The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
TALKOFTHE TOWN


a business visitor in Burlington yester
day.
G, O. Clough went 60 Mortified this
morning to pass a few days with rela-
tives.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, No. Is, Wednesday even
ing, Jan. 2, at 1880 o'clock.
Alexander Mathieson left yesterday
for South Ryegate, where he is passing
the holiday recess with relatives.
George Theriault of the Eureka res.
taurant went to Burlington this morning
to pass the holiday with relatives.
Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier NJ. band orchestra, Karl For
sell, manager, phone Montpelier 252-W.
Regular meeting of Harmon review
No. |, w. b. A. O, 7. NJ, in X. of p. hall
Wednesday evening, Jan. 2, at 1880
o'clock.
| The evening drawing school will re-
main closed until Jan. Is, to conform to
the closing of the public schools for the
saving of fuel.
Mrs. John Mcfarland of Webstervile
passed through the city yesterday while
ON her way to Montreal, p. O., for a visit
with relatives.
William Alexander, who is attached to
the L. :. s. Des Moines, is passing New
Years furlough with relatives in Barre
and Grantevlle.
Mrs. Alphonse Allaire of GraniteviIle |
and Miss Aurora Tanguay OF this city |
returned yesterday after spending Sun
day in Burlington.
Harry Davidson, who has been pass
ing the holidays with relatives in Barre,
returned last night to Springfield, Mass,
where he is employed.
Mrs Harry d. Graves and little son of
Washington street returned home last
night, after spending two weeks with
relatives in Sherbrooke, p. O.
Mrs. L. Bisson of 253 North Main
street left this morning for Nictoriaville,
p. O.. where she will visit with parents
and relatives She will also visit other
places in the dominion.
Miss katherine Nichols, who has been
passing 10 days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank W. Nichols of North
Main street returned this morning to
Boston, where she is attending a school
for kindergarten teachers.
Mrs Clarence II. Kendrick and son,
Ralph, former residents of Barre, who {
have been passing several days with rela-
tives in this city and Montpelier, have {
returned to Enosburg Falls. Within a {
short time the family is TO move TO st. (
Adams, where Mr.. kendrick has pur {
chased drug store. I
Ralph Dashner of Washington street,
who has been associated with his father
in the j. j. Dashner Real Estate agency :
in the Rowland block until recently, left .
last evening for Albany, N. y, where he
viii spend few days before reporting J
at Camp Greene, Charlotte, \. c., where
he is TO be stationed with the rest of the
lst Vermont regiment Of infantry.
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Gasparelo and y
children of Washington street are pass 0
ing several days with relatives in Boston Q
and Quincy, Mass. During their absence '
they are looking over a business opening
with a view to locating somewhere in r.
Boston or vicinity In the event of
'hange, Mr.. Gasparelo's brother. Ben. s.
amin Gasparello, who is in New York d
his week, will take charge of the granite
business of Gasparello p
Bros. a
Joseph O Smith, night yardmaster for VI
he Central Vermont railroad in st. Al a,
,ans, who suffered the loss of foot in e,
IN accident in the Railroad city Sunday, r.
5 former resident of Barre, having
'een for several years engaged as yard 81
master for the same railroad here He i,
Al l,+ II \ 49,
he Central Vermont railroad in Barre, u
Though he should not be confused with a.
he Joseph Smith who was brakeman =,
N the Barre g. Chelsea railroad for a 81
lumber of years. The latter is now Il
ardmaster in New London, Conn. %
The auction sale last Saturday at the
dairy farm on Trow hill. on al
ecount of the extreme cold weather, was ne
diourned to Wednesday of this week, &c
an. 2, at o'clock sharp. The few PEG Gu
lie that came to the sale Saturday were OF
luch pleased with the stock and other us
roperty and viii come again. Mr. Cum
hing thought best to adjourn the sale, lis
5 he has some good property and will ssu
I'll the same for the high dollar, and -
II this kind OF stock and crops mild IN
r comfortable day ought to bring out gi'
bod sized crowd. See further ad. in this es
aper on page I. c. +. Smith, auctoneer X
A nice little leather diary for 1918 viii la
: given to each boy and girl who enters tn
le composition contest at the Peoples su
ational bank, whether such contestant
ms pirze or not There are 500 in
lies to be given away Subject of com
,sition is, National Banks All BOYS
and under may compete, and compo- IN,
tons may be any length up to $50 ms
ords. Contest closes Saturday. Jan. ), em
3 p. m. Compositions should be en- eli
1sed in a sealed envelope with name, lid
e and street address marked on out wi
lie. These diaries are dandies and all an,
e boys will surely want one of them, Fla
d probably the girls, too. Each boy :.
d girl win get diary and perhaps you )
ny get $40 besides-adv.
Cold weather wrought cruel proscrip- /.
IN on first footers" in Barre New
,ar's eve and for the first time in sew
Al years, the years end excursions of
my greeters were not conducted on
'ge scale. Not that the friendly ex- z
ange of visits was omitted entirely.
I the spectacle of numerous companies
people going about to deliver the sea
rs greetings in person was not carried
very extensively. To-day Sabbath :
nosphere pervaded the streets of Barre
very few people were abroad in the