The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-21
TALK OF THE TOWN
King Baggott at the Bijou to-day.
New muslin curtains at Abbott's.

New muslin curtains at Abbott's.
Extra values in ladies' silk dresses
Paris Shirtwaist House.
The best local talent convert Of the
season at the Presbyterian church Tues
day evening, Feb. "a. Admission, l0c
Alfred Mcleod of Ayers street re-
turned to-day from Montreal, where he
has been passing few days with friends
and relatives.
Barrett Lawson of Rome, N. r., ar
rived in the city to-day for a few days
visit with friends before going to st.
Johnsbury for weeks business visit.
| Freeman Walker, a student at I.yn-
don Agricultural school, arrived in the
city last night to pass a few days at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| f.. A. Walker of Edgewood.
Mrs. G. Jacques and daughter of Sher-
brooke, p. O., We're visitors in the city
this forenoon while on their way to
Websterville. where they viii make a
ten days visit with relatives.
Judge II. w. Scott, grand patriarch of
the State Odd Fellows assembly re-
turned this morning from trip to
Poultney and Bennington, in which
towns he made official visitation to the
lodges.
The stores in Barre will be closed this
evening at 10 o'clock and not reopened
until Tuesday morning. This is clause
in the agreement between the clerks and
the merchants, which designates Wash.
ington's birthday as a holiday.
The Montpelier gun club will conduct
an all-day shoot at the Riverside traps
on Washington's birthday. There will
be large delegation of Barre shooters
present during the day to participate.
The Burlington gun club and the Ram
dolph gun club will be the guests of tire
Montpelier club during the day. A spe-
cial prize win be offered to the visitor
scoring the highest score.
A representative from a Boston detec-
tive agency was in the city yesterday
looking for information concerning Miss
Bertha Cross, who is supposed to have
been resident in Barre for short
time several years ago. Recently Miss
Cross brought suit against a Winchen-
don, Mass, traction company. ii il said,
for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceiyed in street car accident. Dam
ages to the extent of $4,000 are set up
in the declaration. A number of local
professional people were questioned yes
terday. 1t developed that Miss Cross
was once patient at the City hospital,
having come to this city from Burling
ton. Afterwards she was taken to Yer
shire, which she claimed was her native
town.
Giuseppe Cacquin, who has been MAX
ing an extended stay at his former home
in Spain, arrived in the city this morn
ing from New York, where he recently
landed from the French liner La Prov
ence. Mr.. Caequin had an unusually
rough passage aad quotes the veteran
seaman as saying that this winter has
been one of the most rigorous in the an
mails of trans Atlantic traffic. S. Il. Con-
cha, another Spaniard, who left for his
home in Spain early last fall, came
back tc Barre last night, Mr.. Concha
landed in New York two weeks ago,
after an extended sojourn in his native
land. Carlo Cantana, VINO has been alb
sent on a prolonged visit in the vicinity
of Milan. Italy, arrived in Barre this
morning from New York, where he land
ed Tuesday afternoon from the French
liner La Savoie