The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

The new fruit store opposite Depot
square will be open Monday adv.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday
evening; Gilbertson's orchestra. adv
Buy music bags, rolls and harmon
icas for Christmas at Bailey's Music
| Rooms.
Mrs G. Stevens and Mrs w f. War
ner and daughter OF Mortified were in
! the city yesterday,
The new fruit store opposite Depot
square will be open Monday adv.
Mrs Susan Parks Of Plainfeld came
to-day TO spend the holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. II. $. Parks Of Averill street.
Mrs. T. Calcagni Of Center street aud
Mrs. L. Colombo of George street left
this morning for Waterbury to spend
the week end with friend
Miss Olive Burgess arrived at her
home ON Washington street last even
ing from Newton Mass, where She is
attending Mount Ida school
Why 90 out Of town to buy bracelet
watch when you can find a full line of
American made watches at Goodfel-
lows Jewelry Store, 2ll North Main
street adv
II. S. Morse, INSTRUCTOR of mathe-
mates at Spsulding high school, left
to-day for Brandon to pass the holidays
at his home and join his wife, who left
last Tuesday.
Humbert Rel a representative of the
Pastini Italian Wholesale Granite Go,
of Boston. arrived here to-day for his
first visit in Barre since war was de-
clared in 1917
Mrs Bennett f. Julian is entertain
/ ing Miss Vita G. Van Ness of Houlton
Me-, and George r. Julian of Middle
bury college at her home, So Pleasant
street, over the holiday season.
If you do not have time Saturday
evening 10 Join the Christmas club, we
would suggest that you might do SO on
| Monday evening at the Barre Savings
Bank & Trust Company adv.
Max Holden and Earl Burgess, stu
dents OF Boston university, accompa.
MED by Walter Tobin, 4 student at
Burdett's Business college, arrived here
from Boston this morning to pass the
holidays at their respective homes.
Miss Elizabeth Hoar, student at
Jackson college in Medford, Mass, is
to play on the varsity basketball team
TO be organized immediately after The
Christmas recess. The first game will
be with Radcliffe college, Jan. TO-
Fire Chief Preblc and wife, accompa.
MED by their son, Arthur Mason, left
this morning for Swampscott, Mass.
to pass a week at their former home
During the absence Of Chief Preblc
First Assistant John Heney is acting
as chief.
Frank Lawiss, student at the Uni
yersity Of Vermont, did not return
with the boys to-day, but viii remain
at school pursuing his studies as long
as possible, as he has been chosen u
take the census in the third Barre dis
trict The census will begin Jan. ,.
Alex. Hsutou, former superintendent
of the Barre cemeteries, who Is now
employed as foreman in the Allie
gheny cemetery at Pittsburg, Pa, hat
informed one of his Barre friends tina
he has accepted a position as superin
tendent in large Akron, O.. cemetery
/ Edward Smonds, who for the pas
eight months has been in the employs
of the Perry garage left yesterday
| with Mrs. Simonds for their home il
| Corinth, where they will visit for a few
weeks Mr. Simonds expects to 20 t,
Cleveland, o.. where he viii take a sil
weeks course in tire repairing, He con
templates going into business for him
self.
Knights OF Columbus Of the Barr
council may be interested to learn tina
the third degree will be conferred on
class of candidates in Burlington to
! morrow, Sunday, Dec, 81 Notice eoult
not be given out sooner from the loca
| lodge since the invitation to the Barr
council was not received by Gram
| Knight T.. J. Owens until late yester
day afternoon.
Alumni Of Spauldng high school
| who formerly were connected wit
/ basketball teams of the school, man,
Of whom are now attending college, ar
/ rived home with a basketball chip O.
\ their shoulder. In the past few Christ
mas holidays, these alumni teams hay
II usually been successful in defeatin
the school team. This year chances 70
a victory are not quite so promising
Il Nevertheless, they no sooner stepped d
the train to their native soil than on
shot a challenge for game, Coac
Il William Stuart, who is training th
h high school team, eagerly accepted il
/ 1t is practically decided upon that
Il picked team of former stars and Chi
Il promising championship team of til
Il school will meet next Friday night i
II the school gymnasium. a.
Il Neither the high cost of living no
H the extreme cold weather has seemed {
II have any effect upon the Christina
H shopping in the local stores. Much {
II the contrary is the case, for in the pas
II week Christmas trade has caused man
II thousands Of dollars to exchange hand
II here in Barre. Perhaps it is becaus
H the "boys" are all back home. perhar
/ it is because wages have increased col
II siderabv in the past year Whateyt
II it may be, il has caused a stimulus
II trade and the clerks and storekeepeI
II are kept busy from morning till nigh
i Next week beginning Monday and las
!! ing till Wednesday, local stores will r,
i main open evenings for the aecommt
! dation of the Christmas purchasers.