The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-22
TALK OFTHF TOWN
See Ahhott,s line Of wash goods.


Sixty. cent Swiss milk chocolates 40
n. Saturday at Cummings & Lewis
Misses Elizabeth Carson and Rutl
Parker were visitors in Burlington TO
day.
John Il. Kelly Of Liberty street wen
to Burlington this morning on business
trip,
Mrs. r.. J. Soren Of Coaticook, p. O., i,
visiting her sister Mrs. d. X. Gregory OF
I 81 East street.
Michael Grape left last evening fol
Burlington, where he is passing the week
end with relatives.
Mr., and Mrs. James T.. Kenefick OF
| Richardson street went to Burlington
this morning for visit.
Born, this morning at the City hos
pital, a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II. Wishart of Perry street.
William Beattie, who is attending the
L. S. radio school in Cambridge, Mass,
arrived in the city this morning to pass
a brief furlough with friends.
The Red Cross will receive half the
proceeds from the !. o. o. l.. minstrel
show and dance to be given in Clan Cor
don hall, Friday, March l.--adv.
At the request of the grand knight,
John j. Hartigan, the members of Barre
council, X. of C., win meet in the council
club rooms this evening at 7:l5 O'Clock.
Mrs G. f. Miner Of Hallowell, Me-,
former resident of Barre is passing sew.
eral days in the city, having been called
here to attend the funeral of William
Fradd.
Private Newton Davis, who is sta
toned at Camp Devens, arrived last
night from Aver, Mass, having been
called here by the death of his father,
Charles Il. Davis of Richardson road,
Miss Mary Murphy, recent graduate
of the training school for nurses at the
City hospital, left to-day for Middle.
town, Conn, where she is to care for her
brother, Thomas j. Murphy, formerly of
Graniteville, who is seriously i'll with
pleuro-pneumonia.
The young peoples Bible class of the
First Presbyterian church will leave for
the highlands at dusk this evening on
their annual snowshoe hike and winter
outing. Trow hill will be the objective
and upon their arrival at the farm of
Alfred Parkhurst luncheon will be served. |
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: +. w. Gibbs of |
Grand Rapids, Mich, Mrs. A f. Covell
Of Mortified, j. o. Sheldon OF Woods
Vile, n. H., Charles T. Grant of Provi-
ience, r. l., T.. j. Irving of Lawrence,
Mass, and c. A. Waterman of Boston.
Among the larger cities contributing
% this mornings police court roll We're
Boston, Portland and Burlington, the lat
.er being represented by William Me-
Senna, who failed to negotiate funds for
/ third intoXication offense and went to
all. From Portland came Joseph Dono
AN, listed as an habtual, whose trans.
,ression means 65 days of servitude for
i'm in the county Jail, The Boston man,
frank McNames, acknowledged a second
'ffense when arraigned before Magistrate
/. w. Scott He, too, elected the Jail
alternative.
Young people of the Friendly Bible
lass of the North Barre Methodist mis-
ion made of their monthly meeting at
he deaconess' home Wednesday evening
farewell party in honor of Misses Adele
nd lsobel Mont who are leaving the
ity in the near future TO take up their
esidence in Wisconsin. Louis Frattini,
resident OF the class, was master of
and during the social hour !
hat followed the regular business meet
NJ number of the young people re- :,
pended to the call for solos, readings
nd instrumental numbers. Refreshments
'ere served before the meeting ad
burned.
Friends OF Miss Kathleen Lebanon,
ecent graduate OF Goddard seminary,
no was prominent in Barre musical
relies while she was student on the .
llltop, will be interested in the follow \
~ item from a Waterbury exchange:
Miss Kathleen LeBaron, who has been 1
,udying at the New England Conserva h
Try of Music in Boston during the past i
yo years, has recently signed up with
iautauqua circuit for l5 weeks during
lie coming summer. Miss Lebanon has !.
ade rapid progress with the splendid
usical training which she has had and
as developed unusual musical talent. =
he is to be congratulated upon the J
,lendid opportunity which she has tax y
advantage of, and her many friends
i'll wish her continued success during :
lie summer"
Regulars of both the Barre and Mont, !,
'lier police departments combined their !
rees last night to restrain the hilarity i
students and other supporters of the
gh school team, which defeated Mont n
ier high at basketball. Three cars :,
ere required to transport the Barre fans 7.
ek home after the game, and so much -
prevailed that the car opera :, -
rs were constrained to halt the caval- :,
de as it neared the car barns. Three ~
licemen from Montpelier were called y
d the drive on window glass and in q
bulbs, which started as the y
RS left the capital, partially ceased. ~
mewhere north of North Barre two as
gulars from the Barre force, who had -
en- advised of the celebration on the
i'd, were waiting to get aboard, and the /
p into this city was made under :
'onger guard.
A decided slump of the mercury did I
: many granite sheds in the Barre belt !
lat Washington's birthday did for
res, banks and business offices !
I'm down to-day. While the holiday in
, mercantile section was foreordained,
: weather was wholly TO blame for the
'pension in the granite industry. The
rcury tumbled to minus 20 and "a
WI here on the fats, or, as the cura-
of temperature records at the corner Z
Depot square and North Main street j
vely confessed, ito place plenty I
p enough Yesterday was one of the
lghest OF the winter, and quarry 4
ner who has weathered some of the
Ids which frequently sweep over Mill
ne hill opined that the blast was so
letrating as to drive to shelter all but
Sc of his employees who were employed 1