The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

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III paper.
II The January clearance sale of the sea
II son at Abbott's.
H Big cleanup sale TO make room for on
II spring goods. Paris Shirtwaist House
II Miss Nellie Corskie returned home this
II morning from few days visit witt
II friends in Woodsvile, y. II.
II Dean Ayers OF Hartford, Conn, Il
H making a visit at the home of his fa
H ther, G. F. Ayers of the Richardson
H road
H To-day is the day TO join the Christ
H mas club at the Barre Savings Bank 4
H Trust Co. Bank open tonight from to
II s o'clock.
When the flag on the Buzzell hotel is
at full mast at 4 o'clock the ice on the
skating rink is expected TO be cool
Watch the flag.
| Harold Cheever returned to the Ign.
| donville agricultural school this morning
| after spending the holidays at the home
of his parents on Hill street.
Children of the Church of the Good
Shepherd will hold their annual Christ.
mas tree exercises in the church this
evening. Prior to the exercises there will
be short service.
Frank f. Austin of Church street re-
turned this morning from trip to
White River Junction and Woodsville,
n. H., In which towns he visited his
brother, who is an engineer on the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad.
States Attorney j. Ward Carver and
Mrs. Carver of fremont street returned
to-day from Marshfeld, where they have
been passing few days in the home of
Dr. and Mrs H. S. Carver
The mission study class of the Church
of the Good Shepherd will meet with
Mrs. Frank Rowland Wednesday, Dec.
! 30, at 80 O'Clock All ladies of the
church are cordially invited
The funeral of James Mcleod, the IL
! rold son of Mrs Golde Sun Mcleod,
whose death at the City hospital Friday
evening followed an illness of seven
weeks. was held on Berlin street yester
day afternoon at o'clock. The remains
were placed in the receiving vault at
Elmwood cemetery, where they will re-
pose until spring, when they will be
Inferred Mt Hope cemetery.
A basket ball team composed OF 0e
ston, Williams. Tomasi, Bartlett and f.
Smith have returned from Berlin. n H.
where they suffered defeat. by score
of "a to Is, from the Berlin team. The |
game was very fast and it was interest
ing for large audience OF 500 in atten- |
dance Although playing under amateur |
rules, not single foul was called on
either side The Barre team showed fine |
individual work but lack OF team prac-
tice.
Most Of the granite manufacturing |
plants in town resumed operations this
morning, after a Christmas recess of two !
working days. With very few exceptions
there will be two holidays for the shed
men ut the end of this week, as the
plants usually suspend business over
New Years. Until the weather began
to moderate toward night yesterday it
looked as though all would be quiet along :
the granite belt to-day. But a differ
ence OF 40 degrees in the temperature OF
Sunday morning and that Of this morn
ing was noted and cutters were able TO
pursue their duties comfortably.
On the heels of one Of the coolest De-
cember cold spells in the memory OF this
Mayor Ward marshaled a
large gang Of laborers at the Ward COM
pany's mill pond in South Barre this
for the first leg of the lgl4-l9l5 /
ice harvesting. With a foundation 81
several inches before the cold period Of
last week lee made rapidly once Jack
Frost began to get in his work, and yes
terday when the advance guard OF the
mayors cutting squad went to the pond
to scrape the surface they found ice that
from Is to Il inches in thick
ness. II has frozen with comparative !
-apidity and consequently is of prime I
luality. The ice company has number I
II its own ice houses 70 fill in addition
ito supplying many families - it is eN
Dccted that several days will elapse be-
ore the harvest is completed In re- ;
,ponse to the mavors call Tor laborerS
iearly 80 men appeared at the pond :
his morning Most 81 them were hired
Il once The ice season IL unusually r
arly this year and coming at this time J
( will 20 a long way toward relieving !,
conditions 81 unemployment among Ia L
lorers here in Barre.
Through the hearty response and co..
peration Of the general public. the Sal
alton Army were once again able TO n
ring a bit of cheer and comfort 10 the 3
cor and needy al this city Friday morn I.
lr The last three or four weeks tile =
lcal Salvation Army workers devoted g
n their time 70 soliciting funds in or A
r. 20 bring this thing about Boxes
ere placed IN the stores and shops and
seh house was canyassed. besides the Q
tile red kettle standing IN front n tie =
1oolworth store tended By ono Of the =
Issies FRIDAY morning 80 generous has
ets were delivered BY the D. d. Lads
IA Georgp Mann team, besides q great =
lany carried personally. Zach basket o
Jntained. according 60 she sire If the
,milv. potatoes onions. squash. tuv
.ps apples oranges candy. sugar. tea,
Zee. canned goods bread. PIE and chick
). and. az FAR ~ it went q bowl q jsllv "
o.nirht 81 the Salvation Army haf :
iere viii ~ two Christmas trees one
= the SUNDAY SCHOOL and another for
= children 81 the CITY ~eu8 rorr ri1
IN along. ~ there uiii 81 : littlr -
rtainment given by thf Salvation ARMY
Iu7av school All are invited Is tcuaa