The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-08
TALK OF THE TOWN
3eautifuI line Of siIks at Abbott's.

Beautiful line of silks at Abbott's.
New curtain material at Vaughan's.
Irving Martin of Williamstown was &
business visitor in the city to-day.
Francis Ford and Grace Cunard in "Tht
Campbells Are Coming" at the Bijou.-
adv.
Maude Fealey in "The Girl from Tim:
Place three-part feature, at Dream.
land to-night.--adv.
Regular meeting of Sons of Veterans
auxiliary, No. 5, Wednesday evening
Feb. 8, at 1880. Initiation and refresh.
mcnts.
! A meeting of the ladies' aid society CT
st. Monica's church will be held at the
convent this evening at 1870. 4 social
hour will follow the meeting ana refresh
ments will be served.
| James Mavier of Summer street, who
has been undergoing treatment at the
City hospital for several weeks, was able
to go home to-day. Mr.. Mayier's condi-
ton is much improved.
A telephone has been installed in the
home OF Alfred Milne, II Forsythe place,
chairman of trustees of Clan Gordon.
Anyone wanting information in regard
to hall, park, etc. call 42s adv.
Alonzo G. Taplin and Miss Catherine
R. NJ. McAllan OF East Barre were united
in marriage at 6 Camp street Monday
evening by Rev. James Ramage, pastor
of the East Barre Congregational church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taplin went Immediately
TO their East Barre home.
Special Notice Ladies' night tonight
at the Buzzell rink. Open at 7 o'clock.
Admission, I5c; ladies, Zoe. Weather
permitting, Friday, Feb. II, will be car
niyal night Dress in any costume you
like, mask or not. Those dressed in the
most appropriate and comfortable COS
tunes will get the prizes. Everybody
come.
Masons of the third eapitular district
of Vermont began arriving in the city
early this afternoon for their annual
meeting, which opened in the rooms of
Granite chapter, No. 20, r. A. NJ, at $3.50
o'clock. Members of the craft in Ran
dolph, Montpelier and Waterbury were
present and there was a considerable rep |
resentation of grand chapter officers. |
George / Whitney OF Bellows Falls /
grand lecturer. who arrived this morning, |
is to review the work at the ceremonial |
this evening. II was expected that a
large number of Masons will be enter
tanned at dinner to be given in Masonic
hall this evening at $3.50 o'clock. Gran
tie chapter of this city will be in charge
Of the exemplilication of the Royal Arch
degree at 7;45 o'clock tonight.
With cold blast beating down from
the north and the mercury futtering
right around the zero line in thermome
Lers that were exposed TO the icy breath
Of old Boreas, outdoor conditions to-day
were quite as uncomfortable as any of
.he winter to date A high wind. accom-
panied by a snowstorm that resembled
young western blizzardette last night
was followed by lowering temperature
toward morning. In certain sections
where stonesheds are 10 6 ted directly in
,he path OF the wind as it fans its way
through from the ice-loeked provinces OF
he north, manufacturers were compelled
o suspend operations this morning. al
hongh the business as usual" sign was
nut over most of the plants. Weather
breasts have it that the wind win sub
ide, although sub-zero readings may be
expected at dawn.
A jury was empaneled late yesterday
or service in the case of Persons &
Berg vs.. George w. Mann, an alleged
reach of contract in which the plaintiffs
lain damages of 5000, a sum said to
ave been lost by them as the result of
delay in the delivery of a steam noun
ain wagon in the spring of 1915. 1t is
tated that the defendant, Mann, is
OF the company manufac-
uring the steamer. The trial was start
d before Magistrate H. w. Scott in city
curt this afternoon at | o'clock, the
blowing jurors having been summoned
b hear the evidence in the case: Homer
/. Iadd, w. +. Shepard, O. +. Philbrick,
. II. Pape, g. II. Hoyt, George Wood,
|. J. Morse Angelo Soampini. L. C. Beck.
. X. HOLSTER, II. c. Patterson and i. J.. 4
Yard. Appearances were: r. A. Hoar.
Ward Carver and +. r. Davis for Mann
nd F. L. Scott and o. II. Carpenter for
be plaintiffs. II was expected that sew
raj witnesses would be called to the :
and to testify on both sides.