The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

John Callaghan and Miss Beatrice Cal
laghan are in Hinsdale, N. H., to attend
the funeral of Frank w. Tilden.
d, R. Bradbury and family of 81 East
street moved yesterday to the house
formerly owned and occupied by VIII
Simpson.
Wallace f. Dutton of Brookfield left
this city last evening for North Dart
mouth, Mass, where he has accepted a
position on large poultry farm.
About 100 of the Spaulding students,
with their voices in good condition, at
tended the game at Waterbury last even
ing and helped to cheer their team to vic
tory.
The home service section Of the Red
Cross has installed telephone, 523-M.
Office hours, Monday, Tuesday and Sat
urday evenings and Saturday after
| Moons.
"Satan's last terrific deception foretold
in the scriptures and how it viii sue
ceed," by Evangelist +. S. .Hartwell at
X of p. hall Sunday night, March 10,
at 7:45.
Families of soldiers and sailors--If
you need assistance in completing gov
eminent papers, filing claims, making
affidavits, etc, ask the home service sec
ton of the Red Cross.
Richard Marriott Of West street, who
has been employed in Rutland for the
past two months, recently concluded his
duties in that city and left for Montreal,
where he has accepted q position
Ruth chapter, No. SO, o. Z. s., will
hold ladies night at Masonic hall Mon
day evening, March IT, All members Of
the Masonic fraternity are cordially in
yited. Come and bring your ladies. Tick
cts, SOC each.
Maecabees, attention. Special meet.
ing of Harmon review Monday evening
at 7 o'clock sharp to receive applications
for membership and to transact any
other necessary business. Guards called
for practice for inspection.
Il. ]. Marchetti of Pearl street, who
has been in WateryilIe, Me- for the past
two months. where he was operated on
for hernia, returned to this city last
evening. He will resume his former
employment at the City Wine store the
first of next week.
l.. J, Bell, l. ~ Houston, William
Maiden, r. c. Mckay, James Levie, ir.,
and Arthur Blackmore were among the
local people who attended the basket.
ball game last evening at Waterbury
between the high school Of that town
and Spaulding. They made the trip by
automobile.
Alden Bailey of Maple avenue recent
ly received his discharge from the L. s.
army and returned to his home yester.
day. MIR Bailey had been serving in
the army since last July and had been in
France since September and only short
ly before he received his discharge did
he arrive in this country.
One more OF the pleasant get togethers
of the Maccabees was held Thursday
evening, when the members walked in
on Mrs Isabella Walker and gave her a
genuine surprise. During the evening
Mrs. Allen, commander of Harmon re-
view, in the form of poetry, presented
Mrs. Walker a coffee percolator from the
members. as a small token of the appre-
citation of the faithful work she is doing
as record keeper of Harmon review. Re
freshments were served by the commit
tee in charge, Mrs. Spence, Mrs. Ton
dreau and Mrs, Veale,
From soldiers returning from overseas
it has been learned that Richard Hoar
ir., is having charge Of the laying of 50
miles of sidewalks in Brest, France, hav-
ing 100 men under him. Mr. Hoar had
merely stated in writing home that he
was engaged in carpentry work In a
recent letter he mentioned seeing Chap
lain Moody of st. Johnsbury, well known
in this section who was expecting to
return to the United States soon, and in
the course of conversation the chaplain
drew from his pocket a photograph of
Mr. Hoar, which he had been carrying,
with a bullet wound through 1t, indi-
eating that Mr. Moody had been wound
cd. = 4.
The Odd Fellows hall in Gordon block
was the scene of happy membranes
last evening when nearly rs friends hur-
riediy gathered to celebrate with Mr..
and Mrs. o. E. PhilbricI their 25th wed
ding anniversary. The affair was wholly
unexpected, the guests of the evening be
ing invited to the hall under the ruse of
a practice meeting of the lodge. When
they arrived the surprise was genuine,
the party surrounding them and greet.
ing them with fluctuations Thereaft-
er the evening was very enioyably spent
| in dancing, with music furnished by
Reardon's orchestra, and card playing
for those who so desired. Rev. j. b. Rear
don, in appropriate words, recalling the
happy event Of a quarter century ago
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Philbrick purse
II money, to which presentation both re.
sponded Refreshments were served and
the remainder Of the evening passed
quickly, The couple were married %
years ago to-day.