The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

IALk OF I1E IOW ~
John Blamey of Boston is business
visitor in town.
j. 0. Brine of Boston Is business
visitor in town this week.
Guy Humphrey and son, Hugh, of
Plainfeid passed the week end with
friends in the city.
ID. A. Perry and C. w. Perry of the
Perry Real Estate agency were in East
Randolph to-day conducting an auction
sale for Mrs Gertrude Msidment.
Allan Johnston of " Blackwell
street. who has been attending the
University of Vermont for two years,
Joined the reportrial staff OF The Times
to-day.
DR.. Evelyn MacGregor, a graduate
Of Glasgow university, Scotland, leaves
tonight for Boston, en- route Tor New
York City, where she will sail tor
Scotland on Dec. 10.
Supt. Carroll II. White of the city
schools has rctsrned from the New
England school superintendents meet
ing, which was held in Boston the lat
ter part of last week.
The Misses Tomssi, Meade and
Linslev of the Spaulding high school
faculty visited in Middlebury over the
week end. While in Middlebury sat
urday, the Misses Tomasi and Linsley
attended the Vermont -Middlebury foot :
ball game at Porter field.
II happens this week Wednesday
night at Howland hall. One more OF
those popular dance parties under the
management of the ladies' union of the
ITniversalist church. Carrolrs orches-
ira. Per couple, 81; extra ladies, Boo.
Dancing from TO II. You are invited.
adv.
D. Winnifred Smith OF Perry street
returned home Saturday after a few
DAYS stay in Burlington. While IL
Burlington, Mr.. Smith visited friends
at the University of Vermont, stay
ing with John Shepard at the Kappa
Sigma fraternity house
Gordon Reardon returned to Clare
mont, n. H.. last evening, after pass
ing couple of days with Barre
friends. Reardon is playing end for
Stevens high school in Claremont, po.
sition he filed for Spaulding las. year.
Attroney A. A. Sargent, after at
tending an alumni reunion of his alma
mater, Middlebury college, in Middle
bury. and witnessing the Vermont
Middlebury football game Saturday,
returned to this city by automobile:
William Halvosa, who for the past
month has been spending a vacation
with his brother, George, on Camp
street. leaves tonight or early to-
morrow for Balboa Height, Panama
zone. to return TO his employment.
His little son, William, jr., who spent
the summer months with his aunt,
Mrs. Mortimer, of Long street, accom-
psnies him.
When one learns that in a single
wear in the United States 10000 lives
are lost and property amounting TO
sS25 10000 is destroyed by FIRE IN
spite Of all the chemicals, water and
protection systems that exist at the
present day. one can readily unier-
stand why fire commissions, fire mar
shals and fire chiefs are constantly
suggesting methods Of fire prevention
Chief Heney of the Barre department
offers the following suggestions AZ tins
time of the yesr. one of the worst sea-
sons for FIRE destruction: Clean your
premises, remove all rubbish, correct
your hazards, cultivate caretulness.
and in case of doubt ask the fire de-
partment for advice. The firemen are
alwavs at home" At the fire station
and ready 10 give any assistance or ad-
vice for fire prevention.
Open house once again TO all ex-
servioe men at the Legion clubhouse
on Church street Wednesday evening
But that's not the complete story. The
Legion has secured two sets Of DoV-
ing gloves. and a wrestling mat Tor
the Legion hall. 50 Wednesday night
has been chosen as the time 20 test
the mat and the gloves. Already three
short spar7ing bouts have been ar
ranged. and more are eNpected before
Wednesday night; also there is TO lie
AZ least ono wrestling match. fei.
lowing the athletic comes a smoker
with singing. music. refreshments and
ANYTHING else that j. reasonable along
these lines. Everything i free 20 'he
ex-service man regardless Of whether
he belongs TO the club or not, and
through The Times the Legion extends
an invitation to every ex-serNice man
in Barre and Barre Town Last
"wednesday evening no less than 30
ex-soldiers gathered 81 the club Any
one desiring 70 put on an exhibition
t.or. in wrestling or boxing may do
50 bv eonfsrriug With James p. stew
art. Ard bv the way. the Legion
means by the term ex-serSice men.
vefs~sus of the Spanish AmeTlcsu
.rsr. .hs Civil var ss vel - the recent
World wzr. and 70 them sy'suds = Hinst
cordial irvitstion 20 b. present On
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