The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-03
TALK or THE TOWN

was among the successful deer hunters
of Barre.
John Frontini Of Foss street is visit
ing for few days with friends in
Waterbury.
See the tempting menu elsewhere for
supper at Presbyterian church Thurs
day night, adv
Stanley Shores has returned to st.
Johnsbury after visiting his father, H.
W. Shores of Barre, for the past few
days.
Ray Flint of Perry's garage shot a
250-pound, l0-point buck on the first
day of the season, shooting the deer in
Williamstown
Eastern Star dance, Friday evening.
Dee 5. Masons also invited. Tickets,
soc, at Tilden's Shoe Store or city
clerks Office. adv.
w. Z. Hubbard of Brookfield visited
in Barre to-day on his way to northern
New York, where he has few days
business visit to make.
Edward Davidson arrived last even
! ing from Detroit, Mich, where he has
been employed for the past two years
He will make short visit with friends
| and relatives in Barre.
There viii be rehearsal of the pu-
! pills of the Congregational Sunday
school for the Christmas concert to.
morrow Thursday afternoon at
o'clock in the church vestry.
| Harold Rodgers of East Montpelier
was among the successful hunters, hav-
ing shot a l35-pound doe in Lanesboro.
Dewey Stone also shot doe weighing
100 pounds. He shot it in Groton.
Miss Leone Whitcomb, youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Whit
| comb OF East Barre, who was operated
on at the Barre City hospital Monday
for appendicitis, is getting along nice.
ly.
Maccabees, attentions The regular
meeting of Harmon review. No. /, will
be held Wednesday evening at 730
o'clock. Election OF officers Miss Rose
Miller, deputy supreme commander,
will be present at this meeting.
Circumstances have prevented Miss
Rose Miller being present at the Mae
| cabees meeting tonight, Is was ex
pected, but she will arrive later in the
week and a special meeting OF the order
will be held Friday evening, ut which
time she will be present.
On Friday evening, Dec. II, SPLEEN
did concert will be presented bv the
Barre bagpipe and drum band Full
particulars later. Here Is an oppertu-
nifty to assist this worthy organization
in procuring full highland costumes for
those of their members not yet so
equipped.
The van for the motorcycle of the
Barre postoflicc arrived yesterday and
the machine was first put into use this
morning, delivering pSrccls. No one at
the postoffice has as get been designat.
ed as a regular driver. During the time
the machine is to be tried out, driver
i from Washington is being employed
Under the difficulty Of playing before
very small house, the Urban Stock
company last night presented the strik
Ing three-act play entitled, Pals
First The two former Barre men,
Leroy Kenneth and Charles Mills, in
the play had little heavier parts than
/ the night before. As on Monday even
| ing the playing Of the yiolinist and
! Frank Urban's vaudeville act spiced the
! production Of the evening.
! After shooting up and down the tube
for several weeks and not getting with
| in hailing distance of the zero mark
the mercury reached that point this
morning during the coldest wave of the
winter thus far, the blast coming out
of the west on nearly schedule time
/ People who had been tempted and lured
I by the stray caterpillar signs, etc, were
caught uuawares this morning and
made haste TO change their plans about
unprcparedness. The cold spell came
on the heels of only slight snowfall,
so there was no chance to use sleighs
and other runnered vehicles.
The branch packing plant Of the
Wells, Richardson company of Burling-
ton, opened this week on Pearl street.
| is meeting with greater success than
was at first anticipated According to
the report of the manager, 50 women
are now engaged in putting the famed
| Diamond dye into package form and
many of the women are becoming quite
proficient in the work Applications
arc still being received for employment
I in this work as well as for employment
at the new plant OF the Peerless knit
/ ting mill. w, A. Drew secretary of the
\ Board Of Trade is almost daily in re-
! ccipt of applications for work in the
! latter place and these will be placed on
file until such time as the mill is ready
for occupancy Unfounded reports in
circulation in surrounding towns may
convey the idea that all positions at
the mill are taken. This is not SO, ac-
cording to Mr. Drew
Charles SANDY" Chapman, the re.
nowned X. of G. secretary, whose repu-
tation as comedian and orator was
increased inestimably by his work with
! the boys in the trenches. has agreed to
relate some of his experiences TO Barre
people at the Barre opera house Mon.
day evening, Dec. 8. As he travels and
/ speaks at the expense of the supreme
council of the order, there is to be no
! admission fee, thereby enabling every
one who wishes to hear a very fluent
and entertaining speaker tell of the
work of the Knights of Columbus from
the beginning of the war TO the present
! time. As before mentioned, SANDY
is popular comedian and singer. To
| make his appearance more noteworthy,
as well as to insure him an audience
that will appreciate his mission and
efforts, a select musical program 81 To-
cal talent has been arranged BY the
Barre councilmen. The talent is of the
best in the city and the numbers will
be made known tomorrow or Friday.
This, together with his customary pro
gram, will beyond doubt please and