The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-02
TALK OF THE TOWN
White goods week al KNIGHTS.

hlite Spous WEEK at hIilSllb p
Allen Carter the man with the silverl
voice, is big feature at the Pavilion
i John w. Dillon of Merchant street
has returned home from Boston, where
he has been spending several days on
a business visit S
Eric pirie of Marshfield was a visitor
in the city to-day. returning from a
months business trip through the west.
! ern and southern states. While absent
! from Barre he visited in Colorado, Utah
California and Georgia in the interests
OF the Pirie Tool Sharpening Machine
company.
Consolidated Lighting Co. electricians
working on the new high power tension
| line near Blackwell street shortly after
noon to-day We're responsible for series
of sharp blasts from the fire alarm
whistle at the gas plant. Chief Gladdlng
invent to Blackwell street to ascertain II
any damage had been done to the sig
nal system.
| Nineteen-thirteen was the biggest year
| in the granite business in Barre more
men were employed than in any other
| year Still guaranteed estimates show
that less beer and wine and from one-fif-
teenth to one-twentieth as much whiskey
and brandy were shipped into Barre in
1913 than during 1907 the last license
year.-Advt.
William Mcdonald, manager OF the
World Granite company OF East Barre,
was a visitor in the city yesterday re-
turning from a business trip through
the western states. He visited in Iowa,
Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, and several
states in the East. While in the city
yesterday he visited at the home of his
parents on Summer street.
Manager Blackmore of the Spaulding
high school basketball team has com
pleted negotiations with the st. Johns
bury academy five for game to be
played in this city on Friday evening,
March 9. The game was scheduled to be
played during December, but for various
reasons was cancelled. On Wednesday
March ii, Montpelier high school will be
Spaulding's opposite in this city.
Il. NJ. Laws of Wellington street has
been notified of the appointment OF his
uncle, George II. Kinzel, to the office of
postmaster in his native city, Winches-
ter, Mass. For the past IL years he has
been engaged as city clerk and treasur
er of Winchester. His appointment by
President Wilson was confirmed in the
Senate last week and became effective
to-day Mr.. kinzel has been an ocea-
sional visitor at the home of his nephew
in this city.
Through its Bethel agent, w. w.
Perkins, the d. A. Perry Real Estate
agency of this city has sold for 0ramel
T. Morse and Cora Il. Morse their large
farm in Randolph to G. ID. Perkins, a
farmer and agent, who lives at 2S2 Berlin
street, Montpelier. The farm consists
of 1875 acres of land located three miles
from Randolph village and the sale in
cludes all OF the stock and tools. Mr..
Perkins plans to take immediate pos
session of the property, but Mr., and
Mrs. Morse have not announced their
plans. In the deal. the selling parties
acquire tract of real estate in the city
of Montpelier. The sale involves a tride
more than $4,000.
f. G. Brock, the trllckman, was busy
to- day unpacking the polling booths and
busting off the ballot boxes TO be used
at the annual election tomorrow.
Yearly after election the voting equip.
ment is stored in the emergency room in
the basement of city hall To Mr.
Brock has fallen the task of putting the
boxes and booths in shape for the work
in hand tomorrow. Owing to divers-
ty of issues to be placed before the
electorate in the 1914 election. the alder
manic property committee has been
commissioned to purchase two new boxes
to conform TO size to the ones that have
always been in use. The truckman ex-
poets to have every polling place fully |
equipped by 8 o'clock tonight