The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-28
TALK OFTHF TOWN

See those new tub silks at Abbott's.
Read page 3 adv, and think II over
adv.
DR. O. +. Barr and y, A. Slayton were
business visitors in Burlington to-day.
Ladies' and misses 1918 spring coats
and suits on display, Sadlier's Keith ave,
] A regular meeting Of -. Johns court,
g. o. r., will be held this evening at ]
o'clock.
Dance IN Socialist hall, Granite street,
Saturday night, Admission, S9ei ladies
! free. adv.
George T.. Bond and Policeman John s.
Murley went TO Roxbury this morning on
a hunting trip.
Consider yourself loser II you stay
away from our Thursday, Friday and
Saturday sale. Lamorey's.
John Booth OF Cherry street com.
menced his duties as clerk In the II.
ID. Ladd Go. store yesterday
Don't fail TO listen 20 Hon. Frank
, Plumley in the Barre opera house next
Sunday evening at I O'Clock.
Early spring hats, crepe and ribbon
combined, satin and straw combinations,
sl,os, $3.50 and up, Mrs. Shepard Co,
Inc
The Clover club will meet with Mrs
l.. NJ. Ayerill. Hilltop avenue, Friday
afternoon at 2:30. Remember current
events.
Mrs j. +. Emerson returned TO Bur.
lington yesterday afternoon, after at
tending the funeral of Miss Albertine +.
Emerson.
ployed in munitions plant in Hartford,
Conn, for several months, Is visiting for
a few days at the home Of his parents
on Hill street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ST. John Of s.
Central street are the parents of a son,
born Feb. 27, and weighing 10 pounds
The child has been named Kenneth Will
liam st. John.
A union neighborhood prayer meeting
will be held in the home of Mrs. Marion
Macdonald, rs Elm street, tonight at
1880. Everybody in that neighborhood
cordially invited,
Beginning tomorrow, March L. granite
plants will revert to the
summer schedule, and the whistles will
sound at o'clock, instead of 7:l5. and
the afternoon quitting hour will be
o'clock.
Miss Bessie Burnham passed through
the city this morning on her way to
Quebec, where she will make an extended
visit with her parents. Miss Burnham
recently graduated from the nurses
training school at the Fanny Allen hos
Dital in Winooski
Thirty five fiedglings, who have joined
he Barre aerie of Eagles at one time
,r another in the past three months, will :
'eceive their initiation in the Worthen 4
block hall this evening. The work will
Re exemplfed by a degree team of "a
men, and buffet luncheon will be served
Ifter the initiation.
officers recently elected by the inter
lational brotherhood of teamsters will
'e installed this evening at a special
Meeting Of the Barre local TO be held in ,
arpenters' hall, Miles block, at $3.50
'clock. 1t is expected that a visiting
flicial of the union will be present TO
scort the officers elect to their chairs, I
nd the entertainment committee has
ranged for a luncheon Immediately
GLOWING the ceremony. /
Representatives of the polishers' union, \
he Red Men and the Pythian fraternity
rent TO Washington this forenoon to at.
end the funeral of Orville s, Cheney, a ,
ormer resident of this city. Among
hose who were present at the services
lere A. Il. Campbell, w. W. Parry and $
'avid Mcdonald. Rev, b. j. Lehigh, pas J
or of the First Baptist church in Barre, t
Ificiated at the funeral, which was held
his afternoon at o'clock. il
The Cambridge correspondent for an n
xchange comments as follows on the "
ppointment of Miss Asenath Soue to a
nc position of editor in chief OF the Il
oddard Record: Miss Asenath Soule of \
a student at Goddard seminary. il
ARE, has received the appointment as r
iitor of the school periodical Miss c,
oule has contributed to several of the n
aiding periodicals and is said to be the a
rst woman editor Of the magazine. Miss
oule is a granddaughter of w. II. Park n
OF this village and attended school A
IRE for several years" ii
Damage wrought by water in the base. Il
ent of the Blanchard block was par i
ally undone yesterday although the n
ork of salvagfng goods was not com a
eted until to-day None of the base. A
ent apartments except those of B. w. 8
ooker q Co. and the boiler room were u
sited by the flood Investigation by p
re city water department disclosed a i,
oxen water main opposite the city hall III
urtyard in Enterprise alley, and that N
uch of the water which flooded the
liar of the block came from the broken I
ain was plainly indicated. All day yes. :
rday department laborers were at
mpting to penetrate the frozen ground
it'll fire and steel, and toward night the
eak was located. 1t can be repaired
adily, and no more trouble from that Z
urce is Anticipated
At the home of DR. and Mrs. L. y
artin of Ayerill street last evening.
ISIS Grace Morse of South Main street I
~ pleasantly surprised when about Is
embers of the Hedding Methodist
urch choir gathered there, the occasion Z
ing in the nature of farewell party.
ISIS Morse, who has been engaged as or
mist at the Methodist church during
veral months, has completed her duties
that capacity and has accepted a sim
r position in Montpelier During the
ening, refreshments Of ice cream and I
xe were served, while the evening was !
emit in a social manner In behalf of
Q company, Rev. Lipsky of the Meth z
ist church presented Miss Morse
ndsome Wallace Nutting picture, she I
'ponding feelingy in a fitting man 3
Spaulding's basketball quintet will be
'ced to travel at top-speed this week,
the result of having two games ar
lged on their schedule for Friday and ]
turday evening. Friday evening the Z
Adams high school will be their OPP
nents in game scheduled under the