The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-25
TALK OF THE TOWN


Frank Sumner Of Waits River was
business visitor in the city to-day.
If you want good dinner, go to Hotel
Barre tomorrow. j. V. Rowen, Mgr.
Strawberry and maple walnut ice
cream to-day at Barre Candy Kitchen:
Public dance in Rowland hall tonight.
Admission, gents SOC, ladies free.-ady.
Paul Fourier of Pomfret has been
visiting friends in this city for the past
week
Public dance, Clan Gordon hall, Satur-
| day night Landi-Forsell orchestra.
Same price, same crowd.ady.
Ralph Simpson of Tewksbury, Mass,
has been passing a few days in this city,
and will return to his home tonight.
! A. M. Stafford went TO Burlington to-
day to spend the week end with his son
and Mrs. Stafford, who is visiting there.
| Kenneth Loring of the north end has
returned to his home, after spending the
| past two weeks with friends in ST.
Johnsbury.
Call and get prices on Andes ranges
and heaters. Good lir of second-h hand
ranges and heaters, stoyepipe and elbows
4. A. Prindle,
Arthur j. Dorey, drums, traps and
bells, with Gilbertson's orchestra at How
land hall tonight. Admission, gents soc,
ladies free.--adv.
Mrs. Frank Brown, who spent the past
week at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
| w. Lander on Washington street, has
returned to her home in Burlington
Get your hot baked beans, hot spaghet-
H. warm rolls, cake doughnuts, cookies,
etc, at the ladies' aid food sale, Mrs,
Carroll's millinery store, Saturday ,-ady.
Richard Marion of West street has
been in Brattleboro for the past few
days, where he has accepted employment
in the Brattleboro rtreat, a private sana-
torium in that place.
Burns club members take notice! The
annual celebration will be held in Worth
en- block Saturday evening, Jan. 20 Ex-
ereises commence at prompt. Let every
member be present. Per order president.
James MeCarron, who was recently
discharged from the U. s. army, leaves
tonight for Boston, to resume employ
ment for the Boston Elevated Railway
company, in which he was engaged prior
to his entry into the service.
James Coutts of Northfield visited
friends in this city yesterday. Mr.
Coutts has only recently been discharged
from the Y. s. army and he is leaving
tonight for Springfield, Mass, to re-
sumo his former employment In that
city.
The home economies committee Of the
Barre Woman's club will have the second
of their series of afternoons on Tuesday
Jan. 2S, at 2;45. Miss Bertha A. Holden
home economics specialist of the Univer,
sity Of Vermont, will give the demonstra-
ton. Every member should favor q
friend with an invitation. There viii
also be food sale.
Word has been received by Patrick
Brown that his nephew, Francis Me
Cleary, was killed in action in France
Oct. 10. Mr.. MeCleary was born in Barre
"a years ago and made his home here
until about three years ago, when h
went to Toledo, o. Ii was from this city
! he enlisted in the service Mr.. Me
Clearys parents are both dead. He j:
survived by his wife in Toledo and hi.
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Brown of this city.
On Friday, Jan. 81, at 1880 p. m, al
the Salvation Army hall, 70 North MAR
street, Rev. Edgar Grassland will lecture
on his personal experiences in Africa dur
ing the Boer war, illustrated by stere
opticon slides. Mr. Grassland viii dea
with the geography, history and the golC
| and diamond industries of Africa, being
we'll acquainted with that country, hav
ing in 1904 taken a bicycle trip through
! II. The public is cordially invited Il
hear Mr.. Grassland, and is urged not Il
forget the date, the place, the time and
the subject Admission free.
The annual meeting and pastmasters
night Of the Granite lodge, No, IS, Of
Free Masons and Accepted Masons, TOOK
place last evening in the Masonic club
rooms in the Blanchard block. Ii proved
to be one Of the largest meetings ever
held here, there being two hundred
members who hailed from cities in al
! most every state in New England. Aftei
the degree had been conferred by the
pastmasters, all assembled in the ban
quet hall, where an excellent supper
awaited them, during which time thu
! Landi- Forsell orchestra entertained will
J it's musical novelties and latest music
Clinton Millar, the toast master, in
troduced several good speakers.
A masquerade ball was given las
! evening by the sophomores Of Spaulhni
I high school TO members of the othe
three classes and was held in the schoo
assembly hall Costumes of almost ev
cry design imaginable were present anc
the students enjoyed very pIeasan
time at dancing, and entertainment fur
4 nished by Burton Holt, who was attireC
} in a "darky" outfit. The merrimen
opened with a grand march, led by Mis-
Z Eva Smith and Wayne Perry, the for
3 mer representing the lady of peace an,
the latter an ensign Of the L, S. navy
Z Reardon's orchestra, with Roger Eric
son substituting for G. Collins, at tn
violin, furnished the music for the at
} fair. The committee in charge was com
3 posed of Lillian Papin, Evelyn Shields
Florence Selberg, Bernice Davis, Charlie
o'Keefe and Wayne Perry.
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