The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-11
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H See those new suits at Abbott's.
H See Abbott's line of ready.made mil
lnery
A son was born Saturday, March 0. d
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcleod Of Orange
street.
Cane Wilbur in Blood Of His Fathers,
an Art drama, and a comedy, almost a
Scandal" at the Bijou to-day. adv.
Mrs. Neil Godfrey has returned TO her
home in Hartford, Conn, after spending
several days with relatives in Barre and
Montpelier.
Robert Russell, a student at Goddard
seminary, has been passing several days
IN Nergennes, where he was called by the
illness of his mother, Mrs. Claude Rus.
sell.
AT the Barre opera house Thursday
evening, March IA, George Adam will tell
you OF his visit TO the trenches with
Harry Lauder last summer. Tickets, soc,
for benefit local Red Cross.
At Spaulding high school this even.
ing series OF Monday evening readings
| will be inaugurated with selections from
Kil<ng by Miss Beveridge of the high
school faculty The public is invited to
attend the readings.
There will be a meeting of the Wash
ington County Market Growers associa.
ton in the city court room, Barre, March
IL, at 1880 p. m. All market gardeners,
greenhouse men and small fruit growers
are invited to attend. j. T. Mitchell,
president.
Barre Red Men are getting ready to
dedicate service flag in honor Of several
OF their members who have joined the
colors. Recently quantity OF tobacco
was shipped to camps and cantonments |
where members of Iroquois tribte are
assigned to duty.
The Barre Memorial Co., which was
established In Barre a few months ago
by two young men from GAINESVILLE, O., |
Tor the purpose of representing monu-
ment buyers, has moved its office head
quarters from the Wood block into a
suite of rooms in the Aldrich building.
Among the neophytes at the society
limitations at Wellesley college Satur-
day evening was Miss Ruth Robinson of
this city, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. G. Robinson of Academy street, who
was admitted to "Agora" Miss Robinson
is graduate of Spaulding high school
and a senior at Wellesley.
..Pollyanna," from the world famous
book by Eleanor Fl. Porter, with a com
plete production and cast that is sell
dom seen on one night stands comes to
the opera house Friday night, March %
The cast includes Patricia Ceilings, Os-
wald Yorke, Beatrice Morgan, Joseph
Jefferson, Maud Hosford, Helen Wealth
ersby, Matte Ferguson, Stephen Davis,
Selma Hall, Glenn Hunter and Harry ,
Barefoot. This attraction is put out by
klaw g. Erlanger and is guaranteed TO
be firstclass company and production.
adv.
Friends of Rev. f. F. Newell, former {
pastor of the Methodist churches in J
Barre and Waterbury, will regret to Q
earn the information contained in the !
ollowing paragraph from THE Church \
nan Aield" in Saturdays Boston Tran Il
cript; REV. +. f. Newell, pastor of the ?
Wesley Methodist church in Amherst, n
lass, has resigned, owing to ill health. b
ie will 60 to Centerville, Cape Cod, with e
is family, to rest and recuperate" Rev. e
Dr. Newell came to Barre to preach in r
he Methodist church, after serving in
Waterbury. He left here at the close of I
he conference year around two years n
go. u
An enjoyable pre-nuptial shower was u
endered Miss Mildred Peer Friday even Il
ig at the home of Miss Gertrude Dale, m
he occasion being in honor of the for. d.
ler's approaching marriage to Arthur A.
lanson. A previously arranged program is
as entertainingly carried out, among
her diversions being mock marriage cere. re
'ony, which caused good deal of mer- nj
ment. The bride be was showered II
it'll numerous packages containing use a
ii gifts, and afterward Miss Dale, pt
,eaking in behalf of % friends assem-
ed in her home, presented Miss Peer IL
inner set. Refreshments of coffee, as F.
'rted sandwiches, cake and chocolates tie
ere served, and before departing the is
tests united in felieitating the prospec- he
We bride. er