The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

As | am going away for the holidays, !
will sell all my velvet hats at cost. Mrs.
Blair Mariani
Mrs. d. G. Jarvis and little daughter,
Sylvia, of Orange street left this morn
ing for visit in Burlington.
Make your plans to come to the har-
vest dinner and supper at the Baptist
church Wednesday, Dec. 4.adv
Special glove sale at Fits; 1925 and
$3.50 women's French kid gloves, sizes
81 and 6, reduced to $l.49 per pair.
Mrs. Ella Gates returned yesterday to
her home In Hardwick, after a visit Of
several weeks with relatives in Barre.
Regular meeting of L. A., A. O. H., will
be held Tuesday night at 1880. a
Thanksgiving party for the members viii
follow the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewis and Miss
Beulah Gale, who visited friends in
Barre through the week end, returned to
their home in Haverhill, N. H., yester-
day.
Dance in the armory, Montpelier, aus
pieces Co. |, V. V. M. Music by the SEN
sational Norwich jazz band Refresh.
ments win be served. Admission, Toe;
ladies free.--ady.
All stores, members of the Barre Retail
Merchants association, Inc, will remain
open on Wednesday, Nov. n, until .
o'clock p. m. and will be closed all day
Thursday, Thanksgiving day.
Hotel Barre will serve Thanksgiving
dinner at 81 per plate. The management
will appreciate the courtesy If reserya-
tions are made by calling 600 on the tele-
phone j. V, Rowen. manager
W. T. Seeley of Burlington, who was
convicted of an intoxication offense in
municipal court yesterday, was commit
ted TO the county jail last night to serve
an alternative sentence Of ten days.
Or. l.. d. Martin of Averill street has
been making brief sojourn in Aver,
Mass, having accompanied his son, Pri-
yate Raymond, and the latter's wife
back to Camp Deyens, after their visit
in Barre.
Grand Thanksgiving dance in Rowland
hall Wednesday evening, Nov 27 Gil.
bertson's orchestra Of eight pieces will
furnish music. Dancing from s until 2,
Admission, 81 per couple; extra ladies
| l5c.--adv
| The regular monthly meeting of the
Barre branch of the Red Cross will be
held Monday evening at 1880 at the Red
Cross rooms. Reports will be given and
business matters will be talked over. A
general invitation is extended. Come
and learn more of the Red Cross work,
its needs and its accomplishments,
George Thompson and Adam Little
hood, who joined company Of 80 Barre
men leaving for the shipyards in Chester
Pa, a few weeks ago, have returned
home. Others preceded Messrs. Thomp.
con and Littlehood back to Barre, and
Others still have indicated their purpose
to return home in the near future.
Celebrate! Attend the grand Thanks,
giving ball at the city hall, Montpelier
Thanksgiving evening, Nov 49, The IA,
nous Norwich university Jazz band Of II
pieces will furnish music for dancing
from 8 till |. This band scored distinct
success in Burlington on Nov 20 and il
the best jazz music in the state Benefit
Norwich football team. Admission, 75e
adv.
i Our governor and our president re-
quest us to gather in our churches fol
praise and thanksgiving. Since the birth
Of Christ there has never been such
great cause for Thanksgiving as to-day
| Thanksgiving service will be held or
Wednesday evening at the Presbyterian
church. Rev. B. G. Lipsky viii be tbs
preacher.
Granite cutters affiliated with tn,
Barre branch of the international asso
citation gathered in Clan Gordon hall las
evening TO vote proposed constitutions
amendment submitted by the Mount
| Airy, n c., branch. II was the regulal
meeting night of the branch, and thu
ballot taken was not a large one. Th'
returns are to be sent to the interna
tional headquarters in Quincy, Mass.
where ballots from every branch in thu
association are 70 figure in the final tab
ulation.
r. s. Sheldon, motorman in the EN-
ploy of the B. & NJ. #. & P. Co. who wa,
operating q northbound car which fig
ured In an accident on the Berlin stree
crossing yesterday was able TO be ahou
to-day, although he is still bothered BY
an ankle Spain sustained when n. NJ
Nelson's auto truck bumped the car
Conductor John Hall, who received Gu
across his left knee, was back on dutl
before night. The car, No. Ia, has beef
shelved for repairs at the car barn, AM
one Of the companys emergency feet i
being used on the Washington stree
line.
Indian summer vanished like a puff o
smoke yesterday, when driving storm
developed in a sky that earlier in tn
day held only signs Of continued balm.
weather. The storm fell far short o
4 providing enough snow for a Thanksgiv
! ing sleigh ride, but In it's wake followe
dreary blast that grew fercer as th
night wore on. This morning the tenn
7 perature recalled the bitter cold Of heat
1 less Mondays The wind, from the north
! west, kept up its work, and merctr
] went tumbling to depths unknown sine
] the closing days Of last winter. oil
hands in the prophecy business look fo
] an open winter, until Christmas at least
with very little snow to neutralize tn
Z cold weather that is bound TO come
4 December
4 Private Dean Nj. Brock, mentioned
to-day's casualty list as being slightl
4 wounded, issthe son OF Everett G. Broc
: Of l56 Washington street, who receive
] a letter from his son last July in whic
4 the young man told of receiving shraI
! mel fragment in his right arm. At tina
time he was receiving treatment in
base hospital, but his condition easil
X ,,arpfittad him N Urifn with hia fpi
hand. Later there came an official me
sage from the war department, but
I the meantime Private Brock, in frequer