The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
TALK OF THE TOWN
Visit Abbott's basement.

only Zoe a pound.
Cards for all occasions See them in
the window at Bell 4 Houston's.
The entertainment at the opera house
tonight will commence at o'clock.
Girls basketball game Saturday night
at O'Clock; Northfeld VS.. Spaulding,
Dainty line handcolored Easter cards,
folders and booklets. Mrs. William Jack,
20 Keith avenue,
A daughter, Norma Isabel, was born
yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs. Neil o. Ralph
of Washington street.
Francis Best of Rochester arrived in
the city yesterday and will commence
work as farm hand on the east hill
Monday.
John Choatlee of Hardwick arrived in
the city yesterday and will commence
work in stoneshed the first of next
week
Mrs. Charles Chapman and two chill.
dren and Ruth Wood of South Barre
were visitors at Neil Smiths in Will
Jamestown yesterday
Miss Nellie Orcutt, who has been visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Rich of Spaulding street, returned to her
home in Bristol to-day.
Jason Robinson, who has been conduct
ing blacksmith shop in East Burke, has
arrived in the city and expects to be em-
ployed here during the spring.
We would like you to call and see our
display of early millinery, which we now
have ready for your inspection at Miss
L. +. Townsend's, SO Washington street.
The ladies' aid society of st. Monica's
church will hold food sale Saturday,
March "a, at 2;S0 p. m, in the vacant
store on Pearl street, near Pavilion the
atre-adv.
Ernest j. Hewitt of South Royalton,
who was in town for the Tufts college
banquet last evening, visited to-day at
Goddard seminary, of which institution
he is a trustee.
Atty Sumner c. Darling, jr., of Hard
wick, who was in town yesterday to at
tend the annual meeting OF the Tufts
College Club of Vermont, left this morn
ing on business trip to Burlington
A meeting of the Glenugie club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Saturday even
ing, March "a, at 1880 A large attend |
ance is requested. Important business to |
come before the club Per order presi- |
dent.
Harley B. Simonds of Orange has COM |
pleted his duties there as a farm hand /
and passed through the city to-day while |
en- route to Hartford Conn, where he
will spend several days before going to
New York, where he has secured employ
ment
Mrs. Fred Canton of North Main street
and Miss Frances Burke of Maple avenue
left this morning for Shelburne to join
the latter's mother, Mrs f. II. Burke,
who was called there earlier in the week
by the illness OF her mother, Mrs. Law
iolette.
A parlor musical. under the direction
of the music and art department of the
Barre Woman's club, viii be given at the
home of Mrs. William Holden, IA South
Main street, on Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Subject, AN Hour with the Old :
Songs Club members and their friends
A few good second hand pianos, which :
must be sold at once. One grand up
right at sos; one Henry F. Miller square,
cost 800, to go at sos; looks like new.
One upright at S72; one good square at
1885, two Estey organs at low figure.
These instruments must be sold TO make
DOM for the new stock. Bailey's Music
Rooms, IA Elm street. q
Two Barre men are numbered on the G
of public safety appointed
by Gov. Graham to consider a
he formation of defense program for e
Iermont They are Guy R. Varnum. a
member of the Boutwell, Milne & Var !
um corporation, and Alexander Ironside, '
ecretary of the state federation of la
'oT. Il
Mr.. and Mrs. CLYDE Blake of st. Al s
ans passed through the city yesterday
While on the way to Washington with h
he body Of their infant daughter, Bar ;
ara Charlotte Blake, whose death oc- 81
urred Tuesday evening. The child was
5 days old and it's demise followed an n
tack of erysipeas Funeral services V
rere held in St. Adams and the body T.
'as inferred in the village cemetery at
Washington. Ic
One OF the Barre Steam Laundry :,
cams, driven by Lloyd Macneil, met ),
18th tip-over this morning about T:45
front Of the Miles block as the horse
AS about to cross the track Mr. Mac Ia
ell was in tenement after wash, =
hen the horse started on a walk Cross a.
~ the car track to enter the laundry 81
riveway, the sleigh was tipped over, the !.
othes taking a jounce into the street, !
) the body of the sleigh unfastened
'om the sleds. II. +. Ennis, a barber in !
Iiers' downtown shop, stopped the horse, 4
nd with the assistance OF several pass
Shy righted the sled and gathered the
,ntents just as Mr.. Maeneil came along
it'll another basket of clothes.
vited. Admission, 10 cents-adv.
THE Cotter's Saturday Night" which +:
to be presented at the opera house
might by the Scottish Musical Comedy 4
D. of Boston, has been highly endorsed !
? the press wherever it has been pre-
nted, all over New England. Each
ember of the company is well suited to
e part assigned, and a very smooth 4
itcrtainment is the result. The scene
stage setting depicts the eotter's home
a Saturday night, showing the quaint.
ss and simplicity of the Scotch home
any of the best known and best liked 4
otch songs will be introduced, as well !:
quartets and duets. The performance
night will commence at S oclock-Ii
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An early morning call for assistance
lehed the fire station at l:05 o'clock
day, when occupants OF the house 4
med by Michael Keefe on Foster street,
wing detected peculiarly pungent ]