The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-22
TALK OF THE TOWN
Watches and clocks at Holmes.

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Watches and clocks al Holmes.
See the parlor golf games at Fits.
!. Children's white and colored fur sets
at Fits
New crepe de chine waists in flesh
Nile and maize at Fits
$. Della Santa left the city this morn
ing for Groton, where he will visit rela-
tives until after Christmas.
Edward Leclair left this morning Tor
st. Adams, where he will remain for q
few days on a business visit
A flashlight is a smart present for
Christmas; in ivory for ladies at from
zoe to $l.50. AT Lander's Cigar Store.
Mrs. George w. Mann, who has been
visiting in Boston for several weeks, has
returned to her home on Wellington
street.
Mrs. Alice Reed has returned to her
home in Morrisville, after spending sew
eral days with relatives in Barre and
vicinity.
| Mrs. Julia Densmore, who has been
making an extended stay in Redley, CAL,
has arrived in the city for visit Of in
definite length among relatives in Barre
and W6llamstown.
III. w. Varnum, who recently returned
to Barre after an extended western trip
in the interests of Boutwell, Milne 4
Varnum, has gone to his home in Jeffer
sonville to pass the holidays.
John b. Eames of the Park theatre
left the city last evening for Boston,
where he will remain for few days
business visit. En- route he will visit
his mother in Manchester, N. Fl.
The auction sale of the Paris Shirt
Waist House stock will be held in the
store in the Zanleoni building, next to
the Barre Drug store, corner OF Main and
Merchant streets, this evening at seven
o'clock. d. A. Perry, auctioneer
Ice of sufficient thickness TO permit |
skating has formed on Jail and Stevens
branches and many people are daily en-
joying the sport. On the South Barre
mill pond the ice is six inches thick and
if cold weather prevails throughout the |
next two weeks ice harvesters in the |
employ of the J. NJ. Ward 4 Son Ice Co. |
will begin their work soon after Jan. |. |
Last year cold snap in mid-December,
followed by the coolest weather of the |
winter at Christmas, made it possible for
the men to gather half crop before
New Years.
Earlier by two days than other years
is the parcel post rush at the Barre post
office this year, the mail early" slogan
Of the postoffice department having had
the desired effect, evidently. That the
early Christmas shopper is the early
Christmas shipper has been demon
start to the satisfaction Of postal
clerks since the beginning of the week.
Two stamp and parcel windows are
opened to the lobby at the Barre Office
and there was scarcely an hour when the
window clerks were idle. Altogether
around 30 clerks and carriers are hand
ling outgoing and incoming Christmas
mail in this city. There are plenty of in
iications, too. that mail matter is being
handled with commendable dispatch
w. r. Cameron. who blazed the trail I
or successful mercantile enterprise on
upper Washington street few years ago,
las the framework up and boarded for a
store and dwelling house
which he expects 10 finish before spring.
The building is located on a site near the
'orner of Huntington avenue and Wash ,
ngton street and when il is completed
'Ir. Cameron will transfer his stock Of
Merchandise from the little store farther
Up the street. A wiring contract which
he owner of the property has let pro-
lides for the introduction Of 10 lights in
he structure.
Dust removing devices and the addi-
ion OF other extra equipment has caused
N increased demand for stoneshed mo. !
ors, the latest firms TO pave the way I
or increased power being MARI a Cor I
on, who are TO install motor of seven }
orsepower at their Whitley street plant,
nd Littlejohn, 0dgers & Milne, who have
for a seven horsepower motor
D be used at their Boynton street plant !
Wiring in several OF the new stonesheds
ow in course of erection in Barre has
cen started, and a large number Of mo-
lrs consigned 10 the Consolidated Light.
lg company, which furnishes power for
ANY OF the stone plants, are being put Z
10 use Immediately. :