The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
TALK OFTHETOWN


children's leather tops, overshoes, a
Stea's.
The Alturians will meet with Mrs. U
A. Grearson, 30 Nelson street, Frida,
afternoon at the usual hour
Howard Il. Larock returned this morn
ing to his home in Burlington after pass
! ing few days in the city ON business.
| A regular meeting of the c. l.. U. will
be held on Friday evening, Jan. %, II
7 80 in carpenters hall, Worthen block
Miss Olive Merrill returned yesterday
to her home in Bethel, after spending
the past few days visiting with friends
In the city.
X. of c. War Fund dance, Bailey hall,
Montpelier, Wednesday, Jan. 30; 81 Il
couple. Come and have good time and
do your bit.--adv.
Mrs. Frank Cayia returned last night
from Warren, where she attended the
funeral of her mother, Mrs. Nancy Carle-
ton, Sunday. Mrs. Carleton leaves a
daughter, son, 10 grandchildren and one
great -grandchild.
Congressman Porter II. Dale of the I'd
district is to be the speaker at smoker
in the rooms of the Vincitia club Thurs.
day evening. His remarks will have
bearing on his observations while tour.
ing along the western front in the late
autumn of 1917.
Frederick c. Fleetwood who was in
the city last evening to speak in be-
half of the X. of c, war fund, was reg
istered at Hotel Barre over night and
left this morning for Morrisville, where
the office of the secretary of state is tenn
porarily located.
Family History. The Genealogical Col.
umns of the Boston Transcript on Mon
days and Wednesdays make it one of the
most valuable sources of this kind pub
lished. Seven columns to a page, often
the entire reading matter of the page
devoted to this enhancing subject
Rev Arthur c. Griffin, former curate
of St Monca's church, who has been re-
newing acquaintance with Barre friends
while here TO speak in behalf of the X.
of C. war fund, left this morning for
Middlebury, where he is to speak this
evening, returning later to his home in
Wallingford.
John NJ. Eastman Of Spaulding street
and Raymond Eastman of Eastern ave
nue. returned from Boston this morning,
where they passed their examination at
the Charestown navy yard, after attend |
ing the Rindge radio school at Cam
bridge, Mass. After short vacation. |
they will go to Newport, r. T.
The committee in charge of prepare |
tons for the annual banquet and dance |
Of the North Barre Red Sox club, has |
plans for the affair, which is 10
be held in Rowland hall Friday evening.
The banquet will be of simple nature |
and after a brief program Of post pran
Hal exercises, there will be dancing
Gage 4 Gage, chiropractors, regular of
ice hours from now on are every day
rom 1890 to IL a. m. On Monday,
and Friday evenings from 6
o 8 p. M. Montpelier, Tuesday, Thurs
lay and Saturday from to 4 p. m:
Free clinics will be held Monday and
friday from ! to 2 p. m. from now on,
instead of Tuesday and Saturday adv.
Up to this morning the Hospital Aid
ssociation had received $3.50 as the
from the bridge and 500 party
which it gave last week. Coming NJ
he stormiest day of the winter, many
women who had planned TO be present
we're uIldUEt Iu alithhs bul III
f instances the money found its wsyl
ater to the treasury of the association.
A company of 20 young people, includ
~ several nurses from the City hos
ital, enjoyed barge ride to Plainfield
lst evening. Mrs. Nellie Bianchi of the
ospital was in charge of the party,
hitch made the trip in conveyance :
rom the Johnston 4 Gamble livery. !,
pom reaching Plainfeld, the scene shift
i to the Bancroft inn where substan
al chicken pie supper was served. Aft
rward there was dancing and several
ersons contributed to an impromptu :
lusical program. The party returned to
ARE soon after midnight.
The anniversary of Robert Burns this y
eek is to be observed by the Barre
urns club in accordance with its long
Established custom, although the cele- 2
ration will be of simpler nature and !.
,me of the more striking features of :
,st anniversaries will be missing. The 7
LIBERATION is TO be held in the Worthcn J,
ock hall Friday evening, and dinner =
'epared in conformance with recommen :
ltions of the food administrators will =
followed by the usual program. Dane !,
o will bring the affair to a close. ',
Barre is to be without basketball RI
me this week, as both the Spaulding m
Oh school quintets are to play on for d.
gn territory. Friday forenoon the first ell
am will go to st. Adams, where they d,
IN play the St. Adams high school ii
am for the third game of the state p,
terscholastic league schedule, while " al
e same day the girls team. which has b,
EN- rounding into trim during the past ci
70 weeks, under the direction of Miss =
"a Smith of the high school faculty,
II go to Bethel to play the girls team i1
Whitcomb high school Friday evening.
for the X. of C. war ,
mp fund campaign was established in
e waiting room of the b. 4 Nj. i. < j. al
}. to-day, and for several days TO come
income will be at the desk most of the
ne to receive returns. With the re-
mption of operations in the granite in
stry and business elsewhere striking -
old stride. the canvass assumed live
r proportions this forenoon, and by
morrow il is expected that some en-
lraging returns will have been made.
omotors of the campaign felt to-day
At last nights successful rally gave
= canvass the desired impetus and that Ir
Dntsneous. There is no real limit to In
, time when final returns may be filed
tn the state committee in Burling-
J. though it is hoped that Barre's
ota may be realized before Jan. 30.