The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

] Fritz Wilhelmsen has returned from
| Concord, where he recently motored on
business.
There will be short rehearsal OF
| the Presbyterian choir at the church
Saturday night at o'clock. A large
attendance is asked for.
Mrs. Eflie |. Webster will hold re.
! ligious services and give messages al
Unity temple, South Barre, next Sun
day, Nov. 2, at 2:30 and D. m.
William Rabitaille and James Burns.
/ field of Graniteyille leave this after
noon for Detroit, Mich, having OBJ
tanned employment with the Cadillac
Motor Co.
1 Mrs. Mary Heath and Mrs. Hender-
son returned to their homes in Boston
this morning after having accompanied
/ the remains of l.. w. Heath to this city
| for burial.
Miss Beatrice Wheeler Of Hague, N
Y, arrived yesterday and began her
studies in Goddard seminary, pursuing
the two years domestic science and
music course. She is graduate Of the
Troy Conference academy.
A piece of the street on the curve at
| the corner of Wellington and Merchant
streets is seriously in need of few re-
pairs. 1t is barely passable for auto
mobiles The piece of street is in such
position that probably only stone or
cement work will do any permanent
good, it being gravelly and easily
washed out at that place.
Mario Zanleoni who has been EN-
ployed at the Palace garage as me
/ chanic for several months, William
Gearin, grinder of the Jones Brothers
/ company, and Clifton Kelly, a waiter
at Jacks restaurant, leave here to-
morrow morning in Mr.. ZanIeoni's car
/ for Springfield Mass, and from there
they 90 to Detroit, Mich, in quest of
employment in the automobile factor
les.
The campaign for voluntary sub
| scriptions to the Roosevelt memorial
| fund is being conducted in Barre in a
| quiet way, number Of men going
about and giving people chance to
contribute while the granite manufac-
turers are taking lists among their
workmen. Ii Is emphasized that the
! contribution is to be voluntary, the
conyassing by the committee being sim
ply to give the people a chance to con
tribute their dollar, or more if they
see fit. 1t is stated that the canvass
is progressing well and the people are
responding generously to the call Of the
national memorial committee for the
funds to erect a splendid memorial
to Theodore Roosevelt.
H. w Shores, while returning from
Conway and Stewartstown, n H.,
where he has been for the past few
days taking pictures OF the large steam
mills in those places, came across a
herd of at least a dozen deer about
three miles this side of Groton, which
passed in front of his automobile the
lights Of the car attracting them, 1t
was a necessity as well as a pleasure
to stop the car and allow the animals
to pass, each taking few seconds to
look at the machine before going its
way Several stopped few minutes.
Mr., Shores was taking pictures in those
places in the interest of the Lane Man
ufacturing company of Montpelier. The
Paris agent being in Montpelier, few
pictures of the mills were wanted to
show the work Of that company.
The game between the u. " NJ.
NEEDLES and Goddard planned for Sat
urday, was cancelled yesterday by the
Burlington team. For that reason God
dard viii not have game tomorrow.
| The Athletic association Of the red and
white met yesterday afternoon and
chose a manager for the basketball
team and a manager for the baseball
team. Long Of South Hadley Falls,
Mass, was chosen as manager Of the
basketball team and Sibey of Win
chendon, Mass. for the baseball team.
Manager Long of the basketball team
has already planned several trips, one
through western Massachusetts and an.
other through the eastern part Of
Massachusetts, Coach Leahey will be
ready for the squad in few weeks. 1t
is expected that there will be a team
besides the first team that will play un-
der the sub ma ster's rules.
Quite a tidy little sum will be real
lied from the Halloween entertainment
and social held in the Presbyterian
church last evening The affair was
planned and carried out successfully BY
the young ladies Of the choir and the
proceeds will be added TO the organ
fund now accumulating. The farce,
Her First Assignment produced much
laughter in the large audience, and the
young women were worthy of the ia
vorable comments heard on all sides as
TO their delineation Of the parts as
signed them The stage properties
were well chosen and arranged and the
little playlet proved to be entertain
ing in more WAYS than one The real
ioliication of the evening was to be
found in the church vestry, however,
whore mystery room, showing the
freaks and follies OF the day for a
slight admission fee Apples that dan
gled from strings were soon out Of
sight when the youngsters arrived. Tea,
coffee and cake was served and from
the cup of many came the prospective
future by Mrs. Cooper. Popcorn balls
and home made candy found ready
purchasers. Other features were en-
joyed. The young ladies taking part
in the farce were: Katie NJ Stewart,
Hazel MacEay Ruth Mckpngip