The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
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II A souvenir wi each purchase at tn
Peoples Shoe Sto,
n C. c. Hoyt left la, night for Boston
where he is making business visit o
several days.
! Rehearsal for Christmas concert in tn
Baptist church tomorrow friday i'm
mediately after school,
| Italian Gaiety club will hold New
Years dance iu Clan Gordon hall Tues
day, Jan. |. Carrol's orchestra.
Miss Irene Lander of South Mar
street is employed at the Homer FIT,
store during the holiday season.
Mrs. William Kelley of Burlington has
been spending three weeks with her rela
tiyes, Mr.. and Mrs L. O'kelly of North
Main street
George +. Howe of South Main street
is detained by illness from his duties as
motorman on the main line of the
b. q NJ. 7. & p. Co.
Mrs. William lessor of Charlotte is
spending a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o'kelly, She will soon
join her husband in Connecticut.
W. P. Townsend of Chelsea arrived in
the city to-day, having been called here
by the death of his brother, Charles b.
Townsend of Washington street.
Miss Catherine Martin arrived last
evening from South Hadley, Mass, where
she is student in Mount Holyoke col
lege, to spend the Christmas recess at
her home on Richardson street.
| Edward Chandler, who is a student in
Norwich university, is spending the
Christmas recess at the home of his par
ents, DR.. and Mrs NJ. l.. Chandler of
Park street. Sessions at Norwich will
be resumed Jan. l.
Special sale of foreauartcrs of beef;
| few light quarters VERY choice for
small families. | buy my beef from re-
sponsibe parties only. and have only the
best Satisfaction guaranteed. Tel 527
w. c. r. Wood, 62 North Main street
George Mulch have returned from Bos.
ton, where, as special delegates from the
Barre Granite Manufacturers assoeia-
tion, they attended the annual meeting
of the. National Association of Granite
Industries.
card from Frank Mcdonald, for
mer clerk in the Drown pharmacy, who
is stationed in the base hospital at Camp
kearney, Cal, states that he is mem |
Der of a detail which is preparing to
leave for France in the near future. |
Lieut. Leon Abbott of Barre is also sta
toned at Camp kearney.
EJ,u;n T. Smith xyb. hos kaaa a ,ta.,,
Der of the faculty at Spaulding high |
school since the opening OF the school
year in October. has resigned his position
and will complete his duties tomorrow.
Mr. Smith is to return to his home in
White River Junction, there to manage
the grocery and bakery business belong
ing to the estate of his father, who
passed away recently.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre yesterday and to-day were the
following people; Mrs Mabel j. Terry OF
South Ryegate, T.. M. Noble of Burling
ton, NJ. j. Lorimer of Newport. G. A.
Mills of Fort Edward, n Y, j. J. Walsh
of Manchester, H. N Davis of BurliDg
ton, A. {. Mason of Rutland, C. F. Mitch I
ell of Burlington, William Gill and p w :
Stearns of st. Johnsbury, o. B. Marion ,
of Portsmouth, n. H.. NJ. J. Kelleher of !
Springfield, L. t. Clary of Portland, Me.
Some of the boys and girls advise us I
that they are having some difficulty in
getting convenient information relative
to National Banks" To help them in
their essays in the prize com
position contest, we are running a series
Of advertisements emphasizing some OF
The features of national banks. We
would suggest that these be cut out and y
saved, as this collection will be a great ;
help. The competition does not close
until p. m, Saturday, Jan. 5. Peoples '
National Bank.--ady.
Earl Bemis of Chicago, H. is passing
few DAYS in the home of his parents, a
,Ir. and Mrs G. A. Bemis of Long street !,
Mr.. Bemis is employed by retail monu q
nent concern in Chicago. and because of g,
he prevailing scarcity of help and reluc b
ance on the part of manufacturers to
early deliveries, he is expert
ncing some difficulty in placing an order
or large mausoleum. Before returning
ome he will visit for a few days in the d.
ome of his sister Mrs. 6. A, Mosher, in 50
brighton, Mass
The body of Miss Ada j. Sherburne. .,
Dng time resident OF Barre. who passed
way in the home of her brother, DIR. =,
|. X. Sherburne of Rutland, Tuesday I.
fternoon after long illness. was :,
rought to this city over the Central :
ermont railroad this afternoon at :,
clock. The remains were taken to the =,
edding Methodist church, where the de
aased was long affiliated as a worker.
he funeral services being in charge of
ne pastor, Rev. b. G. Lipsky. lnterment
to be made in the family lot at Elm tn
God cemetery. ur
At the auction of purebred Holstein
lives for Benjamin and LeBarron of ho
Monday small crowd,
II good bidders. were present Seven
'ur month old calves averaged Sl3l ma
ich. A six-week- old granddaughter of
ing of the Pontiacs topped the sale at
45. At the Wells estate sale in East
ontpeier. Tuesday, prices were good
Dws averaged about sis: hay, 81 10 per :,
N; potatoes. Sl.l5 bushel; oats, 77c a D
lshel; ensilage, S4.65 per ton; hens, 96c
ch. At the Green Jersey farm. East A
ontpeler, cows sold for from S3s to
50; pair horses, $3.50; hay at barn. Tn
$40. d. A. Perry was the auctioneer