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

George l.. Morris has returned from
business trip to Boston, Taunton and
Springfield, Mass.
A daughter, Alva Violet, was horn
Jan 30 TO Mr.. and Mrs. Waldus Beng
ston of 55 Batchelder street.
Lucius Flint Of AverilI street visited
over the week end at the home OF his
mother, who is i'll at her home in Wash
ington.
Don't miss the Norwich musical clubs
at Spaulding Tuesday, Feb. 3, at p. m.
They rank as one of the very best mu
steal clubs of the state. adv.
Miss Josephine Colombo, stenog-
rapher OF the Union Granite company
of Waterbury. passed the week end at
her home on North Main street.
| The friends and contributors of the
Barre Community house are asked to
! forward their subscriptions to Mr.. Will
ley or bring them to Mrs. Gridley, No.
| Spaulding street.
A few reserved seats left for the Rus
sian Symphony orchestra concert at
Montpelier city hall Feb. Q. Buy your
tickets tonight at box Office. Special
cars to and from concert. adv.
The Brookside Community club box
social, which was to have been held
last Friday evening at the home OF
III. u. Mitchell, on account of the ex-
tremely cold weather was postponed to
next Friday night, Feb. 6.
| ,,..x..s.,4: ....t IlLuo.boa. ot+a,,;on
The regular monthly business meeting
and social will be held at the home OF
| Mrs. Fl, II. Stewart, SO Washington
street, Tuesday evening, Feb. 3. Bring
your work and spend a social evening.
| Claude Martin was called to his home
| In Ascutneyville by the serious Illness
Of his mother. She was taken to the
Claremont, n. H.. hospital for Sc
rious operation and was on the oparat-
ing table three hours, The family is
well known here
Plan 10 attend the dancing party in
Hcwland hall Tuesday evening. Feb, 3,
to be held under the auspices of the
| ladies' union Of the Universalist church.
| Carroll's orchestra will furnish music
and the tickets are 81 per couple; extra
ladies', Soc. The public is cordially in
yited to attend.-adv.
| The Woman's association of the Con-
pregationaI church will meet in the
church parlors Wednesday afternoon at
2;30. The missionary department will
have charge Of the program, the subject
being Making Americans for Amer
lea" and the leader Miss Ellen Hoar,
| Each member is expected to have cur
rent event or quotation along mission
airy lines.
| The basketball teams of Goddard
we're both disappointed not TO be able
TO carry out either game as planned on
Saturday night The game with the
Randolph Aggies was called off on ae.
count of prevailing epidemic Of
measles and whooping cough there. The
| first team left Saturday afternoon on
the $40 train for Mortified, but We're
| unable to make connections with the
Mortified train until such late hour
that il was useless TO go, the train be.
| ing about seven hours late. The first
team has several games to play, at the
end Of this week making their eastern
Massachusetts trip. Only three games
have been certainly arranged, but it Ia
thought that a game will be played
with Brockton high school along with
the other games, which will be played
with Dean academy, Y, NJ. c. A. college
Of Springfield and Holyoke.
Yesterday morning at the home of
| Francisco Perez ON Granite street, the
hot water front blew up after Mr.. Pc
req had started the fire. As result
Mr.. Perez installed new stove this
morning and is also suffering from an
ugly wound over his right eye. Mr.
Perez built the fire at about 8 o'clock
and in about Is minutes the hot water
frors burst, completely demolishing the
| front of the stove, driving pieces Of the
range through the ceiling and blowing
out six lights of glass from the win.
dows, one window being about Is feet
from the explosion. Mr.. Perez, who
was standing directly in front Of the
stove, about four feet from the front,
was struck by several pieces Of the
range, one striking him over the eve
and another striking him in the chest
The man procured the assistance OF a
physician, who took several stitches In
| the wounds. Others of the family had
not then come from their rooms, so
| that none OF them received injuries
Mr.. Perez is a stonecutter and will be
obliged to stay from his work a few
days.