The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

Warmers rust proof corsets, medium
bust, white and pink, specially priced,
$3.50 a pair Saturday at Fits
Trucking Done Anyone wanting
light or heavy trucking done, call the
Granite City Bottling Works.--adv.
Largest line Of new and second hand
ranges and heaters in Barre at lowest
prices e. A. Prindle, Worthen block.
| wish to thank the Sons of Veterans
auxiliary for the beautiful box Of fruit
which was sent me- A. S. Parkhurst,
east hill.
Attend the big fur sale Saturday,
Nov /, at our store. A splendid OPP
portunity to buy scarf, muff or coat
Union Dry Goods Co.
Mrs. Charles Coutts of Mortified,
who has been visiting friends and rela-
tives in Barre for the past few days,
returned to her home this morning.
Mrs H. d. McCrillis and son, George,
of Marshfield were business visitors in
Barre yesterday Clayton Collins was
also visitor from Marshfeld yester-
day.
The Athena club will meet this even
ing for Halloween social at the home
of Mrs Houston, SO Maple avenue The
committee request that the members
come masked Usual hour,
The old football rivals, Norwich uni
versity and the University Of Vermont,
will have football battle royal at
the Norwich grounds, Northfeld, Nov.
s. Parking space is free and admis-
sion, 75c.-adv.
Mrs Effie Snow of Boston, provincial
grand lady, viii be a guest of the Odd
Ladies at a special meeting Wednesday
evening Nov. s. A good time. Work
ing of purple degree will be conferred
on a class by past noble grands.
Badness can be prevented easier
than it can be cured. Stop falling hair
and dandruff, and prevent badness by
using Partisan Sage; best for the hair.
Sold by e. A. Drown & Co. on guaran-
tee Of money back if not satisfied. adv
Miss Annie Mccarthy of II Summer
street, stenographer and bookkeeper
for the local office Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co, left yesterday for
an extended visit in Saratoga Springs,
N Y. Miss Esther Mccarthy, her sis
ter, is filling her. duties during her alb
sence,
There was a surprise party held by
the Ladies of the G. A. r. Saturday at
the home Of Mrs. Laura West on Hill
street, in honor of Mrs Nina b. Holt,
who is president of the order and is
going to North Montpelier for time.
The ladies of the order presented her
handbag for a remembrance,
Mrs. William Warhurst Of Mortified,
who has been visiting friends in Barre
for the past few days, returned to-day,
accompanied by her niece, Miss Walker.
the Barre City hospital, returned yes
terday from a 10 days visit in Boston.
Mrs Gust Z. Berg of Hill street has
been taking her place at the hospital.
Fancywork just right for Christmas
gifts, candy that will satisfy your cray
ing for sweets, children's booth that
will be particularly attractive, aprons
of every kind and food of the choicest
variety win all be on sale at the Con
gregational fair Nov and 5. A con-
cert the first evening and chicken pie
supper the second night. Don't miss
any Of it. adv.
Philip brennan Of Goddard seminary
suffered a dislocated elbow Wednesday
afternoon while playing with some Of
his schoolmates. In the course of the
scuhling brennan was thrown to the
floor, landing on his arm. 1t was not
known until morning that the bones
had been thrown out of joint and it
was necessary for him to take ether to
have the bones replaced
Notice All comrades Of r. B. Gran
dali post are requested to meet at their
post room Saturday Nov. Is, at the
usual hour to act on the following
propositions; On to see if the post will
vote TO disband, (2l ii they so vote, to
see what distribution viii be made of
funds that may be in the bank, 60 to
do any other proper business Per or
der G l. Beckley, commander.
A very successful box social, which
took the form of Halloween party,
was held last evening at the Carnes
schoolhouse in Calais, where Miss Ruby
Bradbury of this city is the teacher,
and about S25 was realized toward an
organ for the school. Boxes sold high,
some Of them going as high as 81, and
large crowd Of people enjoyed the
program, which was concluded with an
old fashioned spelling school.
While Mrs. H. S. Miles was getting
breakfast at her hone in Berlin on the
Montpelier road this morning the gaso-
line stove started blaze in the kitch-
en-, which became so alarming as to
cause Mrs. Miles to telephone TO the
Barre fire department for assistance.
Chief Prebe communicated with May
or Glysson for permission to take the
apparatus and men outside the city
and then he ordered the automobile
truck on the two-mile run, first ringing
| in a bell alarm from box 23 at the city
hall corner TO summon calmen to the
station as a measure of protection to
property inside the city while the reg.
ulars were away In the meantime
Mrs Miles was courageously attacking
the flames with mats and blankets and
when the fremen arrived they found
the last tongue OF fame smothered. Mrs
Miles was considerably burned about
the hands and face while she was put
ting out the fire