The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

the city for few days.
Miss Eta Refli of Montreal, who has
been visiting in the city for the past
| few days, has returned home.
A birthday party and dance in honor
of Perley Lafayette will be held in the
grange hall at South Barre next Tuesday
evening.
Philip Gordon of Richardson street,
who has been attending Tufts college
/ IN Medford, Mass, has returned home
for few days vacation with his par
ents.
At the opera house tonight, The
Players present "0beying Orders" mill
tary drama in three acts, scenes of which
are laid in the South during the Civil
| war
! Mrs. Wheeler Babcock and daughter,
who have been visiting relatives in the
city for the past week, returned this
morning to their home in South Wood
bury.
William Henry Of Burlington was
visitor in the city to-day, leaving this
afternoon for Williamstown, where he
will make stay of several days with
Lis parents.
The junior auxiliary of the Church OF
the Good Sheppard wish to thank all
who in any way contributed to the sue
cess OF the entertainment held IN How
land hall last evening. The assistance
so freely given was thoroughly appre-
ciated.
Ex-Governor ]. Frank Hanly OF In
danapois, Ind, who was the speaker at
temperance rally in the Hedding church
Wednesday evening, addressed the upper
and lower bodies OF the New Hampshire
state legislature in joint session at Con
cord yesterday.
"The Missionary Doctor His Opportu-
mites and His Difficulties" will be the
subject OF the sermon-lecture at the Bap-
fist church Sunday night. Fifty,six col
ored slides, photographs of conditions in
India, Burma, China and the Philippines
win be used
The usual service win be held by Evan
gelist f. L. Abbott Sunday evening at
1880 in the Miles building. The subject
for the evening will be "The Way of
Life; Ii There More Than Gne Way to
the Kingdom OF Cod" This promises to
be an interesting service. All are well
come.
Burlington high school viii be the OPP
ponents of Spaulding high school at bas
ketball in the Church street ymnasium
ketball in the Church street gymnasium
number OF victories as Spaulding has,
and only one lost game. Spaulding has
only one defeat, that being from the
same team as Burlington lost TO, Stowe
high school.
Only an informal observance attached
TO the local observance to-day OF the
l06th anniversary of the birth OF Abra
ham Lincoln. In a number Of business
places, particularly in the display win
dows, pictures OF the great emancipation
were shown. while in few instances the
national colors We're flung to the breeze
in honor of Lincoln.
One year ago this morning The Their
mometer registered 20 degrees below
zero and a searching wind that bore
down from the north made the day the
most uncomfortable OF the winter. Ac-
cording to the weather record of local
observer, the registration Of Feb. ~, 1914, I
and that Of this morning represents A
difference of II degrees on the thermome
ter. Weather Of the zero variety set IN !
on the opening day Of the month in 1914 /
and throughout the entire % days, as
well as several days in early March, the |
mercury at one time or another every |
day was at zero or below the zero mark. l
Fred l.. Page OF Highland avenue. a /
prominent contractor, is the latest recruit !
10 be- drafted into the ranks Of mem 4
tionecs for the office Of school commits |
sioner in ward two. Mr.. Pages friends 4
are sure that he il amply qualified to as
sumo the duties Of the Office aud fees
that the board would profit by the serv-
ices of a man Well informed on school i
matters II Mr.. Page we're 30 receive the 4
nomination. AZ the present time there
are three other mentionees, A. y. Lane,
+. NJ. Lyon and Rev. w. J. NJ. Beattie.
although none Of the four is an avowed
candidate.
Through inadyertence. the names which
the committee that 80 sue
staged one Of the most enjoy
able events Of many seasons, the q. u. :.
ball Of Wednesday evening,
were omitted from the report In ycster
DAYS issue. The entire body worked
and their labors were crowned
with success. Mrs. Eta Eastman and
Arthur Tilden acted a. chairmcn, AMI
they were ably assisted by Mrs.. Matte
Wiley. Mrs. Harley Houghton, Mrs. ".
". Quimbv. Miss Jennie Mari Miss Eua
Adie. Homer ladd. Warren Cummings
II. ". Quimby And Walter Scott. The
Ipaders Of the grand march. which took
place after the program, were ". ".
DUMMY and Mrs Arthur Tiiaen, and Ar
thur Tilden and Mrs. q. M. DUMMY
The committee h being congratulated
from on directions and i BE- che bore -
many Of those who attended that anoth-
~ such funct iou may D. oarrted through
hv thr snyna societv After AT rHpouAf
torres had been reekanei up = good sam
remains for the treasurer.
Socialists IN special meeting last night
ID thc Granite street aud tur5nn acted fn
sonrcrt with d barge Number Of Their
aarfV melnirrs Throughout the Iuifa
states b. aaoutina resolutions relating 60
81 eun ton 90 fl,e country 81 TIE pfes-
- tire Here - gue ~ them Where
= There are urligns 81 over the Inited
states ioakinr Ser urrk ard. whereas.
unemployment b an ever recurring prah
- nn1 ~ s8rauasF steps haFe heen
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tns 20 provide rrfsf. thrrFforH. - q
resolved tlaf tis Socialist rartF HHf
aai H su ~a uc aHann tlea ERE
sstirriir rnrffrrs $50 FL Store nf ~