The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

II Cash paid for old gold and silver. f, L
\ Burr.
H Have YOU seen those new plush coat
H at Fitts'Y
For money-saving prices look fol
Shea's ad. ON page 4.
\ Public dance in Worthen hall Friday
night. Gents 35c, ladies free. Refresh
ments.
| The ladies' aid society - the Swedish
Baptist church will meet in the Worthen
| block Saturday evening at s o'clock
Don't forget to drop in.
Miss Edith Favor of Manchester, n
H., who has been visiting relatives on
Washington street during the past week,
returned TO her home last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Maynard returned
to their home in Dorchester, Mass, to-
day, after visiting friends in Barre and
South Barre during the past two weeks,
Mrs. w. L. Skinner, who has been max
ing an extended visit, covering a period
OF about six weeks, at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. John A. Leslie of Spauld-
ing street, returned to her home in Quin,
cy, Mass, to-day.
Saturdays specials at the New Eng
land Fruit Store include the delicious
new cocoanut-chocolate creation, maple
toasted cocoanut at 33c per h.; old-fash-
Toned molasses candy at Zoe per ID, and
assorted cream kisses fresh from the
kettle, in four flavors, at Zoe.
Joseph b. Fowler of Eastern avenue,
who has made his home in Barre for sew
eral years, left the city late yesterday
afternoon for New York, whence he is to
sail Saturday on the American liner, st.
Louis, for Liverpool, Eng, going thence
to his boyhood home in Dalbeattie, Scot,
for a visit.
Charles Kelly, an elderly man whose
home in in Graniteville, was brought to
the City hospital Thursday afternoon
after sustaining a fall while working at
the Boutwell,, Milne & Narnum quarres.
The fall was attributed to an attack of
paralysis, as his limbs were partially
paralyzed when Or. +. IT. Bailey was
called to the quarry. This morning the
paralysis was confined to one arm and It
is thought that he will recover complete !
ly from the attack.
At shutdown yesterday the Jewish feast |
of tabernaeles or Suecoth began and or
thodox Hebrews all over the world are
rieidly observing the feast to-day. a /
number of Barre followers Of the Talmud I
are in Burlington to participate in spe-
cial ceremonies at the synagogue, while |
others are observing the feast in their
own way in their own homes. The senti-
ment Of Succoth Is rooted deep in the
agricultural traditions OF Israel and is 4
one Of the three great feasts in the cal
endar OF Judaism
The first day Of the land sale conduct
Parker lots on South Main street. Cherry 4
street, Circle street and Orchard street
was well attended BY large number of
good bidders, who bid off every one Of
the 32 lots which We're put up for sale
Yesterday at very good prices. Ii was a
sale in that every lot was
sold making it one Of the most success
jul land sales in Barre or vicinity in a
ong time. To-day Mr.. Perry viii put
The Parker tenement houses which are i
oeated on Seminary. Second and Wash I
ngton streets on the auction block.
Northfeld Waterbury, Graniteville and
Foresters joined st. John
curt c. o. f.. in its installation OF off
'ers at the X Of c. hall last evening, /
when upward of 800 members of the or [
Ter came together. District Deputy Ga t
aisc of Montpelier installed the follow !
ng officers; Chief ranger, John Papin;
'ice ranger, Lawrence 0'Kelly; financial {
ecretary, +. T. McNulty; corresponding t
ecrctary Patrick Hernon; treasurer, A, /
. Loranger; trustee. James Fitzgerald; {
peaker. Thomas Burke. Visiting Fores ?
ers were interested onlookers while the
andidates were being indicted into Of c
Ice and after the ceremony all joined in r
hearty get together. A substantial
.utfet luncheon was provided by COM
nittec from st. John court and there fl
vas an informal program of speechmak 3
ne and singing. p
Antique quilts that breathe the care $
nd diligence of needle workers of a cen /
ury and half-century ago are shown in b
unique exhibit in the Congregational /
hurch vestry The showing of old time q
ed coverlets is under the auspices of
he woman's association and this evening
he choir will give a repertoire of songs
hat is to include, aunt Dinah's Quilting
arty" A luncheon of tea and pumpkin h
lie will be served. Owners of rare quilts II
ave been Unexpectedly generous in tax u
lg their antiques to the exhibit, and ri
uilt creations that are priceless heir 10
IONS are shown in all the fantastic
caves that were fashionable in the time 10
the forefathens. Woven quilts. knit =,
ID counterpanes and quilted coverlets Ne
,at bear silent testimony to hours of
,tient work are attractively arranged 70
,out the walls of the vestry. Ar
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