The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-15
TALK OF THE TOWN


See Morse's line of spring dresses at
Montpclier.-ady.
Hiawatha lodge, No. 20, !. 0. 0, F.,
officers are requested to be present for
practice tonight at o'clock.
Just received another half carload of
wallpaper direct from the factory. c..
A. Heath, % North Main street,-adv.
Barre council, No. 40l, Knights Of
Columbus. will hold their regular
meeting Wednesday evening, Feb. 49,
at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Ahern and
family, Barre residents prior to their
moving to New York City, have come
to Montpelier to reside.
The condition of Maurice O'Herin
who has been i'll for the past few
weeks with scarlet fever at his home
on South Main street, is much im-
proved.
Mrs. Orrin Hughes of Elm street,
who has been taking a two weeks va
cation from her duties as a saleslady
in the Adams Co. store, resumed work
yesterday morning.
Joseph NJ. Nelson left for Boston
this morning in order to be present
at the annual convention of the New
England Gas association to be held at
the CopleyPlaza Wednesday and
Thursday.
This morning several granite man
ufacturing plants were compelled TO
suspend operations for the day be-
cause of the cold weather, the mercury
of thermometers along the banks OF
Stevens branch in the Burnham mead
ow district dropping as far as 30 de-
grees below zero. This suspension of
manufacture in the stonesheds because
of frigid weather is not an unusual
occurrence during Vermont winter,
but this year has been an exception
and only once or twice before this win
ter have sheds closed down for the
day because Of the weather.
J. H. Florentine, manager of Rinato
Gardini, the Italian wrestler who holds
the light heavyweight championship of
the world is expected in Barre this
evening to make arrangements for q
match. Already the armory hall OF
Montpelier has beer engaged for the
evening Of Feb 81, when Florentine
will match his man against some 9th
er heavyweight wrestler There Is a
possibility that Gardini may be seen
in action in Gordon hall some time
this month. and in Burlington Feb. %
Florentine intends TO arrange match
for that date in Burlington, possibly
handicap match with Harry Mann
mas.
The deaconess home on Berlin street
was the scene Of valentine party
last night given BY the young peoples
club OF the North Barre mission. The
parlor was quite tastefilly decorated
according TO all the traditions and leg
ends OF the St Valentine in hearts, Gu
pids, bow and the arrow. The eve
ming was spent in the playing OF games
fitting to the occasion and in the rem
dering of several vocal selections.
Misses Mary Rizzi and Laura Bottiggi
wereN repeatedly called upon for re-
sponses to their solos Refreshments
Of lemon sherget and cake were served.
The committee in charge Of the eve
nings entertainment consisted Of Era
mo Spagnoli Miss Evelyn earle and
Miss Ethel Ard.
"Way Down East" D w Grifiith's
perturbation of the famous rural stage
play. was shown 10 a large audience
in the Playhouse, Montpelier, last eve
ming the first OF three performances to
be given there The picture has an
added interest to Vermonters in that
many Of the scenes were taken in and
near White River Junction last win
ter. Perhaps the most intense scene
IN the entire production is the rescue
from the ice jam, taken when the Ice
broke up in the Connecticut river.
Other parts OF the production were
very interesting and the musical score
interpreted by large orchestra fur
nished not a little TO the entertain
ment. A number from this city at
tended the first presentation.