The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-11
TALK OF THE TOWN


by illness.
/ Pass our bargain tables and you pass
an opportunity to save money. Tilden
Shoe Co.
A public whist party Wednesday, Feb.
Ill, at o'clock in X. of G. hall. Prizes
given. Admission, Zoe.
Miss Jennie Audinwood left yesterday
for her home at Derby Line, where she
was called by the illness OF her mother.
You can never hope to get shoes for
nothing, but our bargain tables get you
as near to it as possible. Tilden Shoe Co.
Miss Beatrice Lugg of johnson ar
rived in the city to-day to pass few
days as the guest of friends and rela-
tiyes.
There will be no prayer meeting in
the Presbyterian church Thursday even
| ing and all men of the church are urged
to attend the caucus.
William Carroll Of North Main street
returned last night from Montreal,
where he has been visiting with friends
for the past few days.
| III. G. HENDERSON, hen man of some
experience, reports that his pen of eight
buff Wyandottes laid las eggs during
the month Of January.
Mrs. Floyd Stanton of Montreal ar
rived in the city last night for few
weeks visit at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Watkins, of Summer street.
Buy scratch feed, wheat, oyster shells,
ground bone, beef scraps, dry mash for
your hens at the Kempton Mills, former
~ Ayerill mills. Tel. 367M. Prompt
delivery.
As the city caucus comes on prayer
meeting night, the women are urged to
90 to the prayer meeting to pray and
the men to the caucus to do their pray
ing. j. w. Barnett,
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, No. is, Wednesday even
ing, Feb. ii, at 1880 o'clock. There win
be practice meeting and all officers are
asked to be present.
DIR. J. w. Stewart was operated on
for appendicitis at the Fanny Allen hos
pital at Winooski yesterday forenoon.
According to word received in the city
the operation was successful and rapid
recovery is anticipated.
Tomorrow night at the Baptist
church, the teachers meeting will be
held as usual at 6:45. At 7:l5, the ladies
of the church will meet for the prayer
meeting. All are especially urged to be
present. The men are expected to be
at the caucus.
This week the Goddard seminary bas
ketball squad viii go on its second tour
of the season. Manager Tierney has
secured engagements for Thursday and
Friday evening, playing at Derby Line
on Thursday night and on Friday night
against the strong Newport high school
quintet. The team win return to the
city on Saturday.
AT regular meeting Of Barre branch, |
G. G. l. A., the undersigned committee
was appointed to draw up resolutions
the action of the motormen |
and conductors In their present dispute |
with the Barre & Montpelier Traction &
Power Co., and assuring them of the /
moral and financial support Of the mem
bers Of Barre branch. (Signed) Angel I
Trueba, William Mcdonald, j. b. Gall, |
committee on resolutions.
At the last meeting Of the Granite /
City Camp, No. 1855, M. w. A., ten del
sgates were selected to represent Gran
tie City lodge at the big convention OF
Modern Woodmen to be held at North
field During the first week of April. /
At the convention four delegates will be
selected to represent Washington coun-
Ly at the state convention at White
River junction the first week in May.
In addition to the four delegates, large
representations of woodmen from every
amp in the city win be present. Dur
ng the state convention two delegates
will be selected from the state to act as
delegates at the national convention to
De held at Toledo, Ohio, during the
month of June.
There was large attendance at the
Meeting of the. Woman's club in How
and hall yesterday afternoon, at which
lime Prof. Bertha Terrill, dean of
women, from the University of Yer
mont, spoke on household economics.
Hiss Terrill talked in a most interest
ng manner OF those things which tend
or the betterment of the home, in re-
,ard to food, shelter and clothing, and
vas listened to with close attention by !
hose present. It Is expected the ladies
# Barre will have another opportunity
o hear Prof. Terrill in a few weeks,
when it is planned to hold two days
along the lines of household
economies. Announcement of this will !
e made later.
Ihirty-nVe members OF the Ladies OF !
he Maceabees called last evening at L.
/. Tobin's beautiful new house on Acad-
my street and rendered Mrs. Tobin !,
urprise party, The evening was spent
nth music and social time. Dainty /
efreshments were served, and in behalf
those present, Mrs. H. A. Mcneil !
resented Mrs. Tobin beautiful cleo
ric stand lamp, to which Mrs Tobin
ttingly responded. The party broke G
p at late hour.
Having determined to convert as G
luch of their stock of footwear as pos e
bile into cash in ten days, The Peoples b
hoe Store have announced a wonderful 9
ash converter sale, to begin next Thurs
ay morning at o o'clock. They state t
nat they are not going out of business, v
or are they selling old shoddy goods, t
ut that the necessity for a rapid con- b
arsion of footwear into cash has led c
lem to great cut-price selling of all h
.ock. There are several unique features C
bout this sale. one of the most at
active being "the daily excursion to
,onomy," as they call a daily bargain
,ent, which win take place in this sale.
hey are issuing an excursion ticket"
lat looks like the regular railroad tick
IS. This contains ten coupons, each one