The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-26
TALK or THE TOWN

Louis Romeri of North Barre was
among the visitors in Burlington to-
day.
Herbert Wilson left this morning for
Montreal, where he win spend several
days
Miss Helen O'Keefe has returned to
waterbury after spending several days
in Barre.
Miss Geneva Reilly of Forsythe place
began work this morning as clerk in
the Woolworth store.
Income tax returns for individuals
and corporations can now be secured at
the Peoples National Bank.
Mrs. Il. Potts of Ithaca, N. ", is
making an indefinite visit with Mrs.
Alex Cordiner of Hillside avenue.
Whist and 800" party in knights Of
Pythias hall Wednesday, Jan. 2s, under
the auspices of the o. L. S.adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Beattie of
Northfield were Sunday guests at the
John Gray home on Pleasant street.
Irving Bates OF East Barre, who has
been confined to the house since No
pember, has been worse the past week
and is confined to the bed.
W. D. Smith of Summer street went
to Chelsea to-day to attend the funeral
of Horace Walker. With him went
William Walker of Pearl street.
Vincent Cato of the Cato Brothers
firm of Berlin street left last night on
f,.y, -
which may extend over week or more.
Miss Ella Williams, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Barre
for the past few weeks, has returned
to Montreal, where she has employ
ment.
Miss J, p Nourse of the Adams com
pany left this morning for Boston,
where she viii make 10 days stay in
the interests of the Adams company
store.
Miss Florence Canton, % student
Of q. V. NJ. at Burlington, visited her
mother. Mrs. Catherine Canton of rs
Maple avenue, during the weekend
holiday.
Mrs. Catherine Brown and son, Ed
ward, of Maple avenue, together with
Mrs. James Fitzgerald and daughter,
Mildred of 100 Summer street, attended
to-day the Kingston funeral in North.
field
Mrs. A. l.. Anthony OF Montpelier
has been visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Carey on Mount street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony left to-day for
where Mr.. Anthony will
have charge of the Woolworth store.
Miss Marion Carroll, an assistant in
he Whitney art shop on North Main
street, is attending the winter carnival
md sports at Newport, n. H., while
he guest of her friend. Miss Irene |
3rady, formerly OF the Homer Fits
tore
At the Universalist church on Thurs
lay evening of this week at 1880 |
,'clock. reception win be rendered to
he new pastor and his wife, Rev. and |
.lrs. r. o. Hokerk. The public, as well |
i those who attend the church, is cor,
Tally invited to be present.
We're ont again. The Italian Gaiety
hub wishes to announce 10 its members
hat the club is TO hold its annual mas
uerade ball in the Clan Gordon hall on
he 9th of February A good time is
ssured Let's go. II also wishes to
tate that If the attendance in the flu
ure cannot be better than the past,
ie will have To-; nuf sed. Per
resident, secretary, present committee.
Thus far in January there have been
1 below zero" days, averaging II be
Nv zero. On the other IL days OF the
lonth the mercury has not gone very
ar astray from its anchorage about
he zero mark. SO the mean tempera
are of the month is likely to be far
Glow normal During the correspond
Y 26 days in January, 1918, there
ere nine below zero days with an
yefage of Is below.
Thermometer reports were as vague |
: army and navy stories to-day, hard
! two people bearing the same report
a the weather Perhaps this was due
, the varied hours at which they arose
peer at the mercury. Some report I
TAT the mercury dropped as low as AZ I
blow zero, attaining this mark in the
liet hours of and 3 o'clock This,
Dparently, existed for short time
liy and with the waking hours of
I'd ! o'clock the thermometers were
gistering a little milder weather At
o'clock they had risen TO 20 below
,me Of the stonesheds started work
Painters who completed some few
eeks ago the work Of painting the
wer interior of the city building are q
Nv engaged in putting theopera house G
conformity with the rest of the Z
hiding. Already the walls of the I
rye main entrance have been repaint !
with neat and attractive coiorings t
hich now prevail on the walls Of the {
eatre as well as in the balcony, stage G
ID dressing rooms. Ceilings, too, are G
ing reprinted with appropriate col (
5. For this work in the theatre long I
ID substantial stagings had TO be con I
ructed TO enable the painters TO per :
rm the work Two braces extending !
ross the house and resting on the a
leony rails are the chief staging sup Z
rts. These we're constructed at the
wer part Of the house and placed IN
zition by means of rope and pulley n
taehed to the theatre ceiling