The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-29
TALK OFTHE TOWN

Weather permitting Jones Bros plan
will operate Monday.
Mrs. c. Wilson of Burlington wa
a visitor in Barre yesterday.
George Quinn of Windsor was a bust
= ness visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Beattie has received shipment
= of Good Shepard khaki and gray yarn
Mr.. and Mrs. II. j. LaRoe have re
Il turned from few days visit in Bur
lington
William Lille left last night for Bur.
lington to make visit of few days
with friends.
William Moore went to Bethel this
morning to remain with relatives until
after New Years.
Miss Bertha Dale left yesterday for
Burlington, where she is making a week.
end visit with relatives.
Miss Alice Sullivan of Jefferson street
has returned Co Barre, after passing sew
eral days at her home in Hardwiek.
Miss Ethel c. Warden left yesterday
for her home in Marshlield, where she is
passing the week end with relatives.
j. NJ. Taggart has returned to his
home in Randolph Center, after partiei-
pating in the state checker tournament
All stores, members of the Barre Re
tail Merchants association, Inc, will be
closed all day Tuesday, Jan. ], New
Years
Edward Milne returned yesterday to
Hartford Conn, where he is employed as
a munition maker, after spending the
past week Mt his home on Maple avenue.
Il Ladies of Clan Gordon, please notice
The regular meeting will be held Friday,
Jan. 4, instead OF Tuesday, Jan. /. Also
leave due books with Mrs. Angus before
Jan / for audit.
! Everybody is invited to join the
Christmas club. Come in and start to-
day. Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Bank open Saturday and Monday even
ings, 7 to o'clock.
| Samuel Lavoie of Manchester, n H., a
| former student at Goddard seminary,
who has been calling on friends in the
city, left this forenoon for Nashua, n. H., |
where he is employed
Miss Emma Whitney OF Williamstown, |
who recently completed her duties in the
millinery department of the A. p Abbott |
store, left last evening for New York |
City, where she expects TO spend the win
ter months.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
Mr. and Mrs. H. j. Sproat of lndianapo
lis, Ind, NJ A. Delisio of Fennimore,
Wis. Fred A. Pease and X. w. Stevens
of Burlington and H. p. McClary of
Windsor
Georgianna Mudgett Of 80 Park street,
representative of p. +. Bonney's Sons OF
Boston, will be pleased 20 take orders tor
coats suits, gowns, also quilted silk
vests and sweaters Goods ordered on
approval Satisfaction guaranteed
Ralph Dashner Of Washington street,
office manager for the j. j. Dashner en-
ployment bureau, received word this
morning that he had passed successfully
the examination for admission TO the
Headquarters company of the lst Yer
mont regiment Mr. Dashner applied for
enlistment at White River Junction and 9
his orders instruct him to proceed to Al !
bany, n Y, Monday night. Later he ex
poets to 20 TO Charlotte, y. c., where the ;
the LIST Vermont is stationed. !
Supt A. A. Stebbns, the general pas :
senger agent, c. d. Waters, and James \. t
Gall general agent for the Barre & Chel
sea railroad in Barre, are at a loss to ac
count for the report which credited the
4 Wells River railroad with
a purpose to eliminate some Of the pas
senger trains. Thus far, the officials
claim nothing emanating from the offices \
Of the Boston & Maine railroad indicates
that the passenger service is TO be cur r
tailed.
With the opening Of the 18th annual Il
exhibition of the Vermont Poultry as p
only few days away, entries r
for the exhibit are being recaved, and IL
conditions at present seem to indicate a
hat the coming show will measure well
10 to the standards set in former years. NJ
During the past few days the Pavilion IS
heatre on Pearl street, Which is to be q
he stage for the exhibit, has been some +
What transformed. The exhibition coops II
ave been set up, ready to receive the q
birds, which are expected to arrive Mon :,
lay afternoon 10
A cavalcade of horses from the Farm Ia
lam stables in Montpelier passed through CO
he city late yesterday afternoon with a or
mall boy astride the lead horse One Of o.
he bitterest winds of the winter was 70
ombing the atmosphere for such suscep 10
ible objects as small boys, but observers %
oticed that the youngster was holding =
rimly to his task. The outfit was o.
ound for the Bixby stables in East p
iarre. and while the horses, following the 20
eader somewhat unwillingly. showed I'M 80
signs of being affected by the "a
old, the youthful captain of the train 49,
id not seem to mind the weather, S5
circular received at the Central Yer Al
lont station to-day from j. w. Hanley 49,
/ st. Adams, general passenger agent of ~
ne road, states that two Sunday trains -
re to be removed after tomorrow. The
lange affects Barre in the morning and =
tie afternoon schedules, as the trains to .
e removed are the southbound train, +
aving the local station at lass o'clock
the forenoon, and the northbound I'm
ain which leaves at 5:55 p. m. The
70 trains will run as usual tomorrow,
1T beginning Sunday, Jan. G, the service
i'll be curtailed. II is understood that 7
lie weekday trains leaving at ll:55 a. aus
!. and 81 55 p m will be retained. to
dat