The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Buy sheet music at Bailey's Music
Rooms,
Baby carriages, sieighs, runners or
| robes. Sadlier's. Keith avenue.
Mrs. +. A. Stanley of Waterbury Wis
tied with friends in Barre to-day.
Waldron Shield went to Plattsburg,
n. Y, yesterday afternoon on two
days business trip.
Asst. Supt. G. w. Groom of ST. Al
bans and the Central Vermont railway
was in the city to-day on business.
Trucking Done Anyone wanting
light or heavy trucking done, call the
Granite City Bottling Works.-adv.
We have the finest display of Christ
mas goods in Barre, 1t may pay you
to look our line over Barre Drug Go.
Frank L. Howe, Mrs. Roy Chase, Mrs
+. w Button, Miss Hattie Mayo, all
of Mortified, were business visitors in
Barre to-day.
This is good Christmas weather and
affords a good opportunity for opening
a Christmas club savings account at the
Barre Savings Bank & Trust CO. adv.
Why 60 out of town to buy bracelet
watch when you can find a full line of
American.made watches at Goodfel-
lows Jeweby Store, 2ll North Main
/ street adv.
| William Duncan, who for the past
year has been employed at the Squan-
tum shipyards in Quincy, Mass, re-
turned to Barre yesterday to re-enter
/ the granite industry,
A rehearsal for the children Of the
Universalist church will be held direct
ly after school tomorrow FRIDAY aft
ernoon. Everyone taking part in the
Christmas exercises please be present
II. b. Tenney of Washington street
received word to-day of the death of
his sister-in law, Mrs. Frank Tenney
of Concord, n II, Mr. Tenney will
leave early tomorrow morning for
! Concord
! The Sons of Veterans auxiliary will
serve dinner at 1890 Saturday, Dec. 20,
at their hall in the Worthen block All
members Of r. B. Crandall post, No. So,
and Major L. A. Abbott camp, S. Of v,
are cordially invited.
"A masquerade ball in the South
Barre grange hall will be held Friday
evening, Dec 2G Prizes to be awarded
for best lady's and gents costumes.
Refreshments TO be served Admission
81, extra ladies 25c adv.
Mrs. Charles Prestini OF 81 Granite
street, in company with her son, Joseph
until recently employed as clerk in
the Red Cross Pharmacy, departed last
evening for a journey TO Italy. The
! extent of their stay in Mrs. Prcstinis
native land and town Of Angera Is I'm
determined, though it is quite probable
they win remain in Europe during the
winter months only
A. p. Carey received letter from
his former home in Hoboken, N. j.,
stating that the property Of his aunt,
who lived in one OF the large tene-
ments, was burned yesterday morning,
and that she lost all her belongings in
the fire. The fire also destroyed the
large three story Knights of Columbus
! hut, two or three tenement houses and
the Methodist churct
Desiring to co-ope y the Barre
post of the American legion, seniors OF
| Spaulding high school decided to cancel
! the dance Of next Friday evening, since
il would conflict with the musical com.
edy, Marrying Mary" to be given by
/ the Legion They are now making
plans for the annual alumni dance, open
! to juniors, seniors and alumni of the
school only to be given the latter part
Of this month.
The executive committee Of the Wi
Inooski Valley Teachers association
held meeting at Montpelier Tuesday
afternoon TO decide the location Of the
next annual convention and make plans
for the same. The convention will be
held in Montpelier on Feb. and I.
This associations realm covers Barre,
Montpelier, Williamstown, Randolph,
Mortified Plainfleld, Cabot, Waterbury
and Richmond.
The annual meeting of the local
branch No s,69l, of the Journeyman
BARRIERS International union was held
last evening. Officers elected for the
coming year were: Guy Blakely, presi.
dent; Ernest Lafayette, vice president ;
Ed House secretary and treasurer
Angus Douglas, recorder; Frank Miano
guardian: Thomas Rosso, guide. Light
refreshments and cigars were passed
after the meeting.
A telephone call, responded to by the
fremen at 5 o'clock yesterday Afternoon
was made necessary by a chimney fire
Mt Brooklyn street in the house occu
| pied by Mrs Adeline Stacey and owned
by A. A. Boyce. Imminent danger wa
pending since there were no caps on thu
\ chimney holes. The fire was suppressed
H without any damage being incurred
This chimney without proper caps i
only one Of many, as the insurance in
spector has found in the past severa
\ days during his visit to various dwell
/ ing houses. But it il matter of vita
H Importance and should be remediet