The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Going out.of.busihess Stock ant
fixtures must be sold Immediately. Par
is Shirtwaist house.
Now is your chance to buy waists
dresses, petticoats and corsets at cost
price. Paris Shirtwaist House sale.
Mr.. Husband, why not buy her White
sewing machine or Hoosier Etehen cab
met for ClIistmasf Do il now. See
Hooker 4 Co.
Please watch every day the Daily
Times and see what the different booths
will contain at the Church of the Good
Shepherd, Dec. 10 and l6.--adv,
The members of the First Baptist
church choir are requested to meet at
the home of Mrs. A. X. Inglis, Clark
street, Wednesday evening Mt 7:l5.
Bear in mind the venison and meat pie
supper in the Presbyterian church Sat
urday night. Don't walk home for sup.
per when you can get good wholesome
meal for 25c and save few steps.--adv.
Sadliers 10 Keith avenue: Latest de-
signs, ladies' and misses coats and suits;
also in young mems top coats, Balmac-
cans, etc. Give us call. Open fore
moons as we'll as afternoons until after
holidays.-adv.
Prof. Gilmore wishes to announce that
a class in dancing for pupils from o to Is
years will commence shortly after Christ
mas, the exact date to be announced later.
Those wishing to join this class please
leave their names with Prof. Elmore at
Rowland hall Thursday afternoon at $50
lo'clock. adv.
w. II. Favrol, who has been passing
a few days in the city on business, re-
turned last evening to his home in Man
chester, N. H. While here Mr.. Favrol
assisted in the adjustment of the insur-
ance on the Newton street dwelling
house, owned by David +. White, which
was visited by fire Saturday morning.
1t is stated that the insurance was adj
Ijusted at figure near $500.
/ The ladies of the Presbyterian church !
are holding their annual fair to-day and
tomorrow. Thursday afternoon there
will be home made food sale from TO
5 o'clock and afternoon tea will be
served in the tea-room. Admission in the
AFTERNOON free. Good programs have been
provided for each evening. Admission,
Zoe. Ii anyone has been omitted in soil
citing. we can assure them that their
donations will be just as gratefully re-
ceiyed as if they had been solicited.
To-day being the Feast of the Immac-
ulate Conception of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, masses were said in St. Monica's
church at $50 and a. m. by the parish
priest, Rev. FIR. P. NJ. McKenna. This
evening at 1880 o'clock there viii be
Benediction and the Rosary All the
members of the Sodality Of the Blessed
Virgin are especially requested to be
present and occupy seats in the middle
aisle. The enrolment in the scapulars
of the Blessed Virgin will take place be-
fore benediction.
Mrs. Christina Jeffray of 50 Currier
street is in receipt of message from
her brother, Donald Craig, who is the
skipper of steam fishing trawler in
the Dardanelles. At the beginning of the
war number of vessels of the trawler
type with their captains and crews We're
taken over by the British ships and the
one on which he is the skipper was
used until recently in the dangerous work
of mine sweeping. A short time ago,
the trawler was assigned to duty as
dry eanteen ship and lieutenant and
several men were taken 10 Lemnos is
land. The "Loch Esk," as the trawler 4
is called, procured supplies at Lemnos
and then FASTENED back to the Gallipol \
peninsula. The next morning the can
teen officers opened up for business, ac-
cording to the dispatch, and sold out in
two days, with the exception of 1000
bottles of mineral water, which the Tom.
mics on the pensinula evidently didn't
relish.
Suggestions made at the Barre post
Office regarding the use of the mails at
Christmas time may well be needed by
any number Of people who yearly dis
patch bundles, papers and cards. IL is
that Christmas packages
and letters be mailed early, measure
which expedites transportation, relieves
he congestion in the postoflice and in
sures an early arrival Not TO be
opened till Christmas" may be written
IN packages and If the injunction 10
rot obeyed by too eager recipient of
he gift, the blame will not rest with
he postofIice department. Red Cross
md Christmas stamps may not be at
ached to the address side Of the card
n letter. Invariably letters decorated
IN the address side with superfuous
lamps art~eturned from foreign eoun.
rvs All bANNif1 tHANtu " rftAfttN II
wrapped and tied with strong cord.
The postal authorities are accustomed TO
discourage the practice Of sending post.
ards q glass, metal, mica or tinsel cor
.osition. An augmented force Of clerks
nd carriers viii wait on the public al
he Barre postofhoe.
Constable George L. Morris was driving
il taN-car homeward in the supper hour
ast evening and had just started to
urn in % Church street from Washing
on street, when a small boy aboard
led shot down the incline from Academy
treet. Mr.. Morris saw that q collision
.as inevitable. ~ the lied was skimming
yer the icy walk with at speed. prom.
ing 10 brush the auto before Il could
g stopped or baked. The driver, there
IRE, beaded bic car into the lawn az the
ediing III. =. church, q move which bad
nrcely been completed. when the rider
'ashed into TIE rar wheel Constable
'urris stopped his ear and carried the
By 81 TIE oaice of Dr. William McFar-
nd But the doctor vas out. and IN re-
lonce 10 the lads insisient plea that
; ~ ali0Ned o. Waik hsIus. tire con
ABIDE started his car and cErfisd tie
b BIZ home e. south Man
rect De gave Bic name 81 Arthur