The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-20
TALK or THE TOWN

Discount on all staple goods this
week at the New Dry Goods Store on
Pearl street
Miss Nadine Rogers Of Is Orange
street was taken TO the Barre City hos
ptal yesterday afternoon.
The spirit thermometer of Waiter
Perkins on Elm street registered 40 de-
grees below zero this morning
Miss Dorothy Parks, who is teaching
in Marshfeld, visited over the week end
with friends and relatives in Barre.
Miss Ruth Cleveland of st. Adams
arrived in Barre the first Of the week
and is visiting friends and relatives for
a few days.
Thomas Hopkins of Milers Falls,
Mass, is visiting for few days at the
home of his sister. Mrs. Mary Mccarthy
of II Summer street.
Notice. Popular selections on the
mandolin by Robert Morrison at the
Burns concert, Presbyterian church,
Tuesday evening, Jan. 2I.-ady
Mrs. John A. Kelley of upper Pros
pect street is a little more comfortable.
Mrs. Kelley has been very III since
Christmas and has been confined to her
bed most of the time.
A social dance win be given by the
ladies' union of the Universalist church,
Howland's hall, Tuesday evening, Jan.
20, this week CAROLS orchestra, SIX
pieces, $l.00 per couple, ladies Soc. Call
INV for tickets.
There will be joint installation OF
Canton Vinton, No. o. and Minnehaha
encampment. No. 2. in Odd Fellows hall,
Gordon block, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at
1880 All Odd Fellows and wives and
Rebekahs cordially invited.
Joseph Kidder of Port Chester, N. X,
arrived in Barre yesterday and Is visit
| ing at the home of Mrs. Agnes Bradford
of Merchant street. He came to attend
the funeral of an uncle, Wheeler j.
Batchelder of Plainfeld, who died at his
home Sunday noon.
Rev. M. W. Hale of Cabot, county
surveyor for interehurch work, was in
Barre yesterday, making study of the
church work in this community. To-
day he worked Barre Town and this
afternoon left for Mortified to further
the work of his mission.
Word has been received from a broth
err of Edwin Ross of Elmore street that
his mother is very much worse. The
letter was written with the superstition
that Mr. Ross had not started to his
mothers western home. Mr.. Ross has
by this time probably reached the home
of his mother at Spinney Hill, Sask.
Miss Irene Sullivan, who received
bad cut over her right eye while coast
ing down Park street Thursday even
ing, Jan s, returned to her desk in the
0ldsmobile office yesterday The in
Jury was received in narrow escape
from collision with an automobile,
which the steersman averted except for
sideswiping the ear. Though the other
three young people were badly shaken
up, none suffered serious injury.
The newsboys held heavy practice in
the g. s. gym last evening. The very
small boys will be unlikely to develop
team this season but the boys of the
upper grades and weighing in the vicin-
ity Of So on 100 pounds are anticipating
few games, if there are teams In this
locality near their size who wish to
meet light quintet very soon. The
team has not been chosen but there are
eight of the young chaps that are quite
eligible to a junior team.
The following telegram sent to the
Herald Of Holiness magazine for Jan
Ia, will be of interest to many Barre
people; Brooklyn, N. Y.--It was not
possible for us to sail last Saturday,
the 10th, on the steamship Eten, as we
expected. Final arrangements could
not be made with the British consul
Expect To go next sailing. We were
disappointed, but trust II TO be His ap
pointment. We are grateful to Naz-
arene families and all who made our
going possible" lsignedl c. ). jenkins.
William Adams, who until six months
ago was chief craftsman at the granite
manufacturing plant of Mari 4 Gordon,
returned to Ausable Forks, \. ", yes
terday afternoon. having been with his
family on Washington street since the
New Year holidays. Mr.. Adams expects
to complete his work there within
week or 10 days. His chief duties@ur-
ing the past six months have been to !
open a quarry of a new kind of granite,
green in color but which in texture
much resembles the stone of the Barre
quarries.
III. Nelson Browne of Barre, son Of |
Mr. and Mrs. James Browne of Gill |
street, has been elected captain OF the /
Dartmouth college varsity basketball |
team on which he plays a guard posi-.
ton. The election took place Sunday /
night Just before the team left on the |
second trip Of the season during which |
Williams. Union and Cornell were 10 be 1
played. The Dartmouth team has been |
having a losing streak but Coach zshn
hopes to see the team have more sue
cesses on the present tour, Captain
Browne is also baseball ID man at 1
Dartmouth and is to be candidate Tor
the varsity again next spring. While |
at Spauldng high school, from which |
institution he graduated, Browne was a
star player at both basketball and base
ball.