre returned to-day from Swanton,
where h. has been the guest of friends
for a few days.
Friends in this city win be interested
to learn that the condition Of Charles
an instructor at Goddard SEM
mary, who recently underwent an opera
ton at Boston, IL steadily improving
Upon medical advice Mr.. Hoernle con-
scented to submit TO an operation~soon
after his arrival at Dorchester, Mass,
to pass the holidays. At first his con-
dition was serious but now his total
recovery is expected. Mr.. Hoernle will
be detained from his duties at Goddard
for a few weeks, but by the first of
February is expected to be able to return
to Barre.
The Johnston bowling club is now
claimant for the city candle pin cham.
pionship. A fortnight ago the club met
the strong Weho aggregation and turned
in victory of two games to one. Last
nights match against the Pastimes
eventuated in victory for the All-Star
team again, winning two out of three
games. Having defeated the two strong
est bowling aggregstions in the city,
Captain Johnston lays claim to the IT,
tie. Last evening the All-Stars showed
their superiority by winning the final
two games after dropping the first
string. The first game was lost by
a margin of 33 pins, but the last two
c,o mos ,vsre annaxad with a safe load In