The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN


Rosaries and crucifxes at Holmes,
Jeweler.
Buy bathroom fixtures at the n d.
Phelps Co.
Big Christmas slipper sale at sheas
this week.
Christmas trees for sale, Delivered
Tel. 4l9ll.
Buy your coal and wood from Calder
4 Richardson.
Knitted and silk scarfs just received
BY the McWhorter Go.
just received, a new line of Royal So
ciety crochet threads at The Speciality
Shop. Mrs. Beattie.
j. T. Callaghan of North Main street
is employed at the Sadlier furniture
store in Keith avenue.
Miss T.. A. Warden has gone to her
former home in Manshfeld TO remain
with relatives until after the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Cave, ir., OF
Wellington street returned to the city
this morning, after passing several days
in Boston.
Miss Gladys French formerly of Barre
but now of Mortified, and Miss Evelyn
Mcleod also of Mortified visited friends
in the city yesterday.
w. O. Hutchinson passed through the
CITY to-day while on his way home to
Washington, after passing several days
in Boston on business.
s. N. Parker of Spaulding street went
to Burlington to-day for few days stay
and will fill an engagement with Car
rolls orchestra while absent
George Foley, who gave Wolverine,
Mich. as his home town, pleaded guilty
when arraigned before Magistrate II. w.
Scott in city court this morning and
went to Jail for 10 days in lieu of pay
ing the minimum fine and costs.
William Gellatly of Prospect street re-
turned last night from New York, where
last week he accompanied his wife and
two children. who sailed Saturday on the
American liner st. Paul for Liverpool,
England, while en- route to Aberdeen,
Scotland, for the winter.
Persons who furnished security for
Mrs. f. Albano, convicted of selling liq-
uor illegally several months ago, have
been asked by Magistrate H. w. Scott to
surrender their bail or produce the won.
an respondent. 1t is said that a portion
of the fine has been paid and an inyesti-
CATION has developed the information
that Mrs. Albano, who is residing in
Montpelier just now, was under the i'm
preston that she was square with the
:, court.
Among the guests registered at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people; $. w. Pardee OF
New Haven, Atty r. NJ Austin of st.
Adams. Soth c. Rich of Mortified, J. w.
Adams and ]. W. Parker OF Burlington,
John Ingerson of Springfield, IL. E, Palm
er of White River Junction. T. b. Carney
and C. f. Human of Burlington, Mrs.
+. f. Bailey of Canaan. Y. H., John LANG
of Springfield and William w. Smith OF
Manchester, N. H.
Committees in charge of the benefit re-
Gently given in Clan Gordon hall for the
allied Red Cross fund will meet tomOr'
row evening to close their accounts. A
member of the committee stated to-day
that the promoters of the benefit enter
tainment were put to the minimum oil
expense in staging the affair as liberal
donations were made, loans of furniture,
fixtures, etc. were freely given and those
who contributed TO the program coop
Grated heartily in the concert. AS re-
suit of so much liberality more than 800
was realized for the fund. Through The
Times the committee wish to thank the
local talent artists and all others who as
sisted in making the entertainment
success.
John R. Wilson Of Worcester, secretary
of the county veterans association, who
frequently visits at the home of his
daughters in Barre, has received news of
the death of his nephew, Norman Wilson,
while fighting with a Canadian regiment
on the Somme. Cousins of the young
man in Barre. Miss Georgia Wilson and
Mrs. Blanche Nourse, had not learned OF
the young mans death when interviewed
to-day Miss Wilson said that a letter
received by his father, James Wilson, in
Ottawa, Ont, some time ago stated that
the boy had been wounded and was con
fined in a base hospital. Young Wilson
enlisted in a Canadian overseas expedi-
ton soon after the war broke out in 1914
and was with one of the first contingents
to sail for England. He has two cousins
in the Canadian service, although they
Joined the colors after the war was well
under way. Norman Wilson was around
% years of age and was living in his ia
theirs home in ottawa when he applied
for enlistment.