The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Dance in Rowland hall on Wednesday
evening; Gilbertson's orchestra. Gents,
| Toe; ladies, free.--adv.
Mrs. Anne E. Goss Of Chelsea is the
guest of her son and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Goss of East street.
| Mr.. and Mrs George Bates of Calais,
formerly of Orange street, were visiting
with friends in the city yesterday
Miss Rhoda Taylor of Dorchester,
Mass, arrived last night to attend God
dard seminary. She will enter the senior
! year
Will the ladies who solicited for the
Presbyterian supper please meet at the
church Wednesday evening, Sept. "a, at
o'clocks
All boys and girls Of the Congregation
al church are reminded that they are ex-
pected to be at the church "Wednesday
afternoon at 430.
Mrs. o. A. Robinson of South Main
street left this morning for Boston,
where she viii undergo an operation at
the Massachusetts, General hospital.
Special meeting of X. Of G.. Tuesday
evening, Sept. %, at 1880 A very i'm.
portant matter will come before the
meeting and every member is asked to
be present.
A joint meeting of the ladies' auxiliary
and Clan Gordon No. r. amusement com
mttees will be held in the clan rooms
in Miles granite block, room IL, on Tues
! day evening at o'clock,
Henry MeGof, who has been visiting
at the home OF his aunt, Mrs. John
Gavaghan of North Main street, has re-
turned TO his home in Portsmouth, N.
H., after a few days stay
Mrs. Peter NJ. Alexander of Branch
street and Mrs Margaret NJ. Alexander
Of Patterson street have gone TO Quincy,
Mass, to remain for a couple Of weeks
with friends and relatives.
John Shepard, son Of Mr.. and Mrs w
+. Shepard, who passed the summer
working at the Speedwell far min Lyn-
donville, went to Burlington yesterday
to resume his studies in the sophomore
class of the University of Vermont
Chief Electrician F. A. Brockway OF
the transport Pocahontas passed through
the city yesterday on his return ia
Plattsburg, n. y, after passing the
week end with his family in Williams
town MIR Brockway for the past two
months, has been the naval recruiting
officer in Plattsburg
Tosis sporting academy has now or.
gained football team and is ready to
meet any school or town team in the
county Tosi's men are all husky stone
erushers and most Of them played the
old game at different schools This list
will give an idea Of the men who will
make the team: Vaalso, left tackle
Smith, right end Bianchi, quarterback,
Keefe, left halfback Proni, right tao
kle; Cato, right halfback; Wilson, full.
back; Cesani, left guard; Atom, center
Colombo, left end, and Parks, right tao.
kle. A game is scheduled for the neaI
future.
X. of G. hall Wednesday evening I 80
Program: Overture. waltz, St Cecilia
and Murray's orchestras; Dutch Hapsy
dance, little tots; solo, a Fayorite,
Clement Mcmahon; fancy Scotch dance
little Miss Pirie; reading, Miss Doris
4 Burke; selection, orchestra: solo, Louis
0Leary; recitation, Aubrey Marion
duet, whispering Hope" James Bennett
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Banner orchestra Accompanies, Mrs
Bennett, Misses B. Papin and A. Lutz
A card party will close with some fine
selections by Emil Franz, James Mcleod
and Farrell Murray. Members Of or
chestra first yiolins, Arthur Aldrighetti
Mary Chioldi, Lucy Chioldi, Henrietta
Archambault, Jeanette Croteau, Blanche
White; second yiolins, Dalton White
Freeman Lesperance, Reginald Abare
cornet, Clayton White. Murray's Artists
Emil Franz, cornet; James Mcleod
violin Farrell Murray, drum; Miss lisa.
bel Papin, pianist.-ady.
Charles Colby and his brother, George
Colby, both of San Francisco, arrived in
Barre Saturday and have been visiting
friends and relatives in the city for the
past few DAYS. Charles Colby, a man OF
about 10 years, left Mortified, his native
town, when quite young and for great
many years was gone and none Of his
friends or relatives knew of his where.
abouts for about 30 years. Upon his re-
turn he was able TO give accounts Of q
great many adventures and experiences
One which he is distinguished in was the
jeanette expedition in 1881 Mr.. Colby.
story agrees with that Of the new Inter
national Encyclopedia. The Jeanette re
lief expedition, which was sent in search
Of the lost Polaris, the Arctic exploring
steamer which went out from San Fran
cisco in which Captain Hall had sailed
was headed by Lieutenant Commands
belong, and in the search the Jeanett,
was crushed in the ice north of Siberis
and the party, after trayersing the ic,
on sledges, set out for land in thre,
boats, of which one was lost at sea. TIL,
boat containing DeLong reached the LEM
river; but Except two seamen who sue
ceeded in reaching a settlement he
: crew, including Captain belong, died o
starvation. Charles Colby was one o
the two survivors of that crew and tell
of some very interesting experiences o
life while there. He states that up I,
that time no missionary had ever BEEF
in the locality that he and his brothe
seaman reached, He lived for about 81,
months in one of The coolest places 81
the earth and within few miles of tn
place where the lowest record of tenn
perature has been taken. He also say
that while with this settlement his foo,
consisted entirely of frozen walrus meat
No fires were built; all the heat uset
there was generated by the body AM
kept concentrated by animal skins