The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Regular meeting OF Ruth chapter, No
80, o, 4. s., Wednesday evening, Feb. 0
at 1880 o'clock.
James Webster and Charles Robertson
returned home yesterday after spending
the week end in White River Junction.
Miss Lorinda Bliss returned TO her
home in East Montpelier to-day after a
few days visit with friends in the city
Mrs. H. Il. Barton, who had been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. 4.
Ayers, returned Sunday 10 her home in
Boston.
Lost-A maltese and white angora eat I;
weighs about 10 pounds. Finder please
notify +. l.. White, 81 Liberty street.
Reward.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
trustees of the Barre City hospital will
be held at the hospital Wednesday even
ing at o'clock
The ladies and pastors union OF the
Hedding Methodist church will hold its
regular monthly business meeting at the
church Thursday at $3.50 p m.
The regular monthly business meeting
and social OF the Phiiathea class of the
Congregational church will be held at the
home of Mrs. @. /. Linekin, A Park
street, Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock.
A social will be held under the aus
pieces of the Universalist ladies to-mor
row afternoon with Mrs. w. A. Drew, %
Ayerill street, at 1880 o'clock All who
are interested come and enjoy a pleasant
afternoon.
DR.. p. S. Duffy has moved his office
from his residence on North Main street
into a suite of rooms which he has leased
in the Clrrier block. DR.. Duffy is now
located in the rooms formerly used by
the Paris Shirtwaist Co.
"She Stops TO Conquer will be read
tonight in Rowland hall by Miss Edith
Coburn Noyes under the auspices of the
Woman's club. Members will be admit
ted free. Admission to public, 25c. 1t is
hoped that goodly number will avail
themselves of the opportunity TO hear
such an artistic as Miss Noyes.
The Spaulding high school basketball |
team will meet the Montpelier high team
for the first time this season tonight at |
the Spaulding gymnasium on Washing |
ton street The Montpelier team now
stands in the fourth place in the league,
having won three out of its five games |
played. The Spaulding rooters are en-
couraged at the showing of their team in
Hardwiek on Saturday. All Spaulding |
sympathizers should make special eff
fort to attend this game and give the
team their support.
Frederic Edwards, teacher in Mont
pelier high school, formerly on the
Spaulding high school faculty, received
the death OF his father, Alfred Edwards,
at his home in Someryille, Mass. The
latter was 60 years of age and had been
in poor health for many years, although
he was able to conduct store in Som
erville Frederic Edwards left Montpe-
lier this noon to attend the funeral and
to assist his mother in attending TO bus I
mess affairs.
AT a meeting of the board of managers !
Of the Vincitia club last evening Gordon
Watson of Maple avenue was engaged to I
serve as steward of the club to succeed
John Reid, who completes his duties Fri :
lay, having resigned his position to ae
nept the stewardship of Forrest Hill
~buubAg NiuO az btiiNNAlAty HtdI lNtWbfhs
Y. j. Mr.. Watson, who was formerly
employed as a foreman at the plant of
he Harrison Granite CO., will enter upon
MS duties at once Mr.. Reid plans to
cave Barre with members of his family
within a short time,
There was large assembly of must
ians at the years first rehearsal of the
Barre Citizens band last evening. I'm
ii more adequate quarters are secured
he band is to continue its occupancy of
ooms on the second floor of the old city 4
building, "Music hall" as il is known f
mong the musicians, Some of the new
music that is to be used in the summer =
i 1916 was rehearsed and plans for the 4
oming season were discussed informally <
fter the practice meet. There are plenty
i signs to indicate that the band has
prosperous year in prospect and with de- z
erved support from the public, the or T.
anization can be easily maintained, \
DR., s. Dana Hubbard, who is to speak =
n the opera house Thursday evening on II
Best Methods OF Prevention of Conta- i
ious Diseases has been associated with :,
outrageous disease work since 1892. In =,
hat year he entered Riverside hospital :,
/ New York, where he remained for
hree years. Following his term of serv- Vi
e in the hospital he did medical inspec-
ion field work, consisting of the estab-
shment and inspection of quarantine in !
ONES for two years. Acting as diagnos
clan from 1897 to 1909, he has since
cen an Office executive for the public
ealth department. DIR. Hubbard devotes
d his time at present TO the working
ut of problems relating to the most !:
,onomical and efficient way Of handling
,ntagious diseases. The facts brought
Ut in a recent consultation of doctors
ON several of the largest cities of the
,untry have been published by DIR. Hub I
ard in book form under the title I'm J
,ctious Diseases, Their Administrative A
ontrol in Different Cities of the United /.
tates.' The lecture Thursday night is ]
} be free to the public and viii be ac- !
by a series of 100 stereopticon :
ides which will illustrate the causes of
fectious diseases and the methods of :
evention of the spread of these dis
ses