The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-04
TALK OF THE TOWN


Wood packing boxes for sale. Call at
Bailey's Music Rooms.-adv.
See the latest in georgette and hair
braid hats at Mrs. Birnie's, Laurel
street-adv.
Baseball Spaulding VS.. Montpelier
seminary at Lincoln campus Thursday
afternoon at 4:l5 o'cloek.-adv.
The ladies' guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd viii meet at the home
of Mrs. L. R. Rickert, 81 fremont
street, Thursday evening at 1880.
After the busy conference week, come
to the NJ 4. church Friday night, May
6. for good laugh at the farce, Aunt
Matilda's Birthday Party" given by
the league girls for their institute fund.
Admission, 25c, children, l5c.-ady
Public warning. Selections by the
quartet and readings by Miss
Mary Andrews will be special features
to be run along with the presentation
of aunt Matilda's Birthday Party
at the NJ. e. church Friday night at s.
Everybody invited.adv
Lawrence Lazarri, clerk in the
Walk Over boot shop, and Raymond
Marshall, clerk in the mems clothing
department of the f. II. Rogers store
spent yesterday in Sharon on a trout
fishing trip Both men returned to
the city with a fine string of fish.
Daniel McBain, son of Mr. and Mrs
d. McBain of 10 Laurel street. left
this morning for Norfolk, Va, where
he is stationed in the Z. S. navy. He
is to take a course in the study of ma
rine engineering on his return. He
had been visiting his parents on TO-
days leave.
Mrs. G. Bettini and daughter, linda
who accompanied Mr.. Bettini to Bur
liugton Monday morning, where he un.
derwent an operation at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, returned to the city
last evening, At the time they took
their leave, Mr.. Bettini was resting
very comfortably 0tenzio Bardosi left
this morning for Burlington to visit
the sick man.
Many Barre people are planning to
motor to Burlington to attend
the Vermont Holy Cross base
bali game at Centennial field this aft
ernoOn. Both teams represent about
the best college teams in the east and
so far this season Holy Cross has lost
but one game and that TO Lehigh uni.
versity. a team which Vermont has
twice defeated. Among the Barre peo'
pie who will witness the game this
afternoon are: Mr.. and Mrs. Antoine
Burke of Summer street, John Downs
of the Barre fire department, Leonard
Lander of Washington street, Louis
OLearv of Eastern avenue, George
Douglas OF Elm street, Winston Brown
OF jefferson street. Aubrey Marion
of Franklin street and Charles LeClair
Of Summer street.
Tomorrow afternoon at AIS O'Clock
| Spaulding high school will play It's
| first home game of the season with
Montpelier seminary. Spaulding will
probably show a few changes in tho
| lineup from the team which bsttled
against Goddard two weeks ago Either
OLeary or Calcagni will take the
mound. Manager Aldrighetti OF the
Spaulding team has been busy during
! the last few days in making an ae'
curate measurement of the field, ano
in getting the grounds ready for the
opening game A backstop has been
erected ahput 90 feet behind the catch
err and the bleachers which have hither
to been set close TO the base line, hin
| derinp the first baseman from taking
care Of any flies outside of fair terri
| tory, is to be moved back so that more
| freedom win be given the players on
the field and so that anyone occupying
bleacher seat will be able TO get a
complete unobstructed view of the
game.
At a Joint meeting Of the executive
and handicap committees of the Mead
ow Brook Golf club, held last evening
| arrangements were made to start the
season on Saturday, May 7. The course
is in fine condition just now, thank.
to the close attention Of the club
greenkeeper. Charles Bissett. The han
dieap committee has arranged quite a
number Of tournaments for the season
and all that is wanted is the weather
man to be on his best behavior 10 make
the season full Of interest TO both male
and female members of the club. Tho
match committee not TO be behind the
Others, is making arrangements Tor a
number Of inter .club matches and Will
the membership still increasing, en-
members Of the club have every reason
to be glad at the work OF che official,
in their behalf, so all out this weeh
end and be on the first tee ready "a
tee off when club starter John Ellis
calls of your name.