The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. L. A. Witham.
See the new models in suits and
overcoats at Lamorey's
Arthur Splitter, teacher of violin. Tel.
$50, so Wellington street, Barre.
John A. Ennis of Jonesville was
among the recent visitors in Barre.
Presbyterian sale and supper at the
church Wednesday and Thursday, Dec.
3 and 4.--adv.
Ambrose Scampini is now employed
at the Massucco & Aspesi grocery store
on North Main street.
Mrs 0. L. King of Washington was
guest Tuesday of Mrs. Sarah Bradbury
and Miss Ruby Bradbury.
Individual homemade chicken pies,
served for supper and during evening
tonight at Eureka Restaurant. adv.
The repair shop of J. j. Hastings at
81 North Main street will be closed on
Dee !, 2 and 3. Call for work before
that date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pond of ST. Johns
bury have returned to their home after
few days stay with acquaintance in
this city
Miss Anna Ryan, teacher in the
Barre Town schools, left this morning
for Boston to spend the Thanksgiving
vacation with friends.
Odd Ladies fair, Rowland hall,
Thursday, Dec f. Good entertainment
followed by dancing. CAROLS orches-
ira. "Nuf sed. adv.
Home for Christmas. Time for book
ing Cunard, Anchor and Anchor &
Donaldson lines Prompt service.
Gauld & Robertson, agents, Aldrieh
block, Barre; 64l-W-adv
Mr. and Mrs. f. g. Rowland and
niece, Miss Lucy Wells, left this noon
for Amherst, Mass, where they will
spend Thanksgiving with Mr.. How
lands nephew, Frank Wells, who is at
tending Amherst college.
Rt. Rev. George Y Bliss, ID. d., bish
op coadiutor Of the Episcopal diocese
Of Vermont, will visit Barre next Sun
day and preach in the Church of the
Good Shepherd at 1890 a. M, confirm
ing a class He wills Websterville
for the p. m. service to preach and
confirm there
Louis Hoar of p East street, who
went to New York state Saturday, has
returned after visiting at Albany and
Port Henry. At the iron works of the
Witherbee sherman Co., Inc, he secured
a position in the cost accounting de-
partment, with orders to report next
Monday morning.
After the Thanksgiving holiday, il is
expected the directors will 20 to the
community house on Spaulding street
and make out plans for starting the
work. Furnishings for the house are
still acceptable ard what you have for
the house will be collected. Bedroom
suites, chairs, rockers, pictures, dishes,
rugs or carpets, tables, cooking utensils
and any other furnishings necessary or
handy in your own home would be ac.
ceptable
In hewing hard pine plank Monday
afternoon Jerry Burke, employed in
the repair work on the Trow & Holden
railroad crossing, inflicted severe cut
in the calf of his left leg The adze
which he was using glanced off knot
in the plank and buried one corner Of
the blade in the leg as far the bone.
An artery was severed and a cut an
inch or more long was inflicted by the
accident. After checking the profuse
bleeding by tying handkerchief very
tightly above the cut he was enabled
to reach doctors office for treatment.
He was out yesterday but viii be UNI
able to work for several days.
The Meadow Brook Golf club has ar
ranged for a banquet in the Clan Cor
don hall tonight for the benefit of all
their members and friends There the
presentation of the silver cups which
are on display in the Marion Cigar
store window will be made to the win,
ners Of the various prizes awarded dur
ing the past season. A. Freeland won
the cup offered for the championship,
c. Bissett for the highest runner up,
]. Stewart for the second eight, j. T.
Fraser for the second runner up, G.. An.
derson for the third eight, A. McHafiie
for the third runner up, j. Forrest for
the fourth eight, A. Baigrie for the
fourth runner up, w Smith for the con
ISOLATION prize and A. McHaflie for the
weekly tournament prize for the sea
son,
Rodney Peake, well known to many
of the Il. Ross barber shop patrons,
since he was employed there at the
outbreak of the war, arrived here yes
terday from Boston for visit He en-
listed in Co. G in Barre in the early
days Of 1917 and after drilling at Fort
Ethan Allen, in Westfeld, Mass, and
at Camp Wadsworth he sailed across
to France in September, 1918, Just a
little late for trench fighting. = AT lsut-
tie, France, he remained for five months
guarding German prisoners and was
doing similar duty all over France
for l3 months. On Oct. 2S he arrived
at Camp Dix, \. J. He was soon dis
charged from the 245th p. w f. tpris-
oner of war ESCORT corps and has since
been visiting his sisters and mother in
Boston and New York He contem-
plates leaving here the latter part of
this week for Los Angeles, Cal, to take
up electrical repair work
A congregation of 100 or more friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Abbatti. who
were recently married in Buffalo, n Y,
where for a time they resided, assem-
bled in the X. of c. hall last evening to
tender them farewell reception The
evening was made very pleasant by
dancing Refreshments of ice cream,
cake waters and punch were served.
The presentation of costly gold Jew
elry case to Mrs Abbatti and a gold
cigarette case to Mr., Abbiatti by John
B. Casselini in behalf of the group,
came as complete surprise to the
couple, who assured their friends that
the tokens of remembrance and esteem
would be precious articles to them At
1880 Murray's orchestra ceased play
ing for q time, as nearly all the friends
accompanied the two young people to
the depot They left on the midnight
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