The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
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LOO. l.. MINISTRIES Friday night, March
| | in Clan Gordon halliday.
! A son was born at the City hospital
yesterday afternoon to Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Sproat of AZ Spaulding street.
Miss l.. T.. Townsend, a milliner in this
city for several years, has disposed of
her stock To Mrs. Blar Nariani, who will
open an establishment soon, Miss Town
send is to take trip south in the flu
ture, where she will spend some time.
Because of misunderstanding the
Odd Ladies' minstrel show will be held
in Clan Gordon hall Friday night, in
stead of the opera house as was an.
nounced. Dancing will continue after
the show. Admission 25 cents, TO in
clude dance. Children under IA, lOc.-
adv
This evening at the Goddard seminary
gymnasium, the seminary basketball ag'
gregation will meet the st. Michael's
quintet in return game between the
two teams. At the first of the season
the local team defeated the Winooski
collegians by large score, but the latter
team has been showing great form lately.
The proposed game between the Goddard
second team and the Little Wooden mill
quintet of North Montpelier. which was
TO have been played this evening, has
been postponed.
ID. A. Perry returned this morning
from Royalton, where he conducted an
auction sale yesterday for Frank X. Bail
ey of this city, disposing of the stock,
tools and other personal property, the
real estate having been sold to Mr.. Clark,
who has taken possession of the prop
erty. Fifty seven grade sheep averaged
little better than $50, one lot of IL sell
ing for $24.50 each, twoyear rod grade
cows averaged $40, yearlings $50 each.
Record prices for grain were reallzed,
wheat selling at 1925 per bushel, buck
wheat 1918 per bushe, barley $3.50 per
bushel, seed corn at l4H cents per pound,
hay at Sll.75 per ton of 400 feet.
large crowd was in attendance.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: c. A. Shumway of
Providence, r. l., l.. f. Butler of st. Al
bans, James H. Robinson of Palmer
Mass, G. f. McGoff of Buffalo, n Y,
j. Il. Langford of Littleton, n. H., +. l..
Cross of Rochester, j. T.. Mcleod of
Bradford, A. w. Baxter of Trenton, n.
j.. A. s. Perry of Waterbury, A. w.
Peach of Northield, II. l. Hall of Derby,
L. X. Swasey of Waterbury, II. l.. March
of Brattleboro, H. c. Rozier Of Benning-
ton, p. f. Clifford of Springfield, w. NJ.
Heath and George Cunningham OF Glens
Falls, n. Y, S. W. Wales, ir., of Boston,
r. j. Corliss of Burlington, Thomas +.
Rate and w. NJ. Rate of Rouses Point. |
\. v, p. r. Graves of Concord, n, H.
A most delightful two hours were
spent last evening in Rowland hall when |
the members of the Barre Womans club |
and friends listened to talk upon James |
Whitcomb Riley given by Prof. Arthur !
Wallace Peach of Norwich university. |
The evening was under the special direc !
lion of the educational department of |
he club, and it was noted with pleasure |
hat so many students in our schools |
svailed themselves of the opportunity |
TO be present. Prof Peach gave in
very pleasing and cordial way an inter
of Riley and his work and not |
Tor a moment did he allow the interest
Of his hearers to wane. A writer OF
neritorious verse himself, he has the
inc poetic nature that makes it doubly
possible to appreciate the verse of an
,ther In illustration he read many of
he Hoosier poets poems, each time get
ing close to the heart OF the author in
his Interpretation. This was Prof.
oeach's second appearance before Barre
people, but it is sincerely hoped it may
lot be his last.