The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-14
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as the guest of DR., and Mrs. j. w, Ste'
| art of West street
Bert Humphrey and T. Norton, vi
came to Barre TO attend a gathering
Red Men, returned yesterday to the
home in Lyndonville.
Rev. p. NJ. Mckenna of ST. Monica
rectory preached the sermon at Lent,
service in st, Mary's cathedral at Blu
lington last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Miles, who has
been visiting in Barre and Burlingto
for few days, have returned TO the
home in Melrose, Mass.
Attention, boy scouts All boys
troops ?, 4, and will attend the eyal
gelistic service at the Congregation
church on Friday evening. Wear yol
uniform.
The mission circle Of the UNIVERSAL.
church will meet with Mrs. Lizzie Robir
son tomorrow friday afternoon a
2;30 o'clock. Subject, "The New Tribe
Watchword, Patience.
Frank Lawless, who is enrolled as
student at the University of Vermont a
Burlington, is visiting for few days a
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Lawless OF South Barre.
News has been received here of tn
birth of son March IL to Mr.. and Mrs
John Stebbins of North Easton, Pa. TIL
child is a grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. Free
A. Slayton of South Main street.
| Are you going TO the opera house to
night and hear George Adam lecture OF
the war; If not, you are going to mis-
hearing an able speaker. Proceeds to 10
cal Red Cross Tickets, 50c. No re
served seats.
A special meeting of the Central Labor
union of Barre and vicinity will be held
in the polishers' hall, Nichols block, Fri.
day evening, March Is. at 1880 o'clock
Business of great Importance will come
before this meeting. Let every delegate
be in attendance. Alex Ironside, presi-
dnt; Angus Mcdonald, secretary.
Barre young men, who in their ques-
tionnaires referred to varying degrees of
familiarity with automobiles are in re-
ceipt of queries from Supt. c. H. White
OF the city schools. who with other heads
of school systems in Vermont, is coop
Grating with the county local board The
letter indicates that if enough young
men eligible in the draft are enrolled an
evening school will be established in
Barre for the purpose of teaching auto
driving and engine work.
As one Of several four minute speakers
who are appearing in local theatres Alex
ander Duncan of the North Barre Gran
lite Co. made spirited plea for patriot
ism at the Park theatre last evening.
Mr. Duncan said that the dominant col
ors of the allies are red, white and blue.
In the national colors of the Hun there
is noticeable patch of black. The
speaker, after urging his audience TO
support the government in every posi-
BILE way, concluded by asking them if
they wished to exchange red, white and
blue for a black streak in the flag. The
audience replied in unmistakabe tones.
Ralph Belvile of South Barre was sur
1rised last evening upon being invited to
he grange hall to find that large mum
)er of his friends had gathered there, the
occasion being in honor of his birthday
A large number from this
ity attended the party, several of them
,eing classmates of Mr.. Belville in the |
enior class of Spaulding high school. |
rhe evening was pleasantly spent in a
ocial manner, dancing and other forms |
# entertainment being INDUCED in by |
he merrymakers, while refreshments of |
AXE and coffee were served by several of I
he young ladies present In behalf of the
Ronald Morgan presented Mr..
lelville purse of money the latter re-
ponding in an appropriate manner.
Burning motors in one of the main Il
inc cars of the b, & NJ I. & F. Co. dis
Ipted service on the interurban and
Washington street lines yesterday after
Don. Shortly after leaving the CAPT
al. the car due to arrive in Barre at
40 was partially disabled by the burn
10 of two motors. The ear made the
ty square terminal on the remaining ;
lotors and then sent in its resignation.
While the operators waited for relief,
ne small car was taken from the Wash.
lgton street line and posted off to
Lontpelier to maintain the milne
,ryice Relief came at last from the
If barns, and for the remainder of the :
Nv relief car completed the schedule.
he motors will be replaced at once.
Now and then unsubstantiated reports
lat robin has been sighted in Barre
I've been heard, and people who forget :
lat crows sometimes weather a Yer
ont winter have told OF seeing the
ack pirates, but the srst genuine har
niger of spring is believed to be flock | 4
horned larks observed yesterday. The .
rds have been fiocking around small
cas- of wooded land in and near the
ty for several days, but one bird lover
d not get a clear view of the early ar 4
walls until yesterday. They are sup
'sed to be migrating to their summer
eeding grounds, and may be expected
arrive and depart in numbers within
e next fortnight. The horned lark is
mewhat larger than the common spar
W, and may be distinguished by its
own and buff coat, and the black cres-
nj at the throat.
One of four postulants who were 4
'thed in the habit of the Sisters of :
arcy at Mount ST. Marv's academy in
arlington Tuesday was Miss Kathleen (
les. a daughter of ID. NJ. Miles of
IRE. Rev. J. J. Rice. D. d., bishop Of 4
? Roman Catholic diocese of Burning .
!. performed the ceremony. and Of the
-eral clergymen present in the sanetu- .
r, two are former curates Of 81. Mon.
= church. Rev. Arthur {. Griffin Of
lllingford and Rev. A. Hugh NieKenpa
Pittsford 4 Burlington contempt.
v gives the following account Of the !
emony: The postulants. dressed in
dal robes. approached the altar and :
uested admission and the habit OF re-
on. and when Bishop Rice. in the 4
ne of the church, granted their petit
~. they withdrew 20 exchange their
tive garments for the somber robes 81