The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-20
TALK OF THE TOWN
New wash goods at Fits.


"Humoresque," loc a copy. Bailey''
Music Rooms.
l. Skating at Buzzell's rink; ice in the
best OF condition; 80 tonight.
-Four cans of "Skat' for 25c on Friday
and Saturday, at the N. D. Phelps com
pany.
The first showing of the spring styles
in stetson hats by the Frank McWhor-
ter Co.
Public whist party in X. of G. hall
Monday night. Refreshments, Admis-
sion, lbs.
You will want some of that gingham
on sale for 71sc yard at Perry's on
Saturday; a l0c quality.
Joseph Farnsworth of Colchester ar
rived in the city this afternoon to make
la few weeks visit with relatives.
Delayed shipments of musin-under-
wear, spring waists and ideal house
dresses will surely be here next week.
Knights.
Photos of the big fire in Montpelier
for sale-six cents each, six for Soc.
Andrew & Milne, Mail Order House,
Barre, VT, Box 466.
/ Miss Annie Maloy of West Lebanon.
n. H., arrived in the city yesterday Tor
a few days. visit as the guest Vi friends
on Merchant street.
The Harris orchestra is furnishing
music for the Foresters OF America fair
at Graniteville this week instead of the
| G. 0. i. fair as stated in an issue of
The Times this week.
| "Cynthy," a two reel Eclair drama
featuring Barbara Tenant and john
son, also an /, M. F., "The Trail of The
Serpent" also comedy at the Biiou Be
sure and see our special show to-mor-
row.
DIR. and Mrs. j. w. Stewart arrived
to-day in the city from Burlington
| where they have been for the past ten
| days. DIR. Stewart underwent an opera
ton for the removal Of his appendix at
the Fanny Allen hospital week ago
last Monday.
There viii be special meeting OF the
Barre Council, Knights of Columbus, at
their rooms in the Scampini building on
Sunday afternoon. Frank J. Sherlock
OF Boston, a special supreme agent, will
be in attendance and will address the
members of the council. Supreme Agent
Sherlock is making special visits to all
the councils in this section OF the state.
Misfortune seemed to wait in the path
of locomotive No 1871 in the Central
Vermont freight yards yesterday. Near
the "hole,' as the region around the
Miles coal shed and Smith street stone
plants is called the big engine went off
the irons and it was not until wreck
ing crew with the aid of wrecking frogs
la1 u e. L.mt f.u4 H.
hauled back to the rails. With a short
string of cars attached No. 33I next
started for the siding near the Harrison
Granite Co. plant. Half way up the
siding the locomotive started to deviate
from the beaten path and before hand
could be turned to stave off the derail-
ment No 33i had left the rails for the
second time in an afternoon After
considerable delay the engine was re-
turned to the track.
Contractor Partridge OF East Barre
started gang of men at work yester-
day on the dismantling of the City hotel
ruins. The purchaser of the building
had been waiting only for mildcr wealth
err and now he hopes to continue the
work without interruption until il is
completed. Before a new hotel can be
erected, the old structure must be razed.
ana the Board OF Trade, which purchased
be cleared by May |. Mr.. Partridge is
confident that the work will be com
pleted long before that date. Yesterday
laborers centered their efforts on the
highest story OF the building. The ex-
terror covering OF sheet iron was removed |
and sections OF the roof left intact BY |
the fire were also torn away. The bricks |
will be Transported to Barre Town for |
use in building and the heating appara. |
tus has been disposed Of already.
William H. Duthie of Washington
street, who is taking vacation from /
his duties in the Montpelier offices of /
Wetmore 6 Morse, has gone to Wash
ngton, ID. G., where with James n. Gall /
le win act as representative of Vim
,itia lodge, No. 10, X. p, and Suadah
temple. d. 0. X. X. at the annual con-
Sention OF the supreme council, Knights
IF ,Pythias. Messrs Duthie and Gall
,xpect to be absent two weeks and be-
ore returning home they will visit
points in New York and Pennsylvania.
testerday thousands of Pythians and
'Dokies" where greeted by President
Wilson. Later in the week they are to
listen to a speech from Secretary Bryan
# the state department. 1t is estimat-
d that so Vermont Pythians viii be
.mong the 5000 delegates present when
he convention reaches its height.
The dancing party given in the Ma
onic barracks last evening under the
uspices of St Aldemar cennRndery.
30. IL, X. T., was attended oy the larg
st crowd of the. series. Thifty-tive cou-
lies were on the floor when the COM
nandery orchestra struck up the strains
i the grand march, Credit Tor the ste.
ess of the affair is due TO the efforts of
he committee and to the ekeellen. work
f the orchestra members. After every
glIre the musicians were compelled 10
espond to an encore. The personnel Of
he orchestra was as follows Pianist,
frs. N. S. Love; first violin, George w.
rant; second violin, Albert Scott; trom-
one, n. S. Love; cello, DIR. d. c. Jarvis;
ornet, A. f. Bruce. At intermission
here was a delicious buffet luncheon
Iisses Harriet Houston and Glynura !
iould assisted in pouring. The next
ancing party in the series will be held
II the evening of March Y. The COM
landery orchestra has already been en-
aged for the OCCASION.