The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-20
TALK. on THE TOWN

David Bagley was visitor in west
Topsham over the week end
The last big dance before Lent,
Quarry Bank hall, Wednesday night
adv.
Two Pathe monographs to be sold
4 at a sacrifice to close out. barre Drug
Co.-adv.
w. II. Dreslin Of Dorchester, Mass,
visited with friends in the city over
1.-THE week end.
| Alex. Milne, who has been quite Sc
riously i'll at his home on Hill street
is reported as being slightly improved
| Dependable egars--''St. A. Specials
| Zoe, three for zoe. Ask your dealer.
Raymond Guyette, Mfr, st. Adams
| adv.
Herbert Cheney OF Summer street
has returned from North Hero, where
he has been employed for the past Few
months.
Miss Blanche McNally Of Northfield
spent the week end with her sister,
Mrs. Dora Aldrich, of the Mrs. Shep.
ard company, Inc.
! Wanted: Matron for city farm. APP
plications for the position OF matron
at the city farm are solicited. II. Will
liam Scott, overseer.
Philip Murphy Of Haverhill, Mass,
is visiting at his home in. Granlteviiie
while recuperating from broken leg
suffered some time ago.
G. III. Presbrey of the Presbrey-Le-
land company, who has been in the
city on business for the past few days,
returned to New York yesterday
Newton Martin and Lloyd Essen
winter, students at Spaulding high
| school, left to-day for Burlington TO
attend the annual kake walk at the
| University of Vermont.
| James M. Gall, western agent Tor
! the Boston 4 Maine r. r., returned to
! Chicago Yesterday, after visiting with
| his sister, Mrs. James Adie, of Frank
Hin street for the past few days.
i All stores, members OF the Barre Re.
tail Merchants association, Inc, will
remain open on Tuesday, Feb. 2l, until
8 O'Clock .. M, and win be closed all
day Wednesday, Feb, %, Washington's
birthday.
A David ID. Mercer and Miss Alice M
Mercer left Saturday afternoon Tor
their home in Elberton, Ca, after hay
ing come here with the body of their
mother, Mrs. Anne G. Mercer, whose
funeral occurred Tuesday afternoon.
Those in the vicinity having radio
phones will be able to listen to the
first concert of vaudeville or legiti-
mate organization by wireless given
by William ID. Bartlett and his Shu-
bert Crescent orchestra of New York
on Washington's birthday from ii 70
/ IL a. m, The concert will be sent out
from the worlds largest station wv
u. L.. Westinghouse at Newark, n. j..
and will be heard all over the United
States. President Harding will be one
of the many listeners to the concert
Mr.. Bartlett and his orchestra will
for the first time, play America" over
the wire. His program is as follows
America: selection from Blossom
In lime. american 1HtTols All lHh
Need Is You;v '0ld Timers Waltz;
Stealing; Southern Melodies =
wabash Blues" 'HTen Little Fin
GERS Star Spangled Banner bill
Bartlett, as he is best known. il a
Montpelier boy, the son of Mrs. Eliza
beth Bartlett Of 200 Barre street. He
of one time was member of both the
Montpelier and Barre bands but for
the last several years has devoted his
time entirely to the playing Of the vio-
lin. II will be remembered few years
ago he was leader of the orchestra
travelling with the $50 Long Lefty
musical show which appeared at the
opera house, and at which time Mr..
Bartlett played a march of his own
composition.