The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-15
TALK or THE TOWN


Rosaries and erueidXes at Holmes
Jeweler.
Christmas trees for sale Delivered.
Tel, il1,ll.
Twenty-Five cents to SOC a pair OF ON
Christmas slippers at Shea's.
Singer sewing machines are the best,
Buy one for Christmas. Singer store.
A special meeting OF the ladies' union
of the Presbyterian church will be held
at the church Saturday afternoon az J
o'clock,
William $. Hutchinson OF 81. Adams,
travelling engineer for the Central Yer.
mont railroad was u business visitor In
the city yesterday.
Aaron brennan, who has been a bust
ness visitor in the city and WebsterSille
during the past two days, returned to his
home in Berlin, n, H., last night
James Miller, who has been employed
in the harvest fields in the Saskatchewan
district of Canada through the harvest
season Just passed, arrived in the city
from Montreal, T., q, where he has been
staying for several weeks He will leave
for northern New Hampshire to-day and
Join camp of lumbermen next week.
j. Gilbert Addy, who with Mrs. Addy,
has been passing a vacation Of two weeks
at the home OF the latter's parents in
Braintreee, returned TO Barre this morn
ing and resumed his duties as manager
of the Western Union Office Edward
Carey, who has been in charge Of the To-
cal Office during his absence, has re.
sumed his duties in Montpelier.
The members OF the Italian Athletic
club will hold their annual meeting sun
day morning to elect the officers to serve
during the coming year. After the meet
ing is over. the members of a committee
will give the annual banquet in the club
rooms in honor of the new officers. Sew
eral points will be brought up in the
meeting. ono Of the most important be.
ing that of starting arrangements for
ball club 10 represent the club next sea.
son
Baseball fans, who watched with adj
miration the great work OF Fro, the In
dian moundsman, who performed during
the past season with the Rutland team
in the Vermont state league, may have
a chance to watch the speed king work
regularly throughout the coming cam
paign as there are strong possibilities
OF his playing with the Italian \. c. Fro
was always steady last season, but prob
ably the best game which he pitched III
This viciuitv WINS thp victory at intercIty
park. which he earned over Ray Collins,
the old Red Sox portsider. In this game,
Fro allowed but six scratch hits, gave no
bases on ball and struck out II men. 1t
was one OF the last games between Mont
pelier and Rutland.
Supervisors of the canvass for money
and supplies to be added to the allied
Red Cross fund are confident that the
movement win receive big impetus
from the benefit concert to be given IN
Clan Gordon hall this evening Prepare
tions for the benefit affair have been
made at a minimum of expense and the
proceeds, except for the deduction oil
enough money to cover very minor ex-
penses. will be diverted to the fund.
This afternoon the committee gave most
OF its time TO getting the hall ready Tor
the entertainment Some of the best To-
cal talent available has been assembled
for the program The doors of the hall
will swing open at $3.50 o'clock and 1t Is
hoped that the audience viii be seated in
time to begin the concert at I O'Clock.
CITY Clerk James Mackay will preside