The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

past few days, returned TO her home last
night.
Clothing-Ladies', girls, mems and
boys, at prices cut TO hardpan. Terms,
cash or approved credit. Sadlier's, 10
Keith avenue
Saturday specials at the Barre Candy
Kitchen are: California fruit, 25c per Ib'i
chocolate peanut caramels, l5c per b.;
peanut taffy, l0c per 10.
Ice skating, Pearl street. Special SEES
sion daily at 2;30 p. m. Admission for
ladies and children with skates, 10 cents
Open evenings at 1880, Admission, with
skates, 10 cents.
Carroll Smith, who attends the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology, ar.
rived this morning for a short vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID.
Smith, OF Summer street.
Two trains containing about 81 cars
filled with over 1000 horses, passed
through Montpelier Junction Thursday
night to be shipped to European points
This makes over 200 in all that have
passed through the Junction for that
purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Burgess OF the
Montpelier road left yesterday for Bos-
ton, where they will remain for few
days visit. Upon their return they will
be accompanied by their son, Stanton,
who is attending school there.
G. A. Calderwood, past grand master
of Masonry in Vermont, who was in the
city last evening to participate in past
masters night at the rooms of Granite
lodge, returned to his home in st. Johns
bury to- day, after having visited his son,
A. p. Calderwood, of South Main street,
At the auction sale on Jones brook in
Berlin yesterday, good-sized crowd was
in attendance, and ten cows, all spring
ers, averaged a little over $40 apiece; two
year-old heifers. $50 to S40 yearling
heifers from SIT to $50; hay, $ll.50 in
the barn; straw, 81 per ton; oats, 63c
per bushel hens, 65e each; other prop.
erty at about the same proportion. 9. f.
Smith, auctioneer.
Alexander Hanton of Merchant street,
administrator of the estate of Caroline
A. Pike, has sold the Pike place, So
called, in Orange, to Wynne Mills and
wife of that town. The farm comprists
some 80 acres, with dwelling, barn and
outbuildings. After making certain re-
pairs to the property, Mr.. and Mrs. Mills
plan to make their home there. The
land consists OF several acres OF fine tim
Der growth and large, rolling meadow.
To the benighted traveller there is no
lamp so cheering as the light which the
juvenile artist sheds around the stage
this season with feminine peaches who
can make you laugh, smile or ery-and
bring back the days of youth. We are
speaking of Gus Edwards famous play,
school Days. which has made hum
dreds of thousands happy. school Days
will be presented here in its original New
York dress at the opera house tonight,
ADV.
Walter Bugbee, for many years en-
ployed in Barre as a blacksmith, was
removed from the city farm in the Perry
& Noonan ambulance this morning to
the Central Vermont station, whence be
was taken to Waterbury for observa-
ton. At the expiration OF two weeks he
will be brought before Probate Judge
Frank j. Martin for a hearing. If his
condition is such as to warrant it, he viii
be committed TO the hospital as state
patient Mr.. Bugbee has been an inmate
at the farm for several months. A few
weeks ago he sustained a shock, and
mentally deranged.
Neutrality, Wise and Otherwise" is
the subject on which Rev. J. b. Sargent,
pastor of the Congregational church in
Northfeld, viii speak at the regular
meeting OF the ministers union, which
is to be held al Bethany church in Mont
pelier Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock.
Rev. Ira f. Pinney viii address the union
on "The Minister in His Study" and
Rev. Stanley +. Blomfeld pastor Of
Bethany church, will speak on "The Min
ister as a Finaneier" Rev. Willis T. |
Sparhawk will consider the topic, THE |
Minister on the Lecture Platform Each |
clergyman attending the meeting has the |
privilege of inviting one or two laymen. |
The Spaulding high class of 1918 held |
its annual sleighride last evening, Plain |
field being the destination OF nearly rs |
students, comprising practically the en-
tire class roster, who set out from the |
city soon after O'Clock in two bargos |
and a three seated sleigh from the Papin |
livery. After their arrival, supper was
served By the students in the village /
hall and dancing was enjoyed Zero con-
ditions az midnight did not chill the ar
dor OF the party and there was plenty Of |
hilarity while the students were return 4
ing home Miss Brooks, Miss Robinson. /
Miss Taylor, Miss Howard, Mr.. Hubbard 4
and Mr. Doyle OF the high school faculty /
accompanied the class members on their 4
ride.
Al their home. TOT Prospect street,
last evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merrill /
were very happily surprised by a com
pany of friends numbering 81 men and
women. Mr. and Mrs. Merrill were tax /
en- completely Of their guard when .
knock Al the door IN the early evening ]
was followed by q simultaneous rush on
the part Of the guests. The host and !
hostess, however. proved themselves |
equal 20 the oecasi0n and prooeeded 90 \
make things merry for The company. A I
hastily arranged card tournament was
carried out 10 the eminent satisfaction /
81 al and later % the evening a varied /
pr@rnam 81 musical aud literary mum
bers vas given. n was sitter substan. /
tial supper bad been served 81 n 20 4
O'Clock that Mrs Arthur L. Pierce speak 4,
ing u behalf 81 tire company presented !
the couple = set Of silverware Mr. and
Mr. Merrill responded feslinrlv
Sonetiuie within the coming monfi /
Mar Gordon viii shtr from this city
one 81 ths rnos8 Sc lua 81 memorials ever
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