The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-15
TALK or THE TOWN

iNNhet KNIVES NhHNuiH anu N"iHNW"
chains at Holmes.
Fifteen per cent discount ON all shoes
al Homer Fits this week.
My entire stock Of trimmed hats at
half price, Mrs, G. Il. Wood
Go 10 Holmes for watches. chains,
pendants, rings, bracelets, Quality jew
eler.
George r.. Beyerle, piano tuner, will be-
In Barre next week, Orders left at this
office.
ANY one wishing Red Cross Christmas
seals, may get them by asking Mrs. o.
X. HOLSTER.
Miss Flora Mcdonald of Bassctt street
left the city last evening for 81. Angus
tine, Fla, where she is to pass the win.
ter.
/ We have ladies' and mems snowshoes
in the latest shapes OF superior quality
ut prices far below the market. East
man Bros.
Senator. elect Frank c, Bancroft OF
Barre Town was elected a member OF the
executive council ut the annual meeting
of the state grange this week.
Henry l.. Lougee, who has been in
Barre and vicinity during the past few
days as the guest of relatives, left last
night for his home in Shcrbrooke, 7 Q.
On account of compressor troubles
work at the North Barre plant of b. h.
Lille & Co. was suspended Thursday
forenoon. Operations were resumed TO-
day.
ladies' and misses iur.trimmed suits
latest models, $3.50 until Dee, "a. Girls
coats from to ~, equally priced. Why
wait until season is past Sadlier, Keith
avenue.
+. L. Mitiguy Of Burlington, who has
been representing the interests of the
Strong Hardware Co, in Barre and yiein.
ity for several days, returned TO his home
yesterday afternoon.
d. Janion MacNichol and A. W. Fonda,
who are assisting in the Barre granite
advertising propaganda, returned to their
home in Boston yesterday after attend
ing the annual banquet Of the manufac-
! turers' association.
A farewell reception was held recently
at the home Of Mrs Martha Lund, when
| p OF her friends gathered to leave their
| good wishes The party broke up at 3
p. m, the hour when 'drs. Lund and her
daughter. Mrs. George Sherwell, LETT for
/ the latter's home in Laconia, \. II.
Furs! Furs! 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 viii sur
prise you. Come in and look them over.
| Kovalsky's Tailor Shop, Eastman block.
| Tel 424 T.
The city schools closed this afternoon
! for the annual Christmas vacation OF two
weeks and sessions at Spaulding high
| school were suspended at noon. Many
OF the - teachers employed by the city
! planned To- be ON their way home by to-
night, although others will delay their
! departure until tomorrow Goddard
seminary students and the faculty will
not begin their holidays until next week.
| r. II. Henderson of Wells River is con
| templating extensive alterations to the
Pavilion theatre building in Pearl street
and while all of his plans are not made
/ public it is understood that a local man
will be engaged 60 conduct a skating rink
! in the auditorium. The inclined floor is
| TO be removed and level hardwood sur
| face will be substituted. Since the build
! ing was vacated for theatrical purposes
/ last spring, it has been idle. In the event
| that certain people realize their ambition
! to establish the LIST regiment infantry
| band in Barre, the theatre building may
4 be retained for use as an armory In
that event. it would be used only one
night a week by the infantry men and
the proposal to convert it into skating
rink could be carried out as originally
contemplated.
1 Ducks, turkeys and pigeons are to have
their places in the annual exhibit OF the
! Vermont Poultry association, which
opens in Barre Dec. 26 and continues for
! three days. A special award for the
largest and best display OF pigeons is OIL
fered and bird fanciers who bring their
ducks and turkeys along with the hens
NAV have no reason to regret the move
Carpenters are at work repairing the
coops owned by the association and UNI
less the registration is Unexpectedly
large. the executive committee is conf
dent that all the birds will be properly
Gagged. There are accommodations for
| 200 birds and other coops would be
available in an emergency. The Judges,
George p. Coffin of Freeport, Me-, and
George W. Weed of East Zee, Mass, will
arrive in the city late next week and
reservations have been made for them at
Hotel Barre, where many of the exhibit
ors expect to make their quarters during
the show.
The concert and dance given under the
auspices of the ladies' union of the Uni
versalist church in Rowland hall last
evening proved to be very enjoyable.
The concert program consisted OF well
arranged numbers and evoked much APP
plause. Miss Mabel Taylor and f. J.
Dole Of the high school faculty gave
mandolin duets, accompanied on the
piano by Miss Josephine E. Hovey, the
selections being "Aloha De" and college
Medley" Mrs. w. NJ. Holden was heard
for the first time by many of those pres
ent when she sang "0nly Year Ago"
the number being so well received that
she sang again, taking Loves Own
Kiss" as tn. selection. She was accom-
panied by Miss Mildred Phelps, while
Prof. I.andi gave the violin obligato.
Miss Madeline Mcdonald gave very in
teresting reading and CAROLS orchestra
rendered the closing selection. The dance