The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-03
BARRE'S CELEBRATION
TO BE RESTRICTED
Some Regulations in Force Regarding the
Sale and Discharge Of Fireworks
and Firecrackers-Plans
of the Day.

Early indications point to real Fourth
OF July weather and a fairly sane OBJ
seryance in Barre Of the 18th anniyer-
sary of the nations birth. independence
day will have respectable celebration
here if young America and the collabor-
ating ceebrators of an older generation
pay marked attention to the restrictions
which the city council has placed on the
dangerous use of high explosives. 1t
may be well to name some OF the mate
rials and appliances which have been ta-
booed by the city fathers The sale,
storage and discharge OF the following
fireworks Is prohibited: Frecrackers
containing chlorate of potash, or other
high explosives; firecrackers larger than
five inches in length and one inch in dia
meter; pistols. cannons or other appli-
ances using blank cartridges or caps con-
tanning chlorate OF potash mixture; cart
ridge eXplodcrs and toFpedoes larger
than threc-quarters Of an inch in dia-
meter, and all caps or explosives usual
laid ON the streets or car rails.
Flash powder is not TO be per Nd
in any one place in greater NY
than fifteen pounds. Only Nc tain
stores may fireworks be SSsed, for
each dealer wishing to .,Adlc or re-
tail celebration acces, - must first
have permitted the ehie.so the fire de-
partment or his authorized agent to in
spect the premises. The chief is then
supposed to make report to the city
council.
Independence day will be ushered in
with firecrackers only at the strike OF
u tonight The sale of powder, fire.
crackers, etc, is limited from midnight
tonight until II p. m. tomorrow night.
In making its restrictions, the council
asks that the public use every precau-
tion in the discharge of any and all fire.
works, SO that great deal of the dan
ger to life and limb may be eliminated
The chiefs Of the fire and police depart
ments have been directed to see that the
rules and regulations are rigidly en-
forced
To-mQrrow's program promises to con
sist almost solely of baseball games and
family outings AT the Berlin street
grounds, the italian Athletic club will
play a double header with the Boston
Reds, one game to be pulled off in the
forenoon and the second in the after
noon Intercity park viii doubtless be
the mecca for other crowds of fans, for
there the Barre Athletic club will play
forenoon and afternoon games with
The Brattleboro Independents.
Parks on the car line and on the out
skirts of the city will be transformed |
into picnic grounds for many families,
no doubt
Here in the city all business will be
Many Of the granite manu-.
closed their plants to-day for |
the remainder Of the week while others |
plan to postpone re-opening until the |
middle of next week or possibly on the |
Monday. Early summer wit
iesses a temporary suspension of work |
n many of the sheds on account of the |
lot weather. If the temperature is at /
Ill favorable for closing around the
the annual vacation is usually |
AIKEN at this time.
Tomorrow there will be extra police
nen on the streets and fire wardens,
egulars and call men viii be on the
Ilert for incipient fires, etc. The police
nticirate an orderly Fourth, it was said
o -day.