The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-17
TALK or THE TOWN

| attend Shea's big shoe sale.-adN'
New line of violin and banjo strings
just in at Bailey's Music Rooms.
Dance, Socialist hall, Granite street,
Saturday night. Landi's orchestra. -sadv
Neil w. Hooker and DIR. Howard Cut,
Ter are spending few days at Greens.
boro pond fishing.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing. Gents soc, ladies free. Gilbertson's
orchestra adv.
Special sheet music sale going on all
this week. Five cents copy or Acc
dozen. At Bailey's.-adv.
Sheridan council of the Knights OF CO.
lumbus, No. 42l has extended an invita-
ton to all the Barre members of this
fraternity to attend the exemplifcation of
the major degree at st, Johnsbury next
Wednesday evening at 1880.
/ James NJ. Sweeney and wife of Woods
vile, n H., came to Barre yesterday for
the purpose of spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs John E. Hoban of % Lib
erty street Mr. Sweeney until quite re-
Gently was stationed at an evacuation
hospital with unit No. 9 and for IL
months was in France or Germany, serv-
ing under the Stars and Stripes. From
December, last, until April of this year
he was detained in Germany by duty
and only short time ago arrived in
New York with his unit.
Robert Turner, known throughout the
entire Barre, Montpelier and Mortified
granite industry as the most capable
rope splicer and repairman in this dis
trict, has decided to devote his entire
time to shoe repairing and the former
occupation. This morning, with the aid
OF another carpenter, he was busily en-
gagged in erecting small shop on the
vacant lot across the road from Murphy
& Weafer's bowling alley and pooroom.
He expects to complete the work of
building by the latter part Of next week
and soon after will be ready to receive
orders and work in his business. For %
years he was employed at the Jones
brothers. plant and has followed both
lines of work continually since then. He
will continue to make his usual trips TO
the two neighboring towns for the pur-
pose of repairing manila ropes or sings
used in the handling of granite.
The eanvassers for the Methodist Cen
tenary fund from the Hedding Methodist
church met last evening for supper in the
vestry and completed the details for the
canvass. On Sunday afternoon directly
after dinner they will start out and see
every member of the church and congre
CATION as soon thereafter as can be done.
It is expected that the canvass will be
concluded before the middle of next
week On Sunday evening there viii be
special service at o'clock, with reports
from the teams as to the results of the
canvass in the afternoon. Those selected
to make the canvass seem full of opti-
mism and expect they will shortly
be able TO announce that the quota of
the church, S3,26l per year, has been
raised.
Probably the first picture in Barre
showing the entire group of Pershing's
band is on display at Rockers Furniture
store Among the number is a former
Barre musician, Kenneth Gale, who at
present is visiting friends in this city,
An informal dance given by. the fresh
men of Spaulding high school was large
| ~ attended last evening by many stu-
dents and alumni. Reardon's orchestra
furnished the dancing strains, among
which were familiar strains for a Port
land fancy. The usual school regulations
concerning such affairs restricted the
evenings pastime to three hours and
dancing was discontinued at II o'clock,
after very enjoyable time.