The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

"The Little Gypsy" tomorrow, Parl
| Theatre.-adv.
"Sons Of Satan" five.reel drama, a
the Bijou to-dhy.--adv.
Mrs. Alberda Martyr of Plainlield wal
visitor in the city to-day.
Curtis Holt and Augustus Foster Of
Plainiield were business visitors in tho
city yesterday.
Daniel Bixby OF Chelsea arrived in the
city last night and began work this
morning as waiter in the Hub restau'
rant.
Rev. George Hendy OF Newport, pas
tor Of the Syrian Catholic church in Yer
mont, is passing few days with mem
bers of his flock in Barre and vicinity.
Beginning May g. all the banks of
the city will be closed each Saturday OF
noon, the arrangement to continue to
November /.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Neveau Of
the Morrison farm returned to the city
yesterday from Sheldon, where they
passed the week end at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ Regain.
| A meeting of the Barre Rangers foot.
ball club will be held in the pavilion
Wednesday evening, May 8, at o'clock.
The presence of every member and ev-
cry prospective member is desired.
A gust of the high southeast wind
which prevailed this forenoon brought up
against the open door in the a. NJ. Lyon
grocery and pushed il against the wall
of the store with such violence that the
plate glass was shattered.
Barre granite slips, similar TO the cir
culars enclosed in outgoing mail from
the Manufacturers headquarters, have
been distributed to the merchants in
quantities. On each slip is printed
tabloid story of Barre granite.
Gerald Clark, Grant Thomas, Lawrence
Pollander and Howard Wilson were Wis
itors in the city yesterday while on their
way to Graniteville, there to be EN-.
ployed by Boutwell,, Milne & Varnum
The young men have been employed I'M
til recently in Jeifersonyille.
A sizeable annex to the granite plant
OF Shield & Mills is projected and unless
there are unforeseen delays, work on
an addition "a feet long and 20 feet wide
will be undertaken within few days.
Shield a. Mills is the second Depot square
granite manufacturing firm to prepare
for spring improvements, Hoyt & Milne
having recently completed plans for a
big annex to the shed they erected in the
summer of 1918.
Robert @. Mcdonnell OF Richardson
street. having purchased three building
lots of John Trow on the westerly side
Of Perry street, is completing plans for
the erection of brick dwelling house
this season. Excavations for the foun,
iation are under way and work on the
will be rushed forward .
rapidly to completion. Twelve-inch brick 1
walls are to have lateral dimensions OF n
q and 3S feet. Mr.. McDonnelfs house
IS to be built on a lot adjoining the prop u
srty of Charles II. Wishart.
Main line car service over the track OF
he Barre 4 Montpelier Traction q Pow
II Co. was interrupted for few hours
o-day on account of repairs which are
icing made to the sewer in front of the
iordon block on North Main street. Ait
II street department laborers had mined
lnder the paving, it was thought that 1
he weight OF the main line cars would 1
'e too great for the thin wall of earth
Underneath. Hence, the heavier cars were 4
topped just south of Pearl street while
he branch line cars completed the south
nd and Washington street service.
The remains of Albert Holden, for
ner Barre resident, and for many years
well known Boston laundry man, whose
cath occurred in Lowell, Mass, Sun
ay, arrived in the city over the Central II
'ermont railroad Monday evening at H
clock. The body was accompanied by II
FRS. Fl. J. Conant, sister of the deceased. II
his forenoon at 10 o'clock interment was
Jade in the Holden family lot at Elm III
God cemetery. Mr.. Holden is recalled III
Y many older residents of Barre, al III
Rough he left the town of his birth as a N
Dung man. For many years prior to
lgaging in the laundry business he was
nployed as general utility man by the
oston & Maine. III