The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

cial sale wall paper.-adv.
| Good auto Tor hire. Prices reasonable.
Call l60. Cutters livery,
Low prices on paints, varnishes, etc, at
A. V. Beckley's. Buy early, as they ara
going fast,
All union barber shops In the city will
be open this evening until o'clock, and
closed oil cay tomorrow.
A. j. Guthrie Of Cliff street has re.
turned from Boston where he has been
passing several days with hts mother
]. e. Rollins Of Brooklyn street, who
has been attending court at Woodstock
the past week, returned home last even
Ing,
The Glover club will meet with Mrs
W. Fl. Gale the second Friday In July,
] instead of the fret Friday, the usual
/ time.
Carl D. Waterman of Washington
street left this morning for a visit Of a
few days with friends in Manchester,
N. Fl.
Mr. Nnd Mrs. Charles Mcfarland of
Morrisyille were in the city yesterday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Frank G. Tur.
ner of South Main street,
The Barre pipe and drum band will
leave by automobile tomorrow morning
for Randolph to assist in furnishing mu-
sic for the big celebration in that village.
| Regular meeting of Granite City lodge,
s. F. Of A, tomorrow night, July A. In
stallation Of officers. All members are
requested to be present. Refreshments.
| Dues for membership in the Red Cross
are now payable at the Office Of the Barre
War Chest association in Church street
school building, opposite Methodist
church.
Among yesterdays heavy investors in
war thrift stamps was the Barre Quar-
riers & Manufacturers association,
which subscribed to 81 900 worth of the
securities.
| Mr. and Mrs. James Browne and
daughters Misses Nellie and Marguerite
Brown, of Cliff street, left by automobile
to-day for Manchester, N. H., where they
are to pass several days with relatives.
| e. 0. Kent Of Wellington street has re-
turned from Allentown, Pa, where he
has been employed for several weeks as
a manager for the Wenz Granite Co, Mr..
Kent expects to be identified with a
Blackwell street concern.
| p. G. Lavery of New York City, A. B.
| Wenz of Allentown, Pa, and G.. H.
Sehleider of Clarion, Pa, are among the
retail monument dealers who are regis
tered at Hotel Barre this week while on
buying expeditions in the Barre granite
belt
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Wilcox, who have
been passing ten days at Hotel Barre
while the former closed contracts with
local granite manufacturers, returned
yesterday to their home in Springfield,
o., where Mr. Wilcox is engaged in the
retail monument business,
Mr.. and Mrs. Friend n Whiteomb, for
mer residents Of Barre, who have been
visiting their daughter, Mrs. NJ H. Cork
er, in Essex Junction, since returning
from an extended sojourn in Greenyille,
s. G., are passing a few days with friends
in this city and Williamstown.
A rare chance to purchase a home in
the village of Williamstown A seven
room house, hardwood finish, electric
wired, in good repair; also barn and hen
house, To be sold to settle an estate at
one-fourth its original cost. For further
particulars apply to B. A. Eastman,
Barre, vt.
The second quarterly meeting of the
Hospital Aid association will be held at
the hospital on Friday afternoon, July 5,
at 2:30 o'clock. II is urgently requested
that all members be present New mem.
bers who pledged their quarters during
the recent canvass for the Hospital Aid
association are also requested to attend.
The annual Sunday school picnic Of
the Congregational church will be held
at Caledonia park tomorrow Thursday,
July 4. Extra cars will be provided at
9:l5 in the morning and special five.
cent fare has been secured. As il is a
holiday, il is expected that the grown
ups will take the opportunity to enjoy a
pleasant outing with the children. Should
1t be rainy, the picnic will be held Friday.
Mrs. Jessie Fraser and daughter, Miss
Minnie Fraser Of Hartford Conn, who
is spending a short visit at her home on
Murray street, have gone TO Seal Harbor,
Me-, where they have been called by the
illness of the formers daughter, Mrs
John Clements Mrs. Clements, who is a
former resident Of this city, will be re-
membered by large circle of friends as
Miss Jessie Fraser.
Quarters and manufacturers in the
Barre district are taking more optimis.
| tic view of the fuel situation, since the
government has not taken any direct ac-
| tion that would tend TO curtail produc-
| ton in either branch of the industry
Meanwhile experiments are being made
on Milestone hill to determine the value
| of wood as substitute for coal, and
| thus far the results have been quite sat
! isfactory. Quarters are alive to the fact
that quarters in other granite eenters
used wood with good results last winter
! when the coal shortage was at its height
In the near future, IL is expected, an an
nouncement will be made 10 the effect
that manufacturers and quarters have
obtained a wood supply sufficient to
carry them through Che winter
There will be little doing in the way
of a Fourth Of July observance in Barre
tomorrow. Manufacturing plants, BUSH
ness establishments and offices will be
closed as usual, and while many are plan
ming to take part in the celebrations at
| Randolph or Bradford or Burlington,
others will devote their time to recrea.
| tion or rest here at home Fireworks in
/ limited quantities will be on sale BY
| Ncdtbis wiz HdNN ncGuiru permits dlJtI
midnight, and under the provisions of
the city council ruling, all sales must
cease at midnight tomorrow, The po-
lice department will have force in re-.
serve to patrol the streets tonight, and
there win be extra flremen on duty at
the central station, Placards requesting
minimum Of noise in localities where
there are sick people were distributed by
the police to-day. Tomorrow evening
the Cristoforo Colombo band will give a