The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Gifts that last at Goodfellow's jew
elry Store.-adv.
We feel more than anxious you
should see our display Of Vermont
views before they are gone. Cummings
and Lewis.--adv.
George German, John Hoban ana
w. Fl. Ward went to Burlington this
morning for brief business trip, and
plan to return this evening.
Edward A. Carroll of Philadelphia,
guest of the Granite Manufacturers
association during the past few days,
started on his homeward journey yes
| terday.
Miss Corinne Eastman of 20 Wei
! lington street has been chosen as Il
member of the freshman choir at
Mount Holyoke college, South Had
ley, Mass.
Harry Jones of North Main street
has secured employment with the
| Green Mountain Lumber company OF
Middlesex, where he will go to be
able to start work Monday.
Miss Marion TiIden of South Main
street, Miss Kathryn Rogers of Or
ange street and Miss Marion Wiley
of Beacon street arrived at their
homes last evening from Middlebury
| college to spend the Yuletide.
The Gatusi campfire girls of the
| Presbyterian church viii meet in the
church Friday night at 6:45. Each
girl please bring all the money for
! the Christmas seals and Jello, also
any bundles of rummage for the sale.
Thomas Reid, British merchant
mariner, who ended last July serv-
ice of 81 years in the British navy,
arrived in the city yesterday to spend
| the Christmas and New Year holidays
with his mother, Mrs. G. Reid, and his
sister, Mrs, G. Thomson, of 90 Brook
street. Mr. Reid has just recently re.
| turned from a voyage to Constantine
| pie, Turkey, and the straits OF Gil
, braltar with a merchant vessel.
All the schools in the city suspend
! ed sessions this afternoon for the
Christmas and New Year holidays and
for two weeks now the school bells
i will remain silent. Teachers and stu
dents from Goddard seminary were
leaving on every train to-day for their
homes as were many members of the
| Spaulding faculty staff. Spaulding high
school and the other city schools ex.
pect to reopen Jan. 4, while Goddard
seminary opens Tuesday morning,
| Jan. 5,
Spaulding high schools varsity bas.
ketball five has made arrangements
with Clarence Carpenter, the fast right
guard of last season, who is now n
freshman at the University of Yer
mont. for game in the Spaulding
| gymnasium tomorrow evening, Car
! penter has gathered together strong
| team for the occasion and assures
Manager Perry that his team is a
match for any high school team Mills,
| Montpelier highs center last season. is
included in this group. The game viii
begin at o'clock
The last meeting Of the year of
| Harmon review, No. /, w. b. A. o. I.
| NJ, was held Wednesday evening in
/ X Of p. hall, with a large attend
! ance. Refreshments were served by
| the December circle, with Mrs. Flor
ence Veale as chairman. After the
| business meeting was over, Mrs. Mary
r. Macdonald, in behalf of the members
of the review, presented their retir'
| ing commander, Mrs. Mae Allen, a
purse containing $40 in gold as tok-
, en- Of appreciation of her untiring de.
votion TO the review during the two
years she has been commander. Mrs
Allen thanked the ladies feelingly for
the gift, after which a social hour was
enjoyed by all present.
Another smoker" and open house"
to all ex-service men of Barre and
Barre Town will be held in the Legion
club house tonight, beginning at <
o'clock. The committee in charge has
made arrangements for several good
sparring bouts, some musical enter
tanment by singers and musicians,
possibly a few numbers by quartet,
humorous readings, and refreshments.
Allen c. Fletcher of Montpelier, state
adjutant of the American Legion, will
speak. II is also announced the post
plans 20 hold dance at the club
house for the members Christmas
night and since there is limited
number of tickets members present
tonight will have first choice, for
then THO tickets viii be placed en-