The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

regular meeting Tuesday, April =, at
l7;l5
Remember the sale and concert, Con.
eregational vestry, Friday afternoon and
evening.
! Charles b. Tilden of Prospect street
was removed to the City hospital yes
terday for treatment.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald
of Merchant street, Easter morning, at
the City hospital, a daughter
Francis y. Bushman and Beverly
! Bayne in "Their Compact seven'reei
feature, at the Bijou omorrow.-adv
Baby carriages and sulkies. Good Sc
! lection. Ladies Easter suits and coats
for stout and slim Sadlier's, Keith
avenue.
The officers of Bright Star Rebekah
lodge, No Is, are requested TO meet
Tuesday evening, April =, at l:lo o'clock
for practice.
AT Goddard seminary this evening at
$ o'clock, recital will be given by stu
dents Of the music department Public
cordially invited.
Be sure TO hear the concert at the
Congregational church Friday evening
A fine program OF patriotic music mas
been arranged adv.
Claude Shufelt and sons of Newport
arrived in the city to-day, having been
called here by the death OF Stephen Shu-
felt of South Main street.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. B. b. Jackson have sold
their farm on the Montpelier road to
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. House OF Berlin
/ Consideration not given, Mr.. and Mrs
House will make their home there.
RAYMOND Pike of Plainheld, who was
= 4 IL, ~ ..rif h a ~ ayIfn he
road in Brookfed last summer, was
brought TO the City hospital to-day to
have the foot injured Mt that time am
putated,
cial of the Philathea class of the Con
prerationa church has been postponed
from tomorrow night until next week.
4 Announcement will be made later as TO
time and place.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fran
els r. MacLeav of Boston recently Mr.
Macl.eay is at present employed as as.
sistant civil engineer on hydro electrical
deyelopment BY the firm of J. j. ions
berg, Co of Boston.
Inspector J. f. Benedict received word
from Washington Sunday TO keep his OF.
flee in Montpelier open this evening untii
l3 o'clock to accommodate income tax
and excess profits payers. HIS Office Is
in the federal building.
4 piano recital will be given IN the
parlor of the Congregational church on
Wednesday evening, April J, al O'Clock
BY Freda H. Ladd, assisted by Madeline
/ Mcdonald. reader and Katherine Young,
soprano A general invitation is extend
ed.
The mems club Of the First Presbyte-
rian church will assemble tomorrow
evening for one of its monthly series q
meetings The pastor of the church VIII
give an Illustrated lecture on the passion
pIay. which he witnessed in Oberam-
mergau.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre through the week end were A. J.
Marshall of Auburn, Me- David Boynton
of Schoharie, n. y, G. F. Boyce OF
Cherry Valley. y. Y. j. +. Wells OF Salt
Lake CITY. !. r. Mclaughlin of Rich
mond and c. c. Oakley of New York.
William w. Mosher, a Rochester
woodsman. who was locked up at police
Headquarters Saturday night, was ar
raiened on an intoXication charge In mu-
nicipal court this morning. Magistrate
n ". Scott imposed a first otfense fine,
which the respondent arranged to pay
On Tuesday afternoon at 2;45 in How
land hall will be held the regular bust
ness meeting Of the Barre Woman's club.
Mrs. Oliver {. Ashton of Rutland will be
present and speak upon the work OF es-
tablishing furlough houses IN France foF
our soldiers. Many OF the womens CLUBS
in the country are planning to assist ~
the work and il is earnestly hoped that
a large number of the club women OF
Barre will be present at the meeting To
hear Mrs. Ashton.
One of thu symptoms Of spring fever IS
grass fires, and in the interest OF pubic
safety people are asked to repress the
seasonal temptation to kiudle the dry
Grass left over from uncut hay crops OF
1917. Both the fire and police depart
ments to-day issued this warning against
Grass fires, and If it is needed good
deal of trouble may be ayerted- The
warning also applies to persons who
build bonfires of any kind, as there is
always a possibility that the blaze may
communicate to a dry field OF grass, a
vacant lot or a lawn.
The membership contest of the Netop
class OF the NJ. L. Sunday school closed
Yesterday with the reds in the lead.
This contest. which has been running
through February and March, started
with ~ members in the class and the
aim was to win it to 30. but the class
. went "oyer the top making member
shin of SIS. Mrs b. 6. Lipsky was chair
man of the contest and the captains OF
the two sides were Miss Faustina Maker
for the reds and Mrs. Nellie oliver Tor
THE blues. The blues gained 10 new
members and the reds ID, therefore the
reds trimmed" the blues and they have
TO entertain the reds.
One OF the finest Faster concerts ever
put ON by the Hedding Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday school, assisted by the
Hedding chorus choir, was given last
night at the church to an audience that
nearly filled the auditorium and Epworth
lea cue room TO their capacity. The dec
grafton scheme was fine, the walls back
Of the pulpit being draped with white
cheese cloth. trimmed at the top with
evergreen and the surface of draping
having an occasional sprig of evergreen
or cut flower caught carelessly here
and there. The front of the large plat
form was decorated with evergreen aud
lilies and the choir railing was draped
with muslin and decorated with hya-
cipths and Easter lilies. The missionary
offering was the largest ever made at
any OF their Easter concerts. amounting
10 s34 40. MANY members Of the school
taking this opportunity 10 contribute
their birthday money in the Easter oner-