The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-19
BARRE'S BUSY STORES
READY FOR HOLIDAYS
Excellent Display Of Christmas Gifts
Arranged for the Purchasers This
Week Dry Goods
Stores Today.

Irp.to.date and ready as usual, the
merchants of Barre are receiving the
holiday shoppers in large numbers, and
only 4 good snowfall is necessary TO
make a very busy season. The five dry
poods stores were among the frst 70
get ready for the trade and their stocks
of goods are as complete as they ever
were at the holiday season.
The first Of the five in point Of es-
itahlishment Is pcrgy's in the old city
building. The display window contains
three arches and from the center one
4 star is suspended. The window is full
iof Christmas gifts as is the store, IN
Guiding a fine stock Of furs, opera bags,
burnt work. shell work, kimonos, dress
ing sacks. tea gowns and other articles.
A handkerchief booth is also a feature
At Abbott's Daylight Store there IS
lunusnal activity for the holiday season.
lThc windows and the store show the
results Of much labor and attract large
crowds. In one OF the two windows
is really, truly electric railroad which
carries small passengers OF the doii saAe:
The railroad IS called the eIntereity
/ and the fare is only five cents. Mr,
Demefs. the window decorator mas 2
! catching design here, as also ~ the
other window which is backed BY 2
, crescent shaped lattice work III green
, and white. AT the points Of each crescent
are lights. III this window are the
J garments and fnrs. The interior Of the
! store is maze Of beauty. Two large
7 Christmas bells in white are suspended
4 over the stairway, from each OF whlel
: there are streamers controlled by threS
t white doves. The ceiling Of the store
; is concealed in network Of handker
chiefs,
The three windows of Homer Fltti
store give evidence Of what is within
Y lThe most striking decoration Is "Ih'
5 star Of Bethlehem a deep recess Q
s handkerchiefs representing a stall, witt
9 the manper, over which Is bright star
8 Two fipiires complete the design. LII
1 second and third windows contain Tn
1 usual varied assortment Of Christina
gifts, including Mrs. Cummins decorate
china.
The two windows OF Neale y knigh
who are in the Cumrier building are ful
OF things which make excellent Christ
n mas gifts. The background Of the VIII
V dows II in red and white set off wit
colored lights. Fine lace curtains, plilo'
coyers, catch-all bags, gloves, umbrella
y and very many other articles compiet
the array, all OF which viii appeal I
ladies out on a shopping tour.
AT the Vaughan Store in the DroN
block there are loaded counters for Z
holiday trade, Mrs. Vaughan having mac
s. arrangements for a successful trade. =
ne holiday trade, Mr.. Vaughan having mac
+ ple. One contains gifts Of various q
i. sciiptions and in the other IS pret'
& christmas design, an arch from whl'
a 4 star is suspended. Red, white aI
,e blue lights add to the effectiveness
the display. 49,
All the stores are in a position
satisfy the most exaeting holiday sho
pers, and in each establishment an ext
force Of clerks has been added to attel
to the rush which will close this week
II The Barre Art store on Pearl sire
should perhaps be included IN the I
of dry goods stores, but the report
was nonpIussed when informed g
'ns practically everything the store has
y hand and everything that it can get
tween now and Christmas has been spo
y. en- for. Still there may be few ar q.
~ cles that do not come under tins y
~ At any rate we suspect that Mrs. kis
~ lardson and Mrs. Campbell will be peas
'ho l,s to See their lady friends.