The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-23
TALK or THE TOWN

tonight adv.
| Miss Bessie Brennan arrived IN Barre
yesterday from Quebec.
! New and used sleighs for sale at Cut
Ter Bros. livery Phone 100
| Victrolas and Sonora talking ma
chimes at Bailey's Music Rooms.
| One more good second hand piano at
bargain at Baileys Music Rooms.
Regular Saturday night dance, How
! land hall: Gilbertson's orchestra. adv,
Extraordinary prices as ever offered
on dresses at Mrs, Shepard Co., Inc
adv.
Don't forgcs the piano movers dance
| to night at Rowland hall. Carroll's or.
chestra. adv.
Alex. Straiton is confined to his
home, having undergone slight opera
ton during the week.
Big time in Socialists hall Saturday
night Leap year dance, Carroll's or
chestra Nuf sed. adv.
just received. new lot of Boston
bags Special prices for Saturday, $3.50
to S425 Lander's Cigar Store.
Trucking Done Anyone wanting
light or heavy trucking done, call the
Granite City Botting Works. adv.
Notice: The Epworth league sleigh
ride, which was to have been held this
evening, has been postponed indefinite
~
Don't you know who the piano NOV
ers are2 Come up to Rowland hall to-
night: they'll all be there for dance.
Carroll's orchestra. adv.
Here is another good time, the leap
year dance, which will be held IN the
Socialist hall Saturdays evening, Jan.
81 CAROLS orchestra. adv,
Rev Ellie |. Webster will hold re-
ligious services and give messages in
Foresters' hall. Worthen block, next
Sunday. Jan. -, at 900 and 7 p m.
The Burns club will hold its annual
celebration in carpenters hall, Worthen
block. Saturday, Jan. "a. Let all mem
bers be present. Order from the pres
ident.
d. A. Perry, auctioneer. was in Brook
field yesterday conducting an auction
sale for C. G. Lewis The sale of cattle
brought good prices, while hay was sold
at SD per ton IN the barn.
Gilbertsons seven-pieee orchestra
went to Marshfield last evening to play
at the old and young folks ball and
the chicken-pie supper served by Mrs.
f. g. Carr. The journey was made IN
two and three seated sleighs.
The Norwich musical clubs have ae-
cepted an invitation to appear in Barre
for the benefit of the Spaulding Ath
letic association some time very soon.
This organization is comprised of a glee
club, mandolin club and a reader, in all,
20 men.
Through the d. A. Perry Real Estate
agency. George Williamson and wife of
Cedar Rapids. Ia. sold their house at
Bank street to G, l.. Gregoire OF this
city, who invests for home. MIR.
Gregoirc, having disposed of his prop
erty at Newton street to Elector Blair
and wife of Barre, is now engaged IN
moving his household goods into the
newly acquired property.
In the list Of appointments OF non
commissioned officers in the battalion
of the University of Vermont, the
names Of several Barre lads appear.
In Go. B, l.. j. Thompson, %, has been
ranked as sergeant, A. r. Johnston. Y,
as corporal. In Co. C, J. II. Cole, %,
is sergeant. John b. Shepard, -. as
a corporal. In Co. d, f. G. Glysson
has been rated sergeant and II. Sih-
ley Young, corporal, both Of the p
class. This announcement Is signed
by II. A. Leonhauser, lieutenant-colo-
mel. e. S. A., retired.
Midyear examinations have been in
troduced to the students of Spaulding
L Il. So IL ia Tho
history OF the school All this week
these examinations, covering the work
of the past few months since Septem-
Der, have been given in place of the
third six-week examinations. Nester-
day and to-day students diverted their
entire time TO these and as soon as
completed were allowed to leave the
school building. Inl this way the work
of covering the entire years work in
the June examinations will be eliminat
ed
The rooms formerly occupied by the
Rathskeller restaurant under the Muir
ply & Weafer bowling alleys, which
for wears have been vacant. are about
to be used for a gymnasium or train
ing quarters by Joe Skimkus, the
wrestler II II his AuttutiVu " rNhit
a wrestling school here Immediately,
giving instructions and at the same
time enabling him to keep in condl-
ton for wrestling bouts, These rooms
will probably be opened during the
coming week. The Purelli- Shimkus
bout, in which Shimkus must throw
Purelli in rs minutes or forfeit 800.
will be staged in the Clan Gordon hall
next Thursday evening.
Dave Spicer, the promoter of the
Shimkus- Pembroke wrestling match at
Montpelier last night, stated to-day
that Shimkus, though the winner OF
the match through the inability of
Pembroke to continue after being in.
iured by falling to the floor, refused to
take the $50 offered to the winner and
accepted only the $50 guarantee which
had been made to him. Shimkus de-
clined to take the winners stake be-
cause of Pembroke's injury. Mr.. Spieer
stated that Shimkus has been chal
lenged by Robert johnson of Lowell.
Mass. formerly Of Montpelier. TO a
match to be staged anywhere. and that
the match is likely to come off in a
short time.
st. Aldemar eOmmandeTy, No. II,
Knights Templar, held their annual la
dies night in the Masonic rooms last
evening with over 100 present to enjoy