The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

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a bargain at Baileys Music Rooms.
There will be an electric ear to Barre
after the wrestling match in Montpelier
tonight.
| Frank McRea of Lincoln, N. H., is
passing few days with his brother
John at his home, Keith avenue.
! Regular meeting of Col. j. B. Mead
circle, No. |, Ladies of the G. A. r.,
Friday afternoon at 2:30 in Worthep
hall.
A l3-pound daughter was born yes
terday afternoon to Mr.. and Mrs. Reu-
ben Hudson at their home, is Currier
street.
| Mrs. Lucy McDonough of Summer
/ street left here yesterday afternoon for
a two weeks visit with relatives in
New York City
Special Notice--0ne of the special
attractions at the Burns concert Tues
day evening, will be the singing of
Scotch songs by double quartet adv
Peter Good returned TO his home in
Hardwick Yesterday after having at
tended the funeral of Michael Good, his
brother, at Montpelier yesterday morn
ing.
Mrs Josie Anderson Of Burlington,
who for two weeks has been the guest
CT her sister, Mrs. Dave Farrand ii 10
Maple Grove street, returned 70 her
home yesterday.
Joseph Annette, a salesman Of the
IL. +. Cutler q Son automobile firm,
was able to be downtown yesterday for
the first time in a week, his absence
being due to Illness.
A meeting Of the amusement COM
mittee of the Degree of Pocahontas will
be held at the home of Miss Christine
Brown, 10 Forsythe place, Thursday
evening, Jan. %, at o'clock.
Miss LeBaron's program for Tuesday
evening, Jan, ~, is varied, with both
French and English songs of concert
nature, character songs in costume, mu- Z.
steal readings and through all gen.
efons smattering of humor. adv.
Mrs Jessie Macdonald has terminal.
ed her long residence in Barre, having
left here yesterday afternoon for Den
yer, Cola, to join her daughters, Jeanne
and Annie, and to make that city her
home. Most of her household goods |
have been disposed of, while the Mae.
Donald home on Fairview street is for
sale. Mrs. Flora Carpenter and Miss
Rose Macdonald of New York City and
Miss Daisy Macdonald of West Haven,
Conn, who came here to attend the
funeral Of their brother, Charles, ex-
peet TO return TO their homes the latter
part of this week.
Twenty -five women appeared stimuli. |
taneously at the c. w. Ayerill house on
fremont street Tuesday evening to give !
u house warming to Mr. and Mrs.
George Robins. who are occupying the |
house during the absence of the owners
in California. This visit took the form
Of kitchen shower During the even
ing Misses Ruth Armstrong and Annie
mary Sullivan pleased the company
with piano solos and music on the vie
trola also was much enjoyed. Refresh.
ments were served and the guests. at
their departure, extended fluctuations
for long and happy welded life.
In the armory hall in Montpelier this
evening the Shimkus- Pembroke wrest
ing match will be held after two pre-
iminary matches, one a sparring match
between two ex- soldiers, and the other
/ wrestling match. No matter how /
hese matches conclude, one is certain
% see close and exciting bout between
he chief opponents. Shimkus, a wrest
e. OF considerable experience, must
brow Bernard Pembroke in one hour .
o capture the 800 offered for this feat.
)ne hour, as all win agree, il a long ,
IL. al hut I
las seen and knows both men feels
hat Shimkus will need the hour to do !
he trick Should he fail, he receives |
'ut $50. Perhaps little light on Penn
'roke's past would be interesting To
people he needs no intro
uction, for he has many times figured
n matches before the public in that J
ity and at only one occasion was he /
efeated This defeat came last winter
{ the hands OF Arthur Geareaux on
Triangle hold in an Illegal match, it is !
LEGGED. During the carnival week in +
iarre, Pembroke came from Montpelier /
D meet Shimkus and succeeded in ]
laying with the carnival wrestler for 4
I minutes. Since then he has been :
nder the tutelage of Charles Cherris of n
iddeford, Me-, former member of the
ybsko training camp. Pembroke, who
a. been living in Portsmouth, \. H.,
lost Of the time since Oct So has met
ANY of the army and navy wrestlers G
that district At no time has he s.
zen defeated, but has a defeat over q
red Gangraw, middleweight and c,
aimant OF the state championship Of Il
ew Hampshire. Aside from wrestling, II
. has taken part in many amateur p
,xing matches Yesterday morning he a
pped the scales at $50 pounds, d
ripped, while Shimkus, as he claims, n
eighs 1865 pounds, stripped. h