The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-31
B. w. HOOKER & COM NY
vERMoNTs LARGEST HOUSE FURNIStiERs
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine Burke Of sum-
mer street are spending a few days in
Boston.
Mrs. John V. Rowen of Washington
street has returned from a visit OF sew
eral days in Barton, her former home.
Mrs. Fred Fiske OF Burlington arrived
in the city yesterday to spend few days
visiting friends on Washington street.
Miss Layone Skinner OF jefferson
street left this noon for Moretown,
where she will spend the coming week
James F. Higgins Of Edgewood re-
turned TO the city last evening after a
business visit of few days in Boston.
Leroy r. Ryan of Perry street left
yesterday for Dryden, N. Y. where he
will spend the Easter recess at the home
of his parents.
! Social and dance, Socialist hall, Gran
lite street, Saturday evening. March 81.
First infantry band orchestra will fur
nish music. Admission, 25c
4 Miss Mary l.. Tomas OF Northampton,
Mass, arrived in the city yesterday,
where she will spend several days visit
ing relatives on North Main street.
| Holman 0. Dodge of jackson, Mich,
arrived in the city yesterday to spend
few days visiting friends and relatives
in Barre, Williamstown and Montpelier.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were:
Royal Lord of Burlington, Walter p.
Wood of Newark, N. j., F. J. Dragon of
Plattsburg n. j., Harry j. Smith OF
Manchester and DIR. II. n jackson Of
Burlington
Alex (Shepherd) Wilson. who fell into
the clutches of an officer just as he was
about to topple over the hank and into
the river on River street yesterday, ad-
mitted a second ofense when arraigned
before Magistrate H. W. Scott on an in
toxication charge this morning. A fine
OF SIS and COSTS was imposed and the
Shepherd thought he would be able to
pay.
Barre's Board of Trade announces the |
last of series of four business mems |
dinners, inaugurated in January. which |
will be held at Hotel Barre Wednesday |
evening at s o'clock, A coal retailer, |
legislator and manufacturer and an adj |
vertising man have been the speakers at |
previous get together affairs and at the |
forthcoming dinner Robert T. Newcomb I
of Boston, publicity agent for the Boston /
& Maine railroad, will talk on "Some |
Modern Problems of the Railroad" Those |
who purchased season tickets at the out
set are assured of their reservations, and |
II is possible that a few extra covers will
be available for those who desire to at
tend.
From No. 6 Hollybank place Aberdeen.
Scotland, The Times receives through /
the British censor a letter indited by l
Miss Ethel Ross, a niece of the late
James Still Ross of Barre, who corrects \
the statement that the deceased left two |,
nieces. Miss Ross says: Il have lust H
seen in your issue Of Feb ID a paragraph
the death Of my uncle, James
Still Ross, late Of Kansas City. You are.
mistaken in stating that he left two
nieces. ] am his only niece in Scotland.
which was not mentioned NV father
was the late Alexander Ross, the young
est brother of the deceased. who died
here il 1898. My only brother died in
Miss Ross adds that she was
not aware Of her uncle's death until
copy Of The Times CHANGED to fall into
her hands.
Two hundred couples packed Clan Cor
Ion hall last evening Tor the masquerade
lance given by Pocshontas council. aux
liary to the Red Men, and az times Il
seemed as though the floor would not
.ontain all those who wished to dance.
For those who did not mask the terpsi-
korean pastime did not begin until 10 Z
,'clock, but there we're plenty who came !
n costume and the merrymaking was
lnder way promptly at O'Clock. All Of :
he dancers unmasked At intermission,
yhen a substantial luncheon was served 4
~ the p0cshontas sisters The following
0mmittee had charge Of the affair. A
Kisses Margaret Brown. Bella Thompson.
Elizabeth stephens. Nellie Black. T.
brown. Margaret Carrie. GUY Oltolini. TX
ames Coutbs. Paul Bianchi and A. w.
'ormack.