The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-23
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Christmas waists at Fits.
Blankets, zoe TO $500, Knights.
Goods in holiday boxes at Abbott's.
Conkln sclf-flling fountain pens at the
Barre Drug Co.
| We believe we can save you money on
icwelry. w. II. Goodfellow & Son.
The Methodist boy scouts will meet in
the gymnasium at 4 $50 this afternoon.
Fresh.made ribbon candy, Zoe per b.,
lbs. for Doc, at the United Fruit Store.
The McWhorter Co. are showing a
splendid line of bathrobes at medium
prices.
Membership in our thrift club closes
Jan. 8, 1915. Quarry Savings Bank q
Trust Co.
A Christmas present that will be APP
preciated is nice silk petticoat. Paris
Shirtwaist House.
Daniel Hagan of Brandon was visitor
in the city to-day while on his way to
East Barre for the holidays.
Do you like chocolates We have the
leading brands: Belle Mead's, Bellies
Fork dip, Page 5 Shaw. Barre Drug Co.
Miss Kate Edgerton, who has been Wis
! iting relatives on South Main street, re-
turned this morning to her home in Bur
! lngton.
! There will be rehearsal for the
| Christmas concert at the Baptist church
tomorrow Thursday at 2 p. IN. Par
ents please see that the children come.
Swedish Order OF Nasa will hold a
Christmas festival supper and dance in
X. of c. hall Wednesday, Dec. 30. Music,
six-piece orchestra. Everybody cordially
invited
Tomorrow at the Pavilion, Daniel
Frohman presents the popular photoplay
star, Carlyle Blackwell in the famous
nautical comedy drama, "The Spitfire," a
melodramatic farce of laughs and thrills
in four reels of motion pictures.-Adv.
Don't forget that Monday, Dec. %, is
the time the Christmas club opens, but we
would be pleased to have you come in
any day this week and get your account
started Barre Savings Bank & Trust |
Co. "The home of the Christmas club"
Children OF the North Barre Methodist |
mission on Berlin street, including mem
bers of the d. c. V. club and the campfire |
girls will unite in Christmas program |
at the mission church Thursday evening |
at 1880 O'Clock. Under the direction OF
the deaconesses number of the young
people have been training for a pretty
program of dialogues, pantomlmes, mo
ton songs, choruses and vocal and instru-
mental solos Arrangements are being
made to make a merry Christmas eve for
a large number Of children in the north
end of the city. After the exercises there
will be refreshments and gifts from heav-
ily-laden Christmas trees will be distrib-
uted to the Youngsters.
Barre poultrymen who contemplate
placing some of their blooded birds on ex
hibition at the annual show of the YER
mont Poultry association, to be held in
the capital week after next, are to be
with special transporta
ton arrangements over the NJ. & w. r.
railroad. In former years a special car
Tor carrying birds to Montpelier has been
available and a similar accommodation !
las been extended the poultrymen this :
rear. From reports which are coming in !
rom poultry fanciers who live at a dis- =
ance there are indications that the forth
coming show will be the largest since the :
association was organized nearly 10 years II
go. 1t is expected that the highwater n
mark of hoo reached a few years ago d
viii be bettered when the birds have all p
rrived on the afternoon Of Jan. =. Be- r.
inning that day the exhibit will remain Il
pen until the evening OF Jan. Z. n
Past records for Christmas postal bus. s.
ness bid fair to be eclipscd at the Barre I
ostoffice when the final accounting is
made after the holidays. The business 81
{ mailing parcels, money and letters N
robahly reached its highest level to-day n,
hen the augmented staff of attaches al r
he Office had hardly moment Of leis- al
re, even in the noon hour. Reports from OF
lrge centers say that the government II
as been compelled TO purchase postal W
applies in the open market because OF W
he unprecedented business. Six extra M
ssistants are working in the local Office
nd a parcel post team is doing duty con n
.antly Thus far the mail matter has =,
zen handled expedtiously and there is 4,
'ason TO believe that Barre patrons will :,
,eeive service Of high standard in mail y
-liveries Tho postoilce win be open at ~.
rtain hours Christmas day and the rur- ~
carriers viii make their usual trips ~