The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

business VISITORS IN the city yesterday
Lost--A string of keys. Finder suit
ably rewarded if returned to rh. Times
office.
T. X. Dufur of Burlington arrived in
the city this week to make an indefinite
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Allen of Beckley
street were guests of relatives in North
field over Sunday.
NJ. S. Hood is running a stage fcCween
Barre, West Topsham and Bradford
leaving here at p. m.
1 Harry Marcott of Randolph was q
week end visitor of his cousin, Archie
Taft. of Washington street.
Call 237 when you want a load of nice,
hard block wood. We have it at 1925
per run. Morse & jackson.
Mrs James +. Higgins, who has been
at the City hospital, was taken to her
home in Edgewood yesterday.
| Regular review OF Harmon hive, No. J.,
| L. o. T. NJ, Wednesday evening at Z
o'clock. The record keeper will be at the
hall to collect dues.
| Thomas Aldrich, who has been the
guest of friends in the city for the past
| few days, returned last night to his
home at Newport n. III.
The G. K. society of the First Baptist
church will hold a special business meet
ing tonight at 6:45. Business of ex-
treme Importance. Per order president.
Tickets for the Calumet miners bene-
fit dance are on sale in the following
cigar stores: George Marrion's, George
Landers' Merlo Bros and Oscar Borgh's.
Furnace coal from Pennsylvania gives
satisfaction. 1t is quick and hot. Try
load. The d. NJ. Miles Coal CO., I'D
North Main street. Telephones 1873 and
ATM.
Mrs. w. w. Ladd of Cutler Corner is
improving after an illness and Miss Mar
ion Pope, who has been caring for her,
has been succeeded by her mother, Mrs.
f. r. Pope.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs going
to Washington this evening will meet at
Odd Fellows hall. Barge will leave at
g O'Clock sharp, as banquet is to be
served at o'clock.
The ladies' aid society of the Presby-
terrain church will serve refreshments at
the annual meeting on Wednesday even
ing and the ladies of the congregation
are requested to bring cake.
Howard Miles, student at Dart
mouth college, arrived in the city to-day
to pass few days at his home on West
street. He will return to resume his
studies at the completion of the mid
year examinations.
Quite a number spectators and inyes
tors attended the auction Saturday aft
ernoon of the house on Brooklyn street.
After the usual auction talk and detail, \
the property was sold for $500 to Chief
@. r. Gladding of the fire department.
G. F. Smith. acted as auetioneer.
The members of the Woman's club
are asked to bear in mind the sale
which will be held it the emergency
room in the city hall Jan. 81 and TO
make contribution OF articles to the sale,
even though the articles may seem of
small value.
The annual business meeting of the |
First Presbyterian church will be held /
in the church parIors on Wednesday |
evening, Jan. 81, at 7 o'clock All mem
bers, adherents and friends are cordially |
invited to attend Refreshments will be |
served. Ladies of the congregation are
invited to bring cake.
Posters have been distributed through !
out the city announcing the dance to be |
held for the benefit of the striking min |
ers at Calumet, Mich. The dance will be |
held in the Rowland hall on Thursday |
evening, January %. The dance will be |
under the auspices OF local /
labor unions. The price will be so cents |
per couple. Harris orchestra win fur
nish music. All money raised from the
dance will be forwarded to the striking
miners, who have been practically with
out support for many months.
Ralph Garrett, civil engineer in the
employ of the Tenney service, met with
a very painful accident yesterday after
noon while engaged in surveying at the
was handling an axe, which slipped and
struck him in the calf of his right leg.
The axe inflicted a wicked wound to the
bone and extending several inches in
length, He was carried to the offices of |
a Montpelier physician, where his wound
was dressed. 1t required five stitches
to mend the wound
Those who attend the illustrated lec-
ture Wednesday night of this week at
3 o'clock in Hedding NJ. Il. church win
be enchanted with the beauties Of ma
ture as pictured by Mr.. Fairbanks lj0
brilliant views of the scenery along the
trip, $4,000 miles. from Boston to Alas
<a, the Land of Nightlcss Day" He
takes us through the Canadian Rockies,
the wonderful Puget sound, over the
White pass and Yukon railway, TO the
Yukon gold fields of Alaska and the
Arctic circle. The price of admission
mas been placed so low that all can af-
ord to attend. Adults, zoe; chi
lren, l0c
Students at Spaulding high school are
low endeavoring to form a hockey team
o represent the school during the re-
nainder of the hockey season. Already
he students are afforded opportunities
or practice at both ends of the city and
within short time under proper guild
nee should develop strong aggrega :,
ion. The Spaulding team is anxious to
range series of dates with Goddard
eminary. Among those players in .
crested in the formation of the team !,
re Sector, Wiley, who played wing po- /,
ition for the Barre team last Satur-
ay, Browne, Tomasi and Gordon. There /, :
re numerous other hockey players of
bility in the high school ranks.
There is a possibility that the Will
am Jones Granite company plant at Il
will be ready to begin 2
perations at some date during the \
ionth of February. Ever since the
tructure of the Beckett GrearsOn com I
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