The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

Basketball, armory, Montpelier, on
Thursday, Feb. 10, Montpelier post,
No. 8, VS., Goddard. adv.
Mrs. Inez Densmore of Jericho is
visiting with her daughter, Mrs George
Collamer, of Elm street.
The Frank McWhorter Go. can sell
you a winter overcoat now at a lower
price than next season.-adv.
Masquerade dance for benefit Sat.
urday, Feb. IL, at Socialist hall Col
Inns orchestra. Admission, soc; ladies
| free.-adv
Drs. +. X. z. Archambault and John
Stewart, Arthur Moore, L. j. Owens,
Andrew Guthrie, John Nelson, John
| OIeary and James Marion have re-
turned from Montreal, where for the
past two days they attended a meet
ing of real estate owners.
| A very delightful dance and card
party was held in the lodge rooms
and banquet hall of Vincitia lodge,
No. 10, Knights of Pythias, last eve
ming, the function being in the nature
Of ladies night. A good attendance
enioyed cards and dancing until a
ate hour, music being furnished by
Collins orchestra Punch and waters
were served during the evening.
Byron N. Clark of Burlington, a Y.
NJ. C. A. worker and a student and
counsellor of boys and young men, ad-
dressed a gathering of men and boys
in the vestry of the Presbyterian
church last evening. The talk was
given under the auspices OF the Mems
club and the event was observed as
"Father and Son" night. Mr.. Clark
from his study of boy life was able TO
present the many problems confront
ing the boy himself his father and
| friends and urged for closer relation
ship between father and son as a
means of bringing to pass bettcl
boyhood. Until we have better men
said the speaker, we cannot expect bet
ter boys. The informal talk was in
sting and Mr.. Clark was given very
close attention during his discourse
After the meeting luncheon of sand
witches, cake, cookies, doughnuts and
coffee was served.
A smoker" held by the American
Legion club at the clubhouse last eve.
ming, gave several young wrestlers OF
Spaulding an opportunity to display
| their ability i'll the catch as catch car
art. Three bouts of 10 minutes eac
were scheduled, but the contest be.
tween Hap" Watkins and 'Swede
Nelson was prolonged 10 minutes more
and before the bout ended both had
secured fall Dr. Roscoe Avery ana
| Babe" Sawyer entertained With
four round sparring bout and were fol
! lowed by Perley Eager and Gerald Ball
/ Best of all was the novelty bout u
/ which both contestants were blind
folded, placed on mat on their knees
4 in the center of the ring with q box
ing glove on one hand and rattle in
the other, that they might locate ont
another. There was no end to the mer
riment as long as Dave Mcknight, Al
/ fred Mcleod or James Glass were il
the ring The crowd of young men at
| the conclusion of the bouts then de.
scended to the pool and reading parlor'
and after lunch, to the accompaniment
Of banios, ukeleles and the piano, SAM
until midnight.
"Hey, Don, let's start sumting,' said
| little Russell O'Grady TO Donald Boyea
Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock
How we gunna do it?" came the re
ply. Lets see what's in de red box
on de pole" They did And soon after
fire bells were ringing and fire trucks
dashing through the streets at a mad
rate. A general alarm had been rung
rom box 10, one of the longest rings OF
he entire alarm system. Not until
the first round had rung does the box
number register at the fire station. The
| firemen and fire trucks had 10 wait
for the first round of the alarm to fin
ish before they could start; then, when
| ay did start, they went at full speed
I to Long and safien street by way OF
fcrchant street. The firemen soon
learned that it was a false alarm, and
Donald Boyea, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Boyea of Merchant street, and
Russell OGrady, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James O'Grady of Long street, had
started sumting." In their explana
tion TO Chief of Police Sullivan both
admitted their part OF it. Someone
had opened the fire alarm box and left
/ it unlocked during the past two days
and, when the little lads were playing
about, they noticed it. Russell pulled
the alarm key half way down and Don
finished the trick Chief Sullivan start
ed tear storm when he and his brass
buttons came in sight Of the two five
vear.old lads. Few remarks were mad.
before he was assured that they would
not do il again.