The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-24
Talk OF THE TOXIN

| Wednesday evening adv.
Order frozen pudding for your Christ
mas dinner at browns Drug Store.
! New Years dance at East Montpelier
village hall Dec. 81. Dudley's orchestra,
-four peces.-adv.
| L, A. Bottiggi, who has been passing
some time in st. Johnsbury, arrived in
the city last night.
Students home from the various col
leges had reunion at the home~of Mar
ion Anker last night
Union barber shops in the city will re-
main open till o'clock tonight. The
shops will be closed tomorrow.
This evening at Z o'clock at the North
Barre mission the annual Christmas con
cert will be given. All are invited.
Deputy Game Warden Charles Keith
went to Cambridge this morning to con.
fer with L, G. Leavens, state fish and
game commissioner,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w Beattie and Miss
Angela Terney, who have been passing
some time in Hartford, Conn, returned
to the city this morning.
The Order of Vasa win have a dance
at the X. of G. hall Saturday night.
Everybody welcome. The meeting is
called at o'clock sharp.
Mid-year alumni ball for juniors, SEN
Tors and alumni only, Spaulding assem-
| bly, hall Friday, Dec. q, at 1880; Toe per
couple, extra ladies 25c-ady.
Rings, watches, lockets, thimbles,
chains, 25 to so per cent discount for one
week only, at A. W. Badgers. Balance
Of E. o. Holmes jewelry to cose.
\ A gray velvet handbag has been lost in
one of the stores. Finder please call
24l-l2 or leave at Times Office, as book in
same is very valuable to owner. Re.
ward.
Don't forget TO come TO the community
sing and tree at the Brooksde school
house on Thursday evening at o'clock.
For further particulars look in Monday g
Times.
Isaac Fine returned this morning after
visiting several weeks in New York City
His sister, Lillian, has employment in a
department store and remained in New
York City.
The annual meeting of the woman's
association of the Congregational church
viii be held in the church parlors Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A large
attendance is desired.
Encourage thrift by giving war saw
ings and thrift stamps for Christmas
gifts. The Liberty Christmas envelopes
Of patriotic designs which are being dis
tributed free TO buyers of stamps at the
Peoples National Bank add greatly Il
the value of such gifts.
Corp. James p. Riley Of Barre, who
went overseas with an infantry unit and
saw much active fighting before his mu.
steal ability led 20 his transfer to a band
writes Barre friends in an entertaining
way of life in military band that has
furnished music for some of the most i'm
portant events that Paris has seen since
the armistice. Mr.. Riley intimates that
the services of the band win be retained
until the end of the peace conference.
Much local interest is manifested il
the mid-winter tournament Of the Yer
mont State Checker association, which i,
to open in Burlington Thursday, and it Il
| probable that both Barre and Montpelier
will be well represented among the con
, testahts. Twenty five of the best check
er players in Vermont, majority O
whom participated in the mid white
contest in Barre early this year, will tax,
part. The present holder of the cham
pionship board is w, G. Hoag Of Buriing
ton, to whom ii was awarded at the con
clusion OF, the mid summer tournament il
Buslington Mr.. Hoag owned the origina
championship trophy. which was con
sumed when his Burlington toy factory
was destroyed by fire.
Barre is going to have poultry show
H this winter, notwithstanding the Garlic
announcement that failure to obtain al
exhibition hall would compel an abandon
/ ment of the usual plans, The signing o
1 the armistiee and the fact that the gov
/ eminent is urging every poultry associa
Il ton In the country to stimulate interes
Il in the poultry industry by holding show
H were important factors in persuading th
H directors Of the Vermont Poultry asso
II citation to stage the annual exhibit. Yes
H terday an association committee waitei
II upon the board of aldermen and afte
II presenting plans for the show was give
II the use of the opera house Jan. q, % an,
II g. These are tentative dates, the poul
try men explained, but at any rate tn
show will be held sometime in January
III The inclined floor in the body of tn
house will prevent the exhibitors iron
III displaying their birds in the body of tn
H house, but by doubled decking the cage
many pens may be shown on the stage
III No admission is to be charged and one 0
H the features Of the exhibit will be a fire
poultry lecture by a well known author
H ity.
II Rehearsals for a two.night stand i
III which local talent win play for the bene
III fit of the City hospital are to be gotteI
n under way in the Pythian hall Thursda,
evening at 8 o'clock. Squag Holler, Ion
III q sharp rival of the Goose Green, whic
Y recently emerged from its annual agony
is promoting the next big home folk
y show and in laying the foundation 70
q an entirely original performance in whic
a singing, dancing and comedy will bull
large, the Holler committee has sounde
y caIl for volunteers. One hundred girl
4 over Is years of age are desired at tn
n Pythian hall Thursday night Other 10
II cal talent is solicited and already mum
4 Der of seasoned entertainers OF othe
4 days have been drafted for the big hos
u pital benefit. The tentative dates for tn
performance are: Jan and 10; the sho,
8 is to be staged in the opera house
81 country grocery store set right down o
the stage win be the gathering place fo
n host Of rural folks in the big openin
q act Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Philbrool
n who put over a big local success whe
q they staged Honeymoon Lane" a yea
u ago, win arrive in the city from Bosto
a tomorrow to take charge of the rehears
n ais, and other arrangements.
VI Barre's Syrian colony was shocked yes
n terday to learn of the death of Rev. n
Y Elias Hendy, for the past seven years tn