The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Barre at Martins Book Store, IL for Toe
adv.
Mrs. Isabelle Cantley Hall will sing al
the ladies' union dance in Rowland hal
Jan. 6.-ady.
Regular monthly meeting of "A. O. II
viii be held Thursday evening, Jan. q
40 o'clock.
For Sale--Sideboard china closet, Ia
BILE, chamber suit, couch bed. Mrs. Il. A
Drown, 0 Walnut street.
An adjourned meeting OF the First
Baptist church viii be held in the church
vestry Thursday evening,
Rupert Wood of st. George, n. b., ar
rived in the city last evening for bust
ness visit of several days.
Cards for those not dancing will be In
order at the dance in Rowland hall Jan.
9. Both old and new dances to suit all.
adv.
Allen Dix returned last night to the
University of Vermont after spending
the holidays at his home on Franklin
street.
Clothing sale, mems, women's, boys
and girls top coats and suits at unheard
of prices. Latest models Sadlier, 10
Keith avenue.
Ralph Ward has returned TO his home
in Worcester, Mass, after passing a few
days in the city as guest in the home
of Mrs. j. X. Maiden OF Highland ave-
nue..
John Ryan, the Graniteyille stage driv-
er, who is taking few days vacation
from his daily overland trips TO Mill
Ii htll hap -,
in Sherbrooke, p. O., TO visit relatives.
Regular meeting of Harmon hive. No.
Il, w. B. A. o. T. NJ, will be held in X.
of p hall Wednesday evening, Jan. 5, at
1880 o'clock. The recordkeeper viii be at
the hall early to receive assessments.
DO not forget the dance at Rowland
hall Thursday evening under the aus
pieces OF the ladies' union of the Univer-
salist church; both old and new dances
and cards for those who do not care to
dance. adv
John 0'Leary of the firm of Marion &
0'Leary, who returned Sunday from q
visit of several days with relatives in
Boston, is confined by illness at his
home on Eastern avenue, His condition |
to-day was reported to be slightly i'm
proved
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Egidio F. Rulfo of Ayers street passed
away at the City hospital last night.
The child was born Monday evening
Funeral services were held this afternoon
at 2 o'clock and interment was made in
Hope cemetery.
All members of the official board are
requested to be present at the Hedding
church this evening at 1880 at the regu-
lar monthly melting. As there are less
than three months before the time of
annual conference, there is important
business that needs to be attended to at
1nce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon c. Smith of North.
ield, who recently purchased the Smith
stock farm of Charles ". Gordon and DIR.
:. II. Bancroft, have moved their house
iold goods to South Barre and are oc.
upying their property. They were ac. !
to their new home by Mrs.
smiths mother, Mrs. H. c. Thwing.
Among the visitors in the city yester-
lay We're the following people: i. J.
Iawley of Burlington, F. E. Ryan of
Frank Wheeler OF Plainield,
" G. Caldwell of Boston, G. G. Brown
{ Worcester, +. J. Savage of st. Adams, !
/. A. Robbins of st. Johnsbury, F. w. I
Ieldon of Burlington, Alex. I. Beaton OF I
outh Ryegate, r.. X. Smith OF Rutland
nd B. u. Wells of st. Johnsbury.
Wiring and motor companies continue
heir work of installing facilities for the
itroduction of dust removing devices in
he Barre granite belt. Latterly Canton
ros. have had five horsepower motor
lstalled and 40-horsepower motor has
cen placed in the plant Of the Dewey y
olumn & Cutting Co. by the Consolidat- 7
Lighting Co. The Vermont Manufae-
ring Co., which is doing business near :
epot square, has contracted for three 2
,rsepower, three l5-horsepower and x
lree horsepower motors and other =
ants are contemplating increases in x
leir motor service. x
After a lapse of several days, due to z
e desire of the owners to make needed x
pairs on the surface and in the quarry \
is, the j. X. Pirie quarries in Granite z
lie and Williamstown were opened for <
lsiness this morning with large gang 2
men employed. Snow has handicapped x
e quarrymen in their work this winter y
ID considerable time has been lost as z
suit. While machinists were busy tim <
ring derrieks and other apparatus, 2
tail of men worked several days to get x
e quarries into working condition. =
lsiness at the Pirie deposits promises =
start off with boom and the demand
r the Prize stock here in the city and
other centers is larger than usual.
The opening game of the Spaulding
yh school basketball schedule for 1915 -
to be played tonight in the armory =
Il in Montpelier with Montpelier sem
Try. The Spaulding team has been
lcticing every day since the opening
the winter term and, with the knowl- :
&c of the game acquired from the class
mes played before the vacation, should
'e good account of itself. Spaulding
) been unfortunate in losing three OF
: best men through different reasons
4 as result viii put team of I'M
ed men on the floor tonight The c
,bable lineup win be as follows:
,hols, center; Mann and Densmore.
wards; Rogers and Cole, guards. Fri
: night Spaulding plays Hardwick at S
gymnasium in the Spaulding annex.