The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-08
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| Shea's anniversary sale, page adv
See those special coat values at Alb
! bolts.
See our line of trimmed hats at 800
and $500. Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc.
Atty. r. r. Bygravc has returned {,
Boston after passing a few days in Barr
on business.
Regular meeting of Col J. B. Mead cir
Gle, No. |, Ladies of the G. A. r., Friday
afternoon, Nov. o, at $3.50 o'clock
Mrs. Charles Greig has returned to hel
home on South Main street, after having
been confined TO the City hospital fol
treatment during the past few weeks.
Clan Gordon and Ladies' auxiliary will
hold their annual fair in Rowland hall
on the evenings of Nov. 10, l6, IL. Con
cert and dancing each evening. CAROLS
A meeting of the Bonaccord football
club will be held in the club pavilion
this evening The attendance of every
member is desired
Rev. and Mrs. Albert Abbott and chill
dren returned this morning to their home
in Moretown, after having spent the past
week at the home of the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William oliver, sr., of Elm
street.
Violent Mersefeau in 'The Little Ter
ror," Bluebird feature, also comedy,
Her Awful Predjcament." Admission,
afternoon, all seats sc; evening, adults
Zoe, children under IA years, sc. At the
| Bijou.-adv.
| Firemen at the central station have
adopted temporarily couple of pets
which bear pro.German names, although
their loyalty is not in question. The
additions to the collection of pets at the
station are two dachshund pups, the
property of DIR. +. II. Bancroft of South
Barre. By their seeming devotion to the
firemen the CANNES have overcome any
prejudice which may have arisen because
of their nationality.
Acting as administrator for the estate
of George P. Lund, Arthur G. Tilden has
sold the house at % Third street to
Madeline and Frank Dunghi, who intend
to occupy the property in the near fu-
ture. The price paid was in the neigh
borhood OF 81 500 and the deal includes
the house so long occupied by Mr.. Lund
and a small piece of land. Mrs. Lund
went to Lacona, n. H., some time ago
to make her home with her daughter.
The auction sale at Erhardt farm in
Berlin yesterday was fairly we'll attend
ed. One Ayrshire COW sold for Sl20
with the papers. The Jerseys were well
bred but small and thin in flesh, and the
owner did not care to transfer the pa
pers without cows brought 500 or more, |
and the young stock SIS or more; con-
sequently the Jerseys sold as grade stock |
at from $50 to $50 for cows and from
$50 to S35 for yearlings. One horse
brought $50 and one horse $3.50; year.
ling colt $50; shoats, farm tools, car
riages, harnesses and household goods |
brought very satisfactory prices. G, f.
Smith, auctioneer.
The first of the proposed series OF in
ter class games among the different
classes at Spaulding high school will be
played this afternoon at the Lincoln cam
pus, when the senior eleven will try con
illusions. Both teams have been putting
in a great deal of time practieing dur
ing the past week, so an interesting
game is expected. As Spaulding is not
represented by football eleven this
year, because of The delay in opening
sessions. great deal of interest has been
over the inter.elass games
md so large number of students are |
planning TO be present at the game this ,
Ifternoon.
The Italian Pleasure club kept open
louise at its rooms in the Scampini build ,
ne last evening in honor of William Nc ;
Donald, retiring president of the Gran
te Manufacturers association, and his !
,rother, Lieut.. Archie Macdonald of :
Yestfield, Mass. who is here for a few ,
avs while on leave. An informal pro-
ram of music and brief speeches was !
ollowed by Hooverized lunch in which :
he clubs commissary committee exhibit
its resourcefulness in preparing :
lenu that was beyond censure. Mr..
iacDonald and his brother are to leave
iarre tomorrow, the former going to :
pringfield, Mass. to reside, while Lieut..
IacDonald will rejoin mis- command in :
Vestfield. :
Agent George Marsh of the American .
Express Co.'S local Office has received :,
rom headquarters an interesting set of q
relative to the shipment of Il
hristmas boxes for the soldiers and
lilors in the Y. S. army and navy.
hippers may be agreeably surprised to
arm that the war department will pay
he freight charges on all boxes from -
oboken, n. j., the shipper to pay the q
'afiie expenses from the shipping point u
} Hoboken. The card of directions
ates that Christmas boxes must not n
lceed 20 pounds in weight and must be
mited to two cubic feet Moreover, the II
TX must be of wood, securely strapped II
nd provided with hinged or screwed /
'yer in order that inspection may be
The giver of gifts to the
ldier's Christmas, therefore, may be
sured that his box will be delivered in II
ngland or France, or wherever the re- II
pient is stationed. if it is shipped to
oboken in care of the commanding gen
al of the port of Hoboken.