The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-10
TALK or THE TOWN

| Abbott's.
| Dorothy Phillips in "The Talk of the
| Town. extra special at Park to-day
Marcella undergarments, attractive
values in silk and cotton underwear
Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc
| All Odd Ladies desiring to go to Gran
itevile Thursday night notify the secre-
tary, Mrs Nellie Bianchi.
| Miss Leona Lamb Is well known as a
soloist. BE sure to hear her at Presby-
terrain sale Friday night.--adv.
Mrs. w M. Holden win sing Schu-
bert's "Serenade," with cello obligato by
Gordon Reardon, Nov ll.--adv.
! Sale at Congregational church to-mor-
row afternoon and evening Entertain
ment at o'clock; admission, l0c.--adv
| A meeting of the Burns club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall Wednesday, Dec
! II. at p. m. Let every member be pres
ent. Per order president.
| Notice Now is the time 10 save money
on Andes ranges and heaters, also nice
line of second hand stoves See us, e. A.
Prindle & CO.. Worthen block,
Mrs. A. G. Tilden of South Main street
left the city this forenoon for Holyoke,
Mass. where she is passing two weeks
with her sister, Miss Alice Gladding
| Sgt, John Hale, who was retained as
an instructor in she second mechanics
camp at the state university, Burlington,
| has returned home having been honor
! ably discharged from the service
| For Sale--We have a few run of good
sound dry good which we will deliver in
the city for "a per run, cut IA inches.
Leave orders at the office Of the d. A.
Perry Real Estate Agency. Tel. 2S5.M.
Tonight at the Salvation Army hall a
salvation meeting win be conducted by
Ensign Whipple, assisted by Capt, Col.
borne of Montpelier. Good singing and
instrumental music viii be special fea
tre. Everybody invited; o'clock this
evening.
| A larger class than had been expected
| is In line for the Shrine initiation Fri
day, when Barre Shriners will join other
members Of the organization in a cere-
monial of Mt Sinai temple in the capital.
| From the moment the business meeting
eonvenes until after the candidates have
shaken the final grain of hot sand from
their sandals there will be plenty to oc-
cupy the attention Of the members
Guests arriving at Hotel Barre last
night and this morning included the fol-
lowing people: j. D. Lawrence Of Hart
ford, Fl. G. BIodgett, N. G, Bartlett and
S. A. Porter of st. Johnsbury, G. r.
Southgate of White River Junction, II.
H. Knapp Of Springfield, n. j. Kriffen Of
Rome, n. Y, George II. Cook of Spring
field, Charles H. Sanborn Of Burlington,
X. Fl. Unwin Of Randolph and Fl. J. Cobb
Of Middlebury.
Mrs. William Corr gan of Washington
has received telegram from Washing
ton, d. c., stating that her adopted son,
Robert ID. Baker, was wounded Oct.
and was taken to base hospital in
France, where lohar pneumonia set in
and he died Oct g. He volunteered and
enlisted at Fort Ethan Allen June Is,
/ 1917, and went across to fight for his
country and freedom. He had an excel
lent reputation in his home town as an
honest, bright boy
After the annual business meeting Of
the Granite Manufacturers association
tomorrow afternoon, there viii be an
Italian supper served in Clan Gordon hall.
The following committee is completing
arrangements for the affairs: A. j.
| Young, George Straiton, j. A. Healy,
George Robins, Frank Doucette, r. Luc-
china and Armando Comolli, William b.
Mackenzie, Robert b. Jones, Walter p.
Scott, e. p. Carter, Frank A. Phillips,
W. Fl. b. Perry and J. G. Booth The
banquet will be served at $3.50 o'clock.
In somewhat modified form, the cam
paign for books TO be shipped to soldiers
and sailors, especially those who have
1 been wounded, is being conducted by Iii.
brarians throughout the nation, and the
appeal which the Aldrich public library
issues to the public should arouse people
to a realization that our fighting men
should not be forgotten in critical mo-
meBt. Readers are urged to take the
book they have enjoyed to the library
and ask that il be sent TO soldier in a
hospital, that he may enjoy it too. Fic-
ton and lighter forms Of reading play a
large part in the daily lives Of the men in
the hospitals Stories of adventure can
not be supplied in sufficient number, The
men cannot get enough Of Zane Grey,
Rex Beach, Jack London, Il. Phillips OPP
penheim and kipling, among Others. Tn
happy endings are not desired by the
conyslescent "Yank.' Before the present
week ends, the librarian and her assist
ants hope that the public will have re-
sponded to this call.
A flaming mattress, hu-,ed through the
second story window Of the double tene.
ment house at g1s Mount street served
notice on the neighbors last evening that
the occupants were having trouble, and a
number Of persons living near at hand
had rallied to their assistance when the
auto fire truck answered telephone call.
The fire developed from an exploding oil
heater on the second floor, Milling the en-
tire house with smoke and threatening
for just few moments TO cause consid
cradle damage. The house is occupied by
Mrs. Edward Downs and family. Some
of the woodwork in the second story
along with the furnishings, was burned
but the fire had been practically extin-
guished before the regulars arrived. Much
of the blaze was centered in the mattress
which became ignited as soon as. the
stove exploded The fire station Oot the