The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-28
TALK or THE TOWN

HaDDeps on prospect slreel.--ddN,
George and Edward Lander left last
night on a three-day business trip to
Boston.
The Athena club will meet with Mrs.
Homer Ladd, Orange street, Thursday
evening at 1880.
Archie Johnston of South Main street
has returned from few days business
visit in Manchester, y. II.
Mrs Glen Atkins OF Waterbury Is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Houston of Maple avenue.
Card party in X. of z. hall tonight,
Eastern Star and friends Something
different for refreshments Admission,
25e---adv.
John Coates, student at Goddard
was unable to return to the school this
week, being confined at home on ac-
count of illness.
Elks' concert and dance, city hall,
Montpelier, Friday night Tickets can
be secured from w. G. Reynolds, Frank
Shea or Paul Scainpini.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Poultry association will be held in the
city court room Friday evening at 1880
| All members are asked to attend
Everyone invitedl S. Fl. S. sophie
more farce, Not on the Program" fol-
lowed by dance for. students and
alumni, Jan. 80, at p. m. Admission,
! 20c.- adv.
| Glenugie club social and dance will be
held in Worthen hall next Saturday at
| 7 80 p. m. sharp All members be pres
emit and bring friend. A good time
guaranteed. adv.
Joseph Calcagni of the Novelli & Cal
cagni granite firm went to New York
yesterday to attend the New York
state convention of the Retail Monu-
ment Dealers association.
+. c. Grassel, western representa-
| tive of the Gerard Barclay Granite Co,
started on his return journey to Zanes-
vile, o., yesterday afternoon after
passing week in this city.
Mrs. Il. ID. Raine, who has been visit
| ing with her two small children at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. ii. A. Donahue
on Orange street for the past week, re-
turned to her home in Burlington yes
terday.
William Carswell, travelling sales
man for the Garswell Wetmore com
pany of this city, who for several days
has been the guest of his brother,
James, left yesterday afternoon for
New York City TO attend the state
Retail Monument Dealers association
convention before proceeding to his
western territory
One OF the big battles Of the basket
boil season will be staged tonight in
the Goddard gymnasium, when the
Peerless Five, an aggregation that Is
living up to its first name, meets the
Goddard seminary first team. Both
teams are in fine shape and speedy
game viii probably be witnessed. Both
teams are used to the Goddard arena,
so that neither viii be handicapped in
the least to show up the best team.
Last evening on the Merlo alleys
Tosis academy annexed another vic
tory to their winning list by defeating
the strong /. p. c. bowling team by 81
pins. Tosi's pinfall was 45l, 1856, 464-
.l,4ll. |. p. G. pinfall, 1873, 444, 473
1860 " Colombo had high single with
lis. On Thursday evening the Tosis
will meet the Murphy & Weafer team
for the first game Of a series, the game
to be bowled on the Murphy & Weafer
alleys at 1880.
In order to settle understanding
among veterans of the Civil war re-
garding the progress of legislation in
Congress concerning pensions, Comrade
George W. Hunt got into eommunica-
ton with the adjutant generals office |
in Montpelier and learned that the bill |
has passed the House and gone to the |
Senate The bill calls for an increase |
of pensions for Civil war veterans to a |
minimum of 500 q month, in contrast |
to the minimum of s32 now paid, while |
it also provides pensions for Spanish
American war veterans and for widows
of Civil war veterans.
The Goddard hockey team left on the |
$40 train this morning for Winooski,
petes with players of St. Michael's col
lege. For the past two weeks the sem
mary lads have had considerable prac-
tice on the private rink at the school,
so will undoubtedly prove formidable
opponents TO the college team Besides
Capt. Ed. Chabot were Gerald Griffin,
Mike Wood, +. Thompson, Milton Hunt,
A. Thompson and John MacPeake. j.
Kelley, another good performer with
the stick and puck, was held from max
ing the trip since his presence is needed
with the basketball team tonight when
1t meets the Peerless Five.
At the corner of North Main and
Merchant streets the store formerly
known as the City Wine store, is re-
ceiving extensive repairs by the owner,
A. Tomasi, the store being situated in
his block. Mr.. Tomasi has Just in
stalled a large refrigerator and is re-
pairing the store for the purpose OF us
ing the same for a meat and grocery
business. A party has rented the store
and it is thought that the new store
will 90 into use by the first of next
month. New show cases have been pur
chased and new shelves and drawers
on both sides of the store have been
built in, so that the store is completely
new and finished in the most modern
way for meat and grocery retail bust
ness
After disposing of the customary
business at a regular monthly meet
ing last evening, Red Men OF the Iro-
quois tribe, No. 10, diverted their at
tention to making plans for a ban
quet and dance TO be held at Clan Cor
don hall Friday evening, Feb. 20. For
this special occasion il was voted that
ex service men, who were members Of
the order OF who have since become
members. be admitted with their lady
friends without charge. also that wild