The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
TaLKOFTHET TOWN
See Abbott's line az TOYS and dolls

II Sec Abbott's line of toys and dolls.
II Buy dress goods for Christmas at Alb
II bolts.
H Horsmann nbreakabe dolls at Alb
n bolts.
H "The Wolf Woman at the Bijou to
day.-adv.
H Fine showing of pianos for Christmas
at Gould's, SO Spaulding street.
Save your cash register slips and bring
/ them in for cash n. ID. Phelps Co.
Frank w. Layton of Quincy, Mass, is
spending several days in the city on bust
| ness.
son was born at the City hospital
Dec. Is to Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Colombo
! of Is Railroad street.
The /. o. +. will give a dance Tuesday
evening, Dec. Is, in X. of G. hall. Car
rolls orchestra.
| Joseph Jacques was taken from the
Buzzell block TO the City hospital yes
terday for treatment.
Come and see "The Wolf Woman" a
Triangle feature, and Lonesome Luke
comedy, Bijou theatre today,-adv.
Regular meeting Bright Star Rebekah
ladge, No. Is, Wednesday evening Dec
| 10, at 1880 o'clock. Election of officers
ne w OIHdIl dssDcldllOH Ol the AuH-
gregational church will meet in the
church parlor for a social afternoon
Wednesday. Members are urged to be
present.
William Robertson, who has been pass
ing several weeks with his sister, Mrs.
John McMnn, in Brookfield, passed
| through the city to-day while on his
way to Boston, where he is to pass the
winter.
The ladies' union of the Universalist
church will hold their adjourned bust
ness meeting Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 at the home of Mrs. j. G. Mcleod,
g Averill street. All members who are
interested in the work of the union
should attend.
Regular meeting of Harmon review,
No |, w. B. A. 0. I. NJ, in X of p. hall |
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10, at 1880
o'clock. Social hour after the meeting. |
A large attendance is desired. Record |
keeper will be at the hall at o'clock
to receive dues.
Lyman Whitcomb, who has been a stu
dent in Tufts college during the past
few months, and who recently enlisted in
the L. S. navy at the Boston naval yard,
is visiting for a few days at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Harriet Whiteomb,
at the seminary, while awaiting orders
to report at Boston for duty at the train
ing station.
Efforts to untangle an irritating mix
up in street department finances will be
reviewed at the regular meeting of the
city council this evening. In another fort
night all city departments will be pre-
pairing their annual reports, and it is the
desire of the aldermanie street depart
ment to have clean balance sheet ready
for the final reckoning.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: G.. s. Thayer of
Bellows Falls, II. II. Hickok of Burling-
ton, j. H. Stalker of GAINESVILLE, O., II. II.
Ordway of Randolph, D. +. Kerr of
Pittsfield, Walter Il. Skilton of Concord, |,
n. H., H. Palmer of White River june.
ton, T. C. Lally of Springfield, F. b. /,
Thurber of Hartford. o. L. Landry of
New Haven, A. L. Shaw of ST. ,Tohns- +,
bury, II. p. Oliver of St. Johnsbury, Mil !
ired Dutton Of Randolph c. B. Duncan of
Mclndoes, p. r. Graves Of Concord, L. II. | 2
-oveland of Randolph.
Retail grocers believe that occasional 4;
invoices of sugar in small quantities !,
ave not served to abate the shortage
and the famine seemed to be
cute as ever to-day when several bar '
els consigned to North Main street 5
ealer arrived. In the dealers store a G
ystem of sugar cards worked out ad-
dvantageously, and after the big rush '
t the sugar counter. most of those pos. 7
essing cards had been supplied. II was q
tated this noon that cargo of $500 v
ounds arrived over the NJ h w. r. rail r
Dad for another dealer. Packages of l
wo pounds and later of one pound were II
oiled out this forenoon. G