The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-24
TALK OF THE TOWN


Frozen pudding at Cummings 4 Lewis
on Thursday.
Public whist party Wednesday evening
in X. of G. hall, Refreshments.
Regular meeting OF the l.. A., A. O. IL
in X. of c. hall Wednesday evening at
o'clock. Juveniles meet at 4;30.
All up for the venison dinner at Jack
lunch" on Depot square Wednesday noon
Well seasoned deer meat cooked to you
own taste.
Mrs. w. b. Wall, who has been guest
in the family OF IL. X. Bush OF Churcl
street for several days, returned to-day
TO her home in Randolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Reynolds Of Hill
side avenue left the city to-day fol
Thomaston, Me-, where they plan tc
spend Thanksgiving with relatives.
Joseph Smith, who is employed in the
NJ. & w. r. freight yards, returned last
night from Boston, where he has been
visiting for the past few days.
The ear of apples has arrived and will
be opened at the G. V. track Wednesday
morning at o'clock; viii make deliv-
cries in quantities direct from the ear.
Sidney L. Spafford.
All L. A., A. o. H., candidates from
this county who are TO take the third
and fourth degrees at Montpelier to-
night, art asked to take the GAS ear out
Of Barre.
"Where Fate Disposes," two-reel Rex
drama, featuring Ella Hall, Edna Mar
SOL and Bob Leonard also a Sterling
comedy at the Bijou "The Trey o
Hearts tomorrow. Don't miss it.-Ad.
Miss Rita Linekin of Merchant street is
employed as an assistant in the Rock
wood studio, succeeding Miss Kate Oh
liver of 1874 East street, who is to be EN-
ployed in the G. Bau studio in Greenfield,
Mass
The condition Of Walter Griffin OF Cen.
tral street, who has been seriously i'll
for the past week, was reported to be
slightly improved to-day. Mr.. Griffin has
been threatened with pneumonia and a
trained nurse is caring for him.
Sharing "gobblers" is an unseemly out
door pastime which youngsters about the
city are pursuing these days and the
practice has spread rapidly since the
first youth conceived the idea of imag
ming himself in the act of lassoing
turkey. A boy and rope
are the primal requisites and the pas
time consists of an effort, to snare un-
wary pedestrians and tripping them if
possible. Complaints have been made to
the police by people who have narrowly
escaped going down and an effort will be
made to nip the practice in the bud.
Some OF the boys have become very deft
with the lariat, so deft in fact, that they
ran throw each other by pitching rope !
a distance of several feet
Mrs. j. Carson was the object of a
pleasant surprise visit the last of last |
week, when about 20 neighbors and |
friends gathered at her home on Ayers /
street to leave with her some of the |
Of the season, knowing she had /
not been at home to do much canning /
.or herself Each lady left a large jar
II homemade jelly and preserves Mrs.
Carson thanked her guests for their
and generosity A pleas
mt evening was enjoyed and music and
stories were the principal forms of
Refreshments were served
nd the guests, on their departure, left
est wishes for the family.
Frank J. Simonds of 3 Boynton street
granite cutter, was able to discard his
rutches to-day, after having been de.
aimed from work for some time as the
esult Of painful injury to his left leg.
IN. Simonds was working in the yard at
he plant of Malnati & Glysson, when
he breaking Of derrick chain suddenly
recipitated one stone against another.
lr Simonds was standing between two
rante bases and before he could reach
place of safety one of the bases rocked
gainst the stone on which he was work
lg and pinned his leg to the ground. No
ones were broken in the mishap, but
he cutter sustained an injury to the
nee pan and also a bad bruise on the
,wer part OF the limb. Ii his condition
ontinues to improve he will resume
ork at the plant next week.