The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Uniyersalist Easter sale and supper
| Wednesday, April ll.-adv.
/ Regular monthly meeting of the trus'
tees of the Barre City hospital Wednes'
day evening at 8 at the hospital.
A daughter was born at the City hos
pital this morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Faith
full Welkelmson of 0 Summer street.
| Estabrooks' orchestra played last
night at Graniteville for a young peo-
Piles party. Supper was served at ii
o'clock.
Miss Kathleen O'Learv of "a Eastern
avenue, who was operated on at the City
hospital yesterday afternoon, is resting
comfortably to-day.
Miss Reta Maun returned to her
home in Springfield this morning after
ing the past week.
Louis Carlson, who has headquarters
in Rutland, arrived yesterday afternoon
to spend few days on business visit
at the local office of the Vermont Tel. &
TEL Co.
The missionary society of the Baptist
church will hold its regular study meet
ing with Mrs. Lewis Jones at $50 p. m.
Wednesday All those interested are
cordially invited.
Rev. G. NJ. Young of Ripples, N. b.,
will conduct holiness meeting tonight
at L. A. Williams l3l Washington
street, also Thursday evening at E. q.
Makers,' "a Upland avenue, at 1880. All
are welcome.
Miss Winifred Jeffords, who has been
visiting her people in Williamstown dur
ing the past few days, passed through
the city yesterday, while en- route to
Middlebury, where she will resume her
studies at Middlebury college.
Raymond l.. Martin, who has been Wis
iting at the home of his parents, DIR.
and Mrs. Lewis d. Martin of Averill
street, during the past week, returned
to.dsy to resume his studies at Wesleyan
college, Middletown, Conn.
A sale of merchandise was recently
whereby the store former
ly owned by Mrs. T.. Colombo and known
as the Boston Fruit store. opposite De-
pot square, was sold to r. G. Rizzi of
this city. The, sale consists OF all the
which was on the shelves, |
there being tobacco, candies and fruit. |
Mr.. Rizzi took possession of his new |
yesterday morning. Later Mr..
Rizzi intends to install lunch with his |
tobacco and fruit business.
William J. Crawford of w. j. Crawford !
& Co., Buffalo, N Y, one of the largest |
retailing firms in the United |
States. was visitor in the Barre gran
tie district yesterday and to-day, leav-
ing this afternoon for New York, where
he is to arrange for the setting of a
handsome memorial erected by the presi-
lent of the National Lead Co, w. w.
Lawrence. The monument is of Barre
grante from the Wells -Lamson quarry,
where much of the stone for Crawford &
COS memorials is quarried. The COM
1any uses an average of more than 40
,arloads of Barre granite from the Wells
.amson quarry every year. While here
Mr.. Crawford visited among Others Supt.
Tohn G. Mcleod and George Strsiton, the
after having been awarded the contract
% manufacture a large polished monu-
nent for the company. Granite workers
md others hereabouts will recognize in
he name the creator of a restroom and
,ther conveniences for his employees in
he Buffalo plant. Mr.. Crawford recent
Y came from Westerly, r. J., and Bos-
on and speaks optimistically of bust
less conditions and believes that his own
oncern is in the midst OF the busiest
ear in its history.