The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

Ira G. Calef OF Washington is confined
to his home with a severe cold.
Women's rubbers SOC a pair at Shea's
Children's and misses rubbers at Shea's
47c and Acc pair.
Carl johnson of Division street was
taken to the City hospital Saturday, i'll
with pneumonia.
Regular business meeting of Barre
Woman's club win be held Tuesday, Feb.
q, at 245 in X. of p. hall.
Mrs. Virginia Cato of 2 Cambria
street was taken to the City hospital
Saturday night for treatment.
Miss Elva Townsend returned to her
home in East Montpelier Saturday even
ing after attending the teachers conven-
ton during the latter part Of the week
and visiting friends at the seminary.
II giorno II Febraio avra luogo un
grande veglione mascherato, Granite
street hall. Grandissimi premi, allie mi
gliore mascherate. Per coloro che vo-
gliono; concorere fabricandosi qualche So
getto, mel salone sara disposizione.
Grande oportunita per concorere "a Feb
raio. Carnorale.
George i, Towne, who has been So
iourning with friends and relatives in
Williamstown and Brookfeld during the
past two weeks, passed through the city
yesterday en- route to Burlington, where
he will visit friends at the University of
Vermont for few days while EN- route
to his home in Rochester, N. Y.
The auction sale at Farnham's last
Friday, notwithstanding the bitter cold
day, was well attended, Not as many
horses came in as were expected, but
about 20 went through the ring at prices
ranging from S225,50 down to $3.50 for
one cheap, lame one. Some other prop
erty was disposed of during the sale,
and number of fresh Iowa horses were
disposed of at private sale the same day
G. +. Smith, auctioneer
An exceptionally good showing was
made by the young people of the junior
and intermediate departments OF the
Congregational Sunday school, who have
been members of the Go-to- Church band
for the past four months. During that
time 90 Of them have had perfect rec
ord for attendance at the morning serv-
ices, and yesterday, when second four
month period was started, the young |
people Joined with more enthusiasm than
ever.
About Ia of Catherine Gordons friends |
met at her home, 80 French street, Fri /
day night to remind her of her birthday. |
The young folks enjoyed themselves by |
playing games, the first prize being won
by Nina O'Kelly and the BOBBY prize was
won by Stephen Spencer for pinning the
tail of the donkey. Piano solos were /
rendered by Miss Doras Jones and Ruth |
while Miss Annie Taylor, Ro-
sic Hyder Nina 0'Kelly and Stephen
Spencer sang several solos. Light re-
freshments of fruit, cake and cocoa were
served
The auto sleigh in which Perry Bros.
are enjoying their winter sports, was |.
given its first long distance test yester-
day when one of the garage drivers took
4 chance on eross-eountry trip to Ran
1olph and return, making the distance
over hazardous roads which are drifted
N places so that the farmers dare not
venture out with even horse. The driv-
n encountered drifts over Randolph Cen
er heights which measured from two to
our feet in depth, but the car was light
nough to let the runners on the front !
wheels pass over the drifts and the rear
wheels followed in the tracks of the run.
lers.
Goddard's calendar OF athletic sports Is
'retty well filled this week, with the :
Jockey team making trip to Montpe
Ter, where they will line up against a :
cam composed OF Montpelier amateurs
n the rink this afternoon. They viii /
lso play another game with the same .
cam later in the week Tomorrow +
vening the basketball team, battered
nd bruised from its match with the Vim
tia club strong men, will line up !,
gainst Co. F OF Mortified at Church !,
treet gymnasium and the hilltop boys !.
lay a weekend game at Church street =
18th the Tilton seminary quintet which
hey held TO 81 to 81 tie at Tilton, /
!. H., a week ago.
As means toward the encouragement r
thrift among the school children of
ARE Town, a school savings club has
cen started by Supt. G. j. Seager, and '
ne results after four weeks are decided y
cen deposited in the Peoples National :
ank. with which arrangements were
lade. On Saturday Mr.. Seager deposit
/ S45. The plan is for the bank to pro- u
ide the blank stamp books, the children n
, buy the special stamps from the teach ="
IS, the teachers to turn the filled out ,
ooks and corresponding money over to n
upt. Seager and he to deposit the n
in the names of the 800 children
no are members of the club. 1t makes T
extra work for the teachers A
nd the superintendent, but they are glad el
do it in order to encourage the chill W
zen to save the small amounts which Il
ould, otherwise, be uselessly spent. | V
he parents, as well as the school chill
ZEN, are showing a great deal of interest 81
the plan and it is hoped to have as n,
uch as $1,000 on deposit in a years N
me. a
A young buckskin horse owned by in
ngene Beaulieu of Trow hill proved ca
ithout doubt Saturday afternoon to in
as agile as the cunning buck from co
hich he took his color when he started nj
ON Maple avenue and ran up North
ain street, vaulting trenches and rail- Ii
ad tracks and lodging the telephone b.
les along the way until he was finally de
opped in the yard of the "Woodbine." he
lie horse, which was driven by Mr.. 2
'aulieu, became frightened at a few I'll