The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

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aid society of ST. Monicas church at tn,
convent Tuesday evening at 1880.
"The Sunny Side of the Road" al
evening of song and story, by George
Hasseltine, Congregational church, Feb.20
adv.
A whist party will be held by the l.
A., A. O. H., at s o'clock Wednesday
evening in Knights of Columbus hall Adj,
mission, l0c.
Capt. {. Newell Barber returned this
morning to his duties at Norwich univer-
sity, after passing a few days in the city
on business
b. A. Eastman OF Camp street is able
to be out of doors after having been de-
tanned at home by an attack of grip for
the past 10 days.
The Danish brotherhood masquerade
will be held at X. of C. hall Feb. IL at s
p. m. All Scandinavians invited. Karl
Forsell orchestra.
Perfection oil heaters and stoves. All
kinds OF wicks. Wash boilers and wiring
ers. Special sale on Andes heaters. Il. A.
Prindle, Depot square.
Mrs. c. s. Cushman returned last even
ing to her home in this city after visit
ing friends and relatives in Morrisville
during the past ten days.
All the ladies are cordially invited to
500 party to be held in the X. of p. hall
/ Thursday, Feb. 10, beginning at $3.50 p.
M, for the benefit of the Barre City hos
| pital. Prizes will be awarded. Refresh
ments served. Admission, 25c.
| The annual concert and BAH of the
Montpelier fire department will be held
in city hall, Montpelier, Feb. Is. Take
your folks and come down for good
| time There will be plenty of tickets at
the box office. Strictly informal and
everybody invited.
Under the auspices of the Barre Teach
Bangor, Me, will give several readings,
interpreted with musical selections by
local talent, at the Spaulding assembly
hall Thursday, Feb. Is, at o'clock. Miss
Hersey will be remembered by her read
ings which pleased a large number at the
Congrega tional church last year Admis-
sion, 25c
Friends in Barre of William H. Brad
bury, well known Washington farmer,
viii be glad to learn that he is recover
ing steadily from facial infection de.
veloping from a small growth on the up
per lip. Although he has been confined
to the house for several days, the infec.
ton is disappearing rapidly and he has
the assurance of his physician that he
will be out of doors within short time.
Rev. G. 0. Gridley of Windsor is TO be
the speaker at the February dinner of
the Barre Board of Trade to be held at
Hotel Barre Wednesday evening at 1880
o'clock. Mr.. Gridley is member of the
Windsor Machine company and his ad |
dress will have direct appeal for those |
who are interested in the work of the |
Board of Trade More than 100 business |
and professional men OF the city and |
Others will participate in the get.together
affair.
Fifty Knights of Columbus connected !
with Barre council and including the pool
team OF II men and the cribbage team OF
IL men who triumphed in the winter
tournaments with Montpelier knights,
will go to the capital tomorrow evening
to be the guests of the vanquished
knights at a banquet. 1t will be the
second dinner to be rendered the local
council members for having won a ma
jority of points in the annual intercoun-
eli series. Cribbage and pool contests
will figure in the afterdinner program,
but points will not count
Major Smith, an infantry officer of the
United States regular army, will have |
'harge of the first inspection of the head.
quarters company, Vermont National
iuard, at Rowland hall Wednesday even.
ng. Capt. C. Newell Barber and Sergt.
Maj. Neil Hooker OF Norwich university i
will be present to direct the men in their I
lrills. The mounted orderly section is q
apidly mastering the elementary phases I
# the drill work and the officers are con. q
ident that the unit will give a good ac-
cunt of itself at the inspection. The
infantry band met in the hall for it's !
weekly. rehearsal last evening and no !
ice was served on each member to re- :
ort tomorrow night for inspection. !!
The stand to be taken by the alder.
lanic board in the refusal of the Park =
heatre manager to pay the 81 per diem
cense fee required by the city ordi- !
ances will be discussed at the regular !.
ieeting of the city fathers this evening =
nd City Atty. Wishart, TO whom writ
en- statement from the movie man has
cen referred, will be asked to give an b
pinion. Obedient to a request made at f,
he council last week he will also report b
n the prospects of a settlement with 8
ames f. Spencer, who was awarded com S
by the industrial accident W
oard recently for injuries alleged to Al
ave been received while employed as b
rect department helper. ir
Under the direction of the entertain q
ent committee, consisting of Alex A. al
line. j. c. Booth and c. A. Brown, the ~
association held the 8
'urth meeting of it's educational series u
the headquarters hall last evening. NJ
lillian Milne of the William Milne b
ranite Co. was the principal speaker al
I'd his interesting informal talk on :
Wholesale Sketches" held the closest at
ntion of his listeners. His remarks in !
Gated that he had gone deeply into the |:
lestion arising out of wholesale sketches ]
ID some of the problems confronting
e manufacturer were carefully eonsid
ed by him. In the open forum hour
at followed, other associational mem :
rs had an opportunity TO present their
ews and a very profitable discussion 1
rs inaugurated. A buffet luncheon was !
rived before adjournment. IL is ex-
cted that the fifth meeting of the Sc /:
IS will be held within a fortnight.
W. f. Sartell, father of Supt. Frank 4