The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-07
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thrift club. Quarry Savings Bank.
| Alto Marian and Blar Mariani wer
business visitors in Burlington yester
day.
FUN in Theatrical Office" Howlan'
hall, Dec. ~. Admission, 25c; under i
| years. l5c.-adv.
Charles H. Wishart of the Granite Saw
ings bank was a business visitor in Bur
lington yesterday.
A fancy novelty bag would be de
lightful Christmas gift. Ask to see then
at Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc,
| Alexander Gordon of Spaulding stree
left last night for Boston, where he il
passing few days on business.
Concert and dance, given by the ladies
union of the Unyersalist church, Thurs
day evening, Dec, 10, Rowland hall Al
up!-adv.
John A. Cross of Mortified, president
of the Granite Manufacturers associa
ton, was Barre business visitor yester'
day and to-day.
Regular meeting of the Modern Wood
men of America this friday evening
at o'clock Election of officers and so
cial entertainment.
A. Fl. Covin of Fremont, o. well
known retail monument dealer of the
Middle West, is staying at Hotel Barre,
while here on buying trip.
j. J. Saxon of Bridgeport, Conn, a well
known retail monument dealer, Is regis
tered at Hotel Barre while passing sew
eral days in the Barre granite belt on
business.
Mrs. G. L. Woodwork of North Main
street went to Burlington yesterday,
having been called there by the serious
/ illness of her nephew, who is a patient
in local hospital.
Carl Nelson of Wellington street, who
has been employed as collector for the
Barre Gas Co, for several years, left the
city last evening for Philadelphia, Pa,
where he has secured position.
G. r. Smith and wife returned home
last evening after weeks visit with
! relatives and friends in Boston and other
Massachusetts cities and towns Mr.
Smith goes to Waterbury Center NOR
row to hold an auction sale for the Leon
ard Huntley estate, real estate and per-
sonal property. See ad. page this
paper.
Henry H. Ross of Burlington, grand
secretary of the Vermont Masonry, ar
rived in the city to-day to be present
this evening at the annual past masters
meeting OF Granite lodge. r. and A. M.
Past masters of the organization will
occupy the chairs, or stations, in the
ritual work, and one of the Masonic de-
grees will be exemplified. A smoke talk
will follow and Mr. Ross is TO deliver an
address.
Trophies presented by the Meadow
Brook Golf club to members who tri
umphed in the several tournaments for
men and women in the season recently
closed are displayed in the window at
the Marion Cigar store. Some OF the
trophies were delayed in reaching Barre,
but the awards were announced at the
annual banquet of the club on the eve of
Thanksgiving, After a few days they |
are to be distributed among the winners. !
Bob Dunbar, writing in the Boston |
Herald, has the following to say concern |
ing an illustrious diamond graduate of |
Goddard seminary; Il hear that Lawton |
Whitley Witt Of the Athletics and |
resident of Winchendon has been ex-
empted, but has signified his intention /
of becoming yeoman in few DAYS. II I
he wants to get into the branch of SEW |
ice in which so many of the Red Sox are,
he must hurry, for yeoman ranks are
full to overlooking"
James X. Pirie of Williamstown was
in Chelsea Wednesday to confer with |
Orange county authorities in the matter
of securing a permit for the use of ex
plosives in his quarry. At the county |
seat he learned that the blanks and nee
essary data had not been received from
Washington, although arrangements
were made whereby permit will be is
sued in the near future. Copper mines
in Vershire, STAFFORD and Corinth, in
Orange county are affected by the new
regulation.
BY at least one merchant in Barre
sugar cards have been added to the sum
total of the customers war worries, al.
though in the present instance il is be-
ieyed that consumers will appreciate the
oreeaution adopted for their benefit
Cards are issued to customers with the
stipulation that sugar in whatever guam
titles the store is able to supply it will
be parceled out each week, and the pur
,hase for each week is duly entered on
he card. Merchants in general have
been pestered by small boys who pur ,
'hased sugar for the purpose of obtain
ng a one-cent premium often offered by
persons who are suspected of boarding
he commodity This practice has
worked against a happy solution of the :
ugar shortage, and the issuance of cards
S expected to end the premium traffic.
Invitation by letter has been received :
" Barre people from the South Congre-
,ational church in st. Johnsbury for the
installation of Rev. DR. Francis A. Poole !
tuesday, Dec. il. Besides the Congrega
ional churches in Caledonia county, in
-itations have been sent to the two
hurches where Rev Mr.. Poole was for 4
ner pastor, the Barre Congregational !.
hurch and the Union Congregational 4
hurch of Worcester, Mass. Bethany !:
hurch at Montpelier and the Congrega
ional church at Wells River are invited
lso. An ecclesiastical council will be
ED Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
nd the installation exercises are TO take :
lace in the evening. Former pastors of
he South church. including Chaplain
aul d. Moody of the LIST Vermont regi
tent, as well as other elergymen. have
cen invited TO attend the ceremony.
Right on the heels of its bow before a
ientele of students and alumni, the
oddard Record staff for l9l7-ls makes
strong bid for scholastic support in the
ovember issue. Some of the things Z
romised by the editors in the initial
lumber last month are in a fair way of .
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