Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1919 — WELL-KNOWN BUFFET CLOSES [ARTICLE]

WELL-KNOWN BUFFET CLOSES

Famous Place in Boston Frequented by Men of Affairs to .Go Out of Existence. Boston.—“ Fennel’s Elace,” Boston’s famous buffet bar, where men of af-fairs-long have met to have a friendly “nip,” will pass into history In May, because of wartime prohibition. Tucked away in a quiet spot close to busy Devonshire street, “Fennel’s” I has stood for 40. years, presided over ■by John Fennel. The lease expires in May and Mr. Fennel has decided to close up. “Combination” ig,,the popular drink at “Fennel’s.” It consists of whisky with a “chaser” of ale. Famous personages visiting the city were always taken to “Fennel’s”—to try the “combination.” Mr. Fennel is said to be the country’s most famous purveyor of wines. He has traveled over Europe all his life collecting- choice wines. He has paid as high as $125 for small bottles put up in the latter part of the eighteenth century.