The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

at Bailey's Music Rooms.-adv.
Business mems lunch at the Bait
more Lunch, Sirloi steak and Frenc
fried potatoes, 50c.-ady.
The midweek meeting of the Web
sterville Episcopal church will be he'll
Thursday at p. m.
A regular meeting of Barre council
No. 40l, X. of C., will be held at TIL
council rooms at 1880 this evening
Wendell Drown returned to Han
over, N. H., yesterday. after spendin;
the week end at his home on Walnu
street.
Barre post, American Legion, VS.
!, Burlington Athletic club at Spauldinl
| gym Thursday at S:l5. A fast game
| adv.
Watch for the program to be giveI
| at the Burns concert in the Presby
terrain church Tuesday evening, Jan
25.-adv.
Choruses, duets, solos and readings
all Scotch, at the Burns concert in
| the Presbyterian church Tuesday eve.
ming, Jan. 25.-adv.
Richard Cruickshank has returned
| from Burlington, where he visited with
| friends at the University of Vermont
since last Saturday.
Miss Ena Adie of Franklin street
left this noon for Boston, where she
will visit with her sister, Ruth. until
the end Of the month.
Regular meeting of the L. A., A. 0.
H., Wednesday evening at sharp. In
stallation of officers and banquet for
members. Please note change of date.
Basketball, armory, Montpelier, on
Thursday Jan. 90, Montpelier post,
No. 3, vs.. Woodsyille. n H. Game
called at S:l5 sharp. Dance after the
game. Music by the Oriental Six.-adv.
Mrs. George Robinson arrived last
evening from Plattsburg, n. Y, TO
visit with her husband, who recently
came to the city from Burlington to
be employed at the Ross barber shop.
Mrs. O. NJ. Waterman and Miss
Eloise Stafford of Morrisville arrived
in the city to-day and will spend some
time visiting at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Cushman of Ayers street.
The woman's auxiliary, Church of
the Good Shepherd win hold a thimble
party at the home of Mrs. Lincoln, &C
Merchant street, Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. All women in the parish
invited to come--adv.
Burlington Athletic club basketball
team is strong one and has been
cleaning up every team in the north
western part Of the state Come and
see them face the local Legion team
Thursday night at Spaulding GYM
adv.
Principal Lyman c. Hunt of Spauld
ing high school having collected com
plete returns of the Hoover fund drive
and collection for Near East relief
work, announced this morning that
Sj0l 45 was the net amount collected
or donated by the student body
Under the auspices of the education
al department, Miss Grace Clark of
Montpelier gave a very interesting and
instructive talk before the Woman's |
club yesterday afternoon on "Practi
cal Education" Her handling Of the |
subject was most mastery, showing |
broad and farreaching outlook. Sci I
dom have club members been privileged |
to hear so practical message, set in
such clear-cut language. In spite of
the cold, a good sized audience greet
ed her and were we'll repaid
Frigid weather and thermometers
30 below zero and few less
than "a in Barre and vicinity had lit
tie effect upon students Of the high |
school or graded schools throughout
he city. The high school attendance
was practically normal in spite of the
fact that many students walk in from
he country. Perhaps the beginning II
mid-year's examinations had ten
iency to bring them all out to-day,
for il is this afternoon that the first
examination will be given. This is tie
second year Spaulding students have
aiken mid year exams, Mr.. Hunt hav-
ng introduced them last year The
customary six-week tests are still giN
IN as well.
Employees of the A. W. Badger Co.
itore were pressed into hasty service
his morning when hot and cold water
pipes in q room above the store gave
way under the effects of the cold and
united a stream of water into the
tore below Mr.. Badger happened TO
,e in the store at the time, and with
he aid of his force, managed to re-
move all furniture from the danger
one. A real lively flow Of water
poured into the showroom for few
minutes before the building water sys
EN- could be shut off This Is the
bird similar occurrence that has hap
,cned since the furniture company irst
ook up occupancy. the two previous
resulting in much damage
o stock. Mr.. Badger is congratulating
imself that no such i'll effects were
cit from this mornings experience. ,
Cars Of the Barre & Montpelier Trac-
ion company were unable 10 make a
omplete trip to the end 81 the line
n Barre this morning due to break
n the trolley line near the Allen lum-
or mill Evidently caused by the OK
RENE cold when the thermometers
ere flirting with the minus 2s aud {
0 mark in the early hours Of this
Forming. the wire. only recently N
tailed at this point. snapped. letting
down 70 the roadbed from Just be s
w Berlin street 10 Third street A
ang Of workmen from the companys {
IN Montpelier were on
and before $50 O'Clock repairing the