The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

Twenty fourth white sale at Abbotts
A. H. SWEET of Orleans was business
visitor in the city yesterday and to-day
Miss Margaret u. Daley of Burlington
is passing few days with friends in The
city.
The Rebekahs will hold public SOC
party in |. O. o. =. hall Tuesday evening
at o'clock. Admission, Toe.
Mrs. James X. Pirie of Graniteville
wife OF the well known quarry owner, IL
recovering from severe attack of the
grip.
Mrs. r. d. Monkey left the city this
morning for st. Johnsbury, where she is
to make visit of several days with
relatives.
Miss Hazel Richardson of Lyndonville
arrived in the city yesterday for a visit
of several days with friends in Barre
and Montpelier.
Rev. Edgar Grassland will speak in
grange hall, South Barre, this evening at
o'clock on the Perry act A good Mt.
tendance is requested.
The condition of Mrs. James Allen of
the west hill, who has been quite serious.
1y i'll for the past week, was reported to
be somewhat improved to-day.
The special meeting of Ruth chapter,
O. Z. s., which was to have been held
Wednesday evening, has been postponed
on account of the water damage in Ma
sonic hall.
Miss A. Belle Young of Taunton, Mass,
a former teacher in the city schools, is
spending several days in the city as the
guest OF Mr. and Mrs. Fred c, Fisher of
Aterill street.
Charles Zanleoui, IT., of North Main
street, who has been connected with the
Barre Drug store and the Park theatre,
left the city this morning for Albany,
y. V, where he is to take a course in ex
pert accounting in business college.
The first meeting. of the board of civil
authority to revise the checklist will be
held in the city court room Thursday, |
Feb. "a, at p m. All persons whose
addresses are not given correctly on the
checklists as posted may have the same
corrected by notifying the city clerk.
Mrs. David Ranney and children, who
with Mr.. Ranney left Barre two years
ago for their former home in Scotland, |
are expected to return to America early |
in March, having booked passage on an
outgoing steamship for March g. Mr.
Ranney returned to Barre some months
ago.
The fourth match in series of six
tournaments in cribbage and pool will be
played by Barre and Montpelier knights
of Columbus in the rooms of the Mont
pelier council this evening. At the pres
ent time the Capital city knights are
leading in the series by comparatively 1
narrow margin Of points.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Robinson and
daughter, Rosina, who have been visiting
at the home of Mrs. O. I. Robinson for
the past week, left last night for Mont
pelier, where they will visit Mr.. Robin
sons sister, Mrs. Edgar Sloan, for
short time before taking possession of
the farm which they have leased in
Plainfeld for March l.
Chief Samuel Sinclair of the police de
oartment left Barre last night for New '
York City, where he will remain for I
'ew days, returning home at the end of [
he week. During his absence Officer /
larry Gamble of the night force is serv- z
ng as acting chief and Special Officer !
Andrew Knutson is assigned to night d
luty. \
Members of the basketball team repre- a
enting the Holderness school of Plym- I
'uth, n. H., were entertained to-day at /
GODDARD seminary by members of the L
chool basketball team. Goddard and 5
Iolderness are to meet in the Church
treet gymnasium this evening at s h
'clock and the game will bring to close n
four days trip which the Plymouth \
tudents are making through Vermont. 0
Barre bank directors and attaches of b
he several banking institutions were d
,ell represented at the mid winter meet Ii
~ of the Vermont State Bankers asso- p
iation in st. Johnsbury day. 1t was b
bank holiday and the gathering was W
ypected to bring together representa- p
ives from nearly every Vermont bank a
with the association. Among il
ne local men who made the trip to st. T
were: Ben A. Eastman, Frank h,
/. Rowland. Charles H. Wishart, c. NJ. W
Wiley and w. A. Drew. Willis G. Nash, 81
resident of the Irving National bank of fl,
ew York, was scheduled to be the prin- sc
pal speaker at banquet to be given v,
! honor of the bankers this evening. W