The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

Great values in Abbott's garment sale.
Look for Sheas big shoe ad. Wednes-
day evening
Miss Frances brennan of st. Adams
was visitor in the city yesterday.
The annual church meeting of the Uni
yersalist society will be held Thursday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Miss Eleanor Hunt, who has been Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. G., N. Barber, has
| gone to her home in Bethel
The ladies' aid will meet in the CON
vent next Tuesday evening, Jan. o..
| Please note change of time.
Wayne Martin and Elton Sabin have
gone to Hartford, Conn, where they are
to work in the Capewell nail factory
Regular meeting OF Harmon review,
! No. |, w. B. A. O. T. NJ, will be held in
: X. of p. hall Wednesday evening at 1880.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the whist party Thursday, Jan. 8,
at 5 o'clock in X. of c, hall. Admission,
l0c.
Regular meeting of ladies' auxiliary to
Clan Gordon will be held tonight Tues
day. Jan. 2, at 7:l5 o'clock; installa-
ton of officers.
Miss Pauline Darling of Chelsea visit
ed friends in the city yesterday while on
her way to Willamstown, where she is
engaged as a school teacher.
The Barre boys and girls are showing
great foresight by taking out Christmas
club accounts. Join now for 1917 at the
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Barre Odd Ladies who wish to go to
the installation of officers In Graniteville
Friday evening notify Mrs. Harry Gam
BILE by Thursday night; telephone 667-2.
Miss Alice Blodgett left last evening
to resume her school duties in Brookline.
Mass, after spending the vacation at
the home of her sister, Mrs. c. X. Cole
of Maple Grove street.
The ladies' union of the Universalist |
church will hold the first business meet |
ing of the year at the home of Mrs. j. G. |
Mcleod on Averill street Wednesday |
afternoon at o'clock.
Ralph Huse of New Haven and Miss |
Jennie Lee of Wallingford having spent
the holiday season at the home of the |
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs Carl Huse
of South Barre, returned to their homes
yesterday.
The West Hill Sunshine club win be
by Mrs. NJ. L. Towne and
Mrs. Henry Bouley Thursday, Jan. a.
Each one is requested to bring a present
note to exceed Is cents in value. There
will be short program. Visitors well
come.
Polishers at the plant of Young Bros.
will resume work Wednesday morning
and stonecutters will report Thursday /
johnson & Gustafson will re-
sumo work tomorrow morning and OPP
erations will be under way at Canton
Bros plant tomorrow morning also.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Clark of Washington street yesterday, II
Miss Helen E. Gray of Calais, daughter
of Freeman H. Gray, and w. Raymond
Abbott of Cabot were married by Rev.
J. b. Reardon, pastor of the Universalist
church. Only members of the families
were present and the single ring service
was used. The bride is well known
young woman of Calais and the groom is
a son of the late William S. Abbott of
Barre. They are to reside in Cabot.
A wedding reception was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thaddeus Martin
asst Friday evening, there being about
~ iIitllus Hitothh. ~ |
though the night was bitterly cold, quite
/ number came from Plainfield and Will
Jamestown. There was a musical and
literary program, after which ]. f.
Mitchell, on behalf of the friends, pre-
ented the couple purse of money, TO
which both Mr.. and Mrs. Martin re-
ponded. Refreshments were served and
It a late hour the jolly crowd departed,
irving three cheers and their best wishes
o the host and hostess.
Under lowering skies nearly so labor
rs began this morning the work of har-
resting the first crop of ice on the Jock
" Hollow pond of j. NJ. Ward & Son.
ce made rapidly in last weeks cold spell
nd 10 inches is the thickness of a crop
which the harvesters describe as fairly
rhine. Weather signs point to warmer
weather.. but the ice company expects to
ave the pond stripped of its first cover
nc before a thaw can affect the quality
4 the product From Jockey Hollow Z
he loading equipment will be transferred v
o Peck's pond, where large quantities of
ee are annually harvested and stored in