The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Are you getting your share oil the
values at Abbott'sc
| Fleisher's blankets and comtortaples
Saturday at Vaughan's.
"The Neapolitans" tonight. Tickets
on sale at browns Drug Store ana the
box office. Prices, so and 75c.
The Indian club will hold its annual
banquet Friday evening at the Clan Cor
don hall in the Bolster building.
The $3.50 pair, ll4 wool finish blank
cts, reduced to 1915, at Perry's on Sat
urday; silk bound, handsome borders.
Charles Bossi returned to-day to his
home at Hardwick, after passing few
days in the city as the guest OF friends.
Raymond Beaton returned this morn
ing to his home in South Ryegate, after
making short visit with friends in the
city.
David Allen returned yesterday to his
home at Iberville, p. O., after passing
few days in the city as the guest OF
] friends.
Henry w. Buchanan. who has been
visiting friends in the city for the past
week, returned this morning to his home
| in Orleans.
| George Webster of Pecrl street re-
turned last night from Westerly, X. l.,
where he has been spending the past few
days at his former home.
Mrs. A. Robarge of Chicopee Falls,
Mass, is making an extended visit as
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bar
rows of Is Central street.
The ladies of Companion court, No.
757, l. 0. F., viii hold dance after their
meeting in Worthen hall, JAN l6. Come
and enjoy yourselves. The committee.
Miss Gertrude Austere arrived in the
city yesterday from her home at Brock
ton, Mass, on her way to Websteryille
for few weeks visit with relatives.
Miss Josephine Tompkins of Manches-
ter, ~ H., visited with friends in the
city yesterday on her way to Burling-
ton for a few days visit with relatives.
The choir of the Hedding Methodist
church will meet tomorrow night at
o'clock at the church. The members
of the Hedding male chorus 5Te also re-
quested to be present at the rehearsal.
Joseph Corey and Louis Williams, who
We're called to North Adams, Mass, by
tie sudden death of Louis Toney, re-
turned home this morning. Mr.. Toney's
funeral was held Wednesday and the
interment was made in North Adams.
4. A. Walker of Edgewood has re-
turned from visit to Lowell. Mr.. Wal
ker, with NJ. f. Harvey of Montpelier,
left on Tuesday for Lowell to attend the
annual meeting of the Chrysotile As
bestos company. Before reaching their
destination they were infol med that the
meeting had been deferred until later
date because of the excessive cold wealth
er which made it impossible for all the
members of the company to reach Lowell
for the meeting.
The bowling fever has reached the
federal building and means are being de-
yised for organizing a bowling team
from the ranks of the employees in the
building. John Leslie, clerk, has been !
appointed manager of the team and will /
arrange games with strong local teams. |
The first game slated is for Friday night |
when they meet The Times team at the |
Paradis alleys. The following is the list |
of reputable material from which Man
ager Leslie will draw for his quintet: |
Kenefick. Thomas Clarity, Harry Hough |
ton, Frank Robinson, James Levy, Will |
liam ig.
Manager Lawton Witt of the Goddard |
seminary hockey team is negotiating |
with Norwich university for q series OF |
hockey contests to be played during the
winter. The past few seasons Norwich has /
been represented by strong seven and /
this winter is expected TO place another
aggregation on the ice. For two seasons,
ever since hockey was instituted at God
dard, the seminary team has been vic
torious over Norwich. For the past few
days the seminary athletic committee
have been favored with ideal conditions
for completing the rink. A fine coat OF
ice extends over the entire area of the
rink so that practice viii begin in ear
nest.
Barre Spiritualists are planning to
send sizeable delegation from their
number to the annual convention of the
Vermont State Spiritualist association,
which opens in Montpelier tomorrow.
Last year the convention was held in
Barre and the attendance was fairly
This year the enrolment OF
delegates is expected to be much larger.
The first meeting will be held in Odd
Fellows hall tomorrow and the closing
session comes Sunday AFTERNOON. 5. 5.
Smith of Maple avenue is a member OF
the arrangements committee and with
other Spiritualsts he has succeeded i'll
securing the services of w. w. Whitney
of Springfield, Mass, who will give
number of seances Friday and Saturday.
Alonzo Hubbard of Tyson is another
medium who will assist in tie various
tests to be given in the next three
days.
Secretary John /. Wallace says the
Vermont Poultry associations fortheom
ing show will have a slightly larger
registration of birds than that of last
year, when the exhibit opens in the
armory at Montpelier next Tuesday
Entries FIR the big show
closed Monday. and the secretary and
his assistants are now busy arranging
them into their classes. OF the 1850
birds whose owners have signified de-
sire to compete in the exhibit, more than
$50 will claim Barre for stamping ii
ground. 1t is a noteworthy fact, how
ever, that the entries this year are made
from wider territory than ever before.
The directors of the association see a
hopeful sign in this condition OF affairs,
as it indicates that the influence of the
show is being felt elsewhere than in
central Vermont. :
The Johnston's All-Stars advanced an
other peg ON their march to the city
40 ndlanin cha tnpinnabiu when they de- |