The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

All the grapes you want, two basket
for zoe, at United Fruit Store.
The Red Men Ministries will meet 10
rehearsal in the Presbyterian church thi
evening at S;l5,
Regular Saturday night dance in How
land hall Oct. 10 under the auspices @
Rileys orchestra. Ladies free,
Mrs. Alice Harrington left the cit,
yesterday for few days visit Will
| friends in Waterbury and Stowe.
Miss Deena Richmond, a student Al
Goddard seminary, went to her home "
Rutland this morning for a week ent
visit.
The Joint committees of the Red Mcr
and Pocahontas please meet in the ante.
room of the hall tonight friday at
o'clock.
The ladies quartet of Ithaca Conserv'
atory of Music is coming. You don't
want to miss it, so watch for the date
and place
A juvenile basketball team known az
the Country Boys" will journey to Wa.
terbury late this afternoon to play the
Waterbury team.
Mrs. w. f. Walker, who has been
passing several weeks with friends in
Montreal and other Canadian cities, re-
turned to Barre last evening.
The Montpelier & Barre Light & Pow
err Co. has declared regular quarterly
dividend of 1s per cent on preferred
stock, payable Oct. Is to stock of record
Oct. 10.
Aulay Ogston, who has been confined
to his home here by illness for few
days, returned this morning to North.
field to resume his studies at Norwich
university.
George Il. Wocott, New England sales
manager for the Sullivan Machinery Co,
who has been passing few days in the
city on business connected with the com
pany's local branch, LETT last night for
his home in Boston,
The !. 0. Q. H., NJ. L. will have the
first of their series of dances tonight,
Oct Q, dancing to begin at $500 Bruce's
orchestra Refreshments will be served.
Odd Ladies please come at 7 O'Clock
sharp, as there is initiation.
Owing to the prevalence of infantile
paralysis in Enosburg Falls the an
nual meeting of the woman's auxiliary
81 the Episcopal church, which was to
have been held there Oct. Ia and 10, has
been postponed to Nov. 4 and s.
Mrs. William Meyerle and daughter
Miss Grace Meyerle, who have been
spending several months in Vermont
lett the city to-day for New York. where
they will make short visit before go
ng to their home in Los Angeles. Cal
Sept. H. Lottie o. Hirning of Will
mantle, Conn formerly OF Barre, was
granted decree OF divorce from hel
husband, Gus Hirnng, formerly Of Barre
IN the grounds OF intolerable cruelty by
he superior court for the county Of
Connecticut,
Mrs Byron 4. Wright was pleasantly |
urprised at her home. l0l Prospect !
treet. last evening when a dozen Of |
Ter more intimate friends gathered to I
emind her of her birthday anniversary |
That feature OF the party which carried |
With il surprise for the hostess worked I
aultlessly, as Mrs Wright had no ink
ing of what was to take place until the
ouse was in the hands of her friends.
iames. music and refreshments figured
d the evenings merrymaking and before
heir departure members OF the com.
any left an attractive reminder OF their
isit in the shape Of birthday book
With the exception Of two days pruc
icallv every school in the city will
q closed next week Monday. Oct T..
Columbus day and when the students
II school to-day they were informed
hat sessions will not be resumed until
uesday morning. Regular sessions will
2 held Tuesday aud Wednesday. but
18th one or two exceptions all grades
IN b. closed Thursday and Friday 10
How the teachers 10 attend the state
,achers' convention in st. Johnsburv.
early all Of the teachers have elected
attend the convention although IN
lie few instances where they are unable
he present in St Iohnsbury or to
,end the day visiting schools outside
.e state, they viii remain at home and
Yep their grades open.
Under the direction of Foreman y. NJ
plson. employees 81 the Peoples Light
e Heating Power Co. arc making !
cavations IN front Of the city hall ,
TO connecting the Barre
EZRA house with the gas mains. This
sp is taken in response 20 request
ON the city council several weeks ago.
hen il was decided 10 ask the pro. !
ietors Of an amusement houses in the
~ 10 install gas lights for emergency
rposcs. 30 fat a. can be learned every !
swing picture house in Barre has been
uipped with gas fixtures So that in
r event Of the electric lights falling. :
ere viii b. no confusion 60 follow
tractivc fixtures are 10 be- used in the
era house and tho lights VIII probably z
in work ing order BY next week. They
z not 10 BE- uscd unless the electric 4
hts fail
81 tho rooms ~ the Bane Chess &
ecker Climb 10 the Blanchard block this
suing the frst Of q series Of matches :
tween the club and the chess and
scker team from Clan Gordon. No. ~ |.
s. e. vill D. PLAYED % o'clock.
interest ATTACHES - The
4 meeting II the teams. IS each ~.
liyation numbers In it, membership
b. ~ the most skillful PLAYERS n this
4 ~ Vermont Men can b. picked
IN either team who hnre won houors
thefnscites 90 several state comreff.
ns and sfncf tho announcement that y
two teams would dash. interest 81
fkere a. well Is ritess has rfuun
.ce. ~ fif checker Tournament fse
b w8H ~ represented b. tie follow 2
PLAYER Given D. stephen "
tersHn william Grant Alez Rrunie. A