The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

DIR. William B. Mayo of Mortified
was in the city yesterday on business.
Don't forget the supper at the Uni
yersalist church Thursday evening.--ad.
Dance in Rowland hall Friday night,
given by the nurses at City hospital.
CAROLS orchestra.--adv
Regular meeting of Ruth chapter, No
33, O. +. S., Wednesday evening, Feb.
II, at 1880 o'clock. Supper served at
6 o'clock.
John Cleary. i'll for the past two
weeks at his home at $50 North Main
street, is now able to be up and about
his home.
Miss Winnifred Hamel, decorator at
the Adams & Co. store, resumed work
to day as clerk, after having passed
week at her home in Plainfeld.
Basketball Spaulding VS. Peerless
Five, at Spaulding gymnasium tonight
at o'clock. Fast game assured. Ad-
mission SOC, students 20c.-adv
Joe Tondrean of North Main street
began work yesterday at the Presbrey-
CoykendalI Co.'S sheds, having just
recuperated from three weeks i'll
ness at his home.
Winifred Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. w. Smith of Perry street, arrived
home yesterday from Yale college, New
Haven, Conn, where midyear examina-
tions are now being given.
The North Barre whist players will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Fitzgerald on Beckley street
Wednesday evening at the usual hour,
instead of Thursday evening, as has
been customary the past few weeks.
From hospital in Springfield, Mass,
come the tidings that daughter was
born Sunday night to Mr.. and Mrs
James Macdonald of that city, who
moved from Barre two or three years
ago Mrs Macdonald was before her
marriage Miss Annabelle Petrie.
Regular meeting OF Jumpers, boxers
and derrickmens union, branch No. 90,
| Tuesday evening, Feb. TO- at 1880, in
Worthen block. Every member re-
quested to be present to vote on the
! referendum to increase the dues and
the |. L. secretary -treasurer's salary.
Mrs. o. A. Robinson Of South Main
| street left to-day for Springfield,
| Mass. where she will join her sister,
Mrs. ]. Clark of New York City, and
they will go TO Eagle Hill, Olds, Al
berta, Canada, where Mrs. Clark ex'
poets to live.
! S. d. Sibley, having purchased a
| short time ago the building formerly
! occupied BY the office force of the
| boutwell,. Milne & Varnum Co, has
moved his household goods from his
farm on the west hill TO his newly
acquired property at the corner oil
| North Main and Berlin streets.
An event you should not miss; the
| social dance in Rowland hall, Friday
| night, Feb. 10, under the patronage OF
the nurses at City hospital. The pro-
ceads will be used in making improve
ments at the dormitory. CAROLS or
chestra win furnish the latest in mu-
sic. Lend helping hand.--adv.
The members of the Vincitia club
| win be the guests Of the Apollo club
at the second Of the intercity matches
: at Montpelier this evening. Any mem
bers of the club desiring to do so are
asked to attend. A special car will
return to Barre after the match, a
!, ''ladies' night" at the Vincitis club is
now being planned for Wednesday
evening, Feb, is.
{ Barre music lovers thronged TO
. Montpelier on electric ears last evening
: to hear the concert Of the Russian
| symphony orchestra, many leaving on
the special cars at 7:20. Though this
concert was one of unusual merit. there
were many people from Montpelier
who iSIrneyed TO see the massive must
cal production. "Maytime," staged at
the Barre opera house last evening.
] Mrs. John Shea of First street re-
& ceived a telegram Friday afternoon,
. stating that her sister. Mrs. John Les.
!, lie. had died at her home in Bristol,
d Conn. The next morning, Saturday,
\ another telegram was received stating
that her brother in law, Mr.. Leslie. had
died that morning. The cause Of the
! deaths was not stated. but il is believed
10 be influenza Mrs shea was unable
), to attend the double funeral because
, lof Illness, but Mr.. Shea left here Sat
E urday night.
. America Refill has returned from It
ally. having arrived here Sunday night
from New York City, where he landed
Feb. 4. He sailed from Genoa, Italy,
) on Jan. 0, but visited French and Eng
llish ports before beginning the cross
. Atlantic journey. Mr. Refli, whose
home is on Beckley street, left here
four years ago, going 10 the republic
Of San Marine, Italy, for a few months.
! visit at his native home. His visit OF
few months was heightened to years
, by necessity, the chaos of the high seas
! and the warning nations preventing
safe travel by ship. During this unpre-
meditated stay, the death of his wife
land a son occurred in this city. His
son. Marziale, succumbed TO influenza
! during the epidemic in this city and
lbs wife died last June. Mr.. Refill VIII
, RESUME work in the stonesheds.
2 pa,r4aya Alteration