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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
5
Community notices list rummage and food sales at Presbyterian and Universalist churches around Dec 17 18, with donations and baked goods. Also reports guests visiting Barre and Montpelier for banquets and meetings of Granite Manufacturers' association, plus church rehearsals and social events at Howland hall and armory.
A meeting of Barepalichere bens will be held in their hall Nich vin blark Thursday evening at 7 o clock. The delegate to represent our branch at the antee Mon on revising our constitution will be chosen. Election of officers and other important business. W A Pirie secretary.
Local Barre items note gifts and sales at Goodfellow’s Jew Store and Barre Bargain Store. People travel, attend court, or visit relatives in Boston and Burlington. A Catholic Foresters meeting, barber talk postponement, and church charity plans are listed alongside notices of funerals, college students home for holidays, and club activities with dates and places.
A Renlar meeting of the M. W. of A. is set for Friday December 17 at Telork. The brief notice outlines the time and venue for members to gather.
A small batch of records received today offers potential Christmas gifts. The items include vintage albums and collectible memorabilia suited for music lovers and history enthusiasts alike. Each piece carries year or label details that appeal to collectors seeking tangible holiday keepsakes.
Fragmented ad notes Christmas events at Universalist church with a Friday December 17 event. Local tailoring and jewelry ads promote velvet suits plush coats and bracelets watches at Goodfellow’s with Vermont views display, urging early viewing before stock runs out.
Miss Miller reports Drury returning from a short visit with Helen and Frances Kimball in Alstead New Hampshire. Rev Cary Watson aims to regain health after his spring illness. The I O C F holds a meeting next Friday with officer elections. Parcel mailing tips are given for Christmas week. Rural carriers will handle many packages later in the day. John Kirby of Northfield visits Mrs Frank J Godfrey. Templeton Shepardson of Bondville visits sister Mrs Pollard of Montpelier. Colonel Robinson Templeton, once of Worcester, lived on the Jackson Corners farm now owned by Clarence H Bailey. Clara Templeton, long in Los Angeles, returns to Vermont for a vacation. Rural Good Luck club met December 11 with Mrs Oliver Martin, gifts distributed, and praise for the hostess. Dr. O Ol Rutter, optometrist, will be at the hotel December 22 for eye exams.
Grand auspices of Court Ret Row No 6 host a New Year’s Eve dance in the Graniteville gym on Dec 31. Prizes for best dressed lady and goat, with Raimlesson at 1.25 and extra ladies 250v. Deer hunters named include Robert Finnigan, Alex Riddle, Dick Bel langer. Schools announce two week vacation with Christmas trees and activities for attendance.
H J M Jones was named president at a gathering that drew a great ovation and lively singing. Mr Bennett responded to the applause as John Cuddy Duncan performed a whittling solo. Jones Brew Co official Robert Jones accompanied on piano, with dancing lasting into the morning. Committee members included Robert B Joy A J Young Armando Comelli Allin W Reid W B Mackenzie and J A Healy.
Dre George B Gage and T May Gage of Barre plan extended health vacations with their mother in Crown Point New York and may tour California. Dr H H Hunter of Ravenport will assume their Barre practice during winter, with Gage brothers traveling to Crown Point then May. Hunter, Palmer School graduate, will base in Currier and Rialto buildings Barre Montpelier.
Woodbury residents announce a children led performance of Dickens Christmas Carol at the new school hall on Thursday evening December 24 followed by a Christmas tree. Everyone is invited to help the children celebrate the merriest time of year. Local notes report Mrs Fiona Drennan returning a list to her Burlington work and several townsfolk visiting relatives or staying with relatives in St Johnsbury Hardwick East Calais East Montpelier and Barre venues. Chickenpox illnesses appear in several town families as well.
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