The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-20
TALK OF THE TOWN


NJ. u, will be held in X. OF G. hall Fri
day evening.
The L. A., A. o. H., will hold public
Der 27. CAROLS orchestra. Admissions
35 cents. Ladies', free.
Mrs. L. j. Bell of Maple avenue is
engaged as a clerk in the Office of the
Consolidated Lighting Co. during the alb
sence of her sister, Miss Harriet Hous-
ton, who is taking vacation.
See the Norwich cadets in their eccen-
trio drill on the second night OF the
Barre A. G. fair, Rowland hall, Friday
evening. CAROLS orchestra for dane
ing Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings
Margaret Blanchard wishes to an.
nouncc that she will start her juvenile
class in dancing Thursday, Oct. 2s. Chill
dren wishing membership will kindly
leave their names with Mrs. Mason Page,
90 Elm street, on or before that date
Adv
II Members of the Barre Golf club are
reminded Of the annual meeting, which
will be held at the clubhouse at 1880 this
evening. All members are urged to be
present. After the business meeting, a
social hour will be enjoyed Light re-
Treatments will be served. If stormy,
tthe meeting will be held at the city court
room.
| G. Porrln of North Main street left
the city to-day for New York, where he
will visit friends for a few days before
sailing for his former home in Italy for
soiourn of several months. Mr.. Por-
RIM is past the age of military service in
Italy and therefore does not expect to
share in the military destinies of the
lpeninsular kingdom.
William Kennedy. the Depot square
garage man, who suffered painful injuries
when Ford car which he was cranking
ran him down one night several days ago,
was able to ride downtown this forenoon
| for the first time since the accident. An
injury to his back is still troubling Mr.
Kennedy, but he expects to be back at
work in the garage within a few days.
The auction sale at the Maynard +.
Spencer farm in Brookfield yesterday
was largely attended despite the rain,
and good prices obtained. The real es-
tate was sold to NJ. Good of this city;
cows brought from SIS 70 $3.50; To-
month.old calves sold for $3.50 each;
yearling colt brought $40; potatoes went
at 80 cents per bushel. ID. A. Perry act
ed as auetioneer. ADV.
Clayton c. Spencer Of this city, a
senior at Tufts college, Medford, Mass,
and 1912 graduate of Goddard semi
nary, has been elected secretary-treas-
urer of the Young Mems Republican
club, recently organized at the Medford
institution. Mr.. Spencer has been TAX
ing an active part in the preliminary
movement for the organization of club,
and with his colleagues he expects to
make the club a factor in college life
from now until commencement in June.
Shipments OF poultry from Barre to
the Boston markets have been unusually
heavy of late, and from now on TO
Thanksgiving, more than month away,
employees of the American Express Co.
expect TO have their hands full with
similar shipments The exodus OF live
fowls from Barre and surrounding towns
began uncommonly early this year, and
the prices from the outset have been
gratifyingly high, the shippers say
Scarcely train leaves the local station
without it's quota of birds, Grated and
ready for the trip 10 Boston.
William NJ. Adrian of Quincy, Mass,
returned this forenoon TO his home, after
making a STAY Of several days at Hotel
Barre while engaged in installing stone |
dust collectors in Barre and Montpelier
granite plants. Mr.. Adrian represents
the Sturtevant company and among the
manufacturers who have purchased equip |
ment from that concern are Charles 81
ianchi A Sons and Brown a Carroll OF
Barre and Bonazzi 4 Bonazd Of Mont |
pelier. The introduction Of various de
vices for removing stonedust in Barre
granite plants Is in accordance with the /
and employees agreement
signed up last spring. The collecting /
equipment az the Brown & Carroll plant
4. nearly installed and will be ready for
use next week The Sturtevant device |
has been used in Quincy for the past Eve
years.
Evidence that the old Church street 1
schoolhouse. vacated by the school com
missioner last June. Is not 10 remain
vacant for long continues 60 accumulate.
hltHUuUu NHIulNE AtNNiAt AaH R'Nh -. Il
complished in the way Of disPosing Of
the structure. There are many people
who would like 70 see the brick building
into a reliquary for the col
lection of relies now exhibited in the
school commissions quarters AZ city hall.
More recently Il has been suggested that
the building BE- used for a boys club
and A. there is = movement on foot ~
the present time for a beginning along
the line Of a public club for boys. u is
possible that the suggestion viii have
tangible results Again. the proposal 70
uuvert the scho0lhouse into q police ia
lion Il finding favor with people who are
familiar with TIE cramped conditions IN
he present police headquarters a city
.an Among these who would Ike =
.ee the police efscouced IN better guar
.rrs. however. there Il . feeling that
part Of the Space IN the water oliice
might ~ utilized fof the seat Of The Pc