The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
TALK OF THE TOWN
pecial suit values at Abbott's.


chiefs at Abbott's.
"The Voice of the Hills" by John W.
| Gordon, at Martins Book Store.
Miss Chloe Powell of Jacksonville
has been visiting friends in Barre and
Montpelier.
Dance, armory hall, Montpelier, Fri
day, Dec 20. Music, Landi's orchestra
Admission, 75c.--ady.
! Miss Katherine Phelps, who is en-
ployed IN Burlington, passed the week
end at her home on Academy street.
M. j. Gronthowski, a retail monument
dealer, who has been spending week
in the Barre granite belt, has returned
to his home in Haselton, Pa.
Charles Z. Grossarth of Burlington,
who was elected potentate of Mount ST.
mai temple at its meeting Friday, was a
Barre visitor through the week end.
The music department of the Barre
Woman's club will give a Christmas mu-
sicale at the regular meeting of the club
Tuesday evening at o'clock in Rowland
hall
Waterbury Record Barre is to give
all her soldier boys a Barre medal, The
plan strikes us so favorably that we
would like to see Waterbury do some
thing Of this character
Capt. James NJ. Langley, who has re-
ceived an honorable discharge from the
service, after having been stationed at
Camp Devens, arrived in the city Sun
day, accompanied by Mrs. Langley,
Perley M. Haskell, who had arrived
overseas with an aviation unit when the
armistice was signed, returned to the
city yesterday, having arrived in New
York last week Mr., Haskell trained
for overseas duty at the Princeton avia-
tion field
The body of Mrs. Henry W McNally,
whose death at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. L. b. Thompson Of upper Gran
iteville, Friday morning followed long
Illness, was taken over the Central Yer.
mont railroad Saturday to Jeifersonville,
where funeral services yesterday were
followed by interment in the village CEN.
etery
Two Barre attorneys will be among
the appearances in Washington county
court tomorrow when the case of State
VS.. Greenslit, charged with manslaughter
will be tried j. Ward Carver has been
retained by the respondent and States
Atty. Earle r, Davis viii be assisted in
the prosecution by Atty. Gen. H. G. Bar.
ber
Private David Morgan, formerly Of
Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pa, who was
assigned to Camp Dix after having been
detained AT his home here by illness for
several weeks, returned to the city Sun.
day. Mr.. Morgan has been honorably
discharged from the service. He was ae-
companied by Mrs. Morgan, who has
been visiting relatives in Philadelphia.
Edison L. Lander. son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
G, w. Lander Of Washington street, who
Joined the colors from Lebanon, n H.,
and Was stationed at Camp Upton until
after the armistice was signed, is now
employed in Wilmington, Del, having
been honorably discharged from the
service. With him in Wilmington are
his brother, Leonard Lander, and his
brother in,law, Lawrence Rising, both OF
this city.
Three first offenders paid the minimum
fines with costs attached when arraigned
before Magistrate II. W. Scott in muniei.
pal court this morning, Fred G. Erskint
and George r. Erskine of Roxbury and
William j. Leonard of Bellows Falls each
admitting an intoxication offense Five
BOTTLES Of new wine in an old gripsack
along with a dozen of porter, belonging
% the Erssine brothers, were condemned
and ordered destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Carter, who
have been residing in st. Adams for the
past six months, returned TO the city
this morning and are to reoccupy house
on West street. Their household goods
win be brought from st. Adams this
evening by r. Lynn Clark, who left
Barre for the Railroad city in his freight
truck yesterday. Because OF the deer
mud encountered, the journey took DAY
more than had been anticipated
Thin Ice nearly claimed its first vic.
! tim Of the season yesterday when Ar
| thur Holt, w H. Ward and Charles Mil
Ter started to plough up the anchor ice IN
J the Jockey Hollow mill pond. Their OBJ
iect was 10 clear the pond of false ice
but their plans fell short of maturity
for the first horse to try its skates on
the surface went through The accident
happened near the bank, and while some
difficulty was experienced in extricatine
the horse, none Of the trip was i'm
mersed
Merchants along North Main street re-
port better than an average volume oil
holiday business Saturday, and activities
along the thoroughfare to-day indicate
that the bulk Of the Christmas shopping
is to be done at once. Travelling condi.
J tions do not encourage out of town peo,
pie to make the trip to market, although
Indifferent sleighing and worse wheel.
! ing did not combine to keep many in
towns near by from iourneying to Barre
Saturday and to-day.
Guests registering at Hotel Barr,
through the week end included the fol
lowing pee r; James r. Niekerson anc
! James w Hall of Boston, W. r. skinner
of Royalton, s. j. Bowman of New Ha
ven, II. l.. Hatch of Randolph, Mr.. anC
. Mrs. J. w, Parker Of Burlington N, II
Nuttcr Of Woodsville, N H., b. L. Barber
4 Of Pittsfeld, r u. Allen of Worcester
! M. r, Mccarthy of Middlebury, Mrs. L
] +. Spicer Of Lorgmeadow, Mass, j. NJ
I Maxwell of Dalbeattie, Scotland, Georg,
! H. Stone Of st. Johnsbury,
The body Of Mrs. William Halvosa
|: who died suddenly in Balboa, Cana
] Zone, in mid November, is expected Il
4 arrive in the city Thursday or Friday
Funeral services win be held in ST. Mon
ica's church Sunday morning, Rev p NJ
! McKenna, the parish priest officiating
] Interment will be made in the Catholic
cemetery on Beckley street. As Mr. Hal
7 vosa and child are confined to hospita
4 in the canal zone, the body of Mrs. Hal
: yosa is being accompanied to Barre by
] a friend Of the family, former resident
Z of this region.