The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-01
TALK OFTHE TOWN

TALK OFTHE TOWN
New showing Of tailored suits a, Ab
bolts.
|. o, o. L, Ministries, opera house, to
night adv.
GLADYS Leslie IL III Happened 4
Adele, "a hve'rccl feature. Bijou to-day
adv.
To give loo per cent in value, 10 ge
100 per cent IN good will, j. olr motto
The Royal Tailor Man, over Ladd's store
Anyone having or knowing of two min
strel endmen suits, please telephone IL
on l013 before I o'clock tonight. adv
The annual thank offering meeting
viii be held AZ the Methodist elur,l
Monday evening, March 4 There viii b'
a program. All are cordially invited
Mrs, W, II. Martin OF Cambridge
Mass, who WAS called to Barre by 'hc
death of her uncle. Lyman A. Taft on
Mount street. l. passing few days with
relatives IN this city and in Plainhcld
Supplementary 10 the Winter tarni'
val and Cattle Show which the Goose
Green is 10 stage .darch u and for the
benefit OF the Red Cross. the South Barre
grange has completed plans for an old
fashioned dance, TO be held toward the
end of next week. All Of the proceeds
will be given 60 the Red Cross Of Barre
and vicinity.
Fred Blanchard of Waterbury and his
brother, John Blanchard of Mortified
were in the city to-day while on their
way TO Williamstown. having been called
there by the death of their sister, Mrs.
George Lavine. Mrs. Lavine's funeral
viii be held in St. Monica's church to-
morrow forenoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Laborers from the water department
sunk another shaft in Enterprise alley
to-day while endeayoring TO ascertain
whether all of the breaks which caused
damaging freshet in the basement of
the Blanchard block have been located.
One of the breaks has been repaired, al
though excavation, with the aid of a
hot bon fire, had TO be carried through
several feet OF frost before the main
was reached.
New voters, especially women voters
and others interested. attend the meeting
at the Barre opera house ON Saturday
evening March ,, at 1870 o'clock for the
purpose of receiving instruction in mark
ing ballots. City Clerk James Maekay
will explain and answer any questions
regarding the proper marking of ballots.
The use of the opera house has been
granted for this purpose and it is hoped
that everyone interested win take adj
vantage of the privilege afforded. adv.
The Masonic committee in charge OF
arrangements for the patriotic address
10 be given in the opera house March "a
by Hon. George Adam of the British
war mission announced to-day that tick
cts will 90 on sale Saturday evening At
the Cummings & Lewis pharmacy. the
Tlden shoe sto=>. at the Marion cigar
store, and at Mcrlo Bros store. II has
been decided to charge 30 cents for the
tickets. Correspondence with Mr.. Adam
indicates that Barre is his first objective
on the occasion OF his arrival in Yer
mont, and before returning to Mont
real he will speak in St. Adams.
Members of the committee which IS
aiding the Odd Ladies' organization in
staging minstrel show this evening.
having failed to secure from the board of
aldermen the free use OF the opera house
for their entertainment, have found in
Mayor Glysson champion, and at last
accounts, through the mayors efforts,
the minstrel people had been assured
that they might use the theatre if it
were not too late to change their plans.
The objection offered by some of the
aldermen Tuesday night had to do with
the division of the receipts, as il was re-
ported that only half Of the revenue
was to divert to the Red Cross.
A very successful concert and box So
cial wa. held last evening at the Lawson
schoolhouse on the Planfield road. when
a large number of students and friends
gathered there. The concert and program
was arranged under the direction Of The
teacher. Miss Theresa Bianchi, and was
given TO help the students purchase a
victrola for the school. The evenings
program consisted of few brief re-
marks by Mr. Mitchell regarding the
great struggle across the waters and
about the duty Of every patriotic cit
zen. several rccitations by the students
and playlct by six Of the children,
while several selections on the victrola
were enjoyed by all those present. After
the concert. the boxes wsre auetiened OH,
they all being sold at good prices, which
will enable the students to purchase
the victrola.