The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-07
4LKOFTHET TOWN

Another shipment of cape gloves a
Fits
Capital City grange fair Friday ant
Saturday. See adv.
New Gossard corset models at ole
prices The Homer Fits Co.
Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier NJ. band orchestra. Karl For,
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252-W
"The House of a Thousand Candles" d
five-re feature; also Betty Campsor
in "Betty's Big Idea" comedy, at the
Bijou to-day.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Tierney returned
last night from Montreal. DIR. Sterling
decided not to perform his final opera
/ ton before the middle of December.
Atty. w A. Dutton, member of the
public service commission, and A. B.
Thomas, of Hardwick were among the
business visitors in the city yesterday
and to-day.
Ladies and Misses: Another shipment
coats and dresses. from heart of New
York City, this date; latest and best
Our furniture. floor coverings and house
hold departments up to the minute, also
fair showing in men and boys ready-to-
wear and made to measure. Sadier,
Keith Ave
If you are thinking of waist for
Christmas present, we offer you the arg-
est assortment in Vermont to select from,
consisting of many beautiful striped taf-
fetas, georgette crepes and crepe de
chimes i'll white, flesh rose, maize, gold.
coral, bisque, peach, etc Prices to suit.
Princess Shirtwaist Parlors, Playhouse
building, Montpelier.
A patriotic window, one of several pa
triotic displays which Barre merchants
are making, may be seen at the Union
Clothing store, where the artistry of
professional window decorator employed
by the Union Clothing and Dry Goods store
is exemplified in an attractive exhibit of
trench necessities. Two miniature busts
of Gen. BLACK Jack" Pershing add dis
tinetive touch to the window and the
background is formed by life-s sized
painting of Santa Claus. The window
has attracted much favorable comment.
Mrs. Nazaire Canton and her sister,
Miss Florence Stone, of Montreal P. Q. |
arrived in the city Tuesday noon to be |
present at the reception rendered in the |
evening to their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Stone of the Bolster block, who cele- !
brated their 3Sth wedding anniversary.
The occasion brought together large
company of friends and relatives and |
the evening was enjoyably passed A
number of musical numbers were CON
tributed by guests and before the COM
1any dispersed refreshments were served.
The bride and groom of 3S years ago
we're the recipients of numerous anniver-
AIRY gifts. Mrs. Canton and Miss Stone
ire to remain in Barre for visit of
everal days.
A burning motor in the plant of Beck
Beck on Granite street caused some
onfusion among the workmen this fore
loon and before the motor had burned
tself out, help had been secured from
he fire station and men were opening
oors and windows in an effort TO clear
he shed of smoke. A Jumper discovered
he motor ablaze around II o'clock and
fter notifying the proprietor of the
liant called the fire station as a precau-
ionaTy measure. Chief Gladding and his
len responded in the auto truck. Moth
ig could be done TO prevent the destruc-
ion of the motor, which was valued at :
100. but the presence of the firemen
any danger of blaze and with
a few moments after the alarm went
trough the shed the motor was a wreck. d
perations at the plant are not suspend
as a result of the fire.