The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-07
TALK OF THE TOWN
&c Abbott's line Of warm coats.

Special values in dresses at Abbott's.
The Clover club win meet with Mrs. w.
d. Smith Friday afternoon.
Regular meeting of l. O. o. L., NJ. u,
in X. of G, hall at 7 o'clock Friday night.
J. 4. Francke of New York is passing
Miss Julia Bolaud of Hanover, N. H.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. +. Hamel of
Church street.
few days at Hotel Barre while here to
complete arrangements for the produe-
ton of Hearts Of the World" a well
known photoplay which was filmed over
seas,
Atty. Frank G. Archibald of Manches-
ter Center, who was elected attorney
general on the Republican ticket Tues
day, was visitor in the city yester-
day and to-day.
Newell Randall of Bradford, who was
locked up on an intoxication charge yes
terday, appeared before Magistrate HI.
w. Scott in municipal court this morn
ing and paid a fine of S. and costs for a
first offense.
Rummage sale, Methodist church, Nov.
90 Articles may be left at 20 Church
street or brought to the church building
on the day of the sale Members and
friends are asked to keep this in mind
and contribute without being solicited
personally.
Bernard Lee of Irasburg, well remem-
bered here as Goddard seminary ath-
lete, who afterward made a name for
himself as a semiprofessional baseball
player, was one of the Vermont boys adj
To he IS of ( q -
Devens few days ago. Corp, Lee has
been in the service only short time.
Knitters in Barre are not responding
well to the call for those who will make
the so sweaters in this months quota,
Already two days at the Red Cross
rooms have gone by with very few ask
ing for yarn and it is urgent that Others
come tomorrow or as soon as possible
for that purpose or 1t win be impossible
to get the sweaters completed by Dec 10,
when all should be returned to headquar.
ters that shipment may be made Dec Is.
| The Red Cross rooms t.ie open Monday,
Wednesday and Friday afternoons OF
each week.
The first church supper of the season
was held at the Uniyersalist yestry last
evening, when chicken pie and all the
good things that accompany that deli
cacy were served by the women and
young people OF the church Between
IT'S and 200 persons attended, enjoying
the supper and the music by the "Knick
erbocker" orchestra, which played
throughout the evening. The November
circle Of the ladies' unoin, Mrs. Agnes
Bradford, Mrs. Alex Bruce and Mrs. Car.
rie Brooks, was in charge of the supper,
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Bradley Sanborn
Of Irasburg, J. Loring Lucas OF Wyan-
dotte, Mich, A. w. Foote Of Middle.
bury, r, G. Archibald Of Manchester Cen
ter, W. B, Perkins, r. VI Balch, W. A.
Arbuthnot of Burlington, w. w. Conroy
Of Springfield, A. Il. Page Of Burlington,
W. B. Glynn Of Saxtons River, H. d.
Sparrow of Bellows Falls, Jay Douglas
of Plattsburg, n. Y, c. c. Leavens Of
Cambridge, Fl. +. Richie of Boston, j. j.
Bradley Of Manchester
Announcement is made of the wedding
Of Miss kathleen f. Gilfeather, for sew
eral years teacher in the graded schools
Of Barre, and Sergeant Howard r. Ryle
of Montpelier. The marriage took place
at Aver, Mass, Oct. 81 Sergeant Ryle,
who has been stationed at Camp Devens
for number of months expects to 60
overseas in the near future, Mrs, Ryle's
home is in West Rutland, where she at
tended the local high school and then
took teacher training course at Cas-
tleton. For the past three years she had
| been teacher in the ward 5 school Aft.
er her resignation early in the fall, the
school superintendent engaged Mrs. Alva
! Little Of Beckley street to fill the va
cancy. Mrs. Little assumed her new du-
ties this week.
Barre is without theatre prospects for
| the coming season. John r. Hobau, who
has been identified with the Barre opera
house fer number Of years, relin-
| pushed his connection with the house
when his lease expired last month, and
the city council thus far has taken no
steps to deal with a new lease Road
shows Of the type which used to please
large audiences in Barre in days agone
are very scarce, and comparatively few
companies are to tour the Vermont cir,
cult this year Last season the man
agemeut Of the theatre was handicapped
| by having to accept cancellations on sew
eral excellent attractions and as a mat
ter Of fact few shows were available
even at that time Until the house Is
leased, the aldermanie property com
mittee Is taking charge Of IL.
When a farmers milk team, in a mad
dash up South Main street, threatened
injury to pedestrians and damage to au-
tomobiles parked at the curbing this
morning, fremen at the central station
interviewed in time to prevent casual
| ties. The horses star.ad in Depot
square and headed due south Sweep
ing up the street they narrowly
missed collision with an auto in front OF
the Drown pharmacy and barely brushed
another car farther up the street, Then
veering, they headed straight for a hole
In the paving where street department
laborers were excavating for leaky
main. With one accord the worlmen
presented shoves and the show to force
! doubtless had the desired effect, for the
runaways changed their course again
and ran toward two fremen, who sue.
ceeded in bringing them to halt.
FOR ORANGE COUNTY.
Millward c. Taft Appointed License