The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-10
TALK OF THE TOWN
pamask sale at Abbott,s.

employed during the winter.
n Miss NJ. II. Scott left the city thi
morning for Bellows Falls, where sh
plans TO make visit Of indefinite length
Mrs. +. Il. Lang has gone TO Mortified
where she Is remaining for few day
as the guest OF her sister, Mrs. A. NJ
Bean,
Clarence r. Wood, who has been visit
ing friends in the city for few days
has returned TO East Randolph, where
he is making his home with his brother
Mrs. George Guild and daughter, who
have been spending several days with
relatives In Barre and Montpelier, left
this morning for their home near Slough
ton, Mass.
The members of the Barre Rangers
Football club are requested to meet In
the club pavilion Wednesday evening,
Nov. 10, ut s o'clock. The presence OF
every member il desired.
w II. Scantlebury OF New York City
is guest at Hotel Barre while making
a stay of several days in the Barre gran
lite belt for the purpose OF introducing a
sand blasting device,
Mrs. Henry Wood of Springfield, Mass,
who has been visiting relatives in Mont
real for the past two weeks, arrived in
the city last night and will make short
visit here with friends before returning
home.
See the story of the greatest friend
ship in the history OF man, Damon and
Pythias," at Barre opera house, Thurs
day evening. Special music by Barre
lopera house orchestra. Admission, only
Use. Tickets at Drown's-adv.
ii. Carter Merrill, who has been spend
ling the past two weeks in the city visit.
ling friends and also transacting bust
ness, left last night for Concord. N, H.,
where he will make short stay before
returning to his home in Portland, Me,
Miss Ethel Mason of Buffalo, N. r.,
who has been making an extended visit
in the city and vicinity with relatives
and friends, left last night for Burling-
ton, where she will spend short time
before going to New York City, where
she will be employed for the winter
III. b. Sanborn has completed plans for
the erection of double tenement house
on lot which he owns on Webster ave-
nue.. The structure will be two stories
in height with wall dimensions of "a and
40 feet. Property owners in the neigh
borhood where the house Ii to be erected
have united with Mr.. Sanborn in petit.
tioning the city council for sewer ex'
tension.
Harry l.. Bassett Of Orleans, whose
wedding to Miss Inez II. Waterman will
take place at the latter's home on Wash
ington street this evening, arrived in the
city to-day. Among other people here
for the wedding are: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bassett of Orleans, Miss Eva Bassett, |
Miss Hazel X. Williams and Leon Turn |
bull Of Orleans and Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. |
Wiley of Manchester, n. H.
Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Grassland of Wei |
lington street were in Brookiield yester'
day to attend conference Of Congre-
gational ministers representing churches |
of that denomination in Washington and
Orange counties. In the absence of Rev.
Fraser Metzger of Randolph, who was
detained at home on account OF illness,
Rev. Mr.. Grassland addressed the clergy |
man on the subject, "The Church and
the War"
Manager F. f. Austin Of the Barre
opera house has been notified of the can.
collation. of "The Garden of Allah" a
piece Of unusual scenic possibilities,
which was to have been presented In
the local theatre soon. The company
playing "The Garden of Allah" will Gil
an engagement in Rutland and proceed
at once to Montreal. IL is understood
that the Central Vermont railroad asked
the show people TO pay $50 per car for
transferring five cars of baggage and
scenery at Montpelier Junction. The
price was considered prohibitive and the
manager OF the company decided to can
eel its Barre engagement.
A football statement, bearing on the
claims of three Vermont high schools
for the interscholastic championship Of
the state. which appeared in Tuesdays
issue OF the st. Adams Messenger, runs
as follows, AT present there are three
high schools in Vermont that claim the
state football championship, Montpelier
high Of Montpelier, Spaulding high OF
Barre and the st. Adams high school.
Next Saturday on Athletic held the two
latter teams will battle for the honors.
The winning team win probably be chal.
lenged by Montpelier Whether the game
will be played or not is not known. 81.
Adams claims the championship on the
grounds that IL has met only one defeat
this season and that az the hands Of the
Montpelier high school, the first game Of
the season. H,
Barre fishermen who arc won't 10 spend
a portion Of their angling DAYS each
summer in skimming over the placid wa
ters OF Joe's pond in Danville win be In
terested 70 learn that the state has In.
troduced new species Of ish IN the liz
tie lake. A few days ago siN cans 81 /
spotted catfish, q game hsh, were placed !
IN the pond az an experiment. The spot
ted catfish grows 20 a weight 81 from
right 10 ten pounds. II l. a difficult Och T
10 propagate and for that reason the
stocking Of Joe's pond j. regarded with !
uncertainty. Attempts in other places
have been unsuccessful, but there are
some grounds for believing that snccess
may follow the Danville experiment. !
Some 81 the catfish were PLACED in the !.
hatchery 90 Lyndon Center.