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

CITY yesterday ana Will spend several
days on business here
Among the Chelsea visitors in the city
yesterday We're Eugene H. Kennedy, Lee
Whitney and 0. ID. Tracy.
Mrs. j. w. Stewart of West street left
yesterday for Burlington, where she is
to visit friends and relatives for a few
days.
j. II. Kennedy of Hardwick arrived in
the city yesterday and will leave to-day
Tor Brattleboro where he has secured
work in Brattleboro factory
Miss Mary Sales, who has been visit.
ing her sister, Miss Ruth Sales, who is
a teacher in Orange, passed through the
city yesterday, en- route to her home in
Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Davis of Ferris
burg returned to their home yesterday
after spending the past few days visit
ing friends and relatives in Barre and
East Barre.
Mrs. f. A. Jones of Mortified, who
has been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Roberts of North Main
street, returned to Northfeld yester-
day.
Robert johnson of Division street and
Miss Ruth kidder of South Ryegate were
married Saturday by Rev. N. c. Edwall.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson will make their
home on Circle street.
Angus Mcdonald, who was called TO
Barre on account of the death of his
grandmother, Mrs. Jane Stewart of Cen
trail street, returned yesterday to his
home in Sparrowpoint, Md
hrc Toh,, -
has been visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Simmonds
of Beekley court during the past week,
returned TO her home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Frazier, former
ly of this place, but now of Youngs-
| town, Alberta Can, arrived in the city
yesterday, and will visit at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson of
Orange street for a period OF three
weeks
A regular meeting Of the woman's as
ISOLATION OF the Congregational church
will be held Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 in the church parlors. The program
will be in charge of the missionary de.
partment.
An adjourned mass meeting will be |
held in the carpenters hall Nichols block, /
Wednesday evening at 1880 All union !
men and sympathizers are asked to at |
tend to further the interests of labor |
candidates for city and ward offices. Per
order committee.
II giorno ~ Febraio svra Iuogo un
grande veglione mascherato, Granite
street hall. Grandissimi premi, allie mi
gliore mascherate. Per coloro che 70.
gliono, concorere fabricandosi qualche So
getto, mel salone sara a disposizione.
Grande oportunita per concorere "a Feb
raio Carnorale.
James Kenefck OF Washington street
lett this morning for Burlington. where
he Is to referee the basketball game |
this evening between Burlington high
school and Stowe high school of the in
terscholastic league. This makes the
sixth game of the season in which Ref
cree kenefck has been called out of town
TO oficiate.
Mrs. Neil McIver of Elm Creek, Al,
berta, Can. arrived in the city Sunday, J
while en- route to Williamstown. where {
she will visit at the home OF her sister,
Mrs. Norman Murray, for an extended
sojourn. Mrs. McIver will be remem. {
bered in Barre as former resident of
this place
The fourth sewing meeting of the la
lies of the hospital aid will be held at 7
he hospital Wednesday afternoon at a
,'clock. The need is urgent and the re-
iponse by the ladies at the three pre- c
'ious meetings has been much less than I
vas hoped for A large attendance on I
Wednesday would be greatly appreciat- il
ID.
Before small audience at the Barre I
'pera house last evening, the Irish song I
lay MY Killarney Rose" was present a
d in a way that brought hearty APP {
clause for Al. H. Wilson, the American +
omedian and singer. The play was filed
With the good natured Irish wit, which !.
vas woven in plot of adventure where :,
nishaps are always falling to the lot of !,
he prominent characters, keeping the :
audience in suspense until the last mo- !,
nents of the play. AL Wilson, who took
he part of an Irish rover, is clever in
laying the part of an adventurer and i
is ability in acting the part of a come Y
ian is in class by itself. He also pos u
esses fine voice.
The deep ice trench, which the cleo y
ric ear track forms, caused another
vely scene on North Main street yes. n
erday afternoon, when young horse Il
riven by Ernest Lafayette became Sc
frightened as the sleigh jounced into the p
ut of the track near the Merchant D
treet intersection. causing the animal
0 run. The horse remained in the B
rench with the sleigh bounding from m
ne side to the other, and not until d.
he driver had reached Rowland block al
ould he rein the animal to one side of pr
he street, as the sleigh kept see-sawing st
rom one side to the other, nearly over
lrningi at every jump, but Mr.. Lafay. sc
tie kept the rig balanced until he G.
ould manage the beast, thus luckily Ii.
lving an accident. One occupant of ia
he sleigh was dumped at the first jounce al
ut fortunately not hurt. NJ
Four clarinets which escaped the fate
other military band instruments de- oo
royed in the hotel fire at Mortified e.
st fall were turned over to the recently 60
ganized regimental band of the head NJ
larters company in Barre last evening ~
rders have been placed for new uni of
rms to be distributed among the mill -,
4 musicians Immediately upon their in
rival. The rehearsal last evening was
Id in the Rowland hall, which has been
ased by the headquarters company for tn
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