The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-05
TALK OF THE TOWN
.ee Abbott's satnrday sale.


from a trip TO Boston.
Buy your Zoe corsets Saturday; only
SOC pair at Naughan's.
George Maynard left last night for
West Someryille, Mass, after spending
week with friends in Barre
Mrs. Edna Kimball Arris returned
yesterday from Boston, where she had
been visiting the millinery openings.
w l.. Woodruff OF Portsmouth ~ w.
arrived yesterday for a few days visit
with relatives and friends in the city
Lee Maiden OF West street left ths
morning for Burlington. where he will
visit his brother, William, for few
days.
Mrs. w r. Mitiguy Of Enosburg Falls
is spending several days at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy OF
Brook street.
Miss Gertrude Parker, who has been
visiting relatives in the city for the
last week, returned to her home in Bos.
ton this morning.
Mrs. Abbie D. Stone grand matron of
the O. r. S., went this morning to Rut-
land, where she will officially visit the
Eastern Star chapter this evening.
Theodore Constantine of the Barre
Candy Kitchen returned last night from
New York, where he has been spending
part Of his months vacation White
away, Mr.. Constantine visited Pate,so
N. j., and number of other cities in
that vicinity
John S. Whittemore of Cambridge,
Mass, formerly of Burlington, who used
to be a regular visitor in Barre while
on his commercial trips through Yer
mont, returned to his home last evening,
after having been the guest Of George N.
TiIden of South Main street.
Arrangements are being made for a
tournament in cards, billiards and pool
between the Vincitia club and theApollo
Gao Of Montpelier. It is expected that
the clubs viii meet in this city on the
evening Of Wednesday, March 10, for the
third tournament of the series.
Misses Gertrude and Lillian Olsen en-
tertained few friends yesterday after
noon. Refreshments were served, after
which musical program was rendered,
including several vocal selections by Miss
Georgia Palmer and piano selection by
Miss Ruth Glysson, which received
hearty applause. A small fee was given
by each person present, for the benefit
of the Methodist church.
A barre woman who has entertained
a colony Of winter birds at each meal
hour since their warm weather brethren
migrated south last fall, observes that
the horned lark has returned to this w
entity much earlier than usual. She is
much interest in the report that rob
ms went no farther south than West
Virginia and uses that bit Of informa-
ton in drawing a conclusion that spring
il close at hand. Crows have been in
the North all winter, it is said.
Satisfactory results have been OBJ
tanned from the change in the system OF
penmanship taught in the public schools
and in few days The Times viii pub
Iish list OF those students who have
been awarded pins and buttons for merit
in handwriting. At the beginning Of
the school year the Palmer system was
introducing in the schools and as an in
centive to further improvement among
the pupils, arrangements were made for
submitting at intervals specimens Of
work 10 the authors of the new system
In a number OF instances the first 20
lessons were forwarded and in other
cases greater Improvement has been
marked in series OF 100 lessons sub
mitted.
Baseball got an early start this morn
ing when the faculty members at Cod
dard seminary opened the doors OF the
school gymnasium 10 Merlos academy
for the first spring practice. Captain
Mario Bianchi had a squad of seven IN
fielders in the gymnasium and viii have
as many more at practice tomorrow.
The academy team has been granted the
use OF the gymnasium each forenoon for
an indefinite period. In the afternoon
the building is used by the Goddard
track team, which is getting IN form
for the interscholastic meet in the spring.
Coach Dow OF the faculty has the track
candidates under his wing and by the
latter part OF next week Charlie Hoernle,
the baseball coach. expects 10 be put.
ting some of his best diamond bets
through their sprouts on the floor OF
the gymnasium.
Forty hours devotional service came
to an end at ST. Monica's church this
morning and d majority OF the visiting
cierpvmen who assisted the pastor. Rev.
p. NJ McKenna, in the devotionals, have
returned 90 their homes. Rev. A. C..
Griffin, a former curate Of st. Monica's,
returned 20 his parish in Albany, after
visiting friends in the city for few
DAYS. and Rev. NJ. 5. ODonnell pastor
81 the Catholic church in Randolph, re-
turned 20 that village. Rev. Robert De-
vov has gone hack 10 his charge az -.
Andrews church IN Waterbury.