The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-21
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II Safety razors at Russell adv.
i Dance in Worthen hall Friday; Ian
h dis orchestra. adv
4 Alva G. Carpenter Of Orange was
\ business visitor in the city yesterday.
II MANY Christmas novelties at Burrs
/ A pleasure to show all our goods.--ady
III B. J. Strain Of Canaan, N. H., \
| passing a short business visit in TN
| city.
i Just received pyrex tea pots, in sew
eral styles and sizes. G. w Ayeriil q
| Co. adv.
| Ernest Magoon of West Topshan
called on friends in Barre yesterday OF
business.
II Mrs. Evelyn Mcdonald Of East Cor
NTH was a business visitor in the city
yesterday.
| John Orlando Of this city has com
menced work as clerk in the Drown
Drug store.
| l.. @. Stanton of Cumberland Mills
Me-, 4 granite dealer, is passing few
days in Barre and vicinity.
Christmas night in Quarry Bank
hall--the Woman's club ball. CAROLS
orchestra. Dop't miss it.-adv.
The ideal gift--an Edison phono-
graph. We have a few left. See us at
konce. browns Drug store.--adv.
Just received lot Of wool dresses,
colors, navy and brown, sizes is to IS,
at Sl3.9S. Mrs. Shepard Co.-adv.
Another one and just as good as the
| others -Universalist dance in Quarry
Bank hall Dec. 28. Carrolls orches-
| tra.- adv.
Miss Lucy Wells returned to the city
yesterday from Mount Holyoke col
| lege to pass the Christmas vacation
with relatives here
Misses Madeline Whitcomb and Ella
Phelps have arrived at their homes to
pass the Christmas holidays from tbs
University Of Vermont.
The regular meeting Of the I. A..
a. O. H., win be held in X. of G. hall
| Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Election Of officers. Initiation.
George Woolsey of Circle street re.
turned to the city this morning from
| Springfield Mass, where he has been,
employed for the past few months.
Miss Doris Burke arrived home yes
terday from Smith college to pass tic
Christmas recess from her studies ut
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Burke of Summer street.
Street Superintendent Freeman has
been having some difficulty with sew
ers in the vicinity Of Granite and Gem
ter streets and clean-out yesterday
disclosed quantities of grape stems and
skins which have been used and dis
carded. This practice must be discon
tinued or trouble win result for the
offenders.
The Barre Legion basketball team,
composed Of Mari, johnson, Wilson,
Laird, Clark and Douglass, was de-
feated by the Company d team at ST.
Johnsbury Tuesday night by the score
of "a to .. Mari and Wilson each got |
a basket from the floor and MARI added |
three points on fouls, with Johnson
and Clark each contributing another
point on free throw The Company d
team was exceptionally strong in de-
Tense and the Legion had hard time
breaking through.
The Paderewski concert announced |
for Burlington tomorrow, Friday, Dec.
%, has been cancelled. Mr.. Paderew-
ski, immediately after announcement I
of the assassination of the president OF
Poland, cancelled his Montreal concert /
set for Dec. 20 and yesterday asked
to be released from his Burlington en-
A large number of Barre and
people had engaged tickets. A
date in the spring may be possible. Ne
gotiations for a new date are now go
ing on and announcement will be made
when possible.
Power service is giving local manu-
facturers great deal Of trouble of
late. The first of the week the north
end sheds were without power to opcr
ate and to-day it is the south ends
turn to do without so that the north
end can work. The same condition ex-
sts in Mortified, Montpelier and Wa
terbury. In response to a protest by
The manufacturers association on the
service, it was disclosed that the short
age of power was due TO low water
The local plants are still burning coal
md oil and even taking power from
outside sources but unless there is a
heavy rain or thaw it looks as though
he power situation would be bad all
winter.
Miss Ethel Mcfarland returned Tues
lay from Ithaca, n. Y, for the hol-
days, where she is studying the cor
ection of speech. disorders under DR.
Martin. DIR. Martin is the
'reatest authority on this work in the
ountry, having studied at home and
broad with the biggest men in the
work. and having had actual expert
nee with thousands of cases during
he war and while director of the pub
e schools of New York City. This
Fork includes the correction of STAN
nering, suffering, falling, lisping and
1ss of voice. 1t also includes the
ED of psychology, neurology and
FORK with mentally retarded children.
Inyone wishing to receive help or to
now more about the work may call
liss Mcfarland at her home, 2S5
outh Main street. Tel. 377-W.-adv