The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12
TALK OF THE TOWN


Abbott pays the parcel post.
A special show of five reels at the Bi.
lou to-day.
Public dance in Worthen hall Friday
night. Gents 35c, ladies free. Refresh
ments.
The Sunbeam choir is asked to meet
at the Presbyterian church Friday at 4
o'clock
William McCaffrey Of jefferson street
went to Burlington this morning to visit
! friends for few days.
w. w. Parker, who has been passing
10 DAYS in the home of his brother, S. n.
Parker of Spaulding street. has returned
to his home in San Francisco. Mr.. Park
err is transplanted Nermonter, who re-
tains his allegiance to the Green Noun
tain state. even though his recent soiourn
was his first visit in IA years.
Judge II. w. Scott, Frank w. Jackson
and Alex Duncan were in Mortified last
evening to attend the meeting OF the
seventh Odd Fellows district, which in
cludes the subordinate lodges in North
field, Montpelier, Randolph, Waterbury,
Warren and Waitstied They were ac-
companied by j. g. Roy of East Barnet,
grand master Of the grand lodge, who
was here Tuesday evening for the 18th
district meeting. Visitors at the North
field meeting were entertained at a ban
quet after the ceremonial exercises
Barre and East Barre encampments are
to be largely represented at the regular
meeting OF the fifth district of encamp-
ments in Waterbury next Monday even
ing.
An enjoyable concert was Civ
en- under the auspices of the mems club
at the Presbyterian church last evening,
a large audience filling the auditorium OF
the church. Vocal selections, piano solo,
reading and duet constituted the num- !
bers OF the program. Each participant
was called upon for an encore and the |
was not slow in expressing its |
Special mention may be
made in reference to the singing OF
James Bennett and Harry Clark. These
soloists were called to the platform for
the third time before the audience was
satisfied The following are the num-
bers: Piano solo. Miss Gladys Rhind; vo-
,al solo. Mr. Walle; reading. Miss Edith
Watson; vocal solo. Miss Alice Walker; l
vocal solo. Harry Clark; selection. male
,horus; vocal solo, Miss Barbara Melon
aid; vocal solo. James Bennett; duet,
Misses Walker and Mcdonald.
Under certain conditions the space oc-
,upied by this paragraph would be used
% chronicle the departure of Mr.. So-and-
so for the worlds series, to tell about
Mrs. Leghorn's fine success with her hens
n September. or to recom the doings OF
he North End Fish Dealers Assistants :
.ocal Social club No. 2 at its semi an .
,ual meeting last night But circum-
tances alter cases, to quote from the :
Book OF Bromides, and so it is told that .
careless smoker jammed a cigarette
nto a crevice in telephone pole on De-
.ot square this forenoon Mrs. Leghorn .
r Mr.. So-and So or the Social club !
night still be in the running, we're it
of for the fact that the cigarette was ,
GIFTED. that one of its livest Goals com
lnnicated to a dry splinter in the pole
nd that shortly thin finger of flame,
reeping IN the pole, threatened to make
real fire of it but for the energy dis
laved bv several persons who grabbed
aceptacles of varying size and design,
He'd them hastily with water and soaked
he burning area. Holiday ennui was
,sponsible for the gathering Of size
bic crowd when the little conhsgration
as at its height, but no one was tram
led to death and the fire damage, after
II. was very slight