The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-11
TALK or THE TOWN

luhhShS wiz Of"hSN tAPANiH tA ~
day.
Waterbury visitsrs in the city Satur-
day were Mrs. d. ID. GroLt, James Hayes
and Mr.. and Mrs, l.. NJ. Grout.
King Baggot in "The Captain of the
Typhoon," "Circumstantial Justice" and
comedy at the Bijou today.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Miles of Bur
lington passed the week end at the home
of DIR. and Mrs. j. W. Stewart of West
street.
Joseph Quatropani of Third street, who
injured his right foot a few days ago, is
detained from his duties in the Union
Clothing store.
Ladies' union dance and concert in
Rowland hall Thursday, Dec. Ia; concert
at 1880; dancing begins promptly at s;5o
o'clock.-adv
Mr.. and Mrs. James Coffin OF st. Al
bans arrived in the city last night and
will spend several days in the city as the
guests of friends.
Ned C. Hamin, who has been visiting
friends and relatives on the west hill
during the past two weeks, returned TO
his home in Burlington yesterday.
Carl A. Richardson of Worcester ana
Helen E. Weeks>pf Calais were united in
marriage by Rev. Bert j. Lehigh at the
Baptist parsonage on Saturday evening
George Stone and Wifred Gumlaw,
hostlers at Pains livery, have completed
their duties there and George Edwards
and Edward Mccarthy have filled the va
cancies
Miss Belle Nelson left Saturday night
for New York, where she will spend sew,
eral DAYS on business in the interest oil
Mrs. Shepard's millinery parlor. Mrs.
Dora Aldrich met her at Montpelier and
from there accompanied her to New
York.
Donald Dalrymple, who has been pass
ing several days in the Barre granite
belt on business, lett this morning Tor
Boston. where he is to remain Tor a lew
DAYS before returning to his home III
Arden, Pa, where he is retail monu-
ment dealer.
! Ladies' union concert and dance in
Rowland hall next Thursday evening,
Dec. IA. See concert program in to-
nights paper The concert will begin az
80, dancing TO begin promptly at S;3o.
i Everyone invited to cone and ENJOY one
of the sbest dances of the season. Car
rolls orchestra will furnish the music
/ adv
| Owing to the pressure which the an
nua Christmas rush exerts on many
members of the order, the annual meet
ling of Suadah temple, No. l4O ID. Q. IL.
TX, which was to have been held in Cas-
tie hall Thursday evening has been post
poned A meeting of the committee IN
charge of plans for the meeting was held
Yesterday and the decision to defer was
reached after Dokies living at a distance
had been asked to give their opinion II
lis likely that the annual meeting VIII be
held sometime in mid January.
Geese numbered among the stragglers
| in the afterglow of autumn Were hover
ing over the millpond near the Trow x
Holden shops yesterday morning and
their sduawking brought the residents in
that vicinity to the waters edge just as
thew were leaving en- route to the sunny
south. They were probably stragglers
from some flock which had been scat
tered BY nimrods on the northern waters.
This Is the first flock of geese seen IN
this vicinity since about the first OF No
vember, and their appearance caused
good deal of comment among the sports
men in Barre as to the cause OF the de-
layed migration
]. J. Dashner. a local real estate OPP
orator. has an automobile tire which
owes him next to nothing in the way OF
travel. Mr.. Dashner bought car of the
ultra conventional model just l3 months
ago to-day. In the active pursuit OF his
calling. he has covered more than $4,000
miles and until last night one of the
original rear tires was still doing duty.
On the eve of its anniversary, the tire
collapsed on Washington heights. Mr..
Dashner believes that the abrupt defa-
ton of his faithful rear wheel companion
could be remedied, but he Is satisfied
that the tire has done its duty by the
little car in its $4,000 miles of ram bling
and will replace it with another pneu'
matte.
Manager John p. Hoban of the Barre
opera house received word tlys morning
that his application for a booking OF
l"Watch Your Step" has been honored
and thai big company which is to start
ont on the road ., once, will play the
niece in Barre next month. watch Your
Step" y described as one OF the most
successful musical comedies to be intro
duced on the big time in several sea
sons "Very Good Eddie" is another fix
Iture for the local theatre, as the COM
pany has been booked for January
date "Flora Bella" another musical sue
cess with a record of fifty weeks in New
York, will be seen in January and the first
of several good bookings for the month
is Daddy Long Legs" Bob OFT and his
company of comedians and dancers will
make port for weeks stay in the same
month.
! Frank r. McGovern, Hardwick real
estate man, who was arrested last week
on a charge of operating his automobile
while intoxicated, telephoned police head
quarters this morning that he was on his
way to court but would be held up for
time because his auto broke down at
Jones Bros His case was returnable IN
court this morning and the respondent
had furnished bail of 5000 for his appear
ance. When subsequent message was
received the magistrate learned that the
| tire trouble mentioned by Mr.. McGovern
occurred at Jonesville instead of Jones
Bros and so the case was postponed un-
til tomorrow morning. McGovern has
retained j. Ward Carver to defend him
and Grand Juror William Wishart viii
have charge of the prosecution.