The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

Antonio Coletti left this morning foi
Bethel to pass the remainder OF the
week with relatives.
Myer s. Levin of Merchant street re-
turned last night from visit OF few
days in Burlington.
Mrs. +. N. Fletcher ard daughter, Miss
Hazel Fletcher, are passing few days
with relatives in Burlington.
Fred A. Grearson of Nelson street left
last night oil business trip to New
York and Boston, expecting to be absent
several days.
Il Mrs. Arthur Bochus has returned to
her home in Plainfield after spending a
short time with her aunt, Mrs. j. ..
Beckley of South Main street.
/ The amusement committee OF the |. y.
0. L., M. u, will meet at the home OF
Miss Gladys Comolli, Ia Comolli street,
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Notice, ladies of the Barre sewing
club for the allies: A sewing meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. j. e.
Morrison, q Laurel street, Thursday even
ing at o'clock; work, rolling bandages,
making shirts and comfort pillows.
| G. r. Andrews of Mortified and G. 5.
/, Spear OF West Corinth, who were here
| Monday for conference of the direct
ors of the Orange County Telephone CO.,
returned to their homes yesterday. G. 5.
Ellis OF Brookfield also attended the
conference.
Invitations have been sent out for
poverty" dance to be given by Barre
council, Knights of Columbus, in the
council hall tomorrow evening. The.
affair will be the second dance of Sc
ries of private assemblies arranged by
the council lecturer, James S. Mackie.
The death of the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs Umberto Cecehini of Sixth street
occurred this morning, after brief ill
ness. The baby was the only child in the
family He was born two weeks ago.
Funeral services were held at the house
this afternoon at 2 o'clock. and the body
was placed in the vault at Elmwood to
await interment at Hope cemetery in
the spring.
For granite sheds in the Barre dis
trict suspension that began last Friday
night ended this morning and wheels
were moving to-day as usual. To-day's
mercury depression was not so pro-
nounced as yesterday, although indiea-
tors here and there registered IL and |
Is degrees below the line. To many of
the manufacturers the intense cold has |
worked hardship as in plenty of in
stances granite men are rushing spring |
orders through to completion and are un- !
willing to be interrupted by the exigen- |
cies of cold weather. Plumbers have
been working overtime for the past four
days and in isolated instances household /
ers have suffered considerably by rea-
son of frozen waterpipes.
Jack Frost in the role of a free-hand
artist got in some of his most beautiful
work on the heavy plate glass window
of the Nourse G. Wilson millinery store
yesterday and because of the extreme
cold which prevailed throughout the day
his handiwork was discernible for sew
eral hours after sunrise. Passersby there
were who professed to see in the window
picture well-nigh perfect reproduction
Of thistle, while others confessed to
some doubt in the matter, averring that
The figure more nearly resembled the red
clover, official state flower of Vermont.
Differences of opinion gave rise to
friendly arguments, but none of those
who gave the frost picture the north and
south was at all blind to the beauty of
The design so fancifully wrought by ma
lure. .t5,s
While numerous candidates for vari-
,us city offices of considerable impor-
tance are covering the field like a circus
.ent these DAYS, North Barre is showing
IN avid interest In contest of its own,
md thus far even the three cornered /,
nayoralty fight has not served to de- :
ract attention from the real struggle
George Parks and Harry f. JEFF
ords for the office OF second constable.
It the north end, the respective merits of
he candidates are being urged nightly in
arefully thought out orations. BY vir-
ue of the fact that he holds the Office
ust now. Mr.. Parks is conceded to have a
light edge on his opponent, but Mr.. JEFF
ords has opened deliberately arranged
and admittedly is close to
he people. t
SUNDAY school workers in the evan
elical churches of Barre participated in
n interesting conference at the Hedding
fethodist church last evening, the in
titute being the fourth of six meetings
Tanned for the winter and early spring !.
months. Rev. Charles A. Boyd of Bur :
ngton, secretary of the Vermont Sun
ay School association, was at the head '
( the faculty and he was assisted by :
fiss Marion T. Stickney of this city,
uperintendent of the elementary de-
artment, and Rev. William Shaw of
fontpelier, president of the state asso- {
ation. "Youth-True Ideals" was the
nbject of the conferences, and Rev. Mr..
haw spoke on Courses of Study" .
Class Organization" was considered by
ev. Mr.. Boyd. and Pictures, Hand
'ork and Blackboard" was handled by
Iiss Stickney. Rev. Mr.. Boyd lectured
-om 1880 to $3.50 o'clock, and the vari-
rs group conferences were held after
ard. The next meeting of the series
i'll be held in the Universalist. church
Iarch 10, when young Manhood--Di-
cited Service" will be the keynote of
lie series.