The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

Lecture tonight, Presbyterian church
Eight'piece orchestra for o, y, $. ball
No modern dances at o. Il. S. ball Feb
10.
Early showing Of wool dresses at Alb.
bolts.
See the ten Baggots at the Bijou to-
day,-Adv.
Women's rubbers, soc per pair, at
Shea's Shoe Store,
A few numbers in dresses to close at
s3.0S. Paris SE.rtwaist House.
A short program by first class artists
viii prccede the Tom Thumb wedding
Get into your costume and join the
grand march at 8 o'clock sharp to.mor-
row night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bell, who have been
spending several days in the city as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas New.
comb OF Merchant street, returned last
night to their home in Montreal
Mrs. Mary Brock, who was called to
Newbury several weeks ago by the death
of her daughter, has returned to this
city for an extended stay at the home
of her son, Everett c. Brock, of Wash
ington street.
Maurice Goldstein, who has been pass
ing several days in the city on business
connected with his chewing gum inter
ests in this locality, returned last night
to New York City.
The ladies' missionary society OF the
Baptist church will hold their annual
day of prayer for missions Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, at the church.
Mrs G. II. Holt will have charge OF the
program
Since Feb. 10 is the only possible date
this winter on which Ex-Governor Hanly
could be secured, even though the opera
house was engaged for that night, the To-
cal committee felt that the people OF
Barre should not be deprived OF the OPP
portunity OF hearing this statesman-ora
tor. He will speak at the Methodist
church Wednesday evening, Feb. ~, at
7:30.
Peter Corey of Prospect street left
carly this morning for NORTH Adams,
Mass, where he was called by the sud
den death of his sister Mrs. Williams,
Il telegram received yesterday having
advised him of her demise. Mrs VIII
iams hau been in excellent health until
recently. In former years she resided
in Barre and since her removal to North
Adams she had been frequent visitor
in the city.
The suggestion Of President Wilson
that Official representatives OF the Unit
ed States government, as well a. unoffi-
cial travellers between America and Eu-
iopeah ports patronize neutral steam
ship lines appears to have borne fruit
in local shipping agencies, as nearly eV-
eryone who applies for accommodations
to north Of Europe ports these days
asks for a berth on American line ships.
There is only one OF the big lines owned
oy American capital and many prospec-
tive travellers are forsaking such lines
as the Cunard and White Star for Amer
lean owned ships Since the German
decree which declares certain waters TO
be in the war zone there has been no.
tieeahle shrnkage in the demand for
passage on British ships. Traffic in the
southern lanes Of traffic including all
lines to Italy, does not seem 20 have
been affected.
Letters received here to-day from Ar
thur Cave, former resident OF this
city, speaks favorably Of the Barre col
ony at Wauchoolh, Fla, TO which local-
IN Mr. Cave migrated last fall. John
t;authier has purchased several acres OF
tillagc land and is now engaged in mar
ket gardening, an enterprise in which
Mr.. Cave is also interested Ernest
Nichols has cleared a plot of land and
IN time will have farm Of his own.
Most II the migrators have been busy
erecting their homes, although in spare
hours they have engaged in the pursuits
II agriculture. Facetiously, Mr.. Cave
writes OF the unusual success which be
Las attained in raising watermelons He
describes melons that have 10 be quar-
tered before they can be loaded into
cars and states that the farmers in the
vicinity of Wauchoola are planting much
of their land with watermelon seeds.