The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-08
TALK OF THE TOWN
Black Cat hose at Abbott's.

III % AT Ine singer store.
Il Mrs. IL. F. Cutler of Jefferson stree
II visited her mother, Mrs. s. S. Smith o.
II Plainfeld, to-day
II Mrs. j. III. Jangraw of Middlesex re
II turned to her home last evening after 1
II business visit in the city.
II You can find everything in footwear
II bought especially for aThe Wishing
n Ring" at the Peoples Shoe Store.
II +. II. Abbott, the county agricultural
II agent, was in Berlin to day to continue
H his conferences with farmers in that sec
H ton.
H The rehearsal will be held in the H.
H brary next week. During the intermis.
4 sion r. icy Pitkin of Montpelier will rem
II der a t~lertion.
H Old-tashioned oyster supper and dance
4 at Holden hail. Middlesex, Friday even.
ing, Feb. o. Elmore's orchestra. New
floor. Full bill, SIPS. Care of teams
free.--adv.
The ladies' union will hold dance in
\ Rowland hall on the evening of Wash
| ington's birthday. CAROLS orchestra
will furnish music. Remember the date,
| Feb 22.--adv.
| Miss Lenore Zero of Barre was maid of
honor Tuesday at the marriage in Rich
mond of Miss Florence Berry and Thorn
as McGovern, which took place at the
Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.
The item in a recent issue of The
Times announcing the return of Miss
Minnie Huntington to her home in Bos-
ton was an error. Miss Huntington is
still in Barre and expects to remain here
for several weeks.
The ladies of the Baptist church and
congregation are invited to observe a dag
of prayer in connection with the mission
study lesson at the home of Mrs. Frank
Cave Friday at $50 win those who
have not paid their dues please come pre-
pared to do soH
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyland U. Cass, who
have been living in the Odds estate house
at the corner of Washington and Camp
streets, have moved their household
goods into a house near the Shepard
farm on the Montpelier road which they
recently purchased.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Bellows of East
Barre were business visitors in the city
this morning while en- route to East
Montpelier, where they are to attend the
annual musical convention which is to be
held there tomorrow. Mrs. Bellows will
render solo at the concert.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: William Gill of st. |
Johnsbury, J. B. Yandow of Burlington, |
Charles II. Farnham OF Springfield, Alex |
t. Beaton of South Ryegate, II. A. Leg |
gett of Burlington. T, ]. Adams and V. /
s. Quimby of White River Junction. G. |
+. Kesson of Dowagiae. Mich, c. L. Mel I
son and d. w. Davis of Derby Line.
The Montpelier Choral society held its
first rehearsal in the kellogg Hubbard Ii.
brary Tuesday evening with large mum
Der of members in attendance. Owing to
an accident to the engine OF his train at
South Royalton, Mr. Coffin did not ar
rive till $780, The evening was spent
upon "0laf Trygvosson." Mr. Coffin
urged the early completion of the mem
bership and each one present pledged his
efforts to bring new members next week
so that the required 800 may be had by
the end of February at the latest.
j. J. Lamb, who represented j. J. Lamb
& Co. when he bought the machinery and
other equipment of the old Montpelier
Journal Tuesday, continues to inform in
quirers, some OF them long distance in
quirers, that he does not contemplate
starting a newspaper. In addition to
purchasing two linotype machines, as
noted in yesterdays Times, Mr.. Lamb
also acquired the cylinder press that
used to grind out Journals in the early
morning, a quantity of metal and several
type fonts. With the exception of one of
the linotype machines. which he intends
to repair and install in his job printing
establishment, all the machinery will be
strapped by its new owner. This morning
the climax to long series of inquiries
came for Mr.. Lamb when a Burlington '
man, using the telephone, asked him for
details of his newspaper venture.
North Barre parents who have children !
enrolled in the north end schools were !.
pleasantly entertained by the teaching
staff last evening. All floors of the ,
school building were placed at the dispos- .
al of the teachers and parents and an :
exhibition of specimen work :
was arranged for the benefit of the for
mer. Specimens of work in various de- .
Dartments of grade work were shown adj :
along the walls and on the
!
we're appreciated was indicated by the
arge attendance of fathers and mothers.
After the exhibition teachers and stu
Tents contributed to an enjoyable pro-
yram, which was carried out as follows:
Piano solo, Miss Josephine Hovey; vocal n
iolo. Miss Tyndall; vocal solo, Miss :
lack; piano duet, Miss Rachel Cutler
ind Miss Beatrice Papin; vocal solo,
Hiss Lucy Mack; vocal solo, Miss Arlene
Ieffords; cornet duet, Mario and Garibal I;
Ii Barberi. n
Police assistance has been sought in an g. :,
fort to clear up the mystery surround -
ng the disappearance of nearly 500 :
worth of brass from the old plant of n
:. w. Mcmillan & Son on Blackwell
treet. twenty-five brass valves were -
AIKEN from the shed one night last week !
nd thus far attempts to find a clew that b
oes not lead to a blind wall have been =
Wholly futile. Until this week the plant I
as been idle since the firm of Mcmillan
Son moved into its new stoneshed a
ear ago. Recently Thomas Absre of the
I'm of McColl & Abare completed ar
for occupying the shed and
he theft of the brass took place on the
We of his occupation. The loss of the
alves was discovered by employees of
lcMillan & Son on the morning after
he shed was visited by thieves. The n
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