The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-04
TALK OF THE TOWN
Wait for Shea's big sale.--adv.


A nice selection of matrons' hats.
Mrs Birnie, 4 Laurel street.-adv.
! Mrs. Robert Stewart and child of
Patterson street left yesterday after
noon for brief visit with relatives in
Montreal
H. A. Holt moved his family to-day
from Williamstown to the Miles block,
where they will make their home dur
ing the winter months.
/ Miss Ina Deems of Brook street be-
gan her duties in the Eureka restau-
rant yesterday as waitress, taking the
place of Miss MacAuley
A team managed by G. Tomasi and
another managed by A. Tomasi met
last night on the Goddard campus in
an hours battle which resulted in a
| tie. 6 to q.
Milfod Abar, second-class painter
on the L. S. S. Kaiserin August Vic
toria, recently discharged from the
service, is visiting at the home of his
aunt, Mrs. Il. r. Jones of Brooklyn
| street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hoar of 81
| East street have received word from
their son, Richard, stating that he is
now at Camp Dix, N. j., having arrived
at Hoboken, n j., on the transport
Edyllan on Oct. %. His parents are
expecting him to arrive home tonight
About 40 friends and relatives from
East Barre, Graniteyille and Barre
gathered Saturday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Smith of North
Seminary street to celebrate the 22d
anniversary of the birth OF Bernie
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Smith. The party was given in the
form of surprise. The rooms of the
house We're lastly decorated in crepe
paper, the reception room being dec
Grated in orange and green, while the
dining room was decorated in red, white
and blue. The evening was joyfully
passed in playing games, dancing and
singing. Mr.. Smith was presented, by
James Whittemore, in behalf of the
friends, a large, round, oak dining ia
BILE Mr.. Smith responded with appre-
ciative remarks. Refreshments Of ice
cream, cake, coffee and waters were
served. After passing long evening
in merrymaking in honor of Mr..
Smiths birthday, the party broke up
at about midnight, leaving their best
wishes with the guest of honor.
Every man of the Goddard football
squad will don the moleskins this aft.
ernoon and work out, as Coach Leahey
starts his final drive for the stiff Dart
mouth seconds which the Goddard team
will meet Nov II. They are also get
ting in trim for the Norwich university
seconds and the Rutland A. A., the
teams they will meet in the near flu
ture. Frank Wood, the star tackle of
the team, who was injured in the game
with Fort Ethan Allen few weeks
ago, will not appear again this season
for the red and white The team will
be much handicapped by the loss Of
Wood, who has played star game all
season. Coach Leahey has worked to
develop a star tackle from Keller and
Sector. Both are showing fine form
Mcmahon has been playing fine game
at center this season. A. Thompson
has developed into one of the best
tackles ever to wear the Goddard uni
form. Thompson has missed only one
goal in the whole season. Coach Leah
ely will send the men through strenuous
workouts during this week.
The town OF Berlin has purchased the
Peaseley property in Orange, which
consists of house, barn and three
acres Of land, from Attorney A. A.
Sargent for the benefit of the state
known scissors grinder, Everett Hood,
and his family, Last week the little
wooden abode in Orange which had
sheltered them for the past year and a
half was burned to the ground and
everything which they owned went
with the little wooden shack. In fact,
only timely action by the scissors man
prevented his two children from being
burned to death 1t will be rcmem-
bered by many that Mr.. Hood in 1912
made a l,200mile trip to get his wife,
then a gypsy girl, 10 years Of age, by
name, Mary Louise Blake. She is now
26 years of age and the mother of
four living children, one other having
been run over by train between Barre
and Montpelier two years ago. The
two oldest children, EIyira Mary Rose
Winnie, age six, and Everett George
William Anthony, age five, are being
cared for in the orphanage in Burling
ton. This family for three years or
more dwelt in the town of Berlin in a
little house cart The selectmen now
are endeayoring to make for them a
permanent home and have purchased
this property