The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-28
I'4LKOFTYE TOWN

More new Rust Craft novelties at
Fits.
Special values in fur coats at Abbott's
Friday.
Feed hens green cut bone for more
eggs. A. b. Coffin, IL Church street.
DR.. p. Il. McSweeney of Burlington
was professional visitor in Barre yes
terday and to-day.
Arthur G. Corliss of Richford was a
guest yesterday and to-day of h. NJ.
Laws of Wellington street.
Miss Helen Hack, teacher in the
Barre Town schools, went to her home
in Brandon to-day to pass the Thanks
giving recess.
Miss JEANNE Guy and Miss May Moir
of Granitevile passed through the city
this morning while on their way to New
Haven, Conn, where they expect to pass
the winter.
] All stores, members of the Barre Re
tail Merchonts' association, Inc, will re-
main open on Wednesday evening, Nov.
2s, until o'clock, and will be closed all
day Thursday, Nov 90.
Silas j. Cushing of Newport arrived
in the city last evening for visit of
few days in the home of his brother-in-
law, Charles II. Wilkie, of Central
street Mr.. Cushing is distributing
carload of Orleans county apples among
| local dealers.
An iron standard directing candidates
for the navy to the office of the postmas-
! ter has been placed in position on the
northeast corner of the federal premises.
J. H. Arnold has returned to his home
in Hanover, N. H., after passing a few
days in the city on business.
Several Barre boys will be aboard the
special train due to leave Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass, for Vermont to-day and all
will enjoy the Thanksgiving recess at
home. Among those who are expected
are Sergeants J. Grover Kenefick and
Robert Knox, Corp. w. j. Duquette and
Alex Brown, who is connected with the |
ordnance department.
Slippery going on Elm street was re.
sponsible for mshap to the street de- !
partment's auto truck recently, when the
big tractor backed over bank on Elm
street and came up on the bank of the \
brook near the corner of Elm and Jeffer-
son streets. Perley Witham was driving
the truck and some time elapsed before
the vehicle was returned to the high
way.
10 mdkf up int tAltHuSu
tine period in the summer, when City /
park, as a iounging place for the listless,
was prescribed by the board of health,
the park commissioners are permitting
the benches to remain In their places
longer than usual this fall. The water
in the fountain was shut off some weeks
ago and the fountain has been banked
for the winter.
One of the largest roof stones to be
over the Barre & Chelsea
railroad in several months came down
from Milestone hill yesterday and was
taken to north end shed for finishing.
To obviate the danger of contact with
sharp corners in tight squeezes along
the route, the trainmen loaded the big
stone on end and as it passed down
through the yard IT doomed up large.
Thanksgiving ia to be accorded the
observance in Barre, with i
granite manufacturing plants, stores, I
banks, business offices and the postoflice
,losed for the day. Sessions in the city h
schools were suspended this afternoon h
until Monday and students at Goddard I
seminary are to have the holiday much
o themselves Most of the stores will 7
emain open until after O o'clock to- II
light to accommodate shoppers, and all a
lnion barber shops in the city are to
lose at . o'clock. Union services are \
o be held in the First Baptist church Z
his evening, with several clergymen par !,
icipating. In other churches there will !,
'e special services tomorrow.
Some idea of the quantity of free to- v
'acco and other smoking material to be ii
eceived by soldiers in the near future G,
nay be gained by survey Of the dis a
LAY window in the Marion tobacco A
tore, where all the packages are on ex-
ibition. Thus far George NJ. Marion, -,
rho is donating the pipes, pipe tobacco, IL
leaners, cigarettes and papers, along n,
nth the postage, has received the names ~
{ 1853 young men from Barre and Barre N
own who are in the army or navy. In
through his generosity each is to re- y
Give the smokers kit, a replica Of which in
shown in the window. Attaches OF NJ
he postofice assisted Mr.. Marion in
tamping the packages, all of which were n
ddressed before they were place on ex- =! ~
ibition A few days remain in which "
ames of soldiers and sailors may be =
sgistered at the corner store. A large ". W.
merican flag furnishes a background !
,r the window display ue