The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
TALK or THE TOWN
Christmas furs at Fits


W. wilkins OF Keith avenue left yes
terday for Marshtield, where he will
spend the holidays with friends and rel
atives.
Mrs III. +. Cutler returned to her
home ON Jefferson street to-day from
Plainiield, where she has been visit
ing at the home cf her mother, Mrs ;.
=. Smith.
j. A. Little OF Grant avenue left yes.
terday for Jacksonville, where he will
spend Christmas with relatives. He was
accompanied by his daughter, Miss Lii
liam Little.
! James White took possession OF the
shop which he purchased of Congdon and
Minard near Depot square to-day MT.
Congdon recently bought the shop OF FL
roy n. Coffin.
I Miss Faun Barney passed through the
city yesterday to her home in South
u IRE, while en- route from st. Johns
bury, where she has been visiting rela'
tiyes for several days.
Mrs. Alice Derocher, of Montreal, i.
O., her niece, Mrs. Flora Labounty OF
New York, and Fred Labounty OF st.
Johns, p. O., are the guests in the home
of Mrs Laura Labelle OF Merchant street.
Rev. FIR George Hendee, pastor OF the
Syrian Catholic mission in Vermont, who
has been passing several days with par
ishoners in Barre and Montpelier, re-
turned yesterday to his home in Burling'
| ton.
r. c. Darling of Newbury was a bust
ness visitor in Barre and Montpelier
yesterday. Mr.. Darling, while hSe,
bought registered Holsten bull from
A. T. Smith of the east hill. The ami
NAL which is three years old, weighs
about 1900 pounds, it being one OF the
best blooded Holsteins in this vicinity.
| Firemen with chemicals from the CEN
trail station were called to the Buzzell
hotel last evening shortly after o'clock
when skaters on the rink noticed the
flames from the chimney Illuminating the
nearby surroundings. After few MIN
lutes, the fremen had the blaze under
control, no damage being done to the
building.
Oscar Currier visited friends in the
city Yesterday, while en- route from his
former home in East Brookfeld to LIS
bon, n. H., where he will stay through
the winter. Mr.. Currier has been in the
harvest fields in the Saskatchewan
wheat district during the fall, and is on
his homeward journey. He VIII leave
for the west again early next spring.
At the Murphy s Weafer alleys in
Pearl street last evening team known
as Jim Calls Pet Pen Pushers met de.
feat at the hands of Conductor J. w.
Kelley's Brake Artists, as the team -
called. Mark Kelly of the yard outnt
carried away the individual honors OF
} the evening by securing pintall OF l4i
in one string. The match was the nrst
of series of tournaments TO be rolled
F., by railroad teams during the next lew
months. A large crowd Of railroad men
gathered along the lanes to witness the
| first clash.
Awards thus far announced at the an
nual show OF the Springfield, Mass,
! Poultry club include a fifth ribbon on an
exhibition bred Barred Plymouth ROCK
cock owned by William Barclay Scott OF
Paramount poultry farm. Mr. scout
shipped four of his prize Barred Rocks
NO the Massachusetts show early IN the
week Yesterdays list of awards also
includes a ribbon to Charles u. balehtlne
4 Of East Calais for the second best cock
erel in the single comb Leghorn class
Mr.. Scott's prize birds will be seen next
week at the annual show of the Vermont
Poultry association, which is to open IN
Barre Dec. 20.
Mrs Margaret Nelson of Summer
street left the city to-day for New YORK
where she will pass the holidays with
her daughter. Mrs. Mary b. Carney OF
summer street left this afternoon Tor
Hardwick there to remain for several
DAYS as the guest of her sister, Mrs. john
sullivan. Later in the week Mrs Garyey
will be Joined by her niece, Miss Allce
sullivan. who ia to spend the Christmas
recess at home. William Brunette start
cd this forenoon for Worcester, Mass.
TO remain with friends after New Year :
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Douglass leave TINS
evening for Albany, n. y, to be the
guests of relatives through the holiday
season and Mr.'and Mrs. J. K. Mattson
are going to their former home IN Troy