The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

, Fricaseed chicken for your Sunday din
, ner at Cafe Shepard.
While selecting your undergarment;
for summer wear, see the Marcella line
at Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc.
Charles A. Plumley OF Mortified, state
commissioner of taxes, was a business
visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Alice vanDeusen left to-day for
Randolph Center, where she will spend
two weeks with her sister, Mrs w. L.
Hebard.
C. f. Smith will be in Montpelier this
afternoon holding an auction sale of real
estate at % School street. This prop
erty is known as the Sweet property.
At the Congregational church on Sun
day evening the pastor will tell the story
of Alan Seeger, an American poet of
great promise, who died fighting for
France as a member of the foreign le
gion. The story of Alan Seeger gives
us a glimpse of what America has al
ready done in this great world war.
Ensign Crawford and wife, the new
officers of the local Salvation Army, have
arrived from Keene, n. H., and are NOV
| ing their household effects to a tenement
in this city. The ensign says that the
local branch is still in debt to the
amount of S65 and hopes for the CO.
operation of all to carry on the work.
Rev. Frs. James p. Moore and Riley,
who have been conducting mission at
st. Monica's church since May 10, will
end their series of services tomorrow.
Throughout the present week the mis-
sioners have celebrated mass twice daily
and preached in the evening for the
mems mission. They win return Mon
day to their home in Springfield Mass.
Two classes comprising more than $50
students of Spaulding high school en-
joyed their annual spring outings to-day.
Automobiles and motor trucks carried a
large party OF sophomores TO Curtis pond
early this morning and like transporta-
tion was provided for the freshmen, who
went to Woodbury. pond for the day.
Members of the faculty accompanied each
class.
Two baseball games are scheduled for
the week end, the first to be played at
Berlin street this afternoon between the
Italian A. c. and the McElwains, shoe
factory team from Manchester, n. H.
The same teams will perform at Inter
city park tomorrow afternoon. Satur-
day is day of rest for the Spaulding
team, which plays its final game of the
season with Montpelier high school at
Intercity Monday afternoon.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people; DR.. and Mrs. C. NJ.
Wertz, Miss Helen Garner and Mrs. Eva
Clarke of Des Moines, Ia, Charles New
man Everett of Manchester, n. H., Mr.. |
and Mrs. G. b. Evans and Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Reirden of Waterbury. r. w.
Eaton of Morrisville, Mr. and Mrs. R. f.
Meek of White River Junction, j, II. I
Babbitt and G. H. Babbitt of Augusta,
Me-, c. A. Stevens of Cohoes, N. Y, Rev.
Fraser Metzger of Randolph, L. r. Jen-
kins, L. p. House, Col. II. l.. Haskell,
F. L. Wilkinson and F. w. Heale of
Derby Line, G. Harry Rogers of Rock
port Mass, H. Chester Storey of Pigeon
Cove, Mass, G. w. Harris and F. L. Col
burn of Burlington, r. w. Craft of
Cleveland, o., George II. Cox of Nor
wieh and w. E. ID. Barnes of Chicago, Ill.
The Weekly club was entertained at
gentlemens night last evening at the
home of Mrs. j. S. Duncan, 10 Averill
street. All members with their gentle
men friends were present and 500 and
whist were enjoyed. In 500 +. j. Clark
took the best prize, while Mrs. Clark
,arried home the BOBBY. Mrs. K. ID. Car
Denter won the prize for whist. Refresh
nents of sandwiches, cake and coffee
we're served. The refreshment tables
we're decorated in the national colors and
'ach member was presented a flag as
of the occasion. At a late hour
he party broke up, thanking the host
md hostess for their pleasant hospitality :
md were delivered at their homes in :
with Mrs. Hazel Tyrrell and 5
Yrs. Mildred Duncan as running board $
usrds.
For the first time since his elevation 5
o the superintendency of the ST. Johns
Jury district at the annual Vermont :
lethodist conference in April, Rev. DIR. ]
William Shaw of st. Johnsbury paid an j
fieial visit TO the Hedding Methodist !
hurch last evening. II was the occa- !
ion Of the first quarterly conference and =
here was a large attendance. Devotion
] services were in charge of the pastor, e
,ev. B. G. Lipsky, who has completed Ia
he first quarter Of his second year as G
aston Of the local church. The sermon,
4 keeping with custom, was preached by !
ev. Mr. Shaw, whose charge TO the pas 7
Dr and the people was an appeal for re-
and united effort in the con C
renee year now under way. After the =
srvices there was a brief session in :
hich officers Of The church organization
nd department heads reported on the g
rogress made in the first quarter. i