The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-26
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H Special show at Park theatre to-day
H adv.
Hear George David sing, Sunshine o
Your Smile" opera house, Friday night
adv.
Joseph Ianatti returned yesterda,
from Waterbury, where he had been Wis
iting for few days.
Miss Josephine Colombo returned yes
terday from Waterbury, after visit a
the home of America Berini.
'1n an Old Fashioned Town" sung b,
Miss Isabella MeIlardy at Odd Ladies'
minstrels, opera house, Friday night
adv
Alton Briggs of Burlington, who was
formerly employed as manager of the
Homer Fits company, is visiting for a
few days with his family in the city
She Goes in the opera house last even
ing, left this forenoon for Claremont
n. H., where the piece is to be given to-
night.
James Bennett and Charles Gibbons
are among the soloists at the Odd La.
dies minstrel show in the opera house,
Friday night. Half the proceeds for the
Red Cross. Dancing in Clan Gordon hall
Immediately after.--adv.
Three hundred ladies wanted Wednes.
day evening at 1880 o'clock at the board
of civil authority meeting. Get your
name on the checklist at this time and
have the satisfaction of duty done.
You are to decide all the important is
sues this year.-adv.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X.
Axtelle of South Hero, Miss Helen Wall,
Miss Sarah Kay of New York, John ].
Walsh of Quincy, Mass, Mrs. Glare HILL
Miss Jean Hill of New York, b. U. Wells
of st. Johnsbury, Sergt. William Glasher
of Gardner, Me-, Corp. W. f. Moriarty of
Chicopee, Mass, II. j. McDougall of Low
ell, Mass, Miss Elizabeth Murchison of
Boston, p. r. Graves of Concord, n. H.,
Thomas b. Carney of Burlington, L. ID.
Barbery of Boston.
Announcement is made of the wedding
at the Presbyterian manse on Washing
tons birthday of Mrs. Annie MADDEN of
Harrington avenue and John Black, a
professional golfer, who has been passing
the winter in Barre, where he was for
merly active in the Meadow Brook Golf
club. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Edgar Grassland and the couple
were unattended. Mr.. and Mrs. Black
and the latters two sons, Alex and Clark,
left the city last night for Elyria, o.,
where Mr.. Black has under his tutelage
large number of golfers belonging to
the Elyria Country club.
Barre people who are working to bring
about an end to the open saloon regime
in this city will climax their campaign
ing in the opera house Sunday evening,
when mass meeting is to be held in the
interests OF no license. 1t is understood |
that the pastors of several evangelical
churches in the city viii defer to the |
temperance advocates by emitting their |
Sunday evening services that their con
gregations may participate in the gath
ering. The speaker announced to-day is |
Frank Plumley, Northfield lawyer and
a former congressman. 1t is planned to |
vary the program of speechmaking with
music, in which choir made up of sing
ers from number of churches will par
ticipate.
From the divisional officer in command
at Camp Beauregard, Alexandria, La,
John Oltolini of the Apollo Granite Co.
received telegram this morning stating
that his brother, Private Guy Oltolini,
was seriously i'll of appendicitis. The
indicated that the young man
had undergone an operation. The news
came as shock to the young soldiers
mother and brother, as well as to other
members of the family, for within few
days letter from Private Oltolini stated
that he was in the best of health. Pri.
vate 0ltolini. formerly hardware clerk
in the store OF G. w. Averill & Co, en-
listed in the hospital corps soon after
The outbreak of the war, and for several
months he has been stationed at the base
hospital in Alexandria
Along with the shifting scenes of ma
ture came the revival of the show bust.
ness, and scenery at the opera house
was on the move again after the can
collation. of the seasons theatrical bust.
ness early in the year. Last evening /,
Harvey d. Orr brought his musical com +,
,dy success, There She Goes to Barre /,
md he was greeted with good sized ,
audience who seemingly delighted them :
selves in the widely diversified num- {
,ers. Some 20 musical numbers, includ-
ng several selections by the Imperial ;
Quartet, were well received. The chorus /
vas very well costumed To Kenneth \
Jhristy belonged the honor for supply ID
ne the connecting links and his mirtbful j
ayings and doings were responsible q
or much of the applause during the even t
ne. He was seen in the role of Ru i
us Midnight" Washington. Harvey J
,rr as Prof lchabod Simons, the 'Bugol \
st, whose scientific collection of bugs 4
nd feas never failed to hold conspic- r
ous place in his daily wanderings, also p
rought forth much laughter. Bert and g
Ielen Leroy who danced well together d
rere repeatedly called back for encores. t.
Iention should be made of the ludicrous Ii
ituation of the automobile break down +
n the stage. The xylophone solos by I
ar Clifford were pleasing. The per- Y
ormance wanted not in entertainment
ut there was not much to remain with q
ne when it comes to whistling tunes, n
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