The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

Walter Upper of Burlington was a
business visitor in the city to-day.
c. j. Pierce, manager OF the National
Despatch lines, was business visitor
in the city to-day.
N. w. Hawkes., general freight agent
for the c. V. h. r. was a business Wis
itor in the city to-day.
+. j. Savage, travelling freight agent
for the Central Vermont r. r., was
in the city to-day on business.
James Johnston of the Johnston &
Gamble livery ON Prospect street, who
has been confined TO his home on High
land avenue by illness for the past week,
was able TO be down town yesterday.
Nelson Brown, who has been spend
! ing few days at the home OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown OF
Cliff street, returned last night to his
studies at Dartmouth college, Hanover,
| n. H.
Mrs. H. f. Reynolds and son, Ralph,
of Washington street went yesterday
Afternoon to Morrisyille to attend the
| funeral of Mrs. Reynolds sister, Mrs.
L. w. Potter, who died in Woodstock
Monday.
DR. r. b. Whitaker of Merchant
street plans to leave the city Saturday
for Chicago. H.. where he is to make
AN extended visit with his son, Henry
! G. Whitaker, who is one of the publish
ers and managing editor of the Monu-
mental News.
David Goldstein, the Roxbury, Mass,
lecturer, who is to speak in the capital
this evening, will come to Barre to-
morrow to meet members of Barre
council. No. 40l, X. of C., under whose
auspices the free public lecture is to
be given in the opera house tomorrow
night.
Miss Edith Coburn Noyes of the Moves
School OF Expression will read "She
Stops to Conquer" in Rowland hall on
Tuesday evening, Feb. s. The Barre
Woman's club is very fortunate in secur-
ing Miss Moves, who has already proved
her popularity with Barre audiences, hay
ing read here twice before. Admission,
25c.
Joseph Bennett, who was arrested on
a furnishing charge early in the week,
has retained as counsel II. A. Hoar, and
will contest the charge at court hear
ing to be held before Magistrate II. w.
Scott Saturday morning, Bennett is now
in the county Jail owing to his failure |
to produce bail following his preliminary
arraignment Tuesday.
Richard Ciardi of Granite street, man
ager OF the Granite City general store
underwent a serious surgical operation |
ut his home yesterday, two physicians
assisting in the operation. Mr.. Ciardi
had been suffering for several weeks
and the operation was expected to bring
him the desired relief at once. To-day
t was stated that he had survived the
ordeal well and members of the family
we're anticipating his early recovery.
The second ladies' night of the sea
ION was observed by the Vineitia club
asst evening at its club rooms in the
Blanchard block. Both main rooms
we're filed with guests and members
vhen the program was started Pro-
essor w. s. Burrage, a professor Of
he so called dead languages" in Mid
lebury college, was the entertainer for
he evening and favored his audience
Nth an original translation of several \
assages from one of Aristophenes' com
dies. The play selected by Mr.. Bur /
age was "The Clouds" and was trans /
tied into modern English. with ludicrous {
feet. At the close Of the reading a /
uffet lunch was served in the card room, Z
fter which card playing in the club G
ooms and dancing in the Masonic han f
bove were enjoyed until midnight. Car 0
1ll's orchestra furnished music for dane /
lg. as well as for short concert at I
ne beginning of the program. u
Barre physicians, acting in conjunc- :
on with the Vermont State Medical !,
,ciety, have arranged for a free edu-
ltional lecture to be given in the opera
Ouse on the evening of Thursday, Feb.
}, permission having been granted the
octors by the council to use the opera
ouse on that night. The speaker is Z
be DR.. S. Dana Hubbard of New York, b
member of the health department in
le Empire state His appearance In II
ermont is due principally to the efforts a
the state society and the state COM Il
ittee on health and public instruction. a
e is one of the several prominent
lthorities on matters pertaining to the N
lblic health who will speak in Yer il
ont during the coming few months. 1t G
stated that his talk will be concerned r.
ostly with infectious diseases and his
marks will be supplemented by lantern n
des. No admission is to be charged. :.