The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

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wash dresses; best yet. Paris Shirt
waist House.
Miss Kate Coburn Of Plainfield is max
ing visit at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
D. S. Waterman
Special sale OF children's new wash
dresses; Saturday only, 75e. Paris
Shirtwaist House
Companion court, No. 757, /. 0. f.
will hold its regular meeting tonight
at o'clock sharp.
Mrs. Louise Crayero left last night
for Boston, where she was called by the
illness of a relative.
Charles f. Barrows of Central street
has returned, after spending a few days
at his former home in Vergennes.
4 Miss Evelyn Waite of Lebanon, N. H.,
who has been passing few days in the
city with friends, returned to-day to her
home.
Norwich Independents and Goddard
will play their first game OF basketball
tonight at o'clock at the Goddard
gymnasium.
] A. X. Gregware. who has been passing
a few days at Boston, returned to- day
and resumed his duties as manager of
the Barre Shoe company.
Mr.. and Mrs. benjamin Comstock and
Mrs. Carrie Comstock, who were called
to Barre by the death of Mrs. Arthur A.
Comstock, returned to their home in
Randolph.
George W. Doyle, who has been visit
ing with friends in Barre and Montpelier
| for the past few days, returned last
night to his home at South Framing
ham, Mass.
| Mrs. d. +. Taylor and two daugh-
/ tiers. who have been visiting relatives in
Barre and Montpelier for the past ten
days, returned this forenoon to their
home in Hardwick
Miss Eliza c. Isham. former precept-
ress at Goddard seminary, who has been
making an extended stay in the home of
0. X. HOLSTER on Sheridan street, left
! this forenoon for Lowell, Mass.
| Miss Emma Lavaseur, who has been
passing few weeks with relatives in
Websteryille. was visitor in the city
to-day on her way to Pawtucket. r. l.,
to pass the remainder of the winter at
her home.
After the regular meeting Of Winnetta
council, No 10, last evening, the amuse-
ment committee served Scotch sup
per, which was enjoyed by all. A pro-
gram OF singing and dancing was then
kept up until a late hour.
The condition of Miss Elsie Brusa of
Howard street, who underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis at the City hos
pital several days ago, continues to inn
prove steadily. Miss Brusa will be able
to return to her home Sunday after
noon.
Rev. John b. Reardon, member of
the INSTRUMENTATION committee which
has been organized to study social
service conditions in Vermont, returned
to-day from White River Junction
where he has been attending the second
in a series Of social surveys which the
committee is holding during the first
OF February.
The Condors defeated the Mudscrap-
ers by the score of Is to IL at the
Church street gymnasium last evening
in game that figured very prominent
" in deciding the junior championship
Of the city. The features of the game
was the basket shooting of Burke, the
forward OF To- losing team, and the all
round playing of McEIugo of the win
ners
An informal dancing party win be
held at the grange hall on Cobble hill
this evening. A number of the younger
members of the grange are holding the
dance and number of invitations have
been extended here in the city. IL is ex
pected that free barge will provide
transportation for Barre people. Gauth
ier's orchestra of East Barre has been
engaged for the party.
L,-;a,,l. ~
who was employed for some time by
B. w. Hooker & Co, will be interested |
to learn that lie has recently returned !
from an extended business trip through |
the far West. The months of December |
and January he spent in southern Cali |
fornia. Mr.. Gee is now located in Yer
gennes. where he has employment in the
municipal lighting plant.
The two principals of the wrestling |
bout to be staged in the opera house this I
evening have arrived in the city and T
both appear to be in fine fettle for !
the match S. McPhee. the l95-pound /
Scottish champion, arrived in the city !
yesterday. "Cyclone" Burns of Boston (
arrived in the city to-day fresh from
decisive victory over Emil Erickson.
Erickson is Swede and is one of the
best of the crop of Europeans brought
to America by George Tuohoy, the Bos-
ton promoter. Competent officials have
been secured to Ofiiciate at this even
ing's match. Arrangements have been
made for several good preliminary bouts.
A number of younger men from the
Syrian colony left this forenoon on a
long journey TO the British Northwest.
where they viii try their fortunes in the
basin. They went first to
Montreal, where they expect to pass the
of the week sightseeing. On
Monday they are to proceed to their dcs-
tination. Among those who made IN
the party were Peter Corey. Toney Char
ley. Nashime Murray, Daniel Romans
and Herbert Habeb. Mr.. Romans re-
,ently lost nearly all Of his possessions
in a fire which devasted the Michael
Good building on the Brook street lodges.
Many friends of the departing rolouists
gathered at the train to bid the young
men farewell,