The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

/ See Abbott's showing OF seasonabl'
furs.
| Dainty christmas handkerchiefs at
| Fits.
! Read Paris shirtwaist House ad. on
page 4.--ady.
MIR. and Mrs. John Marchesi of Bolster
avenue have returned TO the city, after
passing two weeks In Pittsfeld
II We have at the present time few
| piano boxes for sale to make chicken
coops Of. Bailey's Music Rooms, Ia Elm
street.
Don't forget the boy scout farce, "a
Strenuous Afternoon" to be given at the
Congregational church Friday evening at
| 7;30.--adv
The Hoyt & Lebourveau company is en-
gagged in erecting a connecting annex be-
tween its stoneshed and business Office on
Wiley street.
The Hospital Aid association will hold
a special meeting in Aldrich hall Friday
afternoon at o'clock. A good attend
ance is requested
Watchl Wait! For the Christmas sale in
the vestry Of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Dec. l5 Fancywork, aprons,
homemade andy and cooked food.-adv.
i j. @. Biadeau, who has been making
an extended stay in Aurora H., was a
visitor in the city last evening while on
his way to his former home in East
Barre.
j. Ward Carver's law offices have been
undergoing complete renovation since
the outbreak Of fire on the third floor of
/ the Aldrich estate block few weeks
ago, Painters and decorators have near
Ily completed their work in Mr.. Carver's
suite and Improvements are being made
also on the third floor.
The Mothers club will hold a fair Dec.
IA, afternoon and evening, at the Lam
cault schoolhouse in Plainfield. There
will be nice program in the evening and
many useful and fancy things on sale,
also homemade candy peanuts, and a
fishpond for the little children There
viii be no admission fee, SO the public is
invited.-adv.
A party Barre hunters left the city
this morning for Blue point in Groton,
where they expect to remain in camp I'M
til next week, hunting deer as long as
the legal protection afforded the big
game is withheld and then devoting their
time to the pursuit of rabbits and small
er game. Among those who made up the
party were: Drago Giocomini, John Sassi,
T.. Colombo, Mario Monti and John Alb
biatti.
Arrangements are nearly completed for
the second smoke talk of the winter at I
the Nincitia club on the evening of Fri
day, December 10. An instructor from /
Middlebury college will probably be the
speaker. Committees representing the
Vincitia club and the Apollo club of
Montpelier are also negotiating for the
annual series of four interclub tourna-
ments, which are to be started in the
near future.
''rhey 1.-THE Germansl greatly fear the !
Gordons and when detachment of the I
sweep into sight the Teuts.
are off like a shot and you can't see their
heels for thick Flemish dust" So writes !
Arthur Stewart, member of the 18th
British ambulance corps to his brother,
William Stewart of Mount street. The \
Barre man had not heard from his young
n brother in seven months until letter !
rom somewhere in France, dated Novem-
yer l6, came to him yesterday. Young :
'fr. Stewart, having served several years 2
'efore the mast, had given up seafaring J
areer to accept the assistant superin- !
endency OF an insane asylum near Var z
mouth, England, when the war broke out :
h the late summer of 1914. Immediately =
fr. Stewart joined the 18th ambulance Z
nd his regiment was one of the first to )
ross the channel. So far as the censor =
hip viii permit, the young man writes Z
of his experiences in the corps !
nd is allowed by the eensors to say that 2
be allied forces appear to be on the eve x
( another great drive. 4