The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-06
TALKOFTHE TOWN
New Christmas handbags at Fits.

Women's first quality three buckle
overshoes at Sheas, $l.0S a pair
| Last week in which to pay up YOU
thrift club. Quarry Savings Bank.
| Five cents on every dollars worth OF
cash register slips for cash purchases at
N. D. Phelps Co,
Public dance, Red Mems hall, Montpe-
lier, Friday evening, Dec. 7. Admission
soc, ladies free.-adv
The Altrurians will meet with Mrs.
A. G. Burnham, % Perry street, Friday
afternoon at the usual hour.
The amusement committee of the Odd
Ladies will meet with Mrs. David Faux
ner Friday evening at o'clock.
Regular monthly meeting of the A. 0.
H. Thursday night, Dec. 8, at 7 o'clock.
Election of officers. A good attendance
is desired.
Mrs. j. D. Shea, who has been visiting
in the home of her son, Frank j. Shea Of
| Church street, returned this morning to
her home in Boston.
Andrew Miles a road builder employed
by the state during the summer, has
completed his work and returned to his
home in Graniteville for the winter.
Sale of food, aprons and fancy work
will be held in the Presbyterian church
Friday and Saturday evenings. A good
chance to buy Christmas gifts
/ A hunting party consisting OF James
Hayes, Edwin Ross and Thomas Parker,
left this morning for Lanesboro, where
they are to remain in camp for a few
days.
| j. z. Dobson of GAINESVILLE, Wis, a re-
tail monument dealer, is registered at
Hotel Barre while passing several days in
the Barre granite district ON buying
! trip.
At Mercy hospital, jackson, Mich, on
| Nov Il, son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Robertson Mrs. Robertson
was formerly Miss Elizabeth Melvin of
Barre.
| Col. j. b. Mead circle, Ladies of the
G. A. R., will hold their birthday party
in G. A. X. hall Friday afternoon, Dec. Z,
at 1880 O'Clock. Let all members be
present.
A dozen photographs make IL splendid
holiday gifts and the expense is really
very little. We can still make them in
time, if you act promptly The Troup
Studio
Luke Gallagher of Short street re-
turned last evening from New Haven,
Conn, accompanied by his brother, Will
liam Gallagher, who is convalescing from
a serious illness.
The body of Mrs. Clara B. Sherburne,
wife of Rev. L. O. Sherburne, whose !
death occurred in Montpelier yesterday. !
viii be brought to Barre tomorrow aft |
ernoon for interment in the family lot |
at Elmwood
Your friends can buy anything you
can give them, except your Photograph
that's why they would appreciate your
picture more than any other holiday gift.
Make the appointment to-day at the
Troup Studio.
A new line Of Christmas handkerchiefs.
crepe de chine, linen and novelty box
handkerchiefs, also a few pretty collars
in the newest style, a large display of
art embroidery at discount; novelty
ribbons for fancy bags and hair ribbons
at special price of Doc per yard. AT Mrs.
Carroll's.
Edmund Polli, who was employed un.
til recently as a clerk in the Diversi Fruit
store, arrived in the city this morning to
bid farewell to his friends before leaving
at noon for Jacksonville, Fla, where he
u to report for duty in the quartermas-
ter's department Of the regular army.
Mr.. Polli lined up in front of the recruit |
ing station in Boston yesterday and sue
ceeded in enlisting before nightfall, al
though the drift toward recruiting of.
fees has been so great in the past few :
days that he was a long time awaiting
his turn. He states that army and navy '
recruiting headquarters in Boston and
other Massachusetts cities are flooded {
with applications, as many young men '
eligible for the draft are anxious to en- {
list before Dec. Is. II
His dexterity as a manipulation of {
heavy brakes aboard the Barre & Chelsea
quarry train did not desert John Kelly 1
late yesterday afternoon, when he was |
The means of intercepting a runaway {
horse belonging to George Maniatty, the J
fruit man. The horse started to run a
rom a siding west of Depot square and il
gathered speed SO rapidly that most n
olks in the square saw only a dull
lrown streak. Not SO with Brakeman n
Kelly, who stood at the crossing, lantern :
n hand, awaiting the arrival of the "
quarry flyer. He drew bead on the fruit e
mans horse and made a flying leap for o
he seat as the animal, clearing the cor e
Ter, settled back into its breeding for a {
purt that would make the Main street ID
'eople look up. Somewhere opposite
'earl street Mr.. Kelly found the reins, pi
nd at Keith avenue the horse was per- N
uaded to slow down. Catching up with a,
he outfit Mr. Manistty found load of Il
ranges practically intact, although the &C
leds were slightly damaged through fire. S,
uent contact with poles and hydrants. "
A years endeavors along fraternaI and Il
ocial lines were reviewed and officers for al
9ls elected at the annual meeting of al
Ian Gordon, No. H. o. S. c.. last even st
lg. communication from Walter tn
colt of New York, the royal tanist, in of
tied the Barre clansmen to contribute co
D the Harry Lauder fund of a million
ounds," which is to be used for the ga
enefit of returning soldiers who have ca
cen crippled in the war. 1t was decided ar
} raise Clan Gordon's contribution tn
trough the medium of concert and to
was appointed to arrange for ga
he affair. Robert Stewart was elected kr
lief of the clan and the remaining off PHI
rs are as follows; Tanist, James Nc dii
cod; chaplain, William Walker; secre- tn
ry, Alfred Milne; financial secretary. To-
ebert Gordon; treasurer, William Hurry foi
Long street; physician, Dr. w. d. int
cid; physician for the Graniteville dis lul
let, DIR. n. f. Avery; senior henchman. ms
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