The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

Special wool dress goods at Vaughsn's.
Everything for school wear at the
Vaughan Store.
were among the business visitors and
shoppers in the city yesterday.
Mrs George w. Mann of Wellington
street is making visit of several days
with relatives in South Royalton.
Miss Grace Fiske of Randolph Center
was business visitor and shopper in the
city yesterday, returning to her home
this morning.
Mrs. Nelson Parker of Harrington ave
nue. has returned home, after visit of
two weeks with relatives in Burlington
and Plattsburg, y. Y.
Gerald Dickerman, who has been visit.
ing friends and relatives on Prospect
street during the past week, left yester-
day for his home in Oxford, y. II.
A. r. Campbell, sewing machine repair
er of all makes of sewing machines, is in
town for a few days only. Orders left
at Homer Fits Co.'S store.--adv
John Forbes OF North Main street, who
has been taking a vacation of several
weeks from the Barre candy kitchen,
resumed his duties there yesterday.
F. L. Page of Highland avenue left
last night for Woodsville n. H., where
he will remodel the Knobs store. The
work will take him about two weeks.
Miss Teresa LaPage returned to her
home on Prospect street yesterday after
spending the past week at the home of
her brother, Carl Goldsbury of st. AL
bans.
Rev. and Mrs. John Irons and Clyde
Morse of Williamstown passed through
the city yesterday while on their way
home from Bakersfield where they ac-
companied the son of Rev. and Mrs. Irons,
who has enrolled as student in Brig
ham academy.
Mrs. Andrew Knutson of South Main
street and Algot w. Knutson of Proctor
returned to Barre yesterday after visit
ing friends in the states of New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
While in Rhode Island they spent week
with Rev. and Mrs. John Bjork, former
residents OF this city. The trip was made
by automobile
The demand for increased motive pow
err in the stoneshed belt has been stiffen-
ing steadily since the manufacturers be
gan to install their own blower systems
pursuant to the ust.removing clause in
, the last agreement with the cutters
Just now electrical concerns in Barre are
over busy supplying the needs of manu-
facturers, although not all of the motors
installed are connected with dust-remov-
| ing devices. Among the sheds where mo-
l III h.
following: Presbrey -Coykendall CO., Hoyt
g. Milne, f. c. Glysson, Venetti Granite
Co., and Hebert & Ladrie.
| One hundred Masons of Granite lodge
with sprinklng of guests from neigh
boring lodges, motored to East Montpe
| ler last evening for their annual corr
roast. The fraternity members left
| Barre at $50 o'clock and were warmly
received when they arrived at the farm
| of James Rae. which had been selected as
the stamping grounds for the corn roast
ers. Roundless hospitality was the por
ton of the visitors. There was a surfei'
of corn and most of the delicacies that
figure in a regular corn roast. After the
feast there was an impromptu program
of singing and story telling, with somt
of the best of the -spinners doine
duty. The party returned to Barre
around IL o'clock The committee il
charge of the affair consisted of f. NJ
White. Alexander Rae and f. NJ. Tobin
! To a half dozen thespians attached tt
the company playing "Everywoman' II
the opera house last night, the marrow
quarters of the assessors office at cit,
hall took on the appearance of noisom'
keep when they found the door locked
from the outside with no visible means o
locating the janitor before the curtain
went up on the first scene. The show
folks had the first floor corridor, the cit,
court room and the assessors Office prett.
much to themselves before the janitor ar
rived from supper. The evening hour
wore on and il was not until the missint
half dozen started to emerge from thei
improyised dressing room that their play
mates outside were aware of their pre-
dicament. Chairman Healy of the prop
erty committee. who was in the council
chamber. was appealed TO for his assist
ance and his master key finally released
The plavers in time for the first act
,,b;.b bad heen DELAYED until s:45 o'clock