The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

| gin their saIe.-ady.
Baptist ladies'. attention. The
monthly mission study class is to be
held at the home of Mrs. Rogers on
Wednesday at 2:30 p m.
Girl scouts of the Methodist church,
who were previously instructed to meet
at the church at 1880 this evening, will
meet at the church at o'clock instead.
Presbyterian ladies, please be pres.
ent at o'clock this evening, as many
of the ladies wish to attend the enter
tainment in the opera house after the
meeting.
Mrs Frederick Gonyer of Concord,
n H., has returned to her home,
having been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
2. L. Ellis of AZ Franklin street for the
past week.
Get in line with the crowd and at
tend the chicken pie supper at the Bap-
fist church tomorrow "wednesday
evening at $50. Look for menu in
this issue.-adv.
The South Barre grange will hold its
regular meeting Thursday evening,
Nov. Is, at 8 o'clock. 1t is requested
that every officer and member be pres
ent to elect new officers
Please bring your rummage for the
sale at the Episcopal church vestry not
later than Wednesday afternoon, as
the committee will be there to arrange
for the sale, which begins promptly at
10 a. m. Thursday. Don't forget the
date. the l3th.adv
Owing to Misunderstanding of the
contract in regard to the Tom Thumb
wedding, the price of admission for chill
dren must be raised to Is cents each, as
that is the lowest admission rate al
lowed by the company for this enter
tainment, at the Presbyterian church
Friday, Nov. IA. adv.
Mr.. and Mrs Laurence Holmes, for
merly proprietors of the Eureka restau-
rant, who have been conducting during
the Highgate Springs summer resort,
have gone to Hudson Mass, to pass the
winter after visiting for brief time
with Barre friends.
Guy Z, ID. Andrews, who since his ar
rival from France and Germany has
been managing the Peoples Shoe store
in the absence of his father, went to
Gardner, Mass, this morning TO attend
the reunion of the Sons Of Veterans of
camp No. 40 He will be absent two
days Mr. Andrews, his father, who
has been confined TO his home for sew
era weeks by illness, is steadily inn
proving.
Attorney s. Hollister jackson, presi.
dent of the l. NJ G. p A., returned yes
tcrday from a weeks business trip to
Boston and New York, taken in the in
terest of the international Monumental
Granite Producers association At New
York and Boston executive committees
OF this association were met to discuss
important business matters in regard to
the granite industry.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Wiley and Mrs
George Loverin Of Humboldt, la, have
been visiting Mr. Willey's brother f. +.
Wiley, at 10 Central street. They will
leave Wednesday for the return trip to
their home. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley were
former residents Of Barre, having left
their home here for Iowa rs years ago
and never having been back since that
time.
Because of an error in the name of
the Barre young man who recently re-
eeived an appointment to West Point,
as printed in The Times, Floyd Mitch
ell, eldest son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j Il.
Mitchell, failed to receive the credit
which is due him as a successful con
testant for the position Floyd Mitch
ell, who is a senior in Spauldng high
school. is but II years old, his 18th an
niversary coming within few days,
and he has always stood high among
his fellow students in all scholarship
ranks, having been on the first honor
list practically every time since he en-
received the highest mark Of any per
son taking the Vermont examinations
for West Point or Annapolis, even
though two Norwich university men
were among those taking them He
will take the entrance examinations in
February and enter West Point June 5.
H. Levinthal Of Montpelier, a junk
dealer, figured as the sufferer in a slight
accident on North Main street, when
the big steamer driven by John Ryan of
Graniteyille badly demolished the run
ming gear of the Levinthal wagon by
running into the side of it. Neither of
the parties was injured and Mr., Ryan,
who never figured in an accident before,
attributes the cause of the accident to
the approaching of the Plainfeld motor
meat cart, which was coming out Of
Seminary street when Mr. Ryan and
Mr.. Levinthal were coming up North
Main street at that point, although the
Plainficld butcher was not in the acct
dent at all. Tho steamer was not dam
aged more than the smashing of fen
der Levinthal called no little atten-
ton and a considerable audience by his
wrathful remarks Mr.. Ryan accom-
panied the man and rig to the shop Of
Mr.. Paquet on Summer street, where
repairs to the wagon viii be made.
One OF the few visible signs Of the
observance or slight celebration of
armistice day in Barre was beautiful
ly decorated patriotic window display
in the Homer Fits company store on
North Main street The fitting subject,
May the bow Of promise reach unto
the ends of the earth, is pleasingly car
ried out in the trimming of the win
dow A large rainbow made of satin
ribbon in the proper colors forms the
handsome bow of promise against a
background Of sky blue silSaleen At
the foot of the rainbow is a pot Of gold
and under the bow stands little girl
extending the dove Of peace to the
world She also holds streamers of the
nations colors and streamers of the
colors of the allied nations. Wide rib
bons streaming over the blue back
ground add to the beauty of the back
ground. A large rosettc made of wide
ribbon Of the coloIs Of the allied ma
tons, with streamers OF the same col