The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Menu OF Presbyterian supper TO DC
served Saturday night will appear to-
morrow. adv.
Mrs Robert Stewart of Patterson
street underwent an operation at the
| City hospital to-day.
Miss Ruth Taplin of East Barre un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis
at the City hospital Tuesday night.
DR.. l.. Pasche of the state beard OF
| health arrived here from Burlington
| this morning to remain for day or so
Tufflay Tonguay of Beckley street is
recovering from an. operation on one
foot which was performed at the City
| hospital.
Charles A. Badger Of East Montpel-
Ter was taken to the Hcaton hospital
in Montpelier for treatment yester-
day afternoon.
James Stewart went to Morrisville
yesterday for two or three days
stay, visiting relatives and passing the
time rabbit hunting.
Ht iHettlHg VI Inc otuioi tahiPiiAo
girls of the Presbyterian church, which
was to be held tonight, has been post
poned until next week.
A good hot meat-pie supper win
taste good TO you Saturday night Step
into the Presbyterian vestry between
and and be seryed-adv.
Notice: Don't forget to bring your
thinking caps and postcards to the
guild meeting to be held in the Bap.
list church at o'clock Friday even
ing.
Miss katherine Stewart of East
Longmeadow, Mass, arrived last even
ing TO spend the remainder of the week
with her sister Mrs. Jennie Johnston,
of 100 fremont street
Mrs. Dell Stone, who recently moved
from East street to Williamstown, was
brought yesterday from the Williams
town inn to the home OF her sister,
Mrs Grace Haskins. in the Morse block.
News was received this morning of
the death of Mrs. r. b. Eckerberry,
formerly Miss Florence Hammond. at
her home in Dresden, O. Mrs Ecker
berry. who was for many years EN-
ployed as bookkceper at Trow 4 Hol-
dens machine shop, left Barre about
eight years ago. Her last illness,
which was OF five weeks duration. re-
suited in her death last Monday. The
funeral was held yesterday in Dresden
and intcrment was in that place, She
is survived by her husband.
The wrestling match Of Joe Shimkus
W. Joe Perelli scheduled for his even
ing in the Clan Gordon hall Up to
noon Shimkus had not returned from
New York state, where during the past
few DAYS he has wrestled twice. Man
agcr Louis Jacques expected him to ar
rive early this afternoon and having
received no word TO the contrary feels
certain that the match will be staged
at the stated time This promises to
be the best seen in Barre this year, as
Perelli is apparently an even match for
Shimkus. and the victor is to be the
one securing two out OF shree falls.
An air brush design Of soldiers
monument erected in Cambridge. this
state, in 1918. j. being exhibited in the
window Of b. W Hooker & Co, and il
attracting attention. A. !. Baldwin of
X. b. Crandall post, No. 80, who has
been looking up designs relative TO hav-
ing some memorial erected in Elmwood
cemetery, secured tho drawing from
Canton Bros. who cut the monument.
Mr. Baldwin thinks that something OF
the same nature would be suitable here
and a. he has already had the offer of
the granite and there is somewhere
around $500 in funds for the purpose. it
is hoped to unite and interest the pub
lie that additional money may be oh
tanned to 20 ahead with the project.
The basketball team Of Goddard sem
mary completed last night two-day
trim TO Hanover. y. H., where they we're
defeated by the Dartmouth freshmen,
III to ), aud at White River Junction,
where again they were defeated. p to
p, By the American Legion team of
that town. The defeat at Dartmouth
was nothing more than expected. since
the freshmen team recently doubled he
score in game with the varsity five
Of Dartmouth. and also doubled the
score on the varsity team Of Exeter
within the past week. The game at
White River Junction was anybody's
until the final whistle. the score alter
mating from one to the other during
the entire game. The legion team has
requested that the seminary team play
again in White River Junction. the
teams being so evenly matched. This
game will be played sometime in the
middle of March Saturday evening
the seminary team will meet the Mid
dlehurv Seconds at Middlebury. The
next game scheduled is the return
game with ST. Michael's college of Wi
nooski at Barre. week from next. Fri
day night, or March 3.
A vacation from the industrial school
in Vergennes. that began last Septem-
Der when Harold Perry of Berlin, y.
H., and Carl Congo OF Tilton, \. H., es-
capped from that institution, was
brought to an abrupt end yesterday by
the Barre police department, that had
the two lads locked up last night at
1880. Their freedom might not have
been molested hsd they continued on
the straight and narrow path, but one
stumbled and dragged the other back to
the Nergennes institution. Perry had
been employed for the past three weeks
at the Smith 6 Cummings store on North
Main street About week ago $50
was found to be missing when the store
was opened one morning, whereupon
the police were notified. Suspicion
pointed toward Perry. but nothing was
done about it, Again this week, Tues
dav uigb4 someone entered the store