The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Fits.
Only three days left of our clearance
sale, at Vaughan's.
Baked bean supper at the Universaiist
church Saturday night from $50 to 1880
Look for menu Friday.
Best dairy butter, 36c per lb.; Cobbls
Hill creamery butter at 3sc per lb., at
Smith 4 Cummings Advt.
! Charles Fiske, who has been passing q
few days in the city, returned to-day to
his home at st. ,Iohnsbury.
| Mrs. M. Albert Bertrand, who has been
visiting at her former home at Farnhami
returned to the city to-day.
| Anthony COLOMBIA, who has been spend
ing the past few months at Holyoke,
Mass, returned to the city last night.
Mrs. Amelia Adams, who was called
to Barre by the death of Valentine
Hutchins, returned yesterday TO her
home in Fayston.
DIR. Jarvis will sing at the concert in
the Uniyersalist church Thursday even
ing, Feb. 5. DR.. Lynde will be one OF
thes readers on the program.
Charles Duffy of Providence, X. l., who
has been passing few days in the city
as the guest OF Edwin Keast, left to-day
for a few days. visit at Burlington.
A little pea coal put onte your fire
will hold your fire longer. 1t pays to
use it, The d. NJ. Miles Coal Co., l22
Nortn Main street. Telephones 1873 and
Atm.
The S. B. of A. of Montpelier viii hold
masquerade ball in Eagles hall Jan.
81. Van0rmans orchestra. Admission,
35c per person. Come and bring your
friends.
Mrs. George Linekin Of Merchant
street left this week for Thomaston, Me-,
where she was called by the illness OF
brother. She will probably return to
the city within two weeks.
'The Adventure of the Copper
Beeches,' two-reel special feature;
"The Haunted Bride" Rex comedy
drama; also "The Girl and The Bandit, y
Frontier drama, at the Bijou. Adyt.
The members of r. B. Crandall post,
No. So, department of Vermont, will hold
a smoke talk at their hall Saturday,
Jan. 81, at 2 p. m. All soldiers and sail
ors of the Civil and Spanish American
wars and Sons Of Veterans are cordially
invited to attend. John w. Averill, COM
mander.
The item in yesterdays paper that
The Times bowling team won over the
0zarks at Merlo Bros alleys Tuesday
night was correct as far as il went in
stating that The Times team had a
larger total, but, as matter of fact,
the Ozarks took two out of the three
strings and are entitled to the credit OF
the victory.
A large number of members of Div,
No. /, A. o. H., went to Graniteyille
last evening to attend the annual in
stalIation of officers of the Graniteville
division, which was held in Miles hall.
After the installation public dance was
held. Harris orchestra of this city fur
nished music for the dancing.
The Shamrock basketball team will
make its first trip away from home Fri
day. They leave in the forenoon for st.
Johnsbury. where they play the strong
French Catholic association in the even
ing. The first game between the two
teams resulted in a victory for the local
team Manager Carroll viii carry a
squad of six players on the trip. Car
roll will play center, Bill" Stuart, the
back, will not be able To make the trip.
Norwich and "Nelt" Browne will com
pose the regular Shamrock lineup.
Max Fisher, SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Fisher, who is playing Shakespearean
role with the Margaret Anglin company,
is expected to arrive in the city the lat I,
ter part of the week for few weeks
visit at the home of his parents on Aver
i'll street. At present the company is
playing at London, Ont, and was booked
for the coming few weeks at Boston.
But the date of the engagement at Bos
ton has been deferred ior two or three |
weeks to allow Miss Anglin much need |
ed rest. Mr. Fisher has been a member |
of the company since its season started |
during the summer. The company has |
toured through the West to the Pacific |
coast and has also appeared in all the
large Canadian cities.
Five new members were admitted at I
the annual meeting of the ladies' aux
liary of the First Presbyterian church |
last evening and new officers were elect I
ed to serve during the coming l2-month.
The auxiliary met in the yestry of the I
church. The officers are as follows: |
Mrs. Lizzie Wood; vice presi- I
lent, Mrs. William Alexander; treasurer, I
Mrs. Peter Park; collector, Mrs. James
scott; secretary, Mrs. John Robertson.
Reports from the various departments
Of the auxiliary Indicated that the or
ganization has emerged from one of the
most successful years in its history. |
The society eontemplates endeavors
along several new lines in 1914. There /
was large attendance and after the
business session number of the young
er women served light luncheon, con-
sisting of cocoa, sandwiches and cake.
B. w. Hooker g. Co. to-day received
4 communication from the Royal Chair
60. of Sturgis, Mich, notifying them OF
their success in the window cnmpeti-
ton started by the furniture-makers in
December. The local dealers were
awarded fifth prize and the announce
nent was accompanied by substantial
check. There were competitors IN al
most every large center of the country
md many smaller cities. The five lead
ng awards were made to furniture deal
ers in Toledo, o. Sturgis, Mich, Spo-
zane, Wash, Kalamazoo, Mich, and
Barre. Five other prizes were also
awarded Hooker & Co.'S window was
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