The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

Percy Manning of New York arrived
in the city yesterday to make an ex-
tended visit with relatives.
George Wheeler, who has been the
nlest of friends in the city for the past
few DAYS, returned last night TO his
home at Woodbury..
Edward Anderson of Merchant street
returned this afternoon from burlington,
where ne has been visiting with relatives
for the past few days.
Final arrangements have been made
for the clerks dance to be held in the
Rowland hall on Wednesday evening,
Feb. Is. Rilev's orchestra will furnish
music for the dancing. Light refresh
ments will be served during the even
ing.
Frank C. Turner of South Main street
has returned home from Hartford, Conn.,
where he passed 10 days with has son,
Ralph Turner, and with other relatives.
Mr.. Turner resumed charge OF his truck
ing business to-day. -,
The Shamrock basketball team VIII
play tomorrow night against the North
field Stars at Mortified. Manager Car
roll is making arrangements for games
in the eastern section of the state Tor
the latter part of the week.
Miss Clara Purvee OF Prospect street
returned last night from Waterbury,
where she has been visiting with rela-
tiyes. She was accompanied by George
| Aldrich, an uncle, of Three Rivers, Ont,
who is making an extended visit in the
city.
Banns of marriage were published at
| the parish mass at st. Moniea's church
Yesterday for the second time between
| Joseph Albert CharbonKSau and Miss
| Alice Abair and for the first time be-
tween James Mccormick and Miss Rose
/ Kingston.
There will be meeting of the COM
mittee of arrangements for the clerks
dance at o'clock tonight at the Di-
rect Importing store. All members are
requested to be present to complete plans
for the last clerk dance before the Len
ten season.
A big annual masquerade ball will be
held in the Socialist hall ON Granite
street on Saturday night. The Barre
stonecutters' band win furnish music for
the dancing. Special prizes have been
offered for the best costumes. The first
prize amounts to SD, the second to SO,
the third to 81, and the fourth amounts
| to 81.
The third of the series of billiard and
cribbage matches in the winter tourna-
ment being conducted by the Barre and
| Montpelier councils of the Knights of
Columbus will be deferred indefinitely.
The match was to have taken place at
the Montpelier club rooms Tuesday
night, but the club rooms were wiped out
in yesterdays fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wharton and
child left yesterday for Binghamton, n.
Y, where they will make their resi-
denee. Wr. Wharton recently accepted
position there and resigned his posi-
ton at the Peoples Lighting, Heaton
AMI Power company after nearly two
years service. He has been succeeded
| in this city by L. NJ. Pease of New
York, an experienced gas man.
Information concerning the where
abouts of Mrs. Olive Sherbono, who is
being sought by her son, Fred Nutting,
of Marlboro, Mass, has been furnished
The Times by Arthur w. Robinson, one
of the r. f. d. carriers starting from
| the local postoffice. Mr.. Robinson re-
calls that RMS. Olive Sharbono boarded
in his family some IL or 10 years ago.
He thinks that Mr.. Sharbono, knowledge
of whose whereabouts the son also de-
sires, was employed on quarry in Web
sterville at the time. Afterwards the
couple left Barre for Providence, R. 1.
Mr.. Robinson recalls that the wife was
afterwards employed in a mill at Proyi-
dence. Anyone else in Barre or vicinity
who remembers the Sharbonos is asked
TO communicate with The Times or with
Fred Nutting, whose address is IL Phipps
street. Quincy, Mass. Mr.. Nutting was
adopted at Montpelier in 1892, when he
took the name of Nutting At that time
| his parents. John and Olive Sharbono,
| lived on the West Topsham road.