The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-01
Talk OF THE TOWN

3, telling of new model 4 Oyerland.-ad
Orlando 0lgiati went to Burlington
this morning to pass several days with
friends.
Women's and misses warm winter
coats, specially priced at S25, $27 80
$3.50, Saturday at Fits
A further contribution TO the bag
day for the benefit Of the hospital is
the receipt of donation of $40 from
a party in the city
Arthur Camire has returned from
Boston university for few days visit
with his parents. Mr. Camire is pur-
suing lawyers training in that school
! Arthur Moore and Edward Owens
proprietors of the Moore & Owens
clothing store, returned last night
from Boston, where they spent the
past four days purchasing goods for
their store.
Mrs. Charles Scott of Ayers street
and Mr., and Mrs. William Holden OF
South Main street arrived home yester-
day after spending a few days with
the latter's son, Max Holden, who is
attending Boston university
@hlos n. ~ w llildHlS OF ANerlii
street entertained at a Halloween party
last evening, given in honor OF her
daughter, Miss Madeline Williams.
whose engagement to DIR. Calvin Mason
smyth, jr9 of Philadelphia, was an
I nounced.
Mrs Mary Watkins Of 9 Summer
street started yesterday afternoon on a
two weeks vacation trip to Ohio go.
ing by way of Montreal. There She
will visit her daughter. Mrs. Floyd
Stanton, before proceeding to Akron
and Canton, o., where two Of her sis.
ters reside.
A Halloween party at Goddard sem
mary was attended by nearly all of
the student body of some 800 students.
The reception and assembly room were
decorated in keeping with the event
of the evening. Games, dancing, sing
ing and short program made up an
evening OF frolick for the students
and faculty of Goddard Refreshments
of ice cream, cake, sandwiches and
coffee were served Dancing was en-
ioyed at the last of the evening until
l0;3O, when the student party broke
up.
A return game with the Fort Ethan
Allen team was arranged for Goddard
this morning and the team immediate
~ prepared for the trip, they being in
good form having been practicing to
meet the University of Vermont needles
in Barre The team left this morning
at 1890 A good game is expected,
as only three weeks ago the army elev.
en- defeated the Goddard team on the
Goddard grounds Coach Leahey left
with these men. confident Of bringing
home another victory for the red and
white Capt Tug" Slayton, Steve
Slayton, a. Thompson, 4. Thompson,
Wood, Wilmot, Sullivan, Freeman,
Gaughan, Mcmahon, Wiley, Polli, KEEL
Ter, Sector, Barberi and Kelly The
manager of the Goddard basketball
team has a schedule started for the
Goddard five, Three games are SEIZED
uled for next month. One tour for the
team will be made through the eastern
part of Massachusetts, taking in these
schools, with which they will clash:
Dean academy Franklin, Fall River
high school and Rhode Island State
college.
The Vermont Shoe Retailers asso.
citation held at different parts Of the
state three business meetings during
this week On Wednesday d meeting
was held in Brattlcboro. which was at
tended by dealers in the southern part
OF the state on Thursday, another
was held in Rutland, covering the west,
ern part Of Vermont; and last evening
l6 or more dealers from Barre and sur
rounding towns from the north and
central part Of the state gathered at
Hotel Barre. There they enjoyed a
supper served at 1890 in the large din.
ing hall Shortly afterward they gath
cred in the hotel parlor for the bust
ness meeting. Messrs. +. H. Derr a
large retail dealer Of Worcester, Mass
and II. l.. Baleau, another from Proyi-
dence, r. l., divulged a few facts con-
corning the shoe market In their re-
marks they told the association mem.
bers of the leather and shoe conditions
in the United States to-day. II is a
serious question aud serious situa-
ton, according to their statements
Europe is shoeless and naturally looks
to America to supply her with shoes
This the United States is doing, there
by causing shortage in America. The
demand in America is greater than the
outple and with the present labor con
ditions there seems to be little chance
for change in the present prices
These men have attended the other
meetings in this state, having been in
vited by the Vermont association to
make this trip. They returned last
night to their homes on the midnight
train.