The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

Store.
See the display of cretonne fancy
work in Fits window.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Il. Pelky of Chic
opee, Mass, are visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. l.. ii. Thuston.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of managers Of the Presbyterian
church will be held in the yestly tonight
at 1880.
A meeting of the Glenugc club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Dee. at l'5o
prompt Business important. W. NJ
Hardy, president.
Save money by buying Andes ranges
and heaters We also have few second.
hand cook stoves on hand. Come in and
get prices +. A. Prindle, Depot square
Edward jackson of st. Adams, Ma,
arrived in the city Wednesday night to
spend the holiday at the home Of his
parents, DR. and Mrs. Joe w. Jackson OF
South Main street.
Frank Whore and Jesse Wilson OF
North Main street left last evening for
Niggerhead, where they win be encamped
during the last few days of deer hunt
ling. near the foot of Bald mountain.
George Mcclellan returned to Morris
vile last evening, after spending the
| Thanksgiving recess at the home OF ms
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mcclellan.
He is employed in the Bennett chair FAC
tory in Morrisville.
Milton L. Julian, formerly clerk in
the Granite Savings bank and now OF
the Passumpsic Savings bank of st.
Johnsbury, returned to st. Johnsbury
last evening after passing the holiday at
the home of his father, Bennett Julian,
of Harrington avenue.
AT Spaulding high school Wednesday
evening, the members of the junior class
entertained at an enjoyable sociable.
Several members of the faculty and tina
senior class were present as guests of the
ll9lS class and members of the freshman
class assisted in serving refreshments.
George w. Roberts, who is taking
few days vacation from duties in the
office of George Roberts, insurance broker
of Rockland, Me-, of which he is vice
president, arrived in the city Wednes-
day evening and will spend several days
at the home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
IJ. z. Roberts, of North Main street.
A recent issue OF the Los Angeles Times
contains the account of the wedding OF
Harold w. Hemenway, son OF Mrs. WI
lard Hemenway of Los Angeles and
grandson of Mrs. Mason I. Page of Barre,
and Miss Emma Hanson of Los Angeles,
the ceremony taking place in Los Angeles
on Oct 2l Rev. c, c. Patterson OF the
PRESBYTERIAN denomination officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hemenway are residing at
1925 West 30th street in Los Angeles.
The same paper announced that Miss
Florence Hemenway, daughter of Mrs.
Willard Hemenway, was to be married
within a short time.
Among the Thanksgiving day visitors
in the city were; DIR. and Mrs. Leroy
| Darling of Lowell Mass, at the home OF
the latters mother, Mrs, John Mcdonald
OF Liberty street; Miss Marie Van Walk
enberg of Randolph Milton L. Julian OF
st. Johnsbury. at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Bennett Julian; Miss Abbie Monkey,
teacher at Bellows Free academy, Far
fax. with Mr. and Mrs. NJ. S. Rounds OF
Park street; John Gordon, jr., James NJ.
Langley and Nelson Brown of Dartmouth
college, at their respective homes; Hugh
Cole. John McCaskill and Harold Fits of
Place OF Burlington at the home of Mr.
land Mrs +. NJ. Tobin of Academy street;
Even Mckenzie of Groton, with his son,
Alexander Mckenzie; Charles lascor OF
st. ,Johnsbury, at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Lascor OF Webster avenue;
Capt. C. n. Barber of Norwich university
at his home on the East Montpelier road
Marion H. Clarke, New York imper-
Isonator repeated her success of several
months ago in an interesting recital OF
l"Daddy Long Legs" in the First Presby-
terrain church last evening. The recital
was held under the auspices of the ladies'
union and Miss Clsrke's program was in
terspersed by local talent musical num-
bers. Miss Gladys Rhind contributed
piano solo. Miss Alice Walker a vocal
solo. and Mrs. James Iaing and Miss
Rhind piano duet. All were warmly
received As for Miss Clarke, she gained
Iappreeiably in the estimation of the au-
ldience To her Interpretation OF the Jean
Webster masterpiece the reader brought
personality, artistic naturalness and VIZ
lilitv. Her interpretativc genius was at
its best in assuming difficult juvenile
Iroles. Daddy Long Legs radiates
wholesomeness and good cheer, but in the
hands of less capable interpreter it
would have suffered by comparison with
other plays in Miss Clarke's repertoire.
An overheated gas pipe in small
building used by Beck & Beck as sur
face cutter shed at their plant on Granite
street caused a fire which demanded the
attention Of the chemical crew from the
fire station this morning. member OF
the firm saw smoke arising from the
shed roof shortly before $50 o'clock and
after warning a granite cutter who was
operating the machine, he telephoned the
fire station The firemen, aboard the
: auto truck. arrived at the shed in time To
smother the flames with an application of
the chemical solution. The damage was
slight. The man who was operating the
surface cutter when the fire was discov-
cred said it might have been smouldering
several minutes and as his attention was
directed to the stone under the hammer
he did not hear the flames cracking or
notice the smoke.
AT the Central Vermont passenger sta
ton this morning orders were received to
discontinue demanding valuation receipts
for baggage checked through the local Of
dee. The new order became effective this