The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-21
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to visit friends for few days.
Strand skis just received four to eigl
feet long, prices, $ up c. w Aver
& Co
Miss Gertrude Brady left to-day fu
her home in Bakersfield to remain unit
after the holidays.
Jildo Cappio of Washington street wa
a business visitor in Burlington and Wa
terbury yesterday
| Fancywork of all kinds. Mrs. Water
man, p Camp street. Tel 566-W o
| Mrs. Shepard's store,
| Robert Findlay left last evening TO
Boston. where he expects to visit friend
until after New Years.
Frank Mast left this morning for Grot
on, where he will pass the week end ant
holiday with relatives.
Gage & Gage, chiropractors, Office will
be closed from Saturday at 10 a. m, Dec
\ %, to Thursday, $3.50 p. m, Dec. q,
The Book of Books makes the best
Christmas gift of all; found at the store
of G.. s. Andrews, agent for the Vermont
Bible society,
Mr. and Mrs James r. Mackenzie OF
Merchant street leave tomorrow for
Fair Haven to pass the holiday season
with their daughter.
parlor golf game, "the king of indoor
sports" an ideal Christmas gift. Regu.
lar price So Special for this week, soc.
The Homer Fits Co.
Caesar Maino of Beckley street, who
has been seriously ill with the grip, will
resume his duties in the Central Vermont
! freight office tomorrow.
Mrs. II. B. Stetson and child of St.
Johnsbury arrived in the city to-day TO
pass the holidays in the home of the for
mer's mother, Mrs. Mary Barclay, OF
Park street.
DR.. A. Johnston, who has been the
guest of his brother, James Johnston of
Highland avenue while here to see his
sister, who is ill, returned yesterday to
his home in Cookshire, p. Q.
Mrs. James Grogan and daughter. Miss
GLADYS Grogan of Brook street left the
city yesterday for Springfield, Mass, and
Westfield, Mass, where they are to pass
the holiday season with friends and rel
atlves.
Miss Marion f. Stickney. who is pm
suing course in religious instruction in
Boston university, arrived in the city
last evening to pass the holidays with
her parents, Dr.. and Mrs, o. G. Sticknev,
Of Washington street.
Special sale Of forequarters Of beef
few light quarters tvery choice for
small families ! buy my beef from re-
sponsble parties only, and have only the
best. Satisfaction guaranteed. Tel 527-
w. c. r. Wood, 81 North Main street
The following item from a White Riy
er junction exchange will be of interest
locally: Mrs. Julia White of Wilder,
formerly teacher in the public schools
of Barre. has entered the employ of Will
son Bros, in place of w G Barton, en-
listed"
Adds L. Knight, formerly employed in
Barre az a bank clerk having recently /
returned to Vermont from Fort Slocum, /
n. Y. is to leave next week for Spring
field. Mass, to be employed in a hank, I
according to a White River Junction ex
change
George Ross and Leo h. Parker who
recently volunteered for the regular
army, have returned to Barre from Fort
Slocum, n Y. where they were placed
on the reserve list. Until they are called.
Messrs. Ross and Parker will continue in
he employ of Holmes bakery.
As n part of the drive for Red Cross
the committee is arrang
ng four minute speeches, the first OF
which was delivered by Atty. William
Nishart before large audience in the
Park theatre Wednesday evening. The
our minute speech was used effectively ,
n the Liberty bond campaign, and its
esults in the present drive may be APP
,arent before the end of the week.
Fred Brown, who emerged from the
hadow of confinement in the county Jail
'nly yesterday morning, returned to his
ormer haunts in the afternoon and was
Jack in the clutches of the local police
asst night When arraigned before Mag
strate II. w. Scott in city court this
morning, the respondent entered plea :
{ guilty and accepted the alternative
all sentence in lieu of paying a fine Of
10 and costs for his second otfense of in
oxication.
The city schools closed to-day for the /:
nnual Christmas vacation of 10 days
essions are to be resumed on the morn A
~ of Jan. 2 Most of the faculty mem :
ers whose homes are out of town were
aving this afternoon. rs were tuition 3
.udents. For most the students and
tculty at Goddard seminary, the fall
,rm will end tonight. although few
udents are to remain for examinations
morrow forenoon. Glasses at the sem 2
AIRY will be recalled two weeks from to-
orrow.
Agricultural pursuits on his old home :
rf in the town of Top>ham having palled ]
him, Everett Hood, whose removal I
ON a reservation near the Central Yer :
ont yard limits in Berlin, Just over 4
e city line, was attributed TO the eff
rts of the commissioner of probation
ID charities, has returned to his old z
and Mrs. Hood and the children are
it'll him, and travellers who pass along 4
G Central may see smoke curling up
ON the camp chimneys almost any day.
is stated that Mr.. Hood intends to
sumo his travel on the knife and scis-
rs circuit. Soon after the death of 1
cir four year-old son last summer, Mr.
d Mrs Hood moved to Topsham to
Ike a farm. z
Tidings of the death of p. C. Ranney, :
r several years a frequent business
'itor in Barre, have been received by
mes y. Gall, general agent for the
IRE & Chelsea railroad, who learns that 4
?. Ranney passed away recently at his
me in Somerville, Mass, his demise 4
lowing a serious surgical operation.
the travelling freight and passenger
snt of the Santa Fe railroad. and hav
his headquarters in Boston, Mr.. Ran
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