The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Campbell Stevens returned home To-
day from the City hospital.
The regular meeting OF Barre Social
let local No. /, will be held in Scampini
block at 1880 tonight.
Alexander Smith left the city this
morning for Sherbrooke, p, g., where pc
plans TO make an extended visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Alma NJ. Ball of Elm street has
been spending several days with rela'
tiyes in White River Junction and with
her sister in Mortified.
Mrs. w. p. Day and Mrs, George W.
Cady of Mortified returned 20 Their
homes yesterday after visiting friends IN
the city for h short time.
The distinguished war correspondent,
Peter MacQueen, is coming with zoo
wonderful pictures. Remember the date,
March II, Barre opera house.
Frank Anderson has returned to hrs
home at 10 Clark street from the Barre
City hospital, where lie was operated
upon for appendicitis ten days ago.
Miss Ellen McAllister of East Barre IS
visiting friends in the city for few
DAYS. Later Miss McAllister will go to
Marshield, where she viii be employed.
The brotherhood meeting which was to
have been held this evening at the He'd
ding church is postponed to a later date
Announcement will be made next sun
day.
Miss Margaret Corven, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John $. Murley of Summer street, has
returned to Jonesville, where she re.
sides.
The fourth annual banquet of the
Tufts College club OF Vermont will be
held Mt the Pavilion hotel in Montpelier
on Tuesday evening, March %, at ;
o'clock.
j. Fl. Sayoia, who has been in the en-
ploy of Brown & Carroll, the Depot
square granite manufacturers, for sew
eral years, left last night for Trenton,
n. J., where he will make his home for
time.
Bert w Holmes, who has been visit
! ing relatives in Barre and Williamstown
for the past two weeks, left this morn
ing for Schenectady, n. u, where he has
secured employment in an electrical
plant.
Miss Bessie Brock who Il making her
home with her brother, Everett c. Brock
OF Washington street, has returned to
Barre, after having been called to New.
bury several weeks ago by the illness
and death of her sister.
Last evening at the Buzzell alleys a
matched game was bowled between rep
resentatives of the Merlo alleys and the
Buzzell alleys B. Marianni and B. Coo
coran were from the Merlo alleys and
f. Gardens and r. Marriott defended
the Buzzel side. The first four games
went to Marianni and Coccoran, but
Gardens and Marriott came in strong
the last game and won the series on the
pinfall by one pin. The score was $50
to ss2.
Barre friends of win Maiden, former
Barre boy and at one time prominent
in athletic circles at Spauding high
school, will be interested to learn that
he is one Of the players selected to ac-
company the University of Vermont
baseball team on It's southern trip. The
team leaves Burlington next Monday
and will play such colleges as Trinity,
S. c., North Carolina university, South
Carolina university and Georgetown uni
versity. Nearly a month viii elapse be-
fore the eollegians return TO Burlington
to play their first home game with the
Syracuse university.
Grass fires, usually started by small
boys, as was the case Sunday when an
overgrown fire OF this type threatened
the destruction Of property at the Ayers
street driving park, are causing house
holders no end of trouble these days
and numerous complaints have been re-
ceived both at police and fire headquar
tiers. Nothing spreads more rapidly than
grass fire started az this time of the
year and the possibility Of serious con
sequences is always imminent. More
than often the blazes are started by bon
fires. Through The Times the authori-
ties wish TO issue their usual warning 10
persons who are prone 20 built fires in
the open. Whenever bonfires seem
necessary, people starting them are
urged 10 have due regard for the locali-
ty in which they are started. Parents
are urged 10 admonish their children
against toying with "smudges"
In common with Catholics through
ont the United States. parishioners Of
st. Monica's church will observe Peace
Sunday March p. Pretentious plans for
tho Observance were outlined BY the pas.
tor. Rev Father p. NJ. McKenna, at the
services last Sunday. Following q De.
cree from the pope, plans have been
made to set aside the day by every Cath.
ole church in this country. special
prayer 10 be said on that occasion has
been received by the parish priest in
Barre The Observance viii begin inn
mediately after the 1880 o'clock mass
and continue throughout the day. From
morning till night The blessed Sacrament
viii b. exposed and dcyctions win BE-
n progress constantly The days OBJ
serynuce viii conclude in She evening
with q special peace service and an APP