The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

See those special garment values at
Abbott's.
Hear little Leone eynolds in character
song "Indianola," Nov. ll--adv.
Marcela undergarments, attractive
values in silk and cotton underwear.
Mrs, Shepard Co., Inc.
Mrs. f. e. Robinson of Hill street re-
turned Saturday night from stay Of
several weeks in Boston.
Mrs. A. NJ Morrison has transferred
her rooming house business from 33
South Main street to "a Jefferson street
Notice; Now is the time to save money
on Andes ranges and heaters, also nice
line of second hand stoves See us. Il. A.
Prindle & Co.. Worthen block.
George A. Cross and Frank A. Phillips,
Mortified granite manufacturers, and
G, G. Abbott of Waterbury were among
the business visitors in the city Satur-
day.
Mrs. William Parry invites the Phila-
thea class of the Baptist church to her
home on Richardson street on Tuesday
evening at 1880 o'clock for the annual
meeting and sock social
Sec. III. W. Scott of the Barre City
Hospital association to-day mailed to the
members notices of the annual meeting,
to be held in the court room at city hall
Monday evening at o'clock.
Five respondents, locked up at police
headquarters through the week end, faced
intoxication charges in municipal court
this forenoon and received penalties of
varying severity. Neil Monahan of Bur.
lington, who pleaded guilty of first Of
fense chose the jail alternative of 10
days when Magistrate H. w. Scott i'm
posed fine Of SIS and costs Vern r.
Graham Of Greensboro, after admitting
his initial offense arranged to pay the
minimum fine, with costs cf SS45 at
taehed. George r. Hebert OF Montpelier
was fined S. and costs of S725, which he
paid. Alex NJ, Reid of Barre admitted a
subsequent offense and arranged to pay
a fine of SIS and costs OF 1925. John
Bresett, after admitting a subsequent Of
Tense, disclosed on a North Main street
licensee of the seventh class. He plans
to pay a SIS fine and costs.
Veterans of r. B. Crandall post, G. A.
r. and affiliated patriotic societies in
Barre are exerting their efforts to have
the annual encampment of the Vermont
g, A. r, meet In Barre next year. Hith.
erto, the yearly reunion has taken place
in April but among veterans throughout
the state a movement is afoot to have il
changed to one OF the summer months,
preferably June, as II Is argued that the
change in time would enable many to
attend who are unable to be present in
April because Of the uncertain condi.
tions of travel. With the Grand Army,
allied patriotic organizations also met,
although the sessions are held in sep
arate halls. The desire of the Barre
veterans, therefore, TO have the next en-
campment here is heartily seconded by
the Sons Of Veterans, the woman's aux
iliary, and the ladies Of the G. A. r.,
among others.
Britain day" at the First Presbyte.
rian church was made the more notable
last evening by the presence of a British
soldier. veteran of the Gordon High.
landers, who, at the insistence of the
congregation uncovered a star OF the
church service flag, placed there in his
own honor The soldier is James Dun.
can, who carries the scars of battle
earned at Ypres and on the Somme, AS
the veteran of Great Britain's holiest
war went forward to the fiat the con.
gregation could not repress its enthusi-
heard in place Of worship was accord
asm and an ovation such as is seldom
ed him. The pastor, Rev. Edgar Cross.
land, preached timely sermon on the
part which Great Britain accepted in
the struggle. He likeued the nation 10
the good samaritan and. then told in de.
toll Of the achievements Of British arms.
William Stewards singing OF Rule,
Britannia was an interesting feature
of the service