The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-19
TALKOFTHE TOWN
B,v yictrolas at Bailey's.

$40, at Bailey's Music Rooms.
Fine showing of pianos for Christina
at Goulds, So Spaulding street,
Save your cash register slips and brins
them in for cash. N. ID. Phelps Co.
Mrs. +. II. Rogers of Orange street hal
returned from an extended visit in Bos
ton.
Regular meeting Bright Star Rcbekal
ladge, No. Is, Wednesday evening, Dec
10, at 1880 o'clock. Election OF officers
Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier M. band orchestra, Karl For
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252-W
Mrs. b. A. Eastman of Camp street
has returned home from visit of several
days with relatives in Boston and yicin-
ity.
Corporal Paul D. Barnard, who is sta.
toned at Camp Devens, is spending a
three days furlough with his relatives
here.
Miss Marguerite Currier, student at
Smith college, Northampton, Mass, has
arrived in the city to pass the holiday
vacation at home
Parlor golf game, "the king of indoor
SPORTS" an ideal Christmas gift. Regu.
lar price So. Special for this week, SOC.
The Homer Fits Co.
Miss Nadine Rogers, a student at Mid
dlebury college, is passing two weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Ii.
Rogers of Orange street.
DR.. Lynde will not be present at his
usual place of business for time. DIR.
w. X. Mackay will occupy the Office dur
ing the formers absence. Tel 366-M or
5S3-W.
Notice: Regular meeting of Barre pol
ishers' branch, G. c. |. A., will be held in
their hall, Nichols block, on Thursday,
Dec, 20, at p. m. Election of officers.
Per order A. w. Prize, Sec
Notice! Regular meeting of tool sharp
eners, No. 2, branch of G, c. l. A., will be
held in polishers' hall Wednesday even
ing at 7 o'clock. Important. Election of
officers. A. ]. Young, secretary.
Mrs. w. P. Mortimer, who has been
visiting in the home of Harold E. Ennis
of Wellington street and with other rela
tives in Barre and vicinity, returned this
morning to her home in Springfield.
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 DIR. J. T. Plainfield, pastor Brook
street Italian church.
John M. Eastman of Spaulding street
went to Montpelier yesterday to confer
with the recruiting officer over the mat |
ter of enlisting in the navy. Mr.. East |
man passed the physical examination and
expects TO enlist after the holidays.
Regular meeting of Harmon review |
No. l, w. B. A. o. T. NJ, in K. of P. hall
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10, at 1880
o'clock Social hour after the meeting. |
A large attendance is desired Record
keeper will be at the hall at o'clock |
to receive dues.
Barre council, Knights of Columbus,
has elected committee consisting of |
John Papin, Charles Fl. Wilkie and
Charles +. Barrows, to carry out plans
for private dancing assembly to be held
in the council hall New Years eve.
Intercity bowling matches between
Barre and Burlington, which are at
standoff, according to the figures com
piled after the last match, are not to be
resumed until after the holidays. With
the teams at tie, the third tourney was
to have been held in Merlo's academy last
evening.
Auction sale tomorrow for Joseph Cyr
In Orange, near the G. i. Nelson or Dana
Flanders farm; Is head of CATTLE nine
head of young cattle, seven cows, three
hogs, 100 hens and nine turkeys, lot of
farm tools, etc Sale called at | p. m
sharp. See ad., page this paper. c. f,
Smith, auctioneer.
As Christmas and the regular meeting
of the board of aldermen come in con
fict next week, the city fathers have de
eided not to postpone Christmas, but will
gather in the council chamber at city hall
Saturday evening, Dec. %, for the bust
ness session that ordinarily would be
held next Tuesday. Heads of the several
city departments were notified to-day to
have their payrolls ready for approval
by Saturday, and city employees may re-
ceive their pay Monday, the day before
Christmas, instead of waiting until
Wednesday. 8
Customary precautions against igni-
Lion of infammable Christmas decora- Z
lions are urged by the fire department at I
his season, although the decision in some !
quarters to do away with holiday cele-
brations this year will reduce the hazard I
always present when trees are lighted 1
The appeal applies to window decorators,
who are asked to be watchful lest the I
light and airy character of the material I
Ised in trimming be brought in contact 4
With fire. Christmas trees should be To-
.ated at distance from window shades I,
ind curtains, and above all the imper- (:
onator of Santa Claus, should be go the 4
init in the matter of whiskers, etc, Z
hould use extreme caution against fire. I;
Workmen who have been employed (:
Turing the past few days under the direc- !.
ion of Contractor j. c. DeBrune at the !:
Ward ice pond in harvesting the annual I!
re crop, have capably displayed their \
Lbility in several capacities other than !;
ce cutting, as was shown late yesterday q
lfternoon, when one of the younger en- I:
'loyes of the contractor in some manner =
Tipped aud plunged beneath the icy !:
epths. Upon hearing the cries for help I:
he workmen rushed from all parts of I:
he pond and after several moments of =
arrest endeavor succeeded in rescuing !:
heir fellow workman from waterv z
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