The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-08
TALK OF THE TOWN


Frederick j. Ahern of New York was a
visitor in the city yesterday.
Dr. ii. Nelson jackson of Burlington
is passing several days at Hotel Barre.
one-half price sale of silk and muslin
waists, odd lot. on sale Thursday at
Yaughan's.
Mrs. H. p. Human of Orange street il
recovering from an operation to which
she recently submitted at the City hos.
pital.
Miss Laura Granger Of Short street
left the city last evening for Burlington,
where she is spending a few Gays with
friends.
The Maccabees' public 500 party will
be held in X. OF +. hall, Blanchard block,
Friday evening, March 10, beginning at
1880 Tables for whist.
Among the Barre men who left the
city last night for Boston to attend the
automobile show were: r. d. Ladd, c. NJ.
Wiley, +. II. Rogers and George W.
Mann.
NJ. Kearney of Merchant street, who
had the misfortune TO have his second
finger cut off at the second joint while
at work at Young brothers Monday, is
able 10 be out
MIR. and Mrs. G. r. Allen of Allen
street, who have been passing the greater
part of the winter with their son, Charles
r. Allen, ir., of Saratoga Springs, n. Y, !
have returned to the city.
Misses Celia and Dolores Glynn left /
the city this morning for Burlington,
where they are to enter Mount st.
Mary's academy. They were accompa-
MED by Miss Nellie Murphy, who will
return to Barre this evening.
The condition of Romeo Seampini. son
of Mr.. and Mrs Angelo Seampini of
Berlin street, who suffered severe in
juries in a derrick accident Monday, is
reported TO be quite comfortable. The
young man is confined at the City hospi
tai, where he was taken soon after the
accident.
To-day being Ash Wednesday, the first
day Of Lent, the fast day was very gen !
orally observed in the Catholic and Epis-
copal churches. In ST. ALonica's church
Rev. FIR. P. NJ. McKema, the parish Z
priest, officiated at services this morning !
and will conduct services again this >
evening. A special program of Lenten !
1evotionals at st. Monica's is to be an !
nounced. At the Church of the Good =
Rev. W. j. Nj. Beattie was the G
-elebrant at a celebration of the holy y
communion at 1890 o'clock this fore 2
loon Evening prayer will be said in !
he church this evening at 1880 o'clock. e
After this week Tuesday and Friday
'vening services are TO be held in the
jhurch of the Good Shepherd. i
In the yestry Of the First Presbyterian J,
hurch Monday evening, William IT, :,
Hurry gave an interesting informal talk I,
efore the members of the Mems club =
n the topic, Church Financing" Som, =
{ the more abstruse problems encount :,
cred in financing rural and city churches ',
fere considered along with the funda "
lentals in which the business side OF -
hurch existence is grounded, Mr.. Hurry 1.
as given a warm hand when he had fin y
he'd his remarks "A social hours fol-
wed the address and then refreshments.
N the Sd of April, Principal II H. Jack
IN of Spaulding high school win be the
,eaker at the monthly meeting Of the ~
ub and on the first Monday evening IN VI
lay. Rev. Edgar Grassland will be the Nj
at speaker in the winter and spring
,ries of meetings.
Francis 0'Grady of Merchant street -
ceived message yesterday advising I'M
m of the death of his grandmother. Hi
RS, Mary 0'Grady, who passed away in ~
ardwick yesterday at the age of 81 III
ears. Mrs. O'Grady had been in fail HI
g health for some years. Mrs Rose Hi
Grady and her son and daughter, Fran iii
and Irene 0'Grady, expect to be in Hi
orthfield tomorrow to attend the flu iii
raj which is to be held in st. Johns III
urch in the morning at Q o'clock. Rev III
lther Lynch, the parish priest, will Off l|
tie at the requiem mass, and interment III
i'll be in the Catholic cemetery in III
,rthfield village. Mrs. O'Grady is sur
we'd by two daughters, Mrs. Joseph I'LL
mbert of Hafdwick, with whom she
d resided, and Mrs. William LAWYER MI
Claremont, n. H., and two sons, Mi Hi
ael 0'Grady of Worcester, Mass. and I'LL
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