The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-20
TALK or THE TOWN

William III. Adams Of Chelsea visit
ed friends in the city yesterday.
Toboggans and Tubbs snowshoes an'
skis at browns Drug tore.--ady.
Local and Vermont views; real pho
tographs, SOC at Cummings & Lewis
adv.
Special discount on 10 and IS sizt
watches at Goodfellow's Jewelry store
/, adv.
/ Bert Potter of Plainfeld was in the
city yesterday on a short business
| visit.
Good candies, nothing else, in fancy
boxes for Christmas. Buy at Mar
chettis.-adv
Alexander Mckenzie and Charles
Gallagher Of this city were business
visitors in Cabot yesterday.
Attention Co. MI Drill Thursday
evening, Dec. I'll. at o'clock. There
will be no drill Dec 20.--adv.
| Come in and get your present FRI
day; so packages we win give away
from to 5 p. m. Barre Bargain store.
--adv.
Another large shipment Of pianos
Just arrived for the holiday trade. Lit
tlefield Piano Co., formerly Bailey's
Music rooms.---adv.
Melvine N. Smith Of Branch street
returned home yesterday from Brain
tree, where he has been employed for
the past few months.
Arturo Bottiggi, who is employed in
New York City, arrived in the city
yesterday to pass Christmas at his
home at rs Foss street.
Mayor Waldron Shield returned to
the city yesterday after a business
trip through New York and the mid
die west as far as Nebraska.
We win call for your battery and
put it In winter storage. Expert at
tention at reasonable prices. Kelly &
Nelson, Main street garage. Tel. no.
adv.
Notice change in date; Basketball.
Spaulding high vs. alumni at Spauld-
ing gym, Friday, Dec. %. Come out
and back your team. Admission 35c,
members s. r. s. a. A. 25c.--adv.
Miss Ida Gould, student at Tufts
college, arrived home the early part of
the week to pass two weeks vaca-
ton at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Gould, on Maple ave-
nue..
All stores, members Of the Barre Re
tail Merchants association, Inc, will
remain open on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday evenings. Dec. 81, % and %,
and will be closed all day Monday, Dec. !
rs, Christmas day.--ady.
James Thompson, formerly Of this
city, who has for the past few months
been attending government voca
tional training school in Keene, n. H., |
arrived in the city Monday on a two |
weeks furlough and Is visiting with |
friends in the city over the Christmas
holidays.
The Barre Woman's club il verv
glad to announce that the sale of the
Red Cross seals exceeds that OF previ-
Gus years. The number sold was 54034, |
and the sum of S54e.34 has been for
warded to the Vermont tuberculosis
The club expresses it's ap-
probation to all who helped to make
the sale successful.
Of the fact that the town clock has
been striking regularly ever since last
Saturday. Citizens living in the VII
cinity claim to have been kept awake
at night by the striking Of the clock
the early part Of the week but they
have become accustomed to it now.
This is the first time the old clock
has struck for several years.
The new issue Of number plates for
the year Of 1923 are being sent out by
the secretary Of state and they are
yellow with black numerals. which are
easily distinguishable. The new rul-
ing whereby the department will not
hold any particular number plate is
,ausing some dissatisfaction among
owners who have taken pride In hold
he same number for 10 or IL years.
The legislative committees Of all un-
ons affiliated with the Central Labor
,nion of Barre will meet with the leg
slative committee of the Vermont
State Federation of Labor Thursday
'vening, Dec. 81, at 1880 in quarry
workers rooms, Scampini block. Many
matters are to be considered and II Is
that every union be repre-
ented. Per order of legislative com
nittee of Vermont State Federation