The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Baley's Music Rooms.-adv.
New spring models in silk dresses
at D. j. Morse's, Montperer.-adv.
For sale: Large heating stove, good
condition Inquire Mrs. John Nc
Hugo. Tel BONN.
The monthly meeting of the Red
Cross will be held in Aldrich hall on
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Sonora .The Melody Beautiful" the
new waltz song, regular SOC music, on
sale to-day at &c copy at Bailey's.
adv.
The Woman's club will meet Tues
day at 2;45 p. m. Program surprise,
a secret, a mystery. Homemade candy
! for sale.-adv.
The nature study class of the Wom
ans club will meet Feb. IA with Belle
| Chandler, instead of Feb, 7, as pre-
viously announced.
Basketball, arm2ry, Monptlier, on
Monday, Feb. Z, Montpelier post, No. 3,
VS.. Windsor Game called at s:l5.
Dancing after the game. Music, Car
rolls orchestra.-adv.
Miss Hazel Slattery of North Adams,
Mass, who came here last week to at
tend the funeral of her uncle, John Me
Hugo, the veteran engineer of the Barre
& Chelsea railroad, returned TO her
home this morning.
Edward Thompson of Landgrove is
the guest of his sister, Mrs. f. M.
Lyon of Highland avenue, for few
days. Mr.. Thompson came to Barre
after attending in Montpelier Wednes-
day the reunion of the 1915 Vermont
i legislature, in which Mr.. Thompson
represented the town of Landgrove.
Clayton wilkins, better known to
his classmates of Spaulding 'lS class
as "Click," arrived in Barre last eve
ming from Springfield, Mass, to spend
a few days with former schoolmates,
while having brief vacation from du-
ties with the Boston & Albany rail
road He is the guest of his sister,
/ Mrs. Kenneth Gale, of As Wellington
street.
The annual meeting of the ministe-
| rial council of Universalists will be
held in the Barre church on Monday
afternoon and Tuesday of this coming
week There will be a mass meeting
on Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock, at
which Rev. John Smith Lowe OF Bos-
ton, will speak. A cordial invitation is
extended to the public to attend this
meeting.
The w. C. r. Z. meeting, held Fri
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Bradley, 5 King street, became sur
prise party for Mrs. Frank Woodcock,
a member of the organization. who
leaves Feb. Is for Newport, N. H. She
was presented a pocketbook and ex-
pressed her thanks for and appreci-
alton of the gift. A program of music
and readings was much enjoyed and
refreshments were served, all having a
very enjoyable time.
The Merchants association of Barre
| two weeks ago decided to hold an an
nual banquet, but only yesterday were
definite plans completed The banquet
will be held next Thursday evening,
Feb. 10, in the Methodist church, the
ladies of the church having contracted
| to prepare and serve the banquet. An
| interesting program of music and 9th
err entertainment is hsing prepared, and
with the presence of Rev. G. f. Price
of Rutland. who will address the as
ISOLATION, the event seems likely to
prove of much Importance. PRESIDENT
Frank j. Shea of the association will
preside as chairman.
| A claim against the st. Johnsbury &
Lake Champlain Railway company.
which dates back a. years, has just
been settled by the payment Of a check
of S37 so to Fred d. Ladd- of Barre, as
administrator for the estate of A. d.
Washburn, late of Brookfield. Mr..
| Washburn died two years ago and the
claim had been forgotten by the rels-
tives and perhaps even by Mr. Wash
burn himself during the later years Of
his life. Certainly the administrator
had no cognizance of the claim when
he took up the work of settling the es-
tate and he was considerably surprised
to receive from George ". Wing, a
Montpelier attorney, the check as
above mentioned, after the attorney
had written the relatives of Mr.. Wash
burn to know whom to send the pay
ment to. The original claim was some
what larger than the amount received
and was for labor; but the road settled
its claims for 90 per cent and the
amount received represents that per
cent, without interest in the more than
two score of years the case has been
entsref