The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

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itor in Burlington to-day.
L. II. Ball has returned to his home II
Randolph, after passing a few days u
the city,
Nincitia club will observe ladies' night
this evening with n short entertainment
dancing and refreshments.
Archie Adams of South Main, street
has returned home, after spending sew
eral weeks in New Haven, Conn.
Born, Sunday, March 8, son, weighing
eight and one-half pounds, to Mr. ard
Mrs. Fred Hebert of 81 Elmwood avenue
Miss Mary Given, teacher in the
schools of Moretown, is passing vaca
tion at her home ON Richardson street.
j. II. Holt of this city has been spend
! ing few days ut his home before return.
ing TO Springfield, where he is employed.
The ladies of Clan Gordon will hold a
regular meeting Tuesday, March 10, at
t7:l5. Initiation and business of impor-
| lance.
A rehearsal for the Easter concert at
! the Methodist church will be held on
| Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, Moth
ers are asked to help the committee by
sending the children.
A number of Barre people are planning
to charter a barge for South Barre to-
morrow evening, when the grange of that
village is to give a dance for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross.
The advance sale of seats for "Polly.
anna go on sale tonight at at the Red
Cross Pharmacy. This four.act comedy
has cast the equal Of which is seldom
seen outside the large cities.--adv.
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dance at South Barre grange hall on
Wednesday. March 20. CAROLS orches-
ira. Bill, Zoe; single ladies, 25c. Lunch,
25c each Everybody come. Cutler Bros
barge will leave city hall at 1880.
Harry d. Holt of this city returned
Saturday night from Springfield, where
he has been employed for the past three
months Mr.. Holt expects TO leave the
latter part of this week for Kelley Field
Texas, where he will enter the aviation
section OF the T. $, army.
Supt C. H. White was in Montpelier
this afternoon to attend a conference on
extension work and agricultural educa
ton participated in by district and city
superintendent. high school principals,
agricultural teachers and others. The
conference was held at the Office of the
county agent.
Deferred plans for unfurling a service !
flag in the Masonic lodge room are to
be carried out Friday evening, ii is ex.
pected. A siken banner with stars !
enough for every Mason who has en-
listed has been purchased, and in con-
nection with the dedication exercises a
local speaker will deliver an address.
Tim Casey OF Montpelier, whose slap
stick comedy has lightened the tedium |
Of station duty for Barre policemen in
the past, appeared before Magistrate II. 4
w Scott in city court this morning and
an intoXication offense
early Yesterday The Judge
imposed fine Of SIS and costs for a
subsequent ofense, and the respondent
hopes to pay.
Mrs. S. E. Laviolette, who is spending
few days in New York and Boston,
,uving spring goods will reopen her mil.
merry parlor March % with full line
# new hats for Easter VIII be glad to
Welcome all her old friends and custom
rs, who have stogd so well by her in the
ast. and wishes to thank them for their
atronage, which she hopes they will con
Il
pring season-ady. {,
Before an audience Of teachers and !
tudents in the assembly hall at Spauld
ne school last evening Miss Dudley of [
he faculty gave a number of interest '
lg readings from the poems Of Alfred {
'oyes. Miss Dudley's contributions were 4
he second of series Of Monday even (
1g readings which are open to the pub !
c as well as to the teachers and stu
ents in the city schools. j
The current number Of the Vermont
ssue, monthly publication devoted to :
he interests OF the state anti-saloon :
'ague, contains letter from Rev. j. b.
carbon, pastor of the Universalst
lurch, in which the local clergyman |
ligns himself with the forces working h
)r national prohibition. The letter rep. a
,sents Rev. AIr Reardon as saving that II
e doubted the efficacy Of prohibition as t
ing as the government was a partner G
| the liquor traffic, although with the II
respect of national prohibition by con- h
itutional amendment in sight, he de- e
ares himself in favor of the program g
Funeral services for Mrs. Mercy A. q
mother of Mrs. Riley Burgess, d
hose death at the latter's home on the
-ontpelier road Sunday afternoon fol e,
wed a long illness, were held at the .,
)use Monday afternoon at 230 o'clock, ri
ev. W. j. NJ, Beattie, rector of the q
hurch of the Good Shepherd, ofiicia ting al
his morning at 1880 o'clock the body Ii
as taken over the Central Vermont Q,
ilroad to Searsmont, Me, where inter pI
emit is to be made in the village GEM IN
cry, beside the remains of Mr. Ben II
TT, who died last November The body G
as accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Riley ci
Irgess and Chester Bennett. IL
A large and intelligent company, to az
rrow a couple of cannery adjeetives u
metimes used to describe concert au- Ell
ences, played the musical extravagan- q
Follow Me" at the opera house last pa
ening. Anna Held's company gave |:
eritorious performance, although to
ina Held's daughter all the credit does 4
: accrue. A rather spectacular stage :
gestiture for all three scenes was com !
ned with average singing and snappy I
llogue. and the very friendly reception
Itch the players received at the hands
an audience of unusual proportions
IS well deserved. Miss Held was well
pported, and in some of the more stir
x musical numbers there was spirit,
not tone. Two eccentric dancers, I
iyou and Ward, were almost superhu.
In in their acrobatic feats. Lewis I
ymour, a. the poet t-large, added to
,ir comedy, and was supremely funny