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

\ Attend Sheas big shoe sale,
Il Mrs. +. J. Noyes Of Main street left
\ this morning for Berlin, n. H., where
She will spend Il few days
w. RI. MARSHALL Of Middlesex was
among the business visitors in Barre
/ to-day.
| John Petros of Burlington was in
| Barre yesterday visiting at the home OF
George Maniatty.
/ A daughter was born to- Mr.. and
| Mrs. James NJ. Duncan OF Academy
street at the City hospital FRIDAY,
| Jan. 30.
/ William Manley Of Boston, an ex.
| overseas army lieutenant, who served
under Max G, Fisher, is now the guest
of Mr.. Fisher for few days.
| The match between Nincitia and
| Apollo clubs, which was TO have been
played in Montpelier Wednesday, Feb
| 4, has been postponed until next week.
There will be special meeting OF
| AIinnehaha eneampment, Tuesday, Feb.
3. at 1880 p m. Practice and patriarch
| al degree All officers requested to be
present
Leonard Thompson and John Tomasi,
sophomores Of the University OF Yer
mont came Saturday to pass the week
| end in Barre, the former with friends
and the latter at his home Merchant
| street.
| The Norwich musical clubs Of % men
| give concert at Spaulding assembly
4 hall Tuesday, Feb. g. Mandolin club,
| gee club, orchestra, double quartet,
reader and speciality acts provide a full
program. adv
Regular meeting Of Cobble Hill
/ grange Tuesday evening at O'Clock
/ sharp The usual routine OF business,
H followed by program. A cordial in
II vitation il extended to each member,
as the contest begins anew with this
meeting.
Il Mr.. and Mrs. H. w, Shores have re-
4 turned from Beverly and Boston, where
II for the past two weeks they have been
\ visiting with Mrs Shores relatives
while on their wedding trip. They are
now residing at Mr.. Shores home at
H Is Highland avenue.
H John Riley, sailor on the Z. 5. sub
4 marine OLA which has been cruising
4 about New Lcndon, Conn, and New
H York, i nov visiting his parents. Mr..
4 and Mrs Martin Riley OF u East
\ street while having weeks furlough,
\ He will return to Boston to Join his
Il ship.
H The Barre Savings Bank 4 Trust GO.
i is very much pleased that the lhrist-
Il mas club members have taken ont l,ioo
\ books with a maturing value next De
H cpmber of S74,5l7.50. We have books
/ of somesclasses left and shall be pleased
Il to accept new members long as the
Il supply asts.adv
II d. A. Perry, auctioneer, in company
Il with II. j. Dodge Of the Montpelier
H road and p. Neveau of the Morrison
II farm, left this morning for Brattleboro,
j where Mr.. Perry will conduct two
day sale OF Holstein cattle for the Pure
!, Bred Livestock Sales Go,
. Many novel ways Of teaming and trac-
!. ton service have been seen in the city
I recently, but probably H. G, Bennett
. set a new pace this morning. when he
I leisurely drove through the streets ~
. Cadillac coupe. hauling a heavy load
a OF wood on a set of double sleds.
! Edward Downs. formerly a Barre
agent of the Metropolitan Life lnsur.
ance company but now cashier Of the
Armour branch office on Clinton street,
Boston. arrived here yesterday for a
n brief visit at his home in this city and
expects to return to Boston tonight.
: John McPeake forward OF God
4 dard's basketball team. is nursing a
q broken collar bone on his left side as
4 the result OF practice game last Fri
|. dav afternoon. His injury became evil
:. dent that evening. but not until Sat
# urday morning was an examination
e fmade. Just how the accident occurred
a remains mystery to the basketball
d and hockey player.
: Perhaps many will need to be re-
i minded Of the fact that a greater mum
/ Der Of the Barre stores, over 30 IN mum
I Der, win not be open this evening, as
x has been always customary. This. As
many know. Is the result Of deci-
. sion and mutual agreement to shorten
the working hours for the clerks. Stores
l that will be open as usual haye been
designated in previous editions Of The
Z Times in the past week.
Il Interest in the new proposed South
l Main street bridge has grown keener since
n tHt appearance VI q INtHift'hifN ~ ~
4 display windows of the Hooker Co g
4 furnitare store. Everyone who has tray
4 clcd across the old fashioned structure
Z (which spans Jail branch at the south
/ end does not need 10 he informed that
Ea new bridge ought 10 he constructed
1 for the safety Of the public in general.
T. All will agree that covered wooden
I bridge is hazard in these automobile
4 DAYS. and IN such central location
/ should be abolished Il is the plan Of
l the city to abolish this one. and for
/ this reason the city council ordered
! CITY Engineer F. O. lee TO draw mp
4 plans for a two-span cement block
/ bridge. This has been done. Those in.
I terested in the project may nov get
] some conception of the added attrac.
] tiveness Of the proposed substantial
n