The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-14
Talk OF THE TOWN


Fifteen per cent discount on all shoes
at Homer Fits this week.
NV entire stock OF trimmed hats at
half price. Mrs. G. h. Wood.
Go to Holmes for watches. chains,
pendants, rings, bracelets. Quality jew
eler.
George r. Beyerlc, piano tuner, will be
in Barre next week. Orders left at tins
office.
Boys mackinaws, caps and leggins TO
match Mothers, call and see them. La.
morcys.
c. II. Taft of Royalton returned to his
home last night after making business
visit in Barre.
A. Fine of Maple avenue returned last
night from a weeks visit with relatives
in Boston and Lynn, Mass.
Miss Ruth NJ. Sweet returned TO her
home in Salisbury last night after visit
ing relatives and friends in Barre and
Montpelier during the past week.
r. b. Crandall post No. Sc, department
of Vermont, G. A. r., will hold its regular
meeting at 2 p. m. Saturday for election
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Ladies' and misses fur trimmed suits,
latest models, $3.50 until Dec. q. Girls
coats from to u, equally priced. Why
wait until season is past? Sadlier, Keith
avenue.
C. w. Moore. auditor at the Central
Vermont headquarters in st. Adams, re-
turned to St Adams last evening after
making a short business visit in the city
in the interest OF the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. NJ Stafford OF Long
street returned to Barre last evening
after an extended trip which included
stops at Franklin and Hinsdale, y, H.
Boston and Providence 1.try have been
away four weeks.
George L. Durkee, who has been EN-
ployed on farms in Barre and Orange
| during the past year, has completed his
duties in this vicinity and left yesterday
for Springfield where he has secured
employment as machinist.
George l.. Rider, who has been en-
ployed in Montreal, p. @, during the past
| few wears. and who was formerly a
stonecutter in Barre and other towns in
this vicinity, arrived in the city last
night and will spend to-day visiting
friends. Mr. Rider will leave for Bridge
port. Conn, tonight, where he has ae-
copied a position to act as foreman IN
one OF the machine shops.
David Joll of North Main street, who
has been employed for several months
in the mmition plant Of the Winchester
| Repeating Arms Go. in New Haven,
Conn. returned to the city this morning
| for stay of indefinite leagth. Mr.. Joil
was assigned to duty as an inspector OF
the Enfield rifles which the Winchester
iconcern is turning ont BY the thousands,
and when word came from the purchas-
ing agents that the contract with the
British government had been curtalled
many employees were laid oil. Several
Barre mechanics who found employment
| in New Haven are seeking work IN Hart
ford, Bridgeport and Bristol
Green Mountain lodge. No. 46l, Inter
national Association OF Maehinists met
at its Headquarters last evening and
elected the following officers for l9l7;
President. Joseph Stumpf vice president,
| Nj. j. Hamel; financial secretary Y !,
Mcmahon; recording secretary, William
| Premier treasurer, +. NJ. White; SEN
tinel. f. f. McAlIister; contractor, 7. NJ.
White; delegates to the Central Labor
union of Barre and vicinity, +. NJ. White
and J. ]. Mcmahon. There was large
attendance and the reports OF the officers
| indicated that the lodge is in fouTlsh-
ing financial condition. Several acquisi-
tons to the membership rolls have been
received during the year and members OF
the local lodge have benefited by new
wage settlement.
Nine young women in a diverting little
playlet entitled. "The Peak Sisters from
| Alaska" furnished the entertainment on
the closing evening OF the Christmas sale
given by the ladies' univh of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church in the yestry of the
church last evening. There was large
audience on hand to witness the presen-
tation and someayery entertaining ehar
acter delineations were uncovered IN
piece that bristled with risible dialogue
! The cast of characters included the FOL
lowing amateur thespians: Miss Ruth
I Milne, Theresa Duncan, Dorothy Nixon,
katherine Stewart Christine Walker,
Grace Carson, Pearl Wilkie, Annie Mac
donald and Hazel Maekay. The ladies
continued their Christmas sale success
fully and by closing time three booths
devoted to domestic articles, fancy goods
and aprons were pretty well depleted
of their wares.
Prospects are looking bright for a
girls basketball team at Spaulding high
school this year with three of last years
team back in school and others showing
promise of filling the vacant places in
very capable manner Last night they
had their first ser.mmage of the season,
when team A lined up against team II,
the A team winning by score of Is to
to 7. The work of the A team was ex-
cellent on the floor, while their shooting
was brilliant for SO early in the season.
Team B showed up we'll but lacked as
thorough a knowledge of the rudiments
as the older ones Team A lined up with
the Misses Kathleen Rogers. Elsie Wal
strom and Dorothy Averill of last years
quintet and Miss Buelah Gee and Miss
| Mary Geals, new members of the team
this wear. While the schedule has not
been completed as yet. The management
is in hopes of getting games with Bethel,
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