The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Spring hats at Mrs. Shadows, For
sythe place.-ad
Musical in X. of c. hall tonight be
| gins at s o'clock. Public cordially in
| yited. adv.
Dance, armory hall, Montpelier, st
Patrick's night; admission, 75c pei
couple.-adv.
Largest line OF new and second hand
ranges and heaters in Barre at lowest
prices, L. A. Prindle. Worthen block.
You are sure TO have a good time in
Rowland hall tonight Landi's eight
piece orchestra will furnish music.
Concert to 0, dancing 0 to l.adv.
f. w. Suitor, secretary of the Quar-
ry Workers international union, leaves
today for Concord, n. H., where he
viii spend a few days on union bust.
ness.
The Barre Savings Bank & Trust
company has sold to M. j. Brozicovic
the old Anderson granite plant on
Smith street. Mr.. Brozicoyic buys the
shed for a manufacturing plant.
A regular meeting Of Bright Star
Rebekah lodge No. is, win be held in
Odd Fellows hall Wednesday night at
1880 o'clock. Members are urged to be
present as a practice meeting follows,
The members and friends of the w.
|C. T, Z. are cordially invited TO an aft
ernoon and evening social at the home
of Mrs. Geo. Maker, l42 Elm street, on
Friday. An oyster supper will be served
at 8. The jubilee basket will be there.
Bring something for the basket.
From Texas to the chilly Vermont
atmosphere was the trip of two
month-old puppy and this morning the
animal was iihaling, seemingly with
reluctance, the cool atmosphere Of the
American Express Office, The dog is
consigned to Alexander NJ Harvey of
South Barre from Ira Harvey, a broth
err and soldier of Fort Bliss, Tex.
Probably the last basketball game
to be played in Barre this season will
be the one scheduled TO begin at $50
In the Goddard gymnasium this even
ing, when the Shamrocks and the
school team meet These teams are
composed of fast players who will un-
doubtedly make the contest an inter
esting one to watch. Tomorrow even
ing the seminary team meets the
White River Junction Legion team at
that place and the night following the
Woodsville, n, H., Legion at Woods.
Vile. Goddard lost to the Junction
team about two weeks ago by single
basket.
The Barre Woman's club observed
gentlemen's night last evening in How
land hall. The place had been very
tastefully arranged by the committee
in charge and presented a bright and
appearance, the furnishings
having been kindly loaned by B. ".
Hooker & Co. and the ferns by Emslie
d Co Gilbertson's orchestra rendered
selections from time to time during the
evening. DR., Hillegas, who was ex-
pected as a speaker for the occasion,
being unable 20 be present, sent as his
substitute, Mr. Whittier, who has
charge Of the work Of the elementary
schools in the state. Mr. Whittier
took as his subject, The Teacher in
Democracy" H. D. Hopkins Of Mont
Talier gave several of his entertaining
stories in happy and pleasing way,
again demonstrating TO Barre people
his ability in handling the French dia- |
lect A social hour and refreshments |
followed
A building that was once the harbor.
ing place for many a skilled pilot, pi /
lots who could man the froth covered |
schooners over every knot in the ma
hogany bar, is now being converted I
INTO dry goods store. The radicals /
are at work Transforming this Cottage |
saloon, as it was known before the
lays OF prohibition, into store that
will abound in ready made goods and
IN abundance of cloth under the man.
tgement of Hidder Utter, who comes
iere from Caribou, Me-, to engage in
he dry goods business. He intends TO
move with his family into the upper
,art of the Cottage. Extensive repairs
ire being made, saloon fixtures re-
moved, counters and shelves erected, 4
,ainting and papering on the interior
md considerable repairs to the outer
,art made to put this structure in
eadiness for occupancy around April ].