The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

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| Business mems lunch, 80 till 1880,
Shepard Cafe.a adv.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday
night, Lands orchestra adv.
| John Frontini went to Waterbury
| TO day on a brief business visit.
II New line of popular sheet music just
in at Bailey's Music Rooms, adv.
! Gauld e Robertson's phone number
now 22-W, room 5, Rowland block
adv.
Robert Phillip was admitted to the
City hospital last evening, to undergo
slight operation.
Mrs. N. N. Morse and son, Mark p.
Morse, of Randolph were business visit
ors in the city yesterday,
Miss Jeanette Granger of Maple
Grove street has been detained at her
home since Saturday by illness.
These working will find it convenient
to have supper at the Presbyterian
church Saturday night. Quick service.
adv.
Alfred Mckay of East Boston ar
rived in the city last evening to pass
few days at his home on Cliff
street.
Mrs. Sadie Brown. with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Thomas Common, of Albany
n. Y, has returned home, for a few
days only.
A regular meeting Of tool sharpeners,
No, 2, will be held in Foresters' hall
Wednesday evening, Feb Is, at 7
o'clock. Important
Charles Tetamanti returned TO his
employment in the Quincy, Mass, ship
yards last night after few days
stay with Barre friends
Wrestling sports See Purell vs..
Shimkus, Clan Gordon hall Thursday
night Ii possible. Eli Bourbon Of
Claremont will referee. adv.
Basketball armory hall. Montpelier,
Wednesday, Feb p Montpelier post,
No. 3, VS.. Windsor Tickets can be
procured at Lander's pool room. Game
starts at S:l5. Dance after the game.
adv.
Donations for flowers and lights for
the decoration of the altar for the 40
hours in st. Monica's church will be
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the Sacred Heart convent, l0l Summer
street.
Owing to sickness among its mem
bers, the Apollo club has asked a post
ponement OF the match with Nincita
! club. to have been held tonight, to
Wednesday evening March 3. Nincitia
members please note the postponement.
Miss Lessel Hunter, who is employed
in the home office of the Travellers In
surance company at Hartford Conn,
i is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
Hunter Of Prospect avenue, for a few
days,
Save time and trouble and buy your
| tickets in advance for the big game at
| Montpelier next Wednesday night. Feb
p, The Montpelier post, No. 3, meets
! the fast professional team from Wind
sor Game starts at S:l5 Dance after
! the game. adv
The neighborhood in the vicinity of
/ Merchant street extension will enter
tain the Brookside Community club at
The hoae of Mrs A. w Allen Friday
evening, Feb q. Cards will be played
and refreshments served A short pro-
gram will be given.
At the meeting of the Barre Won
ans club yesterday afternoon, Miss
/ Ella v Earle OF Granitevile gave a
very interesting talk on her years work
as teacher in Porto Rico. She described
many Of the habits and customs Of the
! natives and told about the food and
| the kind of houses they live in. She
exhibited several samples of their lace
making. strings of beads made from
seeds and pictures which she had
/ brought with her from Porto Rico.
| Mrs, 7. A. Walker read paper setting
/ forth the need of the people awakening
! to the grave situation confronting MS
/ in regard TO orr public school system.
/ the shortage of teachers and the clos
! ing of schools in the rural communities.
/ The midwinter convention Of the In
/ ternationa Monumental Granite Pro
/ ducers association. which is TO he held
at the Queens hotel in Montreal Thurs
/ day and Friday of this week, Is attract
! ing q number OF manufacturers and
quarters of the Barre district Among
| the number who are planning to leave
on the 3 10 train this afternoon are
/ Attorney = HOLSTER Jackson. prcsi
dent Of the l. NJ. c. =. A.; George
! Straiton and James r. Marion, Barre
members of the internstiona commit
| tee; H. J. NJ Jones and Athol X. Bell
president and secretary Of The Barre
I Quarters & Manufacturers associu
/ ton: John G. Booth. J. NJ Boutwell,,
/ William Barclay, Joseph Calcagni. Don
add Smith. George F. DeMerell George
II Hoyt and George and John Cross OF
Mortified Il is also expected that
several moro manufacturers Of the
Barre district will attend the conven
/ tiun.