The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-20
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TALK OF THE TOWN



Read Sheas special shoe adv,--adw
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday
night. Landis orchestra, adv
Alex. Troup, former photographer
of this city, now of Lebanon, N. H., ar
rived here last night for a few days
visit.
"Thy Beaming Eyes sung by Err
nestine Schumann. Heink, on Victor rec
ord No. s72ss, 81, on sale at Bailey's
Music Rooms,
Maccabees, attention The collector
will be at the Frank McWhorter cloth
ing store Saturday afternoon from to
3 to take dues.
Fay Mann of the Harvard Dental
college of Boston arrived in Barre this
morning for a few days visit at his
home on Orange street.
The Barre Savings Bank 4 Trust
company has been appointed admins
TRAITOR of the estate Of the late Amos
l.. Merrill of Camp street.
Victor and Leroy Anderson of 30
Warren street started yesterday after
noon on a journey to Brady, Tex, they
being interested in oil wells of that sec
tion. The duration of their visit is UNI
determined.
Mrs. Frank +. Robinson, wife of AS
sistant Postmaster Robinson of the
Barre office, left for Los Angeles, Cal,
yesterday afternoon, there to make a
permanent home. Mr.. Robinson ex.
poets to complete duties at the post
Office in early spring and join his wife
in California by April /.
II. P. Human, the recent purchaser of
the +. A. Bugbee granite firm of this
city, has returned from a three weeks
tour through Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa
and other western states. Mr.. Human
was for some time quite i'll with inhu-
enza while in Iowa, being confined to a
hotel in Des Moines for several days.
Mrs. Frank Z. Robinson, having re-
signed from the duties OF executive sec
rotary of the local Red Cross service
station, has been replaced by Mrs. Edna
Jennings, who will carry on the work
temporarily and possibly until the
Barre post of the American Legion
shoulders the responsibilities OF this
Office
On Friday, Feb. ID, at the Barre City
hospital was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Nichols, jr., son, John Leon.
Mr.. Nichols, jr., who for several weeks
has been absent from his duties at the
Windsor machine shop, having had two
operations performed upon his jaw bone
for infection caused by dental opera
ton, was able to return to his work
yesterday.
The pool and billiard tournament
teams of the Barre council OF the
Knights of Columbus and the Vincitia
club OF this city have agreed to play
two tournaments to decide the club
championship of the city, and If neces-
sary other games TO be agreed upon
later. The first game is to be played
at the X. of c. rooms next Thursday
night aud the second at the Nincitia
club rooms two weeks later. In view
of this event next week, the weekly
tournar~1t between the Montpelier
and Barre council teams OF the X. Of G.
will be played at the local rooms Tues
day night instead of Thursday The
prize for the winner has not been de-
cided upon but will probably be a sup.
per at Hotel Barre at the expense OF
the latter.
Perhaps space is wasted when men
ton is made that Spauldlngs basket
ball team plays Montpelier highs team
In the Montpelier armory hall tonight,
beginning at 8 o'clock. AT any rate,
the teams are to meet for the second
time this year and for this occasion
two special cars will leave Barre at 6
o'clock and another special at Gao TO
accommodate Spaulding followers. 1t
is also understood that special cars will
be run to Barre after the game. A
dance will follow the game in the ar
mory hall, Carrol's orchestra furnish
ing music. Nothing definite has been
decided upon concerning cars leaving
after the dance, which will last until
o'clock. Few basketball enthusiasts
of Barre will remain at home to night,
as this, like the Montpelier and Spauld
ing game in Barre, is the feature game
of the year for Montpelier high school.