The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bailey's Music Rooms.-adv
Arthur BarIou of Waterbury spent
Friday in the city on business.
Five dollars to-day buys Star Vi
orator at browns drug store.
Mrs. Bernice Ladeau has finished
work at the Morrison farm and gone
to her home in Plainfield.
Feather Your Nest" and many other
new popular songs on sale to-day at
Bailey's Music Rooms.--adv.
/ Bert Mercer, who has been visiting
in Carthage, N. Y, for the past two
months, has returned to the city
Alex Smith who visited friends in
! the city Thursday, returned to his
home in South Ryegate yesterday.
A regular meeting of the directors
of the Noman's club will be held in
Aldrich hall Monday evening at 1880.
Dance, Rowland hall, Saturday
night, Jan. 20. Admission. 81 per cou-
pie. Ladies free. Oriental Six.-adv.
Notice The members of the lump
ers, boxers and derriekmen's union,
No. 80, are requested to call for their
due cards at the home of the financial
secretary. So Maple avenue S. +. Perry
The funeral Of John McHugo will be
held from ST. Monica's church Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. A requiem
high mass will be celebrated at the
church Monday morning at 8 o'clock,
40l, knights of Columbus, are request
ed to meet at their rooms tonight at |
I o'clock for the purpose of calling at |
the home of our late brother, John Me !
Hugo.
Prof Louis X Hathaway of the de
partment Of music, Middlebury college,
will give an Illustrated talk on "The /
Educational Value of the Photograph"
Tuesday afternoon at $50, Rowland |
hall Owners of machines or those
contemplating buying arc urged by the
Woman's club to hear him
The following Barre people attended
a Burns birthday celebration at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William Brem
mer of Van Cortlandtville. ~ Y, on
Tuesday evening Mex Simpson. James
Parker. Robert Davidson, Robert
Thompson. John Laird, Gordon Smith,
Alex Findley, Alex Cooper, ST., Alex
Cooper, jr.. and James Massie-and
most of these had a part on the pro
gram, singing old Scotch songs.
For the benefit OF the Ladies aid of
the Barre City hospital Mrs. ". A.
Drew, wife of the secretary of the
Barre Board of Trade, gave a card
party in the knights of Pythias hall
evening. Games of 500 We're
played at 80 tables, and the attend
,nce in all netted $50 for the hos
1ital. Mrs. George Kent and Mrs.
i. j. Smith were tied for first place
md the first ladies prize, silver fork !
Three gentlemen were also tied for I
he gentlemen's prize, John b. Kelly,
|. Ward Carver and George Mcfarland )
fr. Kelly and Mrs Kent were fortu-
late in the card cutting and were
warded the prizes. The BOBBY prize
or women was won by Mrs. Noble
owe and that of the men by Arthur '
Ayerill.
One of the largest fires in New Eng
and originated in New Haven, Conn, d
OF long ago from pipe torch, and the 8
lss suffered from this bit OF careless a
ess ranged we'll above 81 900 900. s.
'hink Of i'll One hundred thousand
ollars worth Of property entirely o
lined through a moment or two OF II
heer indifference and neglect. Fire II
hief Hcney wishes to impress upon e.
he public that torch thawing is dan a
arous and has time and time again "
,used disastrous fires. Boiling water "
i'll give the same results rs a torch a
inu. the fire hazard And since the g.
oran Of the department is Fire Pre- Il
,ntion" il is water and not torches
rat he recommends for this winter Y
lsk Another suggestion that might p
i,e great losses Is that Of proper I
ire Of fires and furnaces before re Z
ring. y
The Goddard ice rink is now ready "
n use. Advantage has been taken of
lie cold weather in forming water n
chit emhankments and creating M
tick coat Of ice over the tennis courts n,
zach Joseph Leahey is planning on ),
ling for candidates for a hockey te
am Immediately. and If he can find
ven men who show an aptitude for
e sport, il j. more than likely that
oddard will be soon represented on
e ice. In wears past the seminary
Is supported hockey team of no 10
can ability, which has proved 70
atch for other teams in the city and 70
ate and more than a match for most
them The spirit with which the te
ale studcrts take hold Of this sport,
ID the interest shown in il by the &c
mainder Of the student body will pa
unit a lot toward whether Goddard GU
all have team this winter or not
ais afternoon the commercial seniors ~
III play the seniors in the interclass "a
agne series. The game which was 10 N
Ne been PLAYED between the juniors an
IA the commercial seniors last Mon ~
v was POSTPONED and has not vet re-
en- played of. OF
Miss Gwendolyn Kendall. daughter
MIR and Mrs II A. Kendall Of Trow
Il. is confined to the house with
oxen leg. the result Of cOasiinU In
rident Thursday night Although the
. furnishes a splendid sliding place
4 IS used by the young people TO a
at extent. that fact had nothing to pa
with the accident Miss Gweudolyn ~
a 4 brother had been sliding near ~