The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Supper, Presbyterian church, tonight
adv.
Skating sets for misses and children
at Mrs. w. +. Shepard's.
Buy your Christmas gifts at w. ii
Goodfellow g. Sons jewelry sale and saw
money.
Misses Marjory and Mary Andrews Of
Maple Grove returned last night from
Mora, n. ", where they have been Wis
iting for the past week.
The nature study class will meet with
Mrs. l.. M. Ayerill, Hilltop avenue, Mon.
day at 1880 p. M; subject, "Coniferous
Trees of Vermont" in charge OF Miss
Penelope Gall.
! Mrs. G. n. Benedict returned last night
from Auburn, Me-, where she went to
accompany her cousin, Mrs. Emma A.
| Nichols, to the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Willis M. Abbott.
George l. Whitney, who came to Wash
ington county to attend the annual meet.
| ing OF Mount Sianai temple, returned to
his home in Bellows Falls this morning,
after spending few days at Hotel
Barre.
Mrs. L. A. Ballard of st. Paul, Mimi,
who has been spending some weeks at
the home of her son, Nelson B. Ballard,
of fremont street, left yesterday for
Milton, where she will visit another son
before returning to her home.
The Ministers Monday club meets at
the Young Mems Christian association,
Montpelier, on Monday at 1890 a. m.
Rev. s. r. Bloomfield, pastor of Bethany
church, Montpelier, will read paper ON
Christianity Control or Motive
Mrs. G. n. Benedict has returned from
Boston with new ideas in the catering
line and is ready for Christmas orders
for fruit cake, plum pudding, fancy
cakes, etc. Lunches and dinners pre-
pared on short notice. Phone l4l-W.--
adv.
Sphagetti will be cooked to order at
the woman's club cooking demonstration
in Rowland hall Tuesday afternoon, Dee.
IA. Telephone your order to Mrs. N. D.
Phelps or Mrs. Herman Davis and call
for same at the hall from to p. m.
Tuesday.-adv.
Manager Frank j. Shea of the Shea |
shoe store returned to the city last even |
ing from Woodsville, n. H., where he
has been engaged in closing out the shoe |
stock in the store conducted by G. l.. |
Lampher. The sale was one of the larg |
sst ever conducted in Woodsyille, the
entire stock disappearing in less than
lalf the time anticipated when the shoes
we're marked down.
Basketball fans in the city will be
ylad to learn that the Shamrock team
ias recognized and expects to play some
# the fastest semi-professional teams in
his state and New Hampshire during the
eason. Two Maine teams, Lewiston and
Portland, are also mentioned as possible
opponents in the local gymnasium.
stuart, 0gston, Grady and Bone" Car
oil of the last years team viii again
'e candidates for positions on the team,
ogether with "Tommie" Tomasi, and I
Peanut" Carroll of last years Spauld-
ng team. Other good, though less I
.nown, men are showing up at the try
uts, however, so that all evidence points
0 one of the best teams of the Sham.
ock's history. Leonard Lander of l6
outh Main street has been elected man I
ger for the season and win be glad to
onsider offers for games.
Funeral services were held in st. Pc
FRS Roman Catholic church. Vergennes,
ais morning for Mrs. Melvina b. Gee,
life of George l.. Gee, former resident I
Barre. The pastor, Rev. J.. A. Vezna,
as the officiating clergyman and burial I
ergennes. Mrs Gees death occurred
the Fanny Allen hospital Thursday, !
tier an illness OF about four months.
ne was a native of Westport, n. ",
nd had resided in Burlington three
ears, prior TO which the family lived
Barre, where Mr.. Gee was the mana I
II Of the Barre Shoe store. Besides her
Isband, she leaves three children, and
lie sister, Mrs. George Morris OF Athol. Z
ass. A short time ago Mrs. Gee under \
emit an operation and thereafter her \
ndition gradually grew worse.
A four -cornered baseball league 10 in =
lde Barre. Burlington, st. Jobnsbury Z
ID Littleton, n. H., il being seriously .
scussed by fans in the four towns men =
,ned. and by Jan. Is il is expected that
e proposal to form an association will
We assumed more definite shape. Gale.
mia county fans are said 20 be en-
usiastie over the plan and Littleton
seball supporters are ready 20 favor
ything that win bring the four teams al
10 close competition next summer
Il so much has been heard from Bur. in
gton, but there i reason 10 believe Je
at there are plenty Of Queen City
rs who would like 10 see league in
rmed, as the suggestion that Burling y
. retain the services Of the University OF
Vermont team AZ the close OF the col
= season of 1915 found instant favor RI
long the baseball people Of that city. At
the annual meeting Of the Italian n
hletic club. the members went on rec.
~ favoring unanimously a league Of JET
personnel projected. st. Johnsbury M
Barre are anxious for saturday dii
nes, and a. Lttleton and Burlington
lmoters prefer a mid-week game. very or
.le couGiction Il anticipated IN arrang. 20
q schedule with each team playing On
o games week, one a. home and