The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-27
TALK or THE TOWN

c. +. Millar, phone 0l5.
A regular meeting OF 81. Johns court,
G. o. r., viii be held Thursday evening
at o'clock Initiation.
Miss Blanche T., Lyon OF Boston, a for
mer teacher at Goddard seminary, Is a
guest OF Mrs. n. u. Ballard
New Years dance at Bancroft inn,
PlainGeld. Monday evening, Jan. | first.
class supper and good orchestra,
William and Philip Squires who passed
the holiday with aoquaintanccs in Hard.
wick, returned TO Barre this morning.
Come 10 the whist party Thursday
afternoon and bring your friends, X. of
G. hall. Admission, Zoe. Cceelian club.
The officer OF Barre lodge, n. T.. O. p,
for next year will be elected at to.night's
meeting, which begins promptly at 1880.
John Ennis returned yesterday TO
Richmond after passing week with his
brother, Edward Ennis of North Main
street.
James Devers of Summer street re.
turned this morning after passing the
holiday recess with relatives in Quincy.
Mass.
Daniel Valley of New Haven, Conn, is
spending the holiday vacation at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Frank Williams
of South Main street
Members of the Glenugie club will
hold their annual banquet in Clan Gordon
hall. Dec. p at 1880. Per Charles
/ Keith. vice president.
Wash boilers, clothes wringers and dry
ers, corn peppers, childrens fleds and
Jumpers, coal sifters, oil heaters. Il. A.
Prindle. Depot square.
| will sell all my furs at half price to
close them out this week. Come and get
a bargain. Joe Kovalsky's Tailor Shop,
Eastman block. Tel. 424-4.
Mrs. ii. w. Bevins returned yesterday
to her home in st. Adams after spending
few days in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Brown of Jefferson street.
If you have never tried the Christmas
club as a means of saving you had better
come in to-day and join our 1917 club.
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
John Sector, who is attending bust
ness college in Albany, n. Y, is passing
a fortnight with His parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Sector of Division street.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Prentiss and
daughter, Catheryn, of st. Adams are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Prentiss'
sister, Mrs. George Rivers, Of Cliff street.
Miss Ethel Duke of Washington street,
who has been spending several days at
/ her home in Marshield returned to Barre
last evening and resumed her duties in
the Office OF c. w. Mcmillan & Son this
morning
| CLYDE r. Lawliss. George A. Rennie and
Forrest f. Carroll, all of New Haven,
Conn, are spending Christmas vacation
at their homes Mr., Lawliss will visit
in st. Adams and Burlington before re-
| turning to New Haven.
Ralph G. Nye, United States sailor,
who is attached to the Brooklyn, n. Y,
navy yard, is passing few days with
his mother Mrs. Wheaton. Mr. Nye re-
Gently returned from long cruise and
expects to be assigned to another cruiser
within a few weeks.
| George w Weed, who has been acting
as one of the judges at the annual ex-
hbit of the Vermont Poultry association,
returned this morning to his home in
East Lee, Mass. The other Judge, G. 7.
Coffin will remain until the exhibit
closes leaving toward the end of the
week for his home in Freeport, Me.
Paul Premier of Philadelphia, Pa, is
passing the holidays in the home of his
mother, Mrs. Ellen Premier OF Washing
ton street, and with other relatives in
Barre and vicinity A. W. Premier, his
brother, who has been in town for a few
days, returned last evening to Philadel-
phia, where he is employed as a repre-
sentative of Giudci Bros.
After an absence of more than ii
years, Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor, for
merly of Barre. are visiting friends in
the city while guests at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Williams of South
Main street. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor are
residents of Spokane, Wash, and viii
visit extensively in the East before re-
turning home. Another holiday visitor
at the Williams home is Daniel Williams
of Fort William, Ont, brother of Mr..
Williams, who plans to make sojourn
of several weeks in Vermont. Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams are also entertaining Mrs.
E. X. Ellis and daughter, Marion, of
Medford, Mass.
Samuel Baker of Cobble hill is in re-
ceipt of letter from his son, Lysle
Baker saving that he was a member
of the troops which landed on French soil
the eleventh of this month. Bakers
enlistment was with the ll7th E. T. bat.
TALON from the district of Sherbrooke,
lP. O. on Dec. 20, 1915, or year ago
next Friday The company trained at
Sherbrooke until the latter part of July
this year. and then went to England,
landing on the Is of August. In Eng
land, the troops were under military
orders at Sussex until the first of this
month, when they landed in France.
Baker writes that all the members are ir
good spirits, their one desire is wool
socks from home.
Granite manufacturers in the Barre
district will regret to learn of the demise
in Baltimore, Md, of William A. Gault, |
a prominent monument retailer, who con-
Quoted the second largest store of its
kind in Baltimore. News of Mr.. Gault's
sudden demise came in letter received
by John F. Cook of Park street, for years
an intimate friend of the deceased.
When Mrs Gault was awakened in the
night by falling icicle she noticed, that
her husband was breathing with difficult
ty She summoned a physician but Mr..
Gault expired a few moments afterward.
For more than 40 years the deceased was
engaged in the retail business and by
reason of the fact that he was large
user of Barre granite and made frequent