The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-06
TALK OF THE TOWN

DR.. O. f. Barr has been passing a
few days in Keene, N. II. Joseph A.
6authier and III. A. Cady are in North
Held for a short visit.
Mrs. G. E. Miles and daughter, who
have been visiting relatives in Barre
Ind East Barre for the past ten days,
left this morning for their home in
Rochester, n. II.
Among the guests at the City hotel
this week are Erwin +. Jones of Wind
sor, former resident, who is travelling
through Vermont in an Oakland road
,tr, B. +. Belknap of Rochester, N. Y,
end Fred Devoe, well-known granite
bealer from Wausau, Wis.
Rev. Fr. A. G. Griffin, pastor of st.
Monica's church, yesterday announced
1t both masses that Prof. Timothy
Drake of Boston would speak at St.
Monica's church on Sunday evening, Oc-
tober IL, Columbus day, on "The Pas
lion Play" Prof. Drake is considered
The foremost lecturer on "The Passion
Play" and Oberammergau in the United
States. He has passed many years of
bis life in close touch with the peas
lntry that produce that play every ten
Fears. Last night Prof. Drake lectured
1t st. Auglstine's church in Montpelier.
One of the largest monumental bases
.ver shipped out of Barre left the Mont
peler & Wells River freight yards this
morning. The stone is IA feet square
Ind has a uniform thickness of two feet
Ind 10 inches. 1t is hammered Barre
yrante, and was finished by the George
straiton Co. On account of its immen-
Iity, it was shipped on end with heavy
props arranged TO keep it secure. The
base is shipped to a Pennsylvania deal
n who intends to erect thereon large
monument, which is to be cut out of
Barre granite. Freight men of the
Younger generation who helped load the
fgantic stone say they never saw a
,ase to equal it in size. A. NJ. Troup,
! well known local photographer, was
Employed to snap the stone Just as it
eft the yards on its long journey to the
Keystone state.
IAN accident of minor importance took
,lace about | o'clock yesterday after
loon near the junction of North Main
md Merchant streets, when an Indian
motorcycle, owned by Ira Houston, was
hmaged by colliding with an automobile
riven by Arthur Knight. Houston was
Dming down North Main street while
Knight was turning onto the main thor
ughfare from Merchant street. The
ycle struck a glancing blow on the run
ling board of the automobile. As
esult, the headlight on the cycle was
mashed and the front wheel of the
anne vehicle received such damages
mat it will not be in running order
or some time.
More than sixty tickets were sold at
he Central Vermont station late yes
erday and to-day for the Boston excur-
ion. Among those who left at mid |
light or during the forenoon were: Mrs. |
hary Garvey of Pearl street, Mrs. |
loorge Hoyt of Summer street, Mrs. !
Charles A. Smith of North Main street, |
yeon Carroll of North Main street, Mrs. |
Charles Cae and daughter, Miss Flor
nce, of South Main street, Mrs. Robert |
Iroup. Mrs. Harry Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. |
J. Berlucchi, William Nichols, Mrs. John |
lowell, Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart of
Vest street, Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Owens.
|. c. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. An |
rews, Mrs. R. c. Brown and Mrs. Lizzie
Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs Andrews will |
isit their son, Guy, in Gardner. Mass.
efore returning home. Many of the ex-
arsionists plan TO be absent two weeks.