The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-22

Fine Piece Of Granite Carving complet-
"a at D. e. LlIhe Shed.

ca at D. x. Lille shed.
One Of the finest pieces OF granite
carving ever produced in this city has
just been finished at the D. X. Lille
shed. On a die Of dark Barre granite
about three feet square IS cut out a
face an inch and a half deep and nearly
two feet long. and within this depre4
sion seemingly impossible task has
been accomplished A figure Of Erie
lmilroad engine No. 36I, has been
leut ID such detail chat Il seems almost
beyond the power OF man. The lettering
on The tender and beneath The cab
1 window. the trucks and springs, head-
li9llt valve rods and every detail viss
lble from a side view are faithfully carr
4 iifd out The monument is to be erect
ed On the Tot Of eX-engneer Ellsworth,
WHO for over 40 years drove engine 900
over the rails Of the Erie road One
/ peculiar fact o. the carving Is that IL
was done by a man Of French extrac
i dm, named IaOlaire. whereas II has
been supposed that the italian and Span.
ish we're the most expert IN that line
Of work,
Miss Sarah Parker editor Of the Brad
ford Opinion and wen known here sails
1 from Boston Saturday on o three
months' European trip
While nnrolling a hammock recently
Mrs II Fl Pollard stuc5 one end If
tbe rod III her eyc cutting gtsh, but
mot injuring the sight
/ The marriage II Miss ma Niles Of
Mouisvlla ana Dr. Frank Jackson oe-
enrs today end Mr and Mrs. a. Z.
/ spaaldiHg are in attendance. The bride
IS Mrs spauldings sister.
The marriage OF Miss Sally 0riatt
I and Lawrence II. Gardner Of Buffalo,
n. T., occurs this afternoon at 4 o'clock
+ il Christ Episcopal church. a dinner
was given the hest man and usbers
last evening at the Country club.
Rev. II. a. Flint and a party com
posed 81 Donald Fairchid and Miss Grace
Bulkely Of MoretoWn, Miss Miriam KIM
hall 81 the seminary faculty nna Miss
spieef Of Norwich Conn.,, win sail Sat
Iuraay from New YORK. On European
Trip.
An independent team, composed d Old
hiah school baseball men has bsen Of
eapizel and win play 4 series 81 games
with the Fibbards tine FIRST occurring
Tomorrow afternoon a. lntercity park
Should there he large attendance, the
team may be kept together during the
summer
The directors Of the FIRST National
bank have declared a seni-annual div
idead of -four per cent from the earn
ings % the past lbs months an increase
from three per cent, and placing the
stock on a eight per cent basis for Tie
year ThIs means a distribution Of So
000 to July stockholders. The Wet
more 8 Morse Granite company has a..
50 declared a sem-annual dividend If
five per cent an increase from six per
cent for tHa YEAR the five pcr CENT
dividend. Will be paid every six months
whereas the siN per cent dividend was
paid only ct the end Of The yar The
distribution at dividends from ibis COM
psuy amounts To 50 500 Frank Vi.
CORY 81 Montpelier i president Of both
companies.
All the dustolne purchased by the
city has now been applied 1900 gallons
having been put on the state read above
the Pioneer. 24Q0 gallons ca Lower state
street 400 gall0ns On First avenue and
eco gallons. which was sold Go Is W.
Bailey. has been pui On tlle highway
ia front 81 the nailey farm Tie sd
Ting 81 The dust IS accomplished andI
i1e city feels well repaid 70 fat of the
N IL
speeding along first on the oiled roads
AND aen oiI Il can easily he seen wharf
the OIL Is really accomplishing IL ba@
been noticed that drivers AZ autos have
to exercise care "a Tie oiled surface
q prevent the ear from skiading Ii IS
supposed that the applications already
made viii last throughout the season.
Ten seminary students participated
last evening 10 the annual prize speak /
ing contest which wa largely attended /
The program consisted of fifteen nam
bers, literary and musical each speaker
being contestant for TIE prizes The +
winners viii not be announced until
graduation day The program was as
follows Piano Cazonetta; Polonaise ia
maiorih Rachel NJ Thatcher; Bareain +
Day 81 Tus House" ClmIles n. Craui /
dali; Fourteen t0 one Georgia W
Wells Gor5on' Reprieye,a Fred W.
AarshaH song song 0u@ Agnes Rule,
title Night Run III the Overland
Carrie "a Sleeper; "The Stranded Ship 7
Brauner Ct Niles; t~rhe CbldH Glenn
Il Aiorsei piano. The Two larks Avis
ST. Wheeler; lhe Great Colee Circus /
Fight, 0tho g. Williams; Jean Val.
jeait Lucy G. Swifti song From My
Own, bly, Native Land Fanst Howard
j Smithers; The Sign Of tire Cross.
William II Niles; How Hugh Won the
Choir Misdal Carrie B. Downs song
Love in Sprinntime.7 Ivah Straehan.
Eligible for first prize only.
The annual alumni banquet and recep-
item Of the Alumni association Of tie
Montpelier high school was held at the
Pavilion hote last evening There was
d small attendance, but two motions
were carried Whien viii largely increase
tile attendance in coming years The
aaet was to extend Tho eligible memb8f-
shin to those who have attended Tie
high school Tor three years, ana the sec
ond was 10 permit the attendance Of
wives ard husbands Of the alumni, blt
giving them no part "a the proceedings.
Officers elected were President, William
n. Hherialtit; first Weep sideut, Mrs
Ralph Brown; second Gice-pfesident,
Fred p Gleason; secretary and treas
arer Miss Eva Fuller executive com
mittee Miss Carrie Willey Mrs G. H
seater w 7. Dewey, Miss Helen Brock.
lhe speakers Of the evening were Sup