The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
TALK OFTHE TOWN

Baptist sale, Nov. 20 and 2l.-adv
See the new army camp pillows at
Cummings & Lewis.
Old silver and gold wanted. Highest
price paid. F. f. Burr.
For Sale--Coal heaters and cook stoves
at 40 Maple avenue. Tel. 1902.
Lester P. Clough returned yesterday
from business visit Of few days in
Boston.
Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier NJ band orchestra. Karl For
sell, manager. phone Montpelier 252-W
Mrs. l., G. Libby of Montgomery has
been passing several days with her
daughter, who is a student at Goddard
seminary.
William j. Loughheed of French street
left this morning for his former home in
Sherbrooke, p G., where he Is making
stay of several days.
| Charles III. Northrop was able to be
down town yesterday, after having been
confined to his home on Merchant street
for the past four weeks.
b. E. Waterman, who has been passing
a few days in the city as the guest OF
| Mr. and Mrs. G. s. Larkm Of South Main
street, returned this morning to his home
in Endicott, n. Y.
| In continuation Of his sermons on the
war, the pastor of the First Presbyterian
church is to speak tomorrow evening
on the subject, Japan, Our Ally" The
present series will be completed Nov. 20.
| DR.. William Shaw, formerly of Mont
peler, now district superintendent of the
| st. Johnsbury district, will be present
Sunday evening at the Hedding Method
list Episcopal church. He will preach and
later conduct the quarterly conference.
Mrs w, II. Avery of Highland avenue
left the city this morning for st. Al
bans, there TO rejoin her husband, who
preceded her early in September, Mr..
and Mrs, Avery are 10 make their home
in st. Adams, where their daughter, Mrs.
f, L. Place, resides.
A small band Of paving layers, who
have been al work on South Main street
for the past seven weeks left last night |
for Boston, having completed their part
of the contract. Little remains to be |
done on the new south end highway |
except to get the road ready for winter
traffic.
About 20 friends called on Miss Jo-
sephine Mortimer last evening at her
home on Brook street, to remind her of !
her 18th birthday anniversary Music
and games were enjoyed through the
evening and Mahlon Glass, in behalf Of
those present, presented Josephine very
pretty chain and pendant. Refreshments
were served and all wished her many
more birthdays.
Major L. A. Abbott camp No. II, Sons
of Veterans, will observe Veterans day
Monday, Nov. 10, in auxiliary hall,
Worthen block All members of r. B, i,
Crandall post, No So, with their families,
are cordially invited to attend. The la
dies of Col J. B. Mead circle. No. !, and
sons of veterans auxiliary, No. 5, will
serve supper from 4;30 to o'clock. All l,
come and bring your family. Come early .
and have social time before supper
Yesterday when curious looking
black ball was discovered in Church
street, residents thought that an I'M
exploded German bomb had dropped from
the skies. The proximity of the street
to churches and schoolhDuses strength
ened this belief until it developed that :
The so-called bomb came from the
Spaulding school campus, where pyra-
nids of cannon balls are supposed to be !
part of the institutions outer defenses.
rhe bomb was spotted by the ianitor,
Who persuaded number of schoolboys
hat the proper place for the missile was
Jack under the guns
Granite manufacturers Of the Barre \
strict, in their associational unit, have
ecided to abandon plans for their an J,
ual banquet next month, thereby setting y
n example worthy of emulation by any (
lumber of organizations which custom I I
rily hold winter banquet of some kind !,
he Manufacturers association, with its
of 1855, is unanimously com
litted to a bare board at the annual q
leeting, which is to be held on the aft u
rnoon of Dec. IL. In the past the year .,
Z banquet of the manufacturers has been 9
ne Of the events of the winter, but in q
Jew of the suggestions and recommended q
ions made by the food administration q
ne manufacturers have dismissed sum 2 I,
larily all plans for big feast. In y
ead, the gathering will be strictly bust o. o.
ess and after the annual meeting there y
i'll be no round -up, as in former wears "