The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
TALK OF THE TOWN
Basement sale at Abbott's.

See those new sport coats at Fits.
Margaret Rock, r. N, has returned to
room at Bessie Spears home, 90 Jeffer-
son street. Tel. lis.
Mrs. b. W. Goodfellow of Spaulding
street was visitor in Burlington yes
terday being accompanied by her sis
] ter, Mrs. +. r. Plaisted of Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w lockwood Of I'm
derhill arrived in the city yesterday to
spend several days as the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard A. lockwood of 20
! Academy street.
Home-cooked food will be on sale in
the yestry of the Episcopal church Sat
/ urday afternoon at o'clock. 1t ia ex-
pected a large variety of good things to
ent will be on sale.-ady.
The subscription lists for the perform.
ance of "Katinka," Arthur Hammer.
STEMS big opera, at the Barre opera
house on Monday, March 10, are now
open at Cummings & Lewis drug store
and AIerlo's tobacco store. Get your
name on the list if you wish to have
this attraction here on March ID-adv.
Rev. Edgar Grassland of Wellington
IttWHeu THIS IuOIHlHX from
Rochester, n. Y, where he was one OF
the speakers at simultaneous evangelist
ic meetings conducted Tuesday Fifty
two Presbyterian churches were interest
ed in the meetings and number of
clergymen from a distance assisted
Funeral services for Emory II. Clark,
aged 81, whose death occurred at his
u{r
were held at the house Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock, Rev. j. B. Reardon,
pastor of the Universalist church, official
ing. The obsequies brought together a
considerable gathering OF friends, among
them number of Masons, to which fra
ternity Mr.. Clark belonged, being affiliat-
ed with the lodge in Cabot This morn
ing the body was taken to East Cabot
for interment in the family lot.
Theatre goers in Barre, who are in
terested in the efforts to obtain a book
ing of "Kstinkas for the Barre opera
house this month, are anxious to know
whether Edith Thayer, a popular sing
er in @'The FREELY" who has visited
Barre on different occasions. Is mem
Der of the company A short time ago
friends of Miss Thayer were aware that
she was singing in the "Katinka" COM
pany and unless she has completed her
engagement it is probable that she will
be heard in the forthcoming presentation.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: F. w. II. Brock of
Wells River, Z. L. Ingalls, of Burlington,
J. H. Grow of Hartford, George Gun
ningham of BalIston Spa, N V, Gordon
Read of Stonehaven, n. B., Miss Elsie J. |
Tuck of Joplin, Mo-, J. Z. Hanna of |
Springfield, F. P. Stone of Vergennes. |
Joseph Strutz of Springfield, Earle Me-
Cabe of Boston. B. J. Hanley of Worces-
ter, Fred f. Hollins of Boston. Fl. II. Car
roll of Burlington, Newell Wright of |
Springfield and NJ. A. Chase of Medley |
Brook, Pa.
One of the most enjoyable social and
program meetings of the conference year
was held in the Hedding Methodist
church last night under the auspices of
the Woman's Home Missionary society.
The decorations and costumes of the
evening were dainty effects. Many pref
tily colored kimonas were in evidence
and beautiful japanese scenic wall mats
adorned the sides of the Epworth league
room. The refreshments and candy
booths were lined with white muslin,
over which were spread sprays of cherry
blossoms. A pleasing program OF in
strumental and vocal numbers, readings
and pantomimes was carried out. This
meeting was the thank offering meeting
of the year and the ladies are much
gratiied over the unusually large offer
ing.
North Main street window which
serves as a sort of employment bureau
for granite workers furnishes an inter
esting sidelight on the labor market Re
quests for skilled help are to be noted
in several communications and of TWEEN
ty three openings in the granite trade
i is interesting TO note that there is en-
ployment for thirteen of them right here
IN the Barre granite belt. Others are
wanted as far north as Sherbrooke and
Iberville in Canada while circular letters
granite workers TO openings in
several western states. IL cannot be
aid that the labor market hereabOuts is
ylutted Just now as at least two large
employers are encountering difficulty in