The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

| chetti's, Fruit Store,-adv.
Mass mi'' i r'41 visiting ing Ser mother, Mrs
c. C. Holt of Beacon street.
Have you tried PERMISSION for the
| relief of children during whooping
cough, sold at browns Drug Store p
adv.
Mrs. Margaret Nelson of 30 Wash
ington street left Saturday night for
New York City, to make an indefinite
visit.
Regular meeting of Ladies' Auxiliary
| to Clan Gordon will be held Tuesday
evening, Dec. 81, at ISIS O'Clock. in.
| itiation.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Bellows of
Richfordk former residents of East
| Barre, are visiting acquaintance in
| this vicinity.
Clayton Shores of Middlebury is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Shores, of Hill street during the holi-
day vacation.
| The body of Charles Goodspeed, who
died in Alburg last Saturday, passed
through the city to-day en- route to
Corinth for burial.
Herman Curtis of West Berlin, who
has been the guest of Harold White
of Newton street for several days, has
returned to his home
Regular meeting of Sons of Vet
Grams auxiliary Wednesday evening,
/ Dec %, at s o'clock. Initiation. Re-
| freshments will be served.
If it's bracelet watch, pearls, gents
watch or cigarette case, you will find
the best at the right price at Good
| fellows Jeweiry Store.-adv.
Tickets for the Windsor VS.. Mont
pelier Legion basketball game at ar
mory hall. Montpelier, Wednesday eve.
ming, now on sale at Lander's and
| Merlo's.-ady.
Walnuts. Special for Christmas:
Three pounds for a dollar. Greek iigs
at 24c per pound. Also a choice lot
of ehestnuts at attractive prices. To
mast Cash Store.
The ladies' aid OF St. Monicas
church requests that all donations of
food for the Christmas baskets be sent
to the convent Wednesday as the bas-
kets are to be sent out Thursday.
At the Christmas pageant in the
| Church of the Good Shepherd Sunday
night at o'clock, Miss Lucy Wells
will read the prologue and Mason
Pierce win take the part of the mes
| senger.
/ Miss Ruth GIysson arrived here yes
terday from Enosburg Falls, where
she is engaged as a school teacher, 10
pass the Christmas recess with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. C. Glysson, of
| Perry street.
Miss Nadine Rogers, a teacher of
the Proctor high school, has arrived in
the city for the Christmas vacation of
two weeks, which she plans to pass
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. II.
| Rogers, of Orange street.
Mrs. Inez Bassett returned to her,
| home in Orleans yesterday after stop
ping week with Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ).
Waterman of Washington street. Ac-
companying Hr to her home were her
two little daughters, Marjorie and
Betty, who have been visiting with
their grandparents.
The retail stores. members of the
Barre Retail Merchants association,
Inc, will observe the following closing
hours Christmas week. Monday and
Tuesday at $3.50 p. m, as usual;
Wednesday and Thursday at Q p. M;
Friday at 10 p. m; closed Saturday,
Christmas day. F.. NJ. Lyon, Pres,
Frank w. Jackson, sec'y.
The many friends of Miss Lyle Even
in this city will be grieved 70 learn
that she is i'll at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington with scarlet fe-
yer, the malady becoming first known
late last week. Miss Even. gradu
ate of Spaulding high school, entered
the nurses training school at the hos
pital early in September.
Clifton Kelly, n one-time waiter in
Jacks restaurant on Depot square, is
calling on friends in the city for a few
days. AT present he is detained from
his employment in the American house
in st. Adams, having severely burned
his right hand Friday evening in at
tempting to prevent kettle OF boiling
lard from overturninE on a gas range
The entire hand and fingers 70 the first
Joints are badly blistered and the in
Jury will prevent resumption Of work
for some time.
Hear Yet Hear Vel Members of the
| rs class of Spaulding high school. The
mystery Of the missing brides, the
mystery that baifled expert sleuths tor
three years, has been solved. The per-
petrators have confessed, and are now
ready 10 make known (perhapsl their
| actions of three years ago in East
| Montpelier. II may all be heard on
Thursday esening. Dec %, at the class
reunion in Spaulding assembly hall.
| Dean c. Davis, a law student of Bos-
ton university, will defend the class
and Principal Henry II. Jackson, in
| structor of business law and schOl-
ar of law in general, will prosecute
the case. Every witness Of these mis-
demeanors and every member of the
class should be present. Whichever
side wins will celebrate the others
defeat by a-dance, a program and a
few social hours.
The small store adjoining the Merlo
cigar store has been converted during
the past few days into a beverage
manufacturing plant by Joseph Merlo,
manufacturer OF the Meria beverages.
who has heretofore occupied quarters
at 80 Granite street. The bottling
works and the store are Joined by a
door through the partition and besides
being accessible from the store, goods
can be handled from both the front and
rear part Of the well-equipped plant.
Bv this change. Mr.. Merlo IS enabled
10 add several pieces Of new equip
menr~for the bottling Of the various