The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

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| DIR. George Hubbell of Mortified ar
rived in the city to-day for a visit
with friends.
Dr. William Mackay is transferring
his dental office to suite of rooms on
the third floor of the Aldrich building.
Judson Sharkey left this morning at
1915 for Rouses Point, N. ", where he
will make a several days visit with rel
atives.
N. B. Ballard and G. M Wiley re-
turned this morning from Boston, where
they have been spending a few days on
business.
Miss Emma Amet of Boston is spend
ing several days in the city as the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. Otto Lewis, of Wash
lngton street.
Lawrence Jones, who has been the
guest of his uncle on North Main street
for the past week, returned last night to
his home at Montreal.
Miss Mae johnson returned last night
to her home at Franklin, N. H., after
passing a few days with friends in
Barre and Williamstown.
Dan +. Davis, who is employed as
pharmacist in Lyndonville, arrived in the
his home on Maple Grove.
The Barre Citizens band will meet
for rehearsal at their quarters in Music
hall this evening at 1880 O'Clock. All
musicians are asked to be present.
Daniel Hagan, who has been spending
few days with his brother, Matthew
Hagan, in this city, and with relatives
in East Barre, left this morning at S:15
for Brandon, where he is employed.
A meeting of the ladies of the parish
of st. Monica will be held at the con
vent Monday evening at 7o'clock to ar
range for st. Patricl's day celebra-
ton.
Rev. Hugh McKenna, curate of st.
Monica's church. has gone to Providence,
II. L., his native city, for few days
stay. Friends of the priest will be
glad to learn that he is to return to
Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Blair, who have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. 9. B. Glad
ding of South Main street and with
other relatives in this vicinity, returned
this morning to their home in Crafts
bury.
James c. Walker and little daughter,
iting Mrs. Agnes Walker of Grant ave-
nue., returned last evening to Vergennes,
where Mr.. Walker is the principal of
the high school.
Carpenters began this morning to
make extensive changes to the front OF
the Ross barber shop on Depot square.
The alterations are made to allow the
to increase the number of
chairs in his shop.
Among those who registered as guests |
at The Buzzell hotel yesterday were
the following: Allen Cutler, Philadel- |
phia; G. d. Taber, Cleveland; Mrs. Jen-
ME Holmes, Boston; Charles Armitage, |
Buffalo. n. T.. James Parker and wife; |
L, P. Adams, Old Orchard, Me-; A. S. |
Prodger, Rochester, n. Y; w. L. Smith, |
Utica, n. "; eighteen members of the |
xlark- Urban theatrical company.
AT the Church street gymnasium |
Thursday afternoon basketball game
hat is expected to 90 a long ways |
,oward deciding the juvenile champion |
hip of the city will be played between |
cams representing the 18th and Sth |
trades of the Lincoln school. Both Gospel
Tilage aggregations are among the fore
most contenders for the city honors.
The 18th grades have been greatly
by the acquisition of /
Walker and Lascor.
The hockey game scheduled between
he Norwich Independents and Barre In
dependents at The Buzzell rink on Sat
irday afternoon was cancelled because
II poor ice. The game was slated to be
tarted at $3.50 o'clock and both teams
nd large number of spectators gath
red around the rink At that hour the
mercury was soaring around so and aft
r waiting for an hour and a half the
mercury refused to drop to make suit
BILE ice for the match.
Fred Hurst of Providence, r. T., ar
ived in the city to-day. He will APP
ear this evening at the Rowland hall
0 address a public gathering on what
Is and Is Not" Mr.. Hurst is I
ne of the leading Socialist discoursers 1,
4 New England. He is at present ma
lonal committeeman from the state of
node Island For several years he was
ne of the foremost members of the So !.
alist national lecture lyeeum. There
ill be no admission charged.
The ladies who are to serve the sup I
eIs uJiHp tue ~ udys HoSplLaA cam !
align will meet at the campaign head
uarters in the G. w. Averill block Tues I
ay afternoon at o'clock, at which
me the committee on "menus" will re-
ort. The lists containing the ladies'
ommittees assigned to the several
ights of the campaign will be distrib-
ted at this time. 1t is earnestly re-
uested that every member be present
J it is to be very important meeting,
A change was effected in the regula-
on of working hours in the granite
ANTS of Barre to-day. During the past
lree winter months the sheds have
zen operating their forces of men to !
cord with daylight. This forenoon the
ANTS reverted to the old schedule and Z
ork was started at o'clock, closing at !,
p. m. According to the present agree
ent between the granite cutters and
lie manufacturers, the plants will be
,erated on the present basis for the !
lsuing nine months and then arrange
ents will be made by committees
ON the two bodies for the working I
,urs of the remaining three months to =
e expiration of the existing agree