The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

Bring your family and friends to the
Cafe Shepard for Thanksgiving dinner,
all the fxings, so cents.
Union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Presbyterian church Wednes
day evening at 1880 Everybody vel
come.
Rev. B, G. Lipsky will preach the ser
mon at the union Thanksgiving service
at the Presbyterian church Wednesday
evening at 1880.
Notice: Now is the time to save money
on Andes ranges and heaters, also nice
line Of second hand stoves. See us L. A.
| Prindle Il CO., Worthen block.
Donald Smith of Perry street has re
turned from New York, where he has
been passing several days on business
connected with the f. l.. Smith Co.
| Illness prevents us from visiting
| friends before we leave. Hoping to be
excused, we bid everyone good bye Mr.
and Mrs. Lettini. At home after Nov. 25
at "a Sycamore street, Lynn, Mass.
Grand Thanksgiving dance in Rowland
| hall Wednesday evening, Nov 81. Gil
| bertson's orchestra of eight pieces win
furnish music Dancing from until 2.
Admission, 81 per couple; extra ladies'
| l5c,--ady.
p. G. Lamson of Cambridge, Mass, is
| registered at Hotel Barre while passing
several days in the Barre granite district
on business connected with his granite
\ publications, Mr.. Lamson predicts that
the Barre granite industry is on the eve
of the most prosperous period in years.
II Mr.. and Mrs. V. Lettini of North Main
street left the city this forenoon for
Lynn, Mass, where they are to reside,
the former having secured lucrative po-
sition For the past three and a half
| years, Mr.. Lettini has been the manager
4 of the Cooperative store in Granite
y street
\ Seaman Ralph G. Winter, who was re-
H Gently transferred from the naval train
H ing station at birmingham to the Boston
Il naval station, was at his home on east
| hill few hours during the week end.
H This was Seaman Winters first furlough
H home since he self -inducted in the early
II part of last August.
II There viii be a special meeting of the
II United Garment Workers of America, To-
cal $50, in carpenters hall Tuesday aft
II ernoon at o'clock As business of i'm
II portance must be transacted, all members
III are requested to attend whether working
II or not. Dues will also be collected Mrs
III Isabella Walker, president; Miss Ger
III trude Mccarthy, vice president.
III No evening drawing school rebates foI
III those who enroll later than Friday, Nov
III 29. While the enrolment TO date is larg.
III er than has been anticipated, past ex
II perience shows that with the setting in
II of colder weather in December, more
II registrations take place. As Tuesday
II and Wednesday. Nov. 26 and p, are tbs
II only evenings this week on which Their,
II are sessions, Friday Nov. 20, from 6:3l
II TO $3.50 p. m, is set aside as last chanc,
II for those who wish to get a rebate lone
third of tuition fees paid) to enroll, pro
/ vided they also comply with the rules o
the school which were previously an
nounced.
II Genugians gathered at Clan Gordon
hall Saturday evening for their annua
II business meeting and adjourned after |
most encouraging session. With com
II Portable balance in the treasury, tn
III Glenugie club begins another year of &c
II tivity with the following officers: Presi
dent, Charles Keith; vice president, Alex
il ander Matthews; secretary, James Free
II land; treasurer. Alexander Cewie; audi
il tors, James Forrest and James Massie
trustees, George Riddel and Daniel Nc
Balm. During the past year the club ha
preserved the best traditions of the or
a ganization which was formed in Barr
o. many years ago for the purpose of band
ing together those Seotsmen who cam
ii. here from the district of Ugie.
" Mrs. Joseph Bussiere of 523 Mort
Main street received a postcard yester
lis day from the war department telling he
RS of the continued improvement in the con
dition of her son, Private Joseph Bus
us siere Of A company, l0lst machine gu
battalion The young man was wounde
in action May 81, and the family receive
& word Of his condition July Is, althoug
he details concerning the nature of hi
ed wounds were withheld. The latest mes
s., sage says that he was wounded by
IS shell fragment, which affected his RICH
lung and shoulder blade. At present b
- is in q base hospital in France, althoug
from information received through othe
souHes, members of his family expect b
will be able to come home within fee
weeks
Barre acquaintance viii learn wit
sorrow of the death in East Hardwic
recently Of Nicholas J. Glass, at the aq
Of 50 years. Mr.. Glass was born in II
verness, p. O., the son Of Margaret an
Samuel Glass and came to Lyndon
1884, where he went into the grant
business. In the spring of 1888 he can
to Barre, where he married on Nov 10 I
that year Myrtle f. Ballou They move
to Montpelier and after 80 years in Il
granite industry he began farming
Underhill, from there moving three yea
ago to East Hardwick. Mr., Glass was
charter member Of the Barre |. O. O.
and member of the Masonic order
Waterbury. He is survived by his wifi
two sons, Earl and Wayland, and OF
daughter, Dorothy.
At a joint meeting Of the trustees al
the disbursing committee OF the Bar
War Chest association Saturday afte
noon, Silvio Card was elected a memb
of the committee to succeed Paul j
anchi, deceased An appropriation
- Sl2,O 900 toward Barre's quota of $500
~u in the United War Work campaign w
authorized by the committee, which all
provided for an appropriation of $40
4 for the Red Cross work of the Bar
branch. Payment of sums pledged
subscribers when the war chest campail
was under way last spring was stimula
ed somewhat by the United War Wo
campaign, but many have failed to di
charge their obligations, and the che
has suffered in consequence. Both &
trustees and the members of the disbur
ing committee unite in urging everyo