The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

/ organ recital at the lniVersalls
church Sunday at A p. M Everybod.
invited TO come.---adv.
The best Christmas gift Of all vii
| be Victrola or Sonora phonograpl
| from Bailey's Music Rooms. adv.
| There will be meeting of the di
rectors of the Barre Woman's clul
Monday evening, Dec. 8, in Aldrich hal
at 1870.
Rev. D. l.. Schultz, labor evangelist
Baptist church, both services Sunday
and every night next week at 1880
Come. adv.
The event which you all have beer
waiting for, the annual fair of tn,
Odd Ladies and Odd Fellows at How
land hall, Dec. 10 and l7.--adv.
The regular monthly meeting Of thu
Red Cross will be held in Aldrieh hal
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Let
there be a large attendance.
A special meeting of the congrega
ton win be held at the close of the
morning service in the Presbyterian
church tomorrow morning. A large
attendance is desired
Dance, ladies union of the Univer
salist church, Rowland hall, Wednes
day, Dec. 8. CAROLS orchestra. Dane.
ing from to IL. Admission, 81 ex-
ira ladies, 35c.-adv.
What? The event OF the season
Whenf Dec Is and II. Where How.
land hall, under the auspices of the
Odd Ladies and Odd Fellows. Pro
grams, given by some of Barre's lead
ing talented artists, have been pre-
pared for both evenings. CAROLS or
ehestra viii furnish music for dance
ing.--adv.
The funeral Of Frank j. Frediani,
who died in Chicago and whose body
arrived in Barre this morning, will be
held at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs, Andrew Fredani 3 Second
street, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
All members Of the American Legion
and ex-service men are asked to at
tend in uniform.
Miss L. Josephine Webster of Bur.
lington will appear in Barre in the in
terest of the Children's Aid society,
under the auspices of the Woman's
club, at its regular meeting Tuesday
afternoon at $3.50 in Rowland hall.
This meeting is free and open to the
public. All interested in the unfor-
tunate children of the state are urged
TO attend.
The Barre Woman's club cannot pass
over the meeting of Nov y without
making a note of il through the press
This was an afternoon for our chill
dren, but the older people, as well as
the children, were most delightfully."-
by Mrs y. r. Pollard OF
Burlington, "the storytelling woman. -
The first half hour was for the older
ones. Mrs. Pollard stated very brief
ly that story telling was almost lost
art. The early nations handed down
their traditions and folk lore by tell
ing stories 10 their children With
the advent of the many books for
the custom Of reading them
in place of the fascinating individual
" of telling them has become firmly
All good stories have
moral which easily impresses itself
on the plastic mind of the child She
made a strong plea for the old-timc
custom Of story telling. Miss Henri
eta Inglis most charmingly sang two
poems, written by r. L. Stevenson,
She was accompanied by Mrs. Dean
Perry, who is the composer Of the ma
steal setting that was used. The rnu.
sic interpreted the poems SO perfect
ly that words were almost unneces
sary. The Womau's club takes pride
in the marked ability Of one of its
Train robbers would have met with
some opposition on the s.; 10 train leav
ing Barre this morning for no less
than 80 hunters, armed with high
guns and plenty of amuu.
milton for the deer season were de-
parting for various parts of Vermont
TO spend the coming week II seemed
as If small army was boarding the
train, as nearly every man carried
gun, pack, and snow shoes, and some
IF them carried in cases long knives or
-evolvers. The hunters to leave Barre
turing the past few days exceed that
If any day during the past several
years and is accounted for in the fact
hat the majority Of the 100 granite
firms in Barre have discontinued man
ifacture either for a few weeks or
ire operating but four days week
Among the number leaving this morn
ng were James and Charles Robert |
ION, Walter Knutson and William Ne |
lard. who were journeying 20 a camp |
n Waitsheld TO remain during the |
.ntire deer season. Others to leave |
we're Steve Marcesi. Adolpho Calcag-
ii, Mario Bielli, Charles Calcagni, |
George Lucchini and George earle.
,arty planning TO tramp during the
'oming week the forests in and about |
'ittsfeld. where they will camp. Joe
of Humbcrt street, Alexander
Young of Eastern avenue and John
'assellini Of Cottage street was an
,ther perty leaving for Warren One
an readily understand why local am
stores have experienced a
reat demand for goods during the |