The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-04
TALK OF THE TOWN


touch it.--adv.
II Repairs on the boilers at the Polst'
II plant have been completed and work wi
be resumed there Monday.
H There will be a meeting of local 4S'
II Musicians Protective association in til
H band room at the old city building Sun
II day afternoon at o'clock. The Time
II is requested to say that the presence o
II every member is desired.
II l.. j. johnson of the Curtis Publishing
II Co., Philadelphia, and ID. Janion Mae
II Nichol Boston representatives of tn
II Taylor Critchfield- Clague Co. of Chicago
H Ill, were among the advertising men il
II the city yesterday and to-day.
II The North Barre Red Sox basketball
team returned to the city early thi
morning from Waterbury, there it go
away with bad start in the opening
game of its schedule. Waterbury baske
tossers excelled in nearly every depart
ment of the game with the result thai
the Barre boys came away with the short
end of 81 to 20 score as their token Of
defeat. The following players appeared
in the local lineup; Broderick, Tomasi
Quatropani, Smith and Mckenzie.
Sunday evening, Dec. II, at 1880, Their,
will be union service in the Barre opera
house. DIR. Samuel Zane Batten of Phil.
adelphia, who is the secretary of the
social service department of the northern
Baptist convention, will speak. His sub
jeet will be, "The Practice of Citizen.
ship" Dr. Batten was here two years
ago, and all who heard him then will
wish to hear him again. He is an author
and educator of national reputation.
Arthur st. John, who was arrested
on South Main street Thursday evening
by Officer John w. Dineen and locked
lup at police headquarters on an intoxi-
eating charge, became seriously i'll yes
terday, his condition necessitating {, call
from the city physician. Later he was
able to appear before Magistrate IL. W.
Scott, where he pleaded guilty to a sub
sequent offense and furnished the con
yentional disclosure. The Judge took the
lads testimony with generous pinch
of "NacP and then sent him to the coun-
ty Jail to serve sentence of 80 days.
Costs which the respondent was unable
to pay will extend his sentence Is DAYS.
Harold Mute, who contributed his bit
to bowling history hereabouts in years
past, is repeating his triumphs of last
season ON the alleys in Manchester, Con-
cord and Nashua, N. H. With Davidson
as his partner, Mute defeated Holmes
and Reed of Boston in one OF the most
brilliant exhibitions Of pin falling ever
seen in Concord, according to New
Hampshire contemporary, which says in
part; "The pins fell for Reed and
Holmes, but they didn't fall fast enough |
to defeat such star candlepin artists as
Mute and Davidson. Nute's last string |
OF 1856 was the highest of the match |
and constituted brilliant exhibition |
of bowling Mute was the high total |
man with l,l37 to his credit, Davidson |
next highest with ! ,05l, while Reed and /
Holmes we're 9s5 and 9s2 respectively. /
Alexander Hurry Of Bugbee avenue
received letter from his brother, VIII
liam Hurry, this morning advising him
that the s7th Genadier Guards had
claimed another Barre recruit in Montre-
al. Mr. Hurry's enlistment papers were
accepted early this week and lie is now
a full fledged "rooky," as the raw re.
cruits are designated. lie expects to
spend the winter in training and viii
probably depart for France with the first
Canadian overseas contingent in the
spring. Mr.. Hurry will be remembered
as former Barre tool shapener. He
was prominent here in amateur dramatics
and in this connection il may be re-
allied that the famous "Ragtime Four,
/ quartet OF singing and dancing come
iians, has lost one of its most valued
members. Until a short time ago. Mr..
Hurry was employed by Davis Bros,
,ranite manufacturers. at their plant in
Riyiere LaPierre, p. Q.
A committee consisting OF w. p. Scott, :
George Robins and See. II. y. Human
# this city and 5. II. Mills of Montpelier
5 making final arrangements for the
nnual business meeting and banquet OF
he Barre Granite Manufacturers asso-
iation. which is to be held next Wednes-
ay afternoon and evening. The BUSH
ess session, which is TO include the cleo
ion Of officers, viii be held in Manu-
acturers' hall in the afternoon at ?
clock. At O'Clock the banquet will be
erved in the dining room at Hotel 1
aTe. Invitations have been extended N
D manufacturers in Quincy. Concord and
Their manufacturing centers and Il j.
Spected that covers win be laid for
early 200 men. CAROLS orchestra il
, play during the dinner hour and an
ltirely unprecedented program 10 follow u
le dinner viii be punctuatedaBy orches. r.
al oTertures. The customary after
inner exercises will be omitted.
The community Christmas tree move
eut in Barre Is going along on IL own n
omentum these days, 30 whole hearted y
have the citizens entered into the
OBJECT. Last year there were commuui
I trees IN Bennington. Brattleboro. Bur.
neton. Bristol, johnson. Manchester
iddlehury, Rutland. - Aibans. st.
,hnshury, Springfield. Waterbury. White
.ver Junction Williston. and Windsor.
nonF ether Vermont towns. While the {
itiatiFe Wa taken hy different types
organizations. / was significant that
10 plans were carried ont through the
operation Of 81 cifizens ard an or
nizatiaus, 40 that the tres were ID
cry sense community trees IL Brat &
.bnro il vas ntit irnprag auert &
lrue which voted e. haze = MUNICIPAL
-. The community Christmas tree ii e
.uninrtuu and tie afteudant rtffcisss 4
re given under ttf ausr1efs af The
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