The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-22
TALK OF TIE TOWN

Miss Alice Stebbins OF Keene, n H.,
arrived in the city yesterday for visit
Miss Barbara Webster of Bethel is
passing several days with her father,
Daniel Webster, of South Main street.
w. T. Calder of North Main street
returned last night from Montreal. where
he has been spending the past few days
on business interests.
The union Sunday school OF district
No. IL will hold their Christmas exer-
cises Wednesday evening at S o'clock
All are cordially invited
Otis Cutler, who has been spending
the past few days at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Fayette Cutler OF North Main
street, returned this forenoon to his
home at Haverhill, Mass.
Miss Carrie Linekin, teacher at
the Austin-Cate academy at South
Stratford, n. H., arrived in the city to-
day to pass the Christmas holidays at
the home OF her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Linekin.
Gordon Platt, a student at Dart
mouth college, was a visitor in the city
yesterday on his way to South Barre to
pass few days with friends. He will
90 to the latter part of the week to
Swanton to pass few days at his
home
Nearly 100 couples attended the social
dance held under the auspices OF the st.
Jean Baptiste society in the Scampini
hall Saturday night Bruce' orchestra
furnished music for the dancing. Re-
freshments were served during the
night
William Leighton. who has been en-
ployed in the Miers barber shop for the
past few months, completed his duties
Saturday night and left yesterday for
n ", where he will visit
his brother for few days before re-
turning to his home in st. Louis, Mo-
Among those who registered at The
Buzzell hotel yesterday We're the follow
ing; /. A. Norcross, Hardwick; E. II.
Robinson and wife, Burlington; J. i.
Phelps, South Royalton E. II. Phelps,
South Royalton; J. A. Hedberg. South
South Ryegate; w. Fox, Albany, n. Y.
Manager Thomas Carroll OF the Sham
rocks basketball team decided Saturday
night to cancel the Tufts college game
for Dee. So He Immediately commune
Gated to the Tufts management and
called the contest off. His reasons for
tice.
B. w. Hooker & Co., are displaying
two attractive. panel pictures of the
Ia Dor delegations which focked to Seat
tie, Wash. in November for the annual
convention of the A. +. of l.. One of
the pictures shows the A. +. of L. dele |
cation lined up across the front of the !
where the sessions were |
leld The delegation line extends across
.he junction of three of the principal /
streets in the city. President Samuel !
iompers occupies place in the middle I
If the picture and other men who We're 4
along with the rest are Dele !
rate Ironside of the granitecutters. Sec |
'etary Fred W. Suitor of the quarry |
workers. and Vice President James \
duncan of the A. F. of L. Another
PANEL picture. which Hooker & Co. I
ramed, shows the building trades dele
,ates.
Presence of mind, coupled with quick
lction. on the part of Miss Margaret |
Mcdonald averted a fire at the d. M.
lilies residence on West street yester-
lay morning. During the middle of the /
orenoon the attention of Miss MeDon-
Id was directed towards the rear of
he residence, from which smoke was
cen to be issuing. On arriving at the
ear of the house, she saw fire creep
NO up the side of the building from
lace where glowing embers had been
ossed from the early morning shake
own of the kitchen range. Running to
he barn. Miss Mcdonald brought forth
he garden hose and attached it to a
earbv sill cock. In the course of five
she had the flames thoroughly
renched. Had the fire gained much
-reater headway the loss might have
cen great.
In the vestry of the Congregational
hurch this evening, the Open Mind
lub will hold its third meeting of the
eason. Last week, Rev. J. w. Bar
ett read the chapter, "The Perils of
from Prof. Josiah Strong's
ook, "Our World" Tonight he will
cad second excerpt from the book
nd a discussion win follow. Much in
crest is being manifested in the week
' meetings of the clubs and all who
re attracted by the meaning of the
anne which the club has taken unto
self are invited to attend and partiei
ate in the debates that invariably fol-
NV the readings,