The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-11
Talk OFTHE TOWN

| ffAaf NAfilt DNNulHE VI washington
at the City hospital for treatment.
| John Graney of North Main street
at the City hospital for treatment.
| Adolfo Comolli and Frank Maino lief
Saturday for Alburg to enjoy few days
ice fishing on Lake Champlain.
Officers OF Bright Star Rebekah lodge
evening at O'Clock for practice.
ii. Il. Cutler and Lowell Drown wer'
among the Barre people who returned
yesterday from the Boston auto show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Hughes returned
to-day from Burlington, where they wer,
called by the death of the latters sister
Mrs Leon Hier, whose funeral was held
yesterday,
Those who heard Mr.. Adams at the
state war convention at Rutland declared
him to be the most interesting speaker
they had ever heard.-St. Adams Mes.
senger.
George +. Maker of Elm street re-
turned yesterday from Chicago. H.,
where, with DR.. l.. w. Hanson of Mont
pelier, he has been attending conven-
tion of prohibitionists.
Thermometers in Barre could not get
away from the tendency to register low
| Np-ddN, ift Ibllk HAUL
habit was responsible for subzero read
ings of TO- IL and, in Jockey Hollow, 10.
Regular meeting of Jumpers, boxers
and derrickmens union, No. 20, will be
held in Eagles hall, Worthen block,
Tuesday, March IL, at 1880 o'clock. A
full attendance is requested. Per order
secretary.
John Riley, sailor in the T. s. navy,
who has been assigned to submarine,
returned to-day to the submarine base at
New London, Conn, after passing fur
Tough in the home of his father, Martin
Riley, sr., of East street.
Remember the concert given by the
Barre Woman's club on Wednesday even
ing, March l3, at S:l5 o'clock at How
land hall Mr. and Mrs. Wilder are well
known to Barre audiences and it will be
a pleasure to hear them again. Club
members admitted by their tickets, the
general public for 25 cents.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mrs. c. Hart of
Rutland, Ii. w. Britton of Bellows Falls,
+. NJ. Benedict Of New Haven, p. S.
Whipple of Cleveland, o., George A. Cross
of Mortified, James Dalton of Buffalo
n. Y, II. p Prindle of Burlington, ID. d.
Pierce of Providence, R. l., A. c. Farnham
of Boston.
"Pollyanna,' from the world famous
book by Eleanor III. Porter, with com
plete production and a cast that is sell |
dom seen on one night stands comes to |
the opera house Friday night, March %. |
The cast includes Patricia Ceilings 0s
valid Yorke, Beatrice Morgan, Joseph |
Jefferson. Maud Hosford, Helen Wealth
ersby, Matte Ferguson, Stephen Davis,
Selma Hall, Glenn Hunter and Harry
Barefoot. This attraction is put out by
klaw & Erlanger and is guaranteed TO
be first class company and production.
adv
Goose Green accountants are still
working on the finances of the carnival
and winter cattle show staged in How
land hall last week. Money received
from unexpected sources and the work OF
small expense bills which ac-
rumulated in the fortnight preceding the
carnival have delayed the final account
ing, although member of the committee
Is quoted as saying that the gross pro-
Feeds exceeded $4,000. 1t is expected
hat nearly 81 900 will be turned over TO
he Barre Red Cross as the result of the
Robert X Marshall of Bridgeport,
Jonn., a general organizer of the Inter
rational Retail Clerks Protective asso-
iation, arrived in Barre Saturday to
onfer with the members Of local No. 24l |
IN the proposed new bill with the mer- ,
hants. The present BILL which was
igned by number of the merchants
hree years ago, expires March 81, and {
{ is understood that several changes are
ontemplated before new agreement is
igned. For several weeks the clerks !
ssocation has been framing the proposed /.
ew agreement, and during his stay in
'arre the general organizer will confer =
t length with the clerks.
Over the Montpelier & Wells River i
abroad Saturday considerable number \
{ empty fat cars arrived, and a sight of t
he string obtained by the local repre- v
entatives of the Boston & Maine system n
'as gladdening one to any number Of 7
'arre granite manufacturers. The i,
heritage is still acute, although a guam
ty of finished granite was placed aboard !,
ars last week. The Central Vermont
abroad recently received a consignment =
cars and they were put III use imme- !
lately. The heavy snowstorm of yes =
,rday has not served to lessen the wor- u
es of the manufacturer, but reports re-
lived to-day indicate that certain sec
ons of the East were not affected by "
lie snow.
At their home on the east hill Satur- !,
ny evening Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Die :,
er entertained members of the Nor y
egian, Danish and Swedish colonies in y
ARE. The visitors made the trip from 9
lie city in two barges and number of >
ngle teams, arriving at the Diemer 70
,mestead around 1880 o'clock. They x
und the warmest hospitality awaiting u
em, for Mr.. and Mrs. Diemer had anti g
pated their coming by the preparation "a
a chicken dinner Afterward the Wis III
1rs, numbering some 40 persons all told, p
gagged in games and dancing, feature Z
the latter being the introduction of
70 musicians whose instruments, hav-
& lately arrived from Sweden, were
led for the first time. The party was
lie of several Scandinavian and Danish
therings which have been held during
e winter months.
Cognizant of the debt of gratitude
hich the Barre Red Cross owes a num-
II of men who were instrumental in
aging the Goose Green carnival last
eek, Walter Cook, Washington poet, I
no just can't help being a rhymester,