The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-05
TALK OF THE TOWN


New wash goods at Abbott's.
Special silk dress values at Abbott's
Lena Cavalieri at the Bijou Thursday
adv.
Regular meeting of the ladies' auxil.
larry to Clan Gordon viii be held Tues
| day, Feb. 6, at 1913 p. m.
"Life's Maelstrom," two.reel drama
Lost in Babylon" also a Gale Henry
comedy at the Biiou to-day.-adv
Charles w. Caldwell of Burlington re-
turned to his home this morning, after
spending the weekend with friends and
relatives on Washington street.
The Barre Savings Bank & Trust com
pany will close Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 1870,
on account of the funeral of the late
f. A. Bugbee, who was director in
that bank
Miss Hazel Mackay left Saturday aft
ernoon for Middlebury, where she is to
spend several days as the guest of Miss
Lewmina Richert, student at Middle
bury college.
The regular business meeting and So
cial of the Philathea class of the Con-
gregational church viii be held in the
church parlors tomorrow Tuesday
evening at 1880.
Misses Florence Doyle and Ruth
Humphrey, who attended the teachers
conference in Barre last week, returned
to their school duties in Mortified last
night, after visiting at the latter's home
on Elmore street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Emsle, who have
been passing several days in the city as
the guest of Mrs. William Emslie OF
North Main street, returned this morn
ing to their home in Boston.
The third in the series of readings
from well-known authors, given by
members OF the Spaulding high school
faculty. will be held at the school build
ing this evening, beginning at 7:l5
O'Clock. Miss Eva Smith will read from
Kipling's prose and poetry.
Mrs. Christina Kesson of Boynton
street, who has been dangerously i'll dur
ing the past week, is reported to be
steadily gaining. Miss Thomasina Kes-
son, who has been caring for her mother,
resumed her duties at the Mascot candy
kitchen this morning.
Miss Mary Given returned this morn
ing to Moretown, where she is engaged
as a teacher in the Moretown schools,
after a visit of several days at the home /
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Given |
Of Richardson street. Miss Given attend
ed the teachers convention during her
stay at home.
Dan A. Perry of the d. A. Perry Real
Estate agency left this noon for Brattle-
Doro, where he is to conduct the auction
sale during the next three days at the
sales rooms of the Pure Bred Holstein
Live Stock association. This makes the
'ixth sale which Mr.. Perry has conducted
1t the sales rooms.
Trappers who came to Barre to-day
10 market fox pelts foundsthat the break
with Germany had created in the scale
If prices for prime fur change to their
advantage. One dealer refused to part
With So when the woodsman offered him
/ skin that would have brought three ,
lines that sum week ago. {.
Edward Heating, the Somerville, Mass,
Ugh school athlete, who arrived in Barre
he first of last week to enrol at Goddard
cminary, left Saturday afternoon for
is home in Somervile, where he is to
tay for a couple of weeks. Mr.. Heating
xpects to return TO Goddard at the end
f that time and commence work in the
aseball cage OH the hill +:
Intelligence reached Barre Saturday of
he recent death of Achillio Bal, former
esident of Barre, who was well known
n the Italian colony of this city for
more than fifteen years. Mr.. Bars :
cath occurred in Saltrio, Italy, follow !
ne long illness. He was IL years old,
native of Italy, and leaves his wife /:
nd FIVE children. The deceased came :
0 Barre in 1899 and was employed here (
5 a granitecutter until three years ago, :
hen he returned with his family to
he land of his birth.
Newsstands in Barre were thrOnged
uring the opening hours yesterday and
lost everybody abroad on the streets
semed intensely absorbed in thoughts
the break with Germany. The Times
as beseiged with inquiries concerning
Dssible developments and wherever peo-
e gathered the subject of war was up
srmost. Sunday morning papers from
oston were at a premium by noon and
-ound Z O'Clock il was estimated that
ore than 200 people were trying to
owd their way into Martins news
and, where New York Sunday editions
ese sold. Papers from the metropolis
ere received in extra quantities, but
any persons were disappointed when
e dealer hung up the sold Out" sign
Boston dissemination of Information,
e, was on the grounds az daybreak
Is morning with a Monday edition q