The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
TALKOFTHETOWN
Bnv yictrolas at Bailey's.


bolts.
Felt slippers make a useful gift Til
den Shoe Co
Save your cash register slips and bring
them in for cash. n. D. Phelps Co.
Fred A. Grearson of Nelson street il
passing a few days in Boston on bust
ness.
Mrs. James Beaton of South Ryegatt
was among the shopping visitors in the
city yesterday.
j. A. Greenwood of Chester arrived in
the city last evening for business visit
of several days.
Five cents on every dollars worth of
cash register slips for cash purchases at
N, ID. Phelps Co.
Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier NJ band orchestra, Karl For.
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252-W.
DR.. Lynde will not be present at his
usual place of business for time. Dr.
w. X. Mackay will occupy the office dur
ing the formers absence. Tel. 366-M or
5S3.W.
Richard Venner left the city last night
for Boston, where he is to be joined by
Walter Griffin on trip to Maine. Messrs,
Venner and Griffin win return to Barre
next week.
Miss Ruth X Robinson, student at
Wellesley college, arrived in the city this
morning to pass the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Robinson OF
Academy street.
Mrs. Gusta Haka of Graniteville passed
through the city this morning while on
her way to New Britain, Conn, there
to reioin Mr.. Haka, who preceded her
several weeks ago.
George R. Ford who has been regis
tered at Hotel Barre while passing sew.
eral DAYS in Barre on business connected
with his monument trade journal, re-
turned to Boston this morning.
G. A. Knapp, formerly well known To-
callv as a chauffeur, having recently en-
listed at Fort Slocum, n. Y, has been
transferred to the automobile division of
the aviation corps at San Antonio, Tex. |
Miss Margaret Roberts, student in
Albany, N. Y, business college, who is |
passing the holidays at her home in
South Barre, is assisting in the Office
of the Washington county local board
this week.
Finest musical, vocal and instrument
tai, best American and Italian talent in
Barre, at First Baptist church Friday
Dec. 81 at 1880 p. m. Tickets for sale
with DR.. J. F. Plainfeld, pastor Brook
street Italian church.
William Young Wong, who came to
Barre from Burlington a short time ago
to assume charge of the laundry estab-
lshed in Merchant street by his cous
in, Charley Wong, left this morning for
Brattleboro, where he expects to remain
until after New Years, The laundry
business is in charge of Sam Yang, who
came here from Boston yesterday
At the Presbyterian manse on Wei
lington street last evening at $3.50
o'clock, Miss Eva May Stoddard of
and Edward Murphy of
Moretown were married by the pastor,
Rev. Edgar Grassland. The bride was
attractively gowned for the ceremony,
which was witnessed by company of
several friends. After a wedding trip to
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy ex-
pect to make their home in Montpelier,
where the former is employed as ma
,hinist.
Examinations at Spaulding high school
will end tomorrow, and sessions in all
If the city school buildings will be sus-
pended for the annual Christmas vaca-
ion. Because of the late start in the
all, only 10 days will elapse before the
,ell rings again, as it has been decided
o reopen school Jan. 2. Sessions at
Goddard seminary will end for the term
o-morrow, although few students win I
emain for examinations Saturday morn
ng. Most of the remaining two days of I;
he week, however, will be given over !:
o preparations for leave-taking, and by
saturday night the school will be prac- i
ically deserted. Goddard's vacation has
een heightened to two weeks /;
Now that Charles L. Hoernle, athletic 1:
irector at Goddard seminary, has enlist I:
d and is making plans to take leave !;
( his friends in the local school, students I;
re recalling the fact that large per !.
entage of the athletic luminaries on the l;
ill-top have entered one branch Of the I:
ervice or another. Lawton Witt, who !:
ops the list by reason of his successful I.
ebut in big company, Marty Shea, who -
1T Goddard to sign with the Cubs, and !:
gorge Faulkner, former football and II
aseball star, who later went to Shreve- !:
ort, have enlisted in the navy. Rich Il
lond Danny Keefe, whose signature was /:
ppended to a Connie Mack contract. is I.
18th the colors, and elsewhere in The !.
ines to-day one may learn that Jim I:
ynch, who went from Goddard to the !:
hicago Cubs, is with the American am Il
ulance in France. II
Because of opposition developed by the !:
ational board of underwriters, plans for Il
Dserving a Red Cross Christmas by us x
e candles to illuminate the service {:
ags in each window. have been halted. I:
nd locally people who were planning to !.
How out the original suggestion of the !:
ed Cross national committee, undoubt- y
lily will defer to the wishes of the un- {:
rwriters' board 1t has been said that I:
proposal that everyone start their I;
'es with kerosene on Christmas eve !;
ould not have caused greater consterna- I:
on among insurance men. and when 4
e real danger of the lighted candle plan !:
as pointed out, Red Cross officials has /.
ned to cooperate with the underwrit- 4
5 board in calling for change of pro- !.
am. The prevailing use of lace cur I.
ms and other fimsy material in and Z
'out windows converted a pretty (:
lristmas thought into a fire hazard. /.