The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-06
TALK OFTHF TOWN


days with relatives,
George w. Mann of Wellington stree
left last night for Boston, where he
attending the auto show.
The senior sodality viii hold their reg
ular meeting In the church vestr,
! Thursday night at o'clock.
A. Alarcella of Smith place was re
moved 10 the City hospital last night q
receive treatment Tor pneumonia.
Guy Vitagiano left this morning 70
Burlington, where he will pass the re
mainder OF the week on business.
Miss Ethel Morgan OF Ayers street
commenced her duties in the DIR. Jarvi,
Office in the Rowland block this week.
Arthur G. Miles OF South Main street
who recently completed his duties in
the Miers barber shop after being EN-.
ployed there for many years, opened his
tonsorial parlors at 80 South Main street
in what was formerly known as the
Southern hotel, this forenoon.
All people in Barre who can sing are
cordially invited TO be at the Congre.
gational church tonight at o'clock to
get placed in the large chorus choir I'M
der the leadership of Ohio Hatch. IL is
necessary TO practice a few songs before
the evangelistic services begin at 1880.
At the Murphy and Weafer bowling
alleys on Pearl street last evening the
Daley bowling team from Montpelier
met defeat at the hands of team of
Barre bowlers, by 80 pins. The results
of the three. string bowling of both teams
was as follows. Barre 403.436.422 for
total Of 1861, Montpelier 30s-42s-402
for a total of 1928 pins.
Credit should have been given Mrs.
ID. w. Mcdonald for a contribution of 50
TO the treasurer of the Barre branch of
the Red Cross, instead of Mrs. Donald
Smith, as announced in yesterdays
Times. The contribution of Mrs. Virgil
Ayers was also increased by 81, making
il Sl2. Mrs. IL w. Clark donated the
sofa, pillow instead of Mrs. Harry ).
Parks.
By deferring to the wishes of the
Goose Green committee, the Barre Wom'
ans club transferred its regular monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon from the
Rowland building to the Vincitia club,
where routine business was transacted.
The hall was given over to the property
men from the Green and over night the
interior was considerably transformed by
their operations.
The series of Monday evening readings
N the chapel at Spaulding high school.
which found favor with many lovers OF
literature year ago, have been resumed. |
The first reading with the approach of |
warmer weather was given Monday |
,vening, and others are to follow weekly, |
4 desire to conserve fuel at the school |
prompted the faculty to dispense with |
he readings during the winter, thereby |
the necessity of heating the
hapel.
An enlarged photograph of two Italian
oldiers reading a letter from home in
he trenches somewhere on the Italian
ront is attracting a good deal of at
ention in the display window at b, w.
locker & Co.'s store. The soldiers rep ,
esented in the picture are brothers of
). Marchesi of Barre, and it so happens
hat the letter they are perusing so Gag
rly is letter from the local man. The
riginal, small photograph. was re-
aived by Mr.. Marchesi not long ago. 1t
'as camera picture. but the enlarge.
rent by r. Cantu, has brought out clear
: the trench work which forms back
round for the two figures.
The following program has been ar
anged for the senior girls minstrel show
Q be given Friday evening at the
pauldng assembly hall, the proceeds of
hitch are to be devoted to the Y. NJ. G.
: work Opening, "Mammy's Little Coal
lack Rose" chorus; Garry Me Back TO
lie Virgnny," Kathleen Fitzgerald;
Kingdom Come" Katherine Rogers;
Bird and the Bee" Margaret
1oodrufT; Send Me Away with a $
mile" chorus; Miss Minnabelle," Alice 4
Iurrav; dance. Margaret Murray and /
da Perry; Missouri waltz chorus; /
amt You Hear Me Calling, CarolineT
wien Marion Somewhere In France,
iorus; "For You Rose" Marion Til +
IN; finale. a
One of the rarest bovine freaks that q
er found its way into the Burlington
Co.'s Seminary street sub, a
on is a fully formed male calf which a
AS born this week on the farm of Otto
.yeberg of east hill. Mr.. Fryeberg, aft a
vainly trying to keep the little won
r breathing, brought the remains TO
IRE yesterday and turned them over 9
w. H. Mahoney. The calf has two ,
ads each similarly marked, and per- g
Il body. II lived but It short time aft.
birth, although Mr.. Fryeberg believes II
at the ministrations of a veterinarian,
d he been able to summon him in time, "
,uld have saved the bovine life. The "a
imal is a finely marked Holstein, and ',
ide from the dual forepiece, the only a.
is single ear on the outside
each head while the two combine on y
q ear between the two heads "a
On the second floor of the Rowland 80
ilding, in the office suite formerly oc- IN
pied by Atty. +. L. Scott, who has "a
wed to the Keith avenue annex, the a
w England Telephone company. has m
tailed new storage battery plant,
, work having been brought to a state
practical completion without affecting
company's telephone service in the
RE exchange The storage battery
mt which the new one supplants was z,
tailed on the top floor in April, 1910, %
| was rapidly becoming obsolete. Its al
aoval to the floor below is made neces- co
V by the growing demand for space -
the third story. where partitions for
rly inclosing the batteries are to be 4
loved and machinery installed. Day
| night the work of getting the new
terry service under way has been GO z
on under the direction of c. J. Carl
of the district office in Rutland. Just 4
Y the new batteries are undergoing
at is termed the initial charge, and 4
cloud of sulphuric acid vapor makes
luent inspection of the battery room
iething TO be avoided
lore money is needed for camp Ii