The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

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There viii be no rehearsal of the Bap-
fist church choir this week.
Don't forget the place Presbyterian
church, for Burns concert.-adv
Frank Wilson of Manchester, N. H.,
is in the city renewing old acquaintance
Mr., and Mrs. Wilbur Bartlett Of Plain
field visited friends in this city yester-
day.
Miss Alice Belanger of Merchant street
Is visiting relatives and friends in Bos-
ton.
Walter Swan of South Barre has been
visiting friends in Rutland for the past
two days.
j. Ward Carver returned to-day from
Rutland, where he was engaged on the
0'Brien case.
Alex Read Of Ayers street left on the
noon train for New London, Conn, to
accept employment in that city.
Wilfred Boulger of Rochester, n Y,
was in this city on business to-day and
expects to remain here for few days
to come.
District meeting of Knights Of Pythias
at Montpelier tonight. Automobiles will
leave from Aldrich building at o'clock.
A large delegation is requested
Remember the Italian Gaiety club
dance Jan. 81 at X. of G. hall. Landi-
! Forsell orchestra. Wear your old clothes
or you viii not be admitted.-adv.
Miss Myrtle Lawson of North Main
street has returned to her home after an
absence of about two weeks, during
which time she has been visiting relatives
in Nashua, n. H,
Miss Mildred Convey of Washington
street has been confined to her home since
last Sunday with heavy cold She is
progressing very nicely now and expects
to be out again very shortly.
Gordon Reardon, Frank Wells and
Wendall Smith accompanied the Spauld-
ing basketball team, which left this
morning for st. Adams, where it meets
the st. Adams high school team this
evening.
A message was received in Barre to-
day of the arrival at New York yester.
day on the Manchmia OF Lieut.. George
s. DeMerrel, in charge Of $50 men Of
the LIST Casual company of the ordnance
battalion. The men were taken to Camp
Merritt and Lieut. DeMerrell expects his
discharge in week or 10 days.
The Knights of Pythias ladies' night
last evening was enjoyed by about one
hundred people, being held at the lodge
rooms Of the society in the Blanchard
block Dancing and games were enjoyed,
and light refreshments were served Rear
dou's orchestra furnished the music, and
before the dancing was over the mem
bers of the society had decided TO have
several other affairs of similar nature
through the remainder of the winter. The
committee in charge was composed of +.
A. Skillings, A. W. Taft and P D, Leav-
lit, and Coda Douglass was floor man
ager.
On Tuesday evening, Jan. 81, Cobble
Hill grange held its regular meeting
with large attendance Of members and
one visitor. A very interesting and en-
! ioyable program was given, as follows:
Song, grange; discussion, How Can the
Farm Labor Question be SolyedY' led
BY f. X. Hutchinson; piano solo, Mrs.
st. John; reading, Mary Camire; current
events, Tracy Carpenter; vocal solo, Ida
Dickey; address, Harold Bancroft. The
contest Is on IN full force. The eolors are
blue and gold. Come and get in line
with your captain. Eight applications
for membership were received. The next
meeting will be held Feb. 4. Be sure you
are each one in the sunshine march.
A company of 400 people went to the
Congregational church vestry last even
ing to see what the men could do in the
line of preparing chicken-pie supper,
and, safe to say, they went away con-
WINGED and satisfied, for the men proved
themselves to be excellent cooks and
walters. 1t was one of the most largely
attended suppers ever given at the
church, the tables filling thesvestry and
extending out into the parlor, and the
table being set up twice and once again
| for the cooks and walters. The menu
consisted of chicken pie, riced potato,
| Parker House rolls, cranberry sauce, sal
adj cake, tea or coffee. One hundred and
fifty pounds Of chicken were used in the
pies and many, many gallons of gravy
accompanied the pies onto the tables.
All the work was done by the men, but
| it was noticed that few women were
cleaning the dishes after the supper.
Reardon's orchestra played during the
supper and added much to the spirit Of
the occasion. The proceeds are to be APP
! yIfod ON fhn church dpht