The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

Be sure and see the "Bluebirdn feature
in five reels at the Bijou Tomorrow
adv.
j. G. Underwood returned yesterday
to his home in North Hartford, after
passing several days in the city on bust.
ness.
DIR. d. C. Jarvis of Orange street re-
turned to his home last evening after
spending the week end with relatives in
Burlington.
Mrs. Mark Morse of Randolph arrived
in the city this morning to visit friends.
She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. W. Merrifeld of Grafton.
| The Christmas club viii help all of
the children to save their pennies if you
open an account for them. Try it this
year. Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co. !;
bank open Saturday evening.-adv.
James Duncan of fremont street. who
has been absent on business trip to
Ohio in the interests of Metcalf & Co.,
has returned to the city, and Mrs. Dun.
can has returned from visit with rela.
tives in Springfield Mass.
The members of the Sunshine Workers
class at the Hedding Methodist Sunday
school were given a party last evening at
the home of their teacher. Miss Eileen
Parks of King street. They assembled
at a little past o'clock and made merry
the evening hours by the playing OF
games and the singing of songs An inn
promptu program consisting of musical
selections was rendered by several in the
party. Refreshments were served.
hnYx L.
firm and the Office stats in Barre and at
the quarries in Granitevile, as well as
foremen and superintendent, were the
guests of Boutwell,. Milne & Varnum at
dinner given in Hotel Barre last even
ing. 1t was the second annual get to-
gether of the b. NJ. & V. forces and the
22 men present represented practically
every phase of the company's quarrying
industry and administration department.
An excellent dinner was served by the
hotel management and afterwards the
sponsors for the assembly offered their
employees every opportunity to exchange
ideas and talk shop to their hearts con-
tent.
The state industrial board will come
to Barre Wednesday, Jan. "a, to conduct |
a hearing in the case of James Spencer,
who received injuries while alighting |
from the street department motor truck !
in the south end one afternoon last +
July. The hearing will convene in the
aw office of f. X. Davis. who appears
Tor Spencer, at 10 o'clock in the FORE
noon. Efforts on the part of the petit
Toner to obtain a settlement from the
,ity have not succeeded and notice of the
appeal to the industrial board was re-
'eiyed by City Atty. William Wishart
! few days ago. Ii is said to be the con.
ention OF the aldermanic street commit
ZEE, which investigated the accident, that
spencer had completed his days work
or the city when the accident occurred
Some time before the waking hours of
norm to-day, plenty Of folks around
own were awakened by a shaking and
Iuaking that resembled the echoing of an
arthquake disturbance. The rumbling
vas heard in at least two extremities OF
he city around 2:40 O'Clock. People who
we're aroused by the gathering of dishes
md the pulling and creaking of clap
'oard nails associated the noises with an
xplosion in munitions plant. Others
eld TO the earthquake theory and in
where chair dancing was
he most noticeable manifestation. drow-
y householders remembered the de AIau- I
assant story OF the tables and chairs 4
hat vacated a house by walking on their
wn legs. In the north end, where the
isturbance was particularly noticeable.
be disaster at Messina vas recalled. A
outh Main street man, who, hearing
lmblings, had awakened, was about TO
ismiss the noises - a dream Pigment
hen he heard loud crash. Investigai-
q. he found that a statue Of the first
apoleon had Sid from it, pedestal 20
be upper deck Of . sectional bookcase.