The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-20
TALK OF THE TOWN
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Double bill, Bijou to-day.-adv.
Ruth Roland in Hands Up" Bijou to-
day.adv.
Mrs Frank Carr of Hardwick arrived
in the city yesterday to visit relatives
for a few days.
A son, Lindol Richardson, jr., was born
Nov. Is to Mr.. and Mrs. Lindol r. Wa
terman at Franklin, N II.
j. II. Hanley of North Adams, Mass,
called on Barre acquaintance to-day
while here to transact business.
Il. s. Anderson, a Detroit, Mich, retail
monument dealer, is registered at Hotel
Barre while here to place orders for a
number Of Barre granite memorials.
Announcement that Congressman
Frank L. Greene of the first district was
to be speaker in Barre has created a
steady demand for the tickets which the
Barre Board of Trade is selling for the
informal luncheon to be served at Hotel
Barre Friday evening. L. D. Ladd, presi-
dent, and H. A. Phelps, secretary of the
Board of Trade, are in charge of the tick
ct sales. Congressman Greene is men,
Der of the House committee on military
affairs, and it is indicated that he will
discuss military matters when he adj
dresses the after-dinner gathering.
The glory that was Spaulding's when
the state interscholastic basketball cham
pionship came to Barre Last spring van
ished with the graduation of every mem
Der of the team which brought the tro-
ply to this city, but among the under
graduates at the high school there is
hope that the glory may be recalled as
preparations are in progress for re-
sumption of playing in the near future.
A quintet which figured with unusual
prominence as second team is intact
and around it will be built the Spaulding
varsity that is TO represent the school if
the northern Vermont school league is
continued this winter. The candidates
are praeticing regularly, although match
games may not be played until after
Christmas.
Grand Army men of Barre, members of
r. b. Crandall post, observed the 55th
anniversary of President Lincoln's Get
tysburg address yesterday with an en-
ioyable dinner, served in the afternoon
by the Ladies of the G. A. r. and the
womens auxiliary to che Sons Of Vet
Grams. The gathering took place in the
auxiliary hall in the Worthen block and
large representations from the various
patriotic organizations of the city were
present. An interesting after dinner pro-
gram included speeches by John w.
Averill, commander Of the post; Il. Il.
Perry, commander of Major L. A. Abbott
camp, Sons of Veterans; John r. Wilson,
secretary of the Washington County Vet
Grams association; Mrs. Amelia Matott,
who spoke for the Ladies OF the G. A. R.;
Nathaniel Bond and +. l.. Smith
Forbidden fruits of the annual drive
ON Vermont deer were offered for sale in
Barre markets yesterday, as the result
of purchases made by local dealers when
County Game Warden +. s. Newcomb Of
Waterbury Center and Deputy Game
Warden II. J. Parcher of Duxbury came
to town with the earcasses of two illegal
deer. The does were found on Kicker
mountain in Duxbury, where there were
evidences of three or four other illegal
killings. The game warden and his com
panion became suspicious when they saw
traces of carcass having been dragged
through the woods and loaded into an
automobile. Their investigation disclosed
doe and a buck fawn lying in the
woods. After complying with the law,
the wardens brought the venison TO Barre
TO be sold
Fifty men from Barre and surrounding
towns who have pledged themselves TO
government service in the shipbuilding
industry are not to leave Saturday, as
was originally planned, telegram hay
ing been received this afternoon advising
the representative of the federal emer.
gency fleet building corporation to with
hold shipment of the men until Monday
II. Webb Chamberlain, who recruited a
force of SIS shipbuilders and accompanied
them to Chester, Pa, few weeks ago,
said to-day that the second contingent
would not start until Saturday as many
Of the skilled mechanics in the party
would be unable to start before the end
Of the week Later came the message
directing him TO defer action until next
Monday. Mr. Chamberlain's headquar-
tiers are in the U. s. employment bureau
in the Morse building.