The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-12
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/ Regular meeting of Ruth chapter, No
80, Q. L. s., Wednesday evening, Dec. IL
at 1880 o'clock There will be work.
| Mrs Blanche Perrin returned to he
home in Plainfeld yesterday afternoon
after visit of few days with friends
in the city.
Mrs. G. Il. Foley of North Main street
| is taking vacation of week from heI
| duties in the home Office of the Granite
| Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
William Noonan of North Main street
returned last evening from Hartford
Conn, where he has been making a visit
of the past few weeks with friends.
All children of the Baptist Sunday
school who wish to take part in the
Christmas concert please meet at the
church tomorrow Thursday directly
after school.
Susan's band, comedy, at Rowland
hall, Thursday evening" Dec. ID; concert
and dance, 81 per couple, ladies, 35c;
concert at o'clock sharp.--adv
The Meadow Brook Golf club will meet
in carpenters hall, Nichols block, on
Wednesday at 1880 p. m. Business,
auditors report and election of officers
g, Brand, president; ID. #. Mcleod, secre-
tary.
Mrs Edward Carroll of Reid street,
who is i'll at the City hospital, is some.
what improved. Her sisters, Misses ,ien.
ME and Ida Congo of Boston, were called
here by her illness and will remain until
she is out of danger.
| The first rehearsal for the Christmas
concert at the Methodist church will be
held Thursday after school. 1t is neces-
sary that every child willing to take
part be present, as there is only short
| time in which to prepare program.
Perley Haskell of North Main street
returned last evening from Boston,
where he recently successfully passed
an examination to become one OF Uncle
Sans fiers Mr.. Haskell expects to
spend few days at his home before
being ordered to report at some training
station for duty.
Capt. c. N. Barber, who is at the head
of the Headquarters company OF the LIST
Vermont infantry, now stationed at
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c., is soon
to be Joined by Mrs. Barber and her sis
ter, Miss Corinna Stickney, who have
left for the south, after visiting in the
home OF Mrs. W. B. Mayo of Mortified.
During the remainder of this month, |
we shall, as usual, offer great variety |
of waists at greatly reduced prices for
Christmas. All up-to-date models, in |
wolfe, China and wash silks and crepe de |
chimes, in white, flesh and suit shades. |
Our line of georgette erepes and taffetas
is complete. Supply your needs now,
Prices will be higher later. The Princess
Shirtwaist parlors, Montpelier,
E,rovnI earriaau fnr ~ q Dana anal /
65, who passed away at the home OF
Mrs r. A. Wheeler. who lives just across
the city line on the East Barre
road were held at the house this fore
noon at g:30 o'clock Rev. W. J. NJ Beat
tie, rector of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, officiating, A number of the
deceaseds friends acted as bearers. The
body was taken to Brookfeld for inter.
ment in the family lot in the village
Speculation over the prospect of spe
rial city meeting in the near future Is
renewed AZ result of representations
made by Atty. r. II. Gleason Of the Barre
& Montpelier Traction & Power Co be- ,
fore the board of aldermen last evening. !
Mayor Gleason has postponed the calling /
If meeting in Difference to the officers !,
If the company, who wish to obtain from !
he bondholders an extension Of the ;,
,onds before the question of new fran I
hise should be submitted to the voters
m a referendum. According to Mr. Glea
on the bondholders are divided into !
hree groups. the largest of which is that =
lass representing three-f ourths of the :
'ond issue, which stands ready to grant a
29.year extension. Another and small 7
+ group is made up of bondholders who =
ay they will sign the extension permit 4
all other bondhoders sign. In the :,
bird class, relatively small as described n
" the attorney, are few who, having :,
emained noncommittal in the matter of n
rauting an extension, are DESTROYS of h
urning their bonds into cash !,
A member of the Barre Chess & Check !,
r club, which is to entertain the state !,
becker association at its rooms in the
Iordon block Dec. 20, furnishes an in
eresting story of the championship II
GARD, which was lost in the fire which a,
estroyed the toy shop of w ID. Hoag, n
he present state champion, in Burling !,
IN some weeks ago. Checker players y,
rized the board for its historical asso-
atiQn, as ii linked past generation r,
checker players with those who are -
enter the arena In this city on the r.
ny following Christmas. 1t was first " "
Tered as trophy in 1870, when Col D. D.
ates of Burlington won the state tour le
lment, played in st, Adams. Hyzer gu
Randolph challenged the colonel and 20
29-game match was played in the city se
I'll at Burlington, the Randolph man ~
inning by three wins, Gates one, and "
draws. Bailey of Rutland won it e u.
ON Hyzer, five wins to four and IL ~
avs, George Anderson of Barre won "a
from Bailey and the Barre club held 81 -
for many years. Recently the club VI
st the board to Stewart, who defeated
ephen, a local player, seven to two, in de
20-game match. After that it was fol
rned over to the state association 1t arr
expected that a silver cup will replace OF
e trophy. SUI