The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-16
TALK or THE TOWN


Abbotts.
Alderman J. A. Healey is in Boston on
business.
Finest line OF watches, clocks, knives
at Holmes.
Snowshoes that are guaranteed not 10
sag. Tilden Shoe Co.
Sandwich trays, lemon dishes, cheese
dishes, at Holmes.
Fancy lot of blankets for bath robes
Little Dry Goods Store, Cottage street.
Mrs. A. U. Stephen of Randolph Is
spending few days in the city with
| friends.
d. NJ. Miles left last night for Burling'
ton. where he will spend few days on
business.
Mrs. Ida valz of Ia Elm street under
went n serious operation at the ,ity
hospital yesterday afternoon
A new assortment of those popular zoe
and SOC sizes in Davidson water coior
landscapes and colonials at Rockers.
Mrs. II. b. Mcleod left last night for
Morrsville, where she will visit friends
and relatives over the Christmas recess
DIR. j. +. Piani will leave tomorrow
evening for New York to attend a meet
ing of all the prominent Italian workers.
Mrs.. Henry Batchelder returned to her
home in Plainfied last evening, after
passing few days with friends IN the
city.
Alexander Mcmillan, Barre stone
cutter. has filed petition in bankruptcy.
He has liabilities of 81 1880 and no as
sets.
Christmas Gifts-Dainty, useful, desir-
able blouses, and-embroidered in georg-
cite. crepe de chine and wolfe. MIS-
Shepard Co.. Inc.
Miss Doris Wilhot returned to her
home in Burlington this morning after
visiting friends on Merchant street dur
ing the past week.
Mrs. H. Stanley returned to her home
in Waterbury last night after visiting
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. Joe w.
Jackson of South Main street.
Mrs. Benedict, Hall street, will fill
orders for fruit and fancy cakes, plum
buildings and Christmas delicacies. Early
orders will be appreciated. Phone l4l-W
A class in parliamentary law will hold
its first meeting in Aldrich hall at 1880
Monday evening. The lesson Will be part
one. All members of the Barre Woman
club are invited
Miss Gladys n. Gale, who is studying
music in New York, arrived in the city
this morning to pass the holidays az
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Gale of Wellington street,
The funeral OF Deputy Sheriff Edward
D. Bartlett, whose death occurred yester.
day. will be held at the Congrega tional
church in Plainfield, instead of the house,
as announced yesterday, at o'clock sun
day afternoon.
Miss Blanche Broderick of North Main
street leaves to day for New York, where
she is to meet several friends and from
there they will sail for the Bermuda is
LANDS. where they are to work as wait
Iresses at one of the Bermuda hotels.
III. Burnham. who came to Barre to
lattend the annual meeting OF the Yer
mont Association of Fire Insurance
agents. left last night for Windsor
where he made brief business visit be-
for returning to his home in Rutland.
Among the passengers sailing from
New York at noon to-day on the Ameri'
can liner, st. Paul, for Aberdeen, Scot.
were Mrs. William Gellatly and two chill
dren of Prospect street, who were ac'
companied to New York Wednesday by
Mr. Gellatly.
Furs! Fursl Don't throw your old
furs away; bring them to me and III
exchange for new one. Liberal allow,
ance made. | will sell my big stock OF
furs very cheap. The prices will sur
prise you. Come in and look them over
Kovalsky's Tailor shop, Eastman block
Tel 4244.
With both councils in a deadlock, sc
|. far as the score is concerned, Barre anc
} Montpelier Knights of Columbus, EN-
gagged in a series of eight tournaments
lin cribbage and pool, have postponed hos
tilities until after the holidays. Since
the first of November, the tournaments
have been held weekly, and as two more
) remain on the schedule, the series vii
) not be completed until the middle of Jan
uary. The team losing the series vii
entertain the winning team at sup
per.
Efforts to revive the interest in the
municipal Christmas tree project have
been crowned with success, so far as the
tree itself is concerned and late yester
day afternoon tree donated by pub
Ilic-spirited citizen was erected in tn
north corner of the city triangle, on thu
spot where Barres first municipal tree
was located. This years tree is a tow
ering fir of excellent symmetry. Line
: men from the service crew OF the Con
solidated Lighting Co. will have charge
of the work of wiring the tree for lights
: and the illumination system purchased
last wear at cost of nearly 500 vii
, be in evidence within a few days. 1t II
, proposed to battle the big fir in it.
} Yuletide glow for the first time som'
evening next week. Because plans To-
l the municipal exhibit were gotten unde
wav 80 late in the season, the singing
and speaking program will be omitted
land there will be no public exercises o
any kind. A few of the merchants hav'