The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

Public dance, Rowland hall, Easter
Monday, Carroll's orchestra.-ady.
l.. j. Eaton of Richmond was bust
ness visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Mary Bottiggi of Redstone, N. H.,
is visiting relatives in Barre, having been
called here by the death of Agostino Bot.
tiggi of Foss street.
Mrs. Harry Quinlen OF South Main
street left to-day for Toronto, Ont,
where she is making visit of several
days with relatives.
James T. Kenefick went to Stowe
last evening to referee the game between
Stowe high school and Peoples academy
in the interscholastic league.
Members of Carroll's orchestra who
played at the Key and Serpent dance at
the University OF Vermont last evening,
returned to Barre this forenoon.
Miss Theresa Burriil OF St. Adams,
who has been visiting friends in VIII
Jamestown during the past few days,
passed through the city yesterday while
en- route to her home. Ess
Milo Davidson of Wolcott arrived in
the city last evening to stay with James
Davidson, who is a patient at the City
hospital, following his accident yesterday
afternoon at Gasparello Bros, granite
firm.
For the third time within as many
weeks, the members of the Apollo club
bowling team have cancelled match
with Vincitia club team at the Murphy
4 Weafer alleys. The last match was
to be rolled this evening. The Montpei-
Ter aggregation won their match at
Montpelier few weeks back by mar
row margin of % pins. Several of the
Barre rollers were not able to attend the
game that evening. There Is posi-
bility that the return match will not be
rolled.
Monday nights winds raised havoc
through the country roads and visitors
in the city yesterday from Orange and
Topsham way report the hardest travel
ling of the winter While the roads have
been heaped three to five feet with snow
all winter, the winds Monday night
proved to be a regular March climax,
and drifts accumulated on the already
deep SHOWS so that passing was the next
thing to impossible. Several drifts en-
countered over the Washington heights
since the Monday night winds are report
ed to be at least ii feet in depth and
travelling over this road is expected to be
impossible as soon as the spring opens
up.
From Mrs. Annie s. Buckle of Dor
chester, Mass, secretary of the British
war relief, Mrs. J. G. Morrison of Laurel
street, one of the sponsors for the Barre
sewing club, has received letter OF
commentator for the relief work accom-
plished by the Barre women. At some
length Mrs. Buckle recounts the various
agencies through which supplies are re-
ceived and mentions in particular the en-
listing of the ladies' auxiliary board TO
the Scotch Charitable society. She con-
cludes by saying: II do hope your work
will progress; do not let it die out. And
If you will send me list when you send
shipments, l shall be pleased to let our
circles hear of all you do at our meet
ings." Mrs. Buckle was instrumental in
organizing the Barre branch of the war
relief. The ways and means committee
is planning an entertainment for an early
date to aid the Barre women in their
work and the following committee has
been appointed: George Mowatt, presi-
dent; George Mcleod, secretary; Alexan-
der Cormack and George Robertson,
treasurers.