The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

New spring suits at Morse's, Mont
pelier.-adv.
Mrs. Flora Burnham of Il South
Main street is seriously i'll at her home.
Edward Dawson, who has been
working in Bridgeport, Conn.,, has re-
turned for an indefinite visit at his
home in Barre.
Miss Florence LePage returned this
morning from week-end visit with
her aunt, Mrs. NJ. Haley, in Brookllne,
Mass.
At st. NIonicas church it was an
nouncei Yesterday to parishioners that
| the Lenten 40.hour devotion would be-
gin March |.
L. L. Freeman of Boston, who has
been in the city for the past few days
on business, returned to the Massa
chusetts capital to-day.
Street Superintendent Freeman went
Rutland this morning to watch the
movement of 70-ton stone, which Is
TO be set as a monument when 10 trae-
| tors will be used TO haul the stone.
Max Mann, who came here last week
TO take examinations to qualify for
civil service position, returned to st
| Adams to-day, where he is employed
by the Central Vermont railway
Miss Marion Wiley of Middlebury
college visited in the city over the
week end. On Saturday morning Miss
Wiley was one of the many who took
! the civil service exams at Spauidlng
CAROLS orchestra consisting OF
Manager Arthur Carroll. Joseph Bar
dosi Arthur Splitter, J. Farrell, A
Messier and Ronald Morgan went tc
Bethel to-day, where tonight they fur
/ nish music for the annual ball of the
Bethel American Legion post.
The fremen of Barre station
emerged hurriedly this morning about
Is o'clock after someone became
alarmed at sparks that were coming
from a chimney of the Bolster block
on North Vain street. An examna
ton upon their arrival at the building
with the fire fighting apparatus di
vulged no serious situation.
Mrs. Maude Paine of Summer street
went to Chicago, Ill, the latter par
of last week to visit Mrs. Ella Hosmer
a relative. who with her husband, J. W
Hosmer, suffered serious injuries Tho
night of Jan. 16, when both were
struck bv an automobile, Mr., Hosmei
died of the injuries and Mrs. Hosmel
remains patient at the Passavan
hospital,
Mrs. John w. Gordon of Richardson
street and Mrs A. z. Campbell o
North Main street returned last eve
ming from Hanover, n. H., after at
tending the three day winter carniva
at Dartmouth college. Mrs. Gordon
was the guest of her son, Norman,
sophomore Of the college, and Mrs
Campbell the guest of her son, Lau
renee, Of the junior class.
| Anthony Fasoia of the Excelsio
Granite Co and Joseph Merlo OF Mer
10 Bros. last evening completed pleas
ure Journey of several weeks through
the West Indies islands and Panama
All the novelties of Cuba, Havana am
Jamaica island were at hand for thes
men during the past month, and Will
in the Panama canal zone they en-
loved the company of William /. Hal
yosa, an engineer employed in tina
country. whose former home was II
Barre Mr.. Halvosa accompanied then
on a journey through the canal.
An opportunity to see in action on
of the fastest basketball teams in tn
state of Vermont in the Spauldinl
ing gymnasium will be the privileg
of Barre people next Thursday eye
ming. Feb. II. At this time the fas
team from Hartford post, No. q
American Legion, will meet the Barr
Legion team on its own floor. Hart
ford post has a wide radius from whic
10 pick its basketball material as near
w every ex-service man employed b.
the railroad and running into Whit
River Junction belongs TO Harttor
post. The Barre team was badly de
featsf in White River Junction by thi
team three weeks ago, but the result
then gives no criterion for the comm
contest as the local post was repre-
sented by an almost complete secon
team. In this game Thursday the be-
men available from post 10 will be i
the game to make it an interesting on
for the visitors. Following the gam
monograph dance viii be given a
the American Legion dance hall. 7
this everyone attending the game
admitted without charge. otherwise ad
mission as taken at the game viii b
charged.