The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Il Dig line OF uollsJ toys, games ana
books at Martins Book Store.
II. M. Farnham's auction sale Friday,
Dee 20. See adv. in Wednesdays Times.
adv.
Dance, armory hall, Montpelier, FRI
day, Dec. 20. Music, Landi's orchestra.
Admission, 75c.-a adv
Regular meeting of tool sharpeners'
branch, No. 2, Wednesday evening at
o'clock in polishers' hall.
| The Altrurians will meet with Mrs w.
II. Richardson, l02 Merchant street, on
Thursday afternoon at the usual hour
Viola Dana in Myrtle Reeds most
| popular novel, "Flower of the Dusk,
and Drew comedy, Biiou to-day.-adv.
4 VIII the person who took the RABBITS
from Bugbee avenue please return
them to save further trouble, as they are
| known lady.
Miss Ruth Patrick who has been the
! guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William Walker
Of Webster street, has returned to her
home in North Montpelier.
Maccabees, Attention! Regular meet
ing Wednesday at $50 p. m. 1t is urg
ent that every member be present, as inn
| portant business is to be considered,
! Frank Lawliss, who returned from
Burlington when the S. A. I. G. at the
| University of Vermont was demobilized,
is employed at the Barre Savings bank.
Encourage thrift by giving war saw
ings and thrift stamps for Christmas
! gifts. The Liberty Christmas envelopes
of patriotic designs which are being dis
tTibuted free to buyers Of stamps at the
! Peoples National Bank add greatly to
the value of such gifts
Alexander bowers, who is rated as a
first class maehinists' mate in the navy,
arrived in the city this morning for an
extended fmlough. Mr.. bowers returned
last week from a cruise tol Chill and
other South American countries.
Allan Johnston of Blackwell street,
who recently returned from service in
| the S. A. Z. c. at the University of Yer
mont, is employed for time in the
headquarters of the Granite Manufactur-
ers' association, where a new rate book
is being prepared.
Subscriptions for the City hospital con
! tinue to be received. As stated at the
/ conclusion of the house-to- house canvass
| last week, the total from all sources Is
somewhat in excess of 81 900, but the
| fund remains open and interest in the
! future welfare of the hospital continues
\ to be manifested in a substantial way.
j. B. Saporiti Of Montpelier, who re-
Gently purchased house on Franklin
| street, ~ moving his household goods
/ to this city Mr. Saporiti, a granite man
ufacturer of wide experience, has ac-
quired the interest in the Star Granite
| Co. owned by the Gerolamo yalli es
tate and will devote his entire time TO
| the business, which Il situated in a shed
near Granite street.
Christmas shoppers in full tideinyaded
the mercantile section Monday afternoon
and evening and even the merchants who
have provided their establishments with
additional clerks found that their pro-
visions for the holiday trade were not
enough Unreasonable weather has erased
every last vestige Of sleighing, but in
| its stead cooler temperature has fur
nished far better autoing than the tray
eler usually encounters in December. An
nouncement that mercantile establish
ments are to remain open nightly un-
til Christmas, beginning Wednesday, was
made yesterday.
Commenting on the proposal Of the
! city council to provide q municipal med
al for every Barre soldier and sailor who
was with the service during the war,
4 the Rutland News says: Good for
Barrel 1t proposes to honor the soldiers
and sailors who offered themselves for
the cause Of liberty in the great war a
distinctive medal Of its own chosen de-
sign. movement inaugurated by the
aldermen means that every young man
\ who went out from Barre to serve with
| the colors, whether or no he reached
the other side, is to have substantial
token Of the service he rendered. A de-
/ sign has been submitted which repro
duees an attractive combination Of the
city and the state seals and the medal
will be given to every one Of the 700
and more Barre soldiers and sailors as
they return from the service. This is
an example worthy of emulation in Rut-
land and every other city. Furthermore,
the nation should present a similar
worthwhile token to every man in the
/ service"