The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

WI meet loi PidctlNe Hohuay o'tiiiht
at 1880 sharp.
Napoleon Desilets of Farwell street
has installed telephone. The call Is
244 l2.--adv.
Napoleon Desilets, jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Napoleon Desilets of Farwell
street, who has been sick with rheuma.
tism, is much better.
Bernice, the little daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Flint of Hill street,
is seriously i'll with al attack of in
tluenza. Mr. and Mrs. Flint, who have
been ill, are reported better.
Hear Risca Williams with the Royal
Welsh Concert company, who was on
the Lusitania when il was sunk, and
gives a vivid description of the horrors
of the disaster. Methodist church,
| March IL, s p. m.adv.
There will be regular meeting of
Minnehaha encampment in Odd Eel
lows hall. Gordon block. on Tuesday
evening. March o. at 1880 o'clock
Work, Golden Rule degree. All mem
bcrs requested to be present.
An ambulance of the B. w. Hooker
& Co. firm, drawn by four horses, left
the city late this morning for Will
Jamestown, having received a call to
bring Mrs. Alden Jewett of that vii
lage to the Barre City hospital
A telegraph message received at the
Barre exchange for friends of Mrs.
Howard Houck informed them of her
death in Pottsdam. Pa Mrs. Houck,
who was formerly Miss Eva Craig of
this city, was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Craig
Henry Neeles, the wrestler who last
night succeeded in defeating Al Lund-
strom, the Swedish marvel, in Clan
Gordon hall by securing two out of
three falls, decided this morning to re.
main until next Thursday night, when
he is scheduled to wrestle Joe Shin
kus.
Tickets for the mems supper at the
Congregational church Wednesday
evening, March 10, can be secured Of
George Bond, Frank Lee. George Tilden,
j. G. Griggs, n. S.-Love, William Nc
Leod, Arthur Macneil f. H. Rogers,
G. Fl. Pape, n. Il, Lewis, Harold Morse
and \ b. Ballard--adv.
1t was learned to-day that the execu-
tive committee of Goddard seminary
ton of Harvey Averll from the posi- |
ton Of business manager of the school, |
an office held by him since Jan. !, 1918 |
Mr.. Averill continues as q member Of |
the board Of trustees and in the Offices |
of secretary and treasurer
Howard Bennett, who had lust be. |
gun work for the city. seriously in /
jured his foot Thursday afternoon
when he struck it with a pick he was
using. He was taken to the office OF q
physician TO have the wound dressed |
and then was removed to his home, 81 /
Fortney place. Mrs. Bennett is con-
fined to the house with the grip.
Miss Flora MacDonalds lecture on
Interior Decoration" will be one Of |
the best numbers on the Barre Wom
ans club program for the year She
gives an illustrated lecture, showing
the newest ideas in wall paper and fur
nishings. Rowland hall Tuesday aft
ernoon at 2:30. Admission, 25c; club
members admitted on their tickets
adv.
The work of remodelling the win
1ows of the Adams company store was
yesterday and they now con
form with all other display windows Of
tho company throughout New Eng
land In every store Of this chain, II
in number, mahogany panelled back
ground and natural oak floors have
been installed where they did not al
ready exist. The change is an added
attraction and undoubtedly makes the
best finished store windows in this
,ity
The committee that had charge of
he entertainment tableaUX unique
wishes to thank all those who took
,art and all who assisted in making
he affair success. After all tickets
lave been accounted for the net pro-
'eeds will be around $50 Two numbers
hat were incorrectly reported were;
Heart OF a Rose" posed by Mrs :
Charles Scott and sung by George ,
stewart; The Country Fiddler" posed
~ MIR Kelley, violin number by Arthur
'pitzer.
The Goddard annual minstrel show
will be given at the school assembly
lall on the evening of April 20 A
committee has been appointed TO fur
her the plans and prepare for the :
vent that is considered one of the
most important of the whole school
ear. For many years students of this
chool have staged minstrel show q
nd always with such success that il n
as become an annual feature. This I
ear, az last. the first act will he pro- a
uced by the young men, and the see t
nd by the young ladies of the insti v
ution. The proceeds of this show will n
e used by The athletic association to
ay expenses of baseball equipment II
nd the feature trip to Massachusetts III
Candidates for battery positions on H
GODDARD seminary's 1920 baseball team H
ave been summoned from the winter ID
avens TO the gymnasium for workouts
his week. A quantity Of material is
valuable for both, six pitchers and II
hree catchers. answering the first sum-
IONS of Coach Joseph Leahey The Il.
itching staff is unusually promising. Il,
: all have had experience a. high n
,hools Heading the list and who Is III
,nsidered the most promising pitcher III
" the season is America Polli. for HI
iree years Spaulding high schools III
ar right hand twirler and who last II
INNER played excellent ball for the
raniteyille Athletic club Others who n
re out are Mcmahon, south paw, HI
no in 1918 was the best twirleE Of the
rookline. Mass, high school team:
askey, a ht-hander. Of Stamford
Oh school. Stamford Conn; Ralph III
NTH of South Hadley, Mass. who III
as considered the best high school HI
tcher Of the Connecticut Valley eI
anne. thai includes Snrinrfeld Chic. lh