The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-12
TALK or THE TOWN

TALK or THE TOWN
Ye olde Plymouth fair, Howlan'
hall, Dec. l5.--adv.
II Be sure to see little Miss Cantor
dance at the Maccabees fair.--adv.
4 Miss Grace Newman of Albany, N
Y, was weekend visitor in Barre.
| WHY'S venable has returned to thu
city for a short stay during the holi
| days.
] Discriminating smokers prefer .
:, Sculptor cigar Manufactured by Yves
| ley Hoffman TEL GOT W.--adv.
| Il. G. Brown of Forsyth place has
taken up work in the Offices of the e
| c. Glysson Co stoneshed on Mill street
| DR.. L. Fl. Crabtree left Barre foi
New York City Saturday night on .
business trip. lie will return to Barre
Wednesday
Hear the Hopkins family at tho
Elks' charity concert and dance, How.
land hall, Tuesday evening, Dec. IL
Carroll's orchestra lady.
Frank Turner Of 1856 South Main
street has returned to his home from
Hartford, Conn, after passing cou-
pie of weeks with his daughter.
f. A. Drown, the well-known drug
gist, has a special proposition for any
one who is suffering with rheumatism.
Ask about the Rheuma plan.--adv.
Mrs. Amelia Mast Of 81 South Main
street, who has been at the Barre hos
pital for treatment, has been taken
back to her home and is reported on
the gain.
Ladies' night, the first of the winter
season, will be held at the Vineitia
club Friday night. A musical program
il being arranged. Dancing will fol-
low luncheon and CAROLS orchestra
win play.
Hear the beautiful Christmas story
in song by the Montpelier seminary
chorus OF 40 voices. Carols OF merrie
England, medieval Germany, Bohemia
and France viii be sung in great num-
bers. Adults, Csc; children, l5c. To-
night, 1880. Heddlng Methodist church.
adv.
Ice on the brooks and rivers about
town has by many successive freezes
become thick enough to bear person,
and last night the river above the
Trow and Holden shops, for many
years the fayorite skating rink of
Barre youth, was crowded with skat-
ers.
Considerable complaint is being made
by autoists of broken glass in the
cutters of many Of the back and side
streets. The streets leading from North
Main to Summer are pointed out par
ticularly. Bottles are tossed into the
cutters after their contents have been
consumed tneyer beforel and gradu-
ally covered with snow. A wagon wheel
soon brushes them and eventually
comes Mr.. Motorist and parks his car
IN the gutter, but soon finds it is rest
ing in an ocean of broken glass.
Montpelier lodge of Elks, No. 024,
will hold a charity concert and dance
in Rowland hall, Barre, Tuesday eve
ming, Dec. l3. CAROLS orchestra. Pro-
ceeds for the poor in Barre and Mont
pelier Xmas eve. Dancing, 81; con-
cert, 25c. Program as follows; The
Hopkins family with the latest songs
and hits, sally, Won't You Come
Back Love Me- lucky Home"
"Bimini Bay" and "Ti-o-San." The
Hopkins family consists Of seven mem
bers playing several instruments. tCon-
cert also includes Charles Gibbons, DIR.
and Signor Cappiol. Prof, Le-
Roy, dancing master from Burlington,
and his assistant win entertain us and
also assist the public in the latest |
steps.-adv.
Barre automobiles are becoming I'M |
and dangerously independent. |
Twice within three days have auto
mobiles been seen to start away with J
out even waiting for their driver. Sat
urday night machine was parked in a
driveway off Summer street. The driy
pr left the engine running while he
went into the house on business call
and imagine his surprise when he came
but TO find the machine had disap-
peared. A woman In a nearby house
pointed il out to him, 200 yards away
IN the other side Of Summer street.
Without any apparent reason the ma
ihine had suddenly started to back out
II the driveway and had crossed Sum-
ner street. stopping only at the bid
ling Of telephone post. Ii was only
moving slowly and therefore was not
amaped. The driver could not explain
he Htic. Then this morning a ehauf
eur on North Main street spun over
lis engine and then turned to speak
o man who had called him from
earby store. The machine very cour-
eously waited until the driver was out
4 the way and then slyly started to
neak away. The driver turned and
aught the miscreant The only moral
q these two instances would seem to
e that the emergency brake on an
n n L. I'D