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

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The condition of J. f. Kelly OF Bur
lington, father of John b. Kelly OF TINS
city, is reported to be very low.
George Lander went TO Burlington
yesterday afternoon for brief bust
ness visit before going to Boston on
| like mission.
Watch for the menu of meat pie sup
per to be served by the Mems club at
the Presbyterian church Saturday
night Tickets, 40c.--adv.
Frank Ozella, who was called to Mil
! ford Mass, last week by the serious
| illness of his father, returned to the
city yesterday, his father having died
while he was there,
William Rogers, a mechanic OF the
Palace garage for the past few months,
completed work there yesterday to ac-
cept position as chauffeur with pri-
| vate family in Hartford, Conn.
Miss Nellie Browne of Cliff street,
clerk at the Homer Fits Dry Goods
| Co. store, has resumed work after
two weeks vacation spent with rela-
tives in Boston and Manchester, ~ III.
Basketball, armory hall, Montpelier,
Wednesday, Feb 25-Montpelier post,
No. 8, VS.. Windsor. Tickets can be
procured at Lander's pool room. Game
starts at S:l5. Dance after the game.
adv.
PureIli VS.. Shimkus, Clan Gordon hall
Thursday night. A wrestling match
, worth seeing Tickets at Marron's
and Tosi Bros pool room. Ringside 81,
general admission soc, ladies, and chill
dren under IL, 30c,--adv.
Mrs. Edw. Shallow formerly Mrs.
S. f. Laviolette) is attending the mil
linery openings and fashion show in
Boston and New York. On her return
she will reopen her millnary parIor at
her home, Forsythe place. adv.
Basketball armory hall, Montpelier.
Wednesday, Feb 25-Montpelier post,
No. 3, VS.. Windsor. Tickets can be
procured at Lander's pool room. Game
starts at S:l5. Dance after the game
with Landi's orchestra furnishing music
adv.
Joseph Cordick of Websteville, who
since last fall has been employed in or
about the machine shops of Springfield,
il moving his family to Springfield to
make a home there His home and
much of his household effects were sold
last week
Wallace Dutton, formerly connected
with the reportorial staff of The Times
and who Is now salesman in cloth
ing firm in Brockton, Mass, left here
Yesterday for Brookheld TO make
short visit at his home before return
ing to Brockton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eames have com
pleted a weeks vacation in New York
CITY and vicinity. Mr.. Eames made
two or three tentative dates for oper
attic stars which win probably be made
known in a day or two, as soon as
definite word is received.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mack have re-
turned from Boston and their wedding
trip of several days, and for the pres
emit, until A. G. Preble and family move
to their newly purchased home at 30
Merchant street, are residing at the
Dale home on Green street.
Richard White, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. Z. White of Newton street, who
for the past few months has been EN-
ployed as salesman at the wholesale
house of Armour 4 Co. in Holyoke,
Mass, completed work there recently
and arrived home Monday morning.
H. F. Hardy of the Park View house,
Bethlehem, y. H., will be at Hotel
Barre March and 3, seeking help for
the summer. He wishes to obtain
kitchen girls, chambermaids and table
girls. Anyone interested Is asked to
see Mr.. Hardy on the two days he is at
the hotel.--adv.
Attention. insurance men, eontrac-
tors. electricians. all others interested:
Thomas Henry Day of the n. Z. In
surance exchange, viii give an illustrat-
ed lecture on electric wiring at X. OF =
hall, Blanchard block, at o'clock
Wednesday evening, Feb. 25. BE sure
and attend. Public cordially invited
No admission fee.
Tonight at 1880 on the Murphy &
Weafer bowling alleys on Pearl street
the Tos bowling team and the combi-
nation termed the Nowheres will con
test in the third match of the season.
This, it is expected, viii be close
match. az both teams have a game TO
their credit and this match is the rub
Der game, the one to decide the better
team.
Sickness among Vermont state in
ternal revenue officers prevents the
Barre Office from having an inspector
at the school commissioners room In
the city building during the mornings
of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of this week. Mr. Carney being on an
assignment in Mortified and Randolph.
John Corcoran has made arrangements
so that he viii be at the Barre Office
during the afternoons of these DAYS,
ready to assist income taxpayers with
returns.
Since the game of last Friday night
between Spaulding high and Montpelier
high basketball teams, the question OF
requirements to win the silver cup Of
fered by the school masters Of the
Northern league has been one of con
siderable discussion. Many have un
derstood that a school, in order To win
il, must hold the championship Of the
league for three successive years and
had, therefore, concluded that Spauld-
ing practically lost its grip when de-
feated last Friday night by Montpelier,
which gave the latter the edge on the
championship. For the benefit of those
in doubt, il is probably well to state
that a school team must win il three
years to own the cup. Thus far the
name of Burlington high is engraved
on it but once and Montpelier high but
once, while Spaulding's teams Of lels
and 1919 gave the school two legs of
the three necessary to claim it as
permanent trophy. However, the sea