The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

on Richardson street with influenza.
Rummage sale in Universalist church
Thursday and Friday of this week adv,
A son was born Saturday morning to
MIR. and Mrs Thomas j. Bland Of Camp
street.
Peter DeForge and daughter, Mildred,
of Waterbury were visitors in this city
yesterday.
Mrs. Athol Bell left this morning for
Enosburg Falls to spend a few days vis-
iting relatives,
Remember the chicken-pie supper at
Congregational vestry Wednesday, Jan.
%, from $50 10 7.--adv.
Be sure and hear Mrs. William Lille
speak at Burns concert, Presbyterian
church Jan. 24.ady,
knights Of Pythias ladies night
Wednesday, Jan. p. Social, games, dane
ing and refreshments
Charles Collins is detained at his home
with influenza, from his duties as spe
cial delivery messenger at the postoffice.
Mrs Frank Brown Of Burlington has
been visiting at the home of George w.
Lander on Washington street for few
days.
Miss Jessie Walker of Mount street
arrived in Barre last night after weeks
visit with relatives and friends in New
York City.
l. L. Thomas of Burlington, a represen-
tative Of 0. G. Taylor & Co., tobacco
dealers Of that city, was business Wis
itor to-day
Edison A. Lander Of Washington street
left Saturday to accept a position as
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bacco company.
Charles Leel, chief Of Clan Gordon, No.
II, has had telephone installed in his
home, 1888, and James Glass, chairman
trustee, 276-l2.
Mrs. H. Fl. Patch, formerly of Barre,
has returned to her home in Morrisyille,
after renewing acquaintance here dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tassie of South
Main street left to-day for North Hero
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Tassie's
father, Robert Tassie.
Deputy Tax Collector John P, Cor
coran left this morning for Waterbury,
where he will be occupied for a few days
collecting income taxes.
Mr.. and Mrs. James 0dgers Of Hard.
wick have returned 10 their home, after
visiting for week with Mr. and Mrs.
William George of this city.
Miss Lena Ross and Mrs. Julia Stewart
left Saturday night for New York City,
Mrs. Stewart win spend the winter with
Miss Ross, who is her sister.
Guido Philipini Of Seminary street has
returned from Hartford, Conn, where
he has been employed in the manufacture
Of munitions for the past year.
Marshall Jackson, baggage master at
the Central Vermont railroad station,
returned last night from St. Adams,
where he attended the railway clerks
union meeting Saturday night.
Mrs A. G. Freeman has returned to
Boston, being called there by the illness
with influenza of her daughter, Mrs. r. 4.
Kinney, and granddaughter, Laura Kin
ney. Both are gaining under the care Of
a trained nurse.
William NJ. Carswell of New York
City, who is connected with the Pruden-
tial Insurance company, is spending sew
eral days in Barre after having attended
the funeral of his father, Samuel Cars.
well, who died last week.
The Spaulding basketball team viii
journey to st, Adams Thursday after
noon, where it will meet the st. Johns
bury high school team that evening.
This is the only game scheduled for the
local high school this week.
The funeral Of Charles Colombo, who
died at midnight Sunday night, win be
held from his late home, 253 North Main
street, at p. IN. Wednesday. Interment
win be in Hope cemetery. Friends are
requested not to send flowers.
Canton Vinton, No. Q, and Mnnehaha
encampment, No. 2, will hold a joint in
stalation of officers in /. o. o. T. hall,
Gordon block, on Tuesday evening, Jan.
81. A supper viii be served at $3.50.
All Odd Fellows and Rehekahs are cor
daily invited to be present.
The Italian Social Club No. 2, held a
delightful dance in the auditorium on
Granite street Saturday night The dance
was a great success which was vouched
for by the large attendance, there being
approximately l25 couple on the floor.
Members of knights of Columbus are
to institute "45" tournament beginning
this week Wednesday night. The tour
rament win run through the winter
months. Arrangements for a most en-.
ioyable time on each occasion are made
and every member interested in the lodge
is urgently asked to take part.
The knights of Columbus will hold
their first tournament pool and card
games tomorrow night at the local club
rooms. The council is divided into two
teams under the captaineies of A. II.
Burke and p. Brown. A tournament is
to be held once a week for six weeks
at the end of which time the defeated
team must furnish an entertainment for
the remaining members Of this chapter.
f. p Human, sales manager of Bout
well, Milne g. Varnum Co., and s. Hollis
ter Jackson, representing the f. L. Smith
Co., left to-day on a trip through the
west. At South Bend, Ind, they will
meet with A. A. Milne, president, and
A. r. Bell, secretary of the Granite
Manufacturers association. Later they
will stop at Harrisburg, Pa, returning
home by way of New York state.
While descending the hill on Mer-
chant street yesterday afternoon, q
horse owned and driven by Joseph Mar
tin slipped and fell and remained down
until released from the sleigh to which
was attched, by the aid Of two men
The horses foot was slightly wrenched;
otherwise there was no injury or damage
sustained by either horse or owner, The
horse was taken to a nearby blacksmith
shop, where causes for a repetition of
the accident were removed,
The biennial report of State Auditor
Benjamin Gates shows, among other