The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Read N. d. Phelps ad. on this page
adv.
Special sale of wool dresses at Alb
bolts.
Food sale, Presbyterian church, Satur-
day afternoon, 2:30 to o'clock.-adv.
DR.. c. II. Magoon and son, Earl, are
in Boston on business for few days.
Charles Caron of the City bakery is
confined to his home with an attack OF
bronchitis.
Regular meeting of the I. O. o. L.,
NJ o., at Knights of Columbus hall May
25 at o'clock.
William d. Flynn OF Vershire was
among the business visitors in the city
yesterday and to-day.
Maurice Bugbee, who has been in New
Haven, Conn, during the past wo months,
returned to the city last evening.
Home made food sale, Presbyterian
church, Saturday afternoon, May %,
from 2:30 10 o'clock. VIII the ladies'
of the church kindly donate food with
out further solicitation -adv.
A full house and some turned away
greeted Breezy Point" on its first pres
entation. Be on hand this time, when
it will be given for the benefit OF the
Red Cross in Spaulding assembly hall,
May 30.-ady.
s. B. Rogers of Burlington, captain OF
Champlain council Uniform Rank, in
that city, arrived in the city this morn
ing to attend the officers training school
in the Knights of Pythias hall this after
noon and evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitney of Williams
town passed through the city this morn
ing while en- route to Delanson, n Y,
where she was called by the death of her
law, Mrs. Loren Webster,
who had been dangerously sick during
the past six weeks She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Emma
Whitney of Elm street.
The auction sale Tuesday afternoon
at the Dean Batehelder farm in Plain
field, which was conducted by the d. A.
Perry Real Estate agency, was well at
tended considering the bad weather con-
ditions which prevailed throughout the
day. All property put up for sale brought
very satisfactory prices, large flock of
hens bringing especially good prices, the |
entire flock being knocked down for 81 |
apiece, and flock of turkeys selling for |
$3.50 apiece, while ducks and geese sold |
for 1915 apiece.
At the regular meeting of Vincitia
lodge Tuesday evening the subordinate |
lodge of the Knights of Pythias received |
from the Uniform Rank an invitation to /
participate in weekly military drills dur
ing the week. The invitation found in. /
slant favor and its acceptance means
That many Pythians who have not afiili- /
ited with the uniformed unit will devote
me evening each week TO the drill work
hat has made the Uniform Rank con-
'picuous among large number of uni
ormed fraternity organizations. Asso-
nation in drill work does not mean
that member of the subor-
Innate lodge must affiliate with the Uni
orm Rank. In the event that Home
iuard unit is formed in Barre it is pos
ible that the rank will be ready to Of
er its services at once.
At the hall of Vincitia lodge, Knights
# Pythias, this afternoon an officers
raining school was instituted for those
n authority among all the Uniform
tank companies of Vermont. Ii was ex-
ected that a rigorous exposition of what
J expected from officers and privates in /
he Uniform Rank would be made before
djournment this evening. A decision is :
0. be reached as TO where the annual
leeting OF the grand lodge and the year
: encampment are to be held. Through
ut the state many Pythisns are sgitat- I
" the possibilities of Uniform Rank !.
as a basis for a home guard :
nit and il rs said that many people out .
de the order believe in the efficiency of !,
he rank companies in forming home i
nard organizations. Tonight a COM
ittee from the Barre company will keep !,
ben house for the visiting Pythians and
dinner will be served soon after
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