The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

Arthur Splitter, teacher of violin. Tel.
$50, so Wellington street. Barre.
Dance, Rowland hall, Saturday even
ing, Gilbertson's orchestra. adv.
Trucking Done Anyone wanting
light or heavy trucking done, call the
| Granite City Bottling Norks.--adv.
g. Rubalcabo of Graniteyille was
brought to the City hospital to-day for
an operation for appendicitis.
A daughter, who has been named
LUCIA, was born to-day to America
and Ida Albertini of Foster street.
Porcelaincovered cigar humidors in
mahogany and oak, present for men.
The Phillips & Lucas Store, Montpelier.
| VIII all the members of the Netop
class please be present at the regular
session Tomorrow Important bust
ness Per president.
! Miss Leone Whitcombs who had been
patient at the City hospital, has re-
turned to her home in East Barre, re-
covering nicely from an operation for
appendicitis.
! Mrs. Clyde Cook, remembered as Miss
Bertha Dale, who recently was married
in Barre, arrived in Barre this after
noon and is the guest of her parents on
Green street
Joseph Como, who has been visiting
in Barre for the past few days at the
home Of his brother, j. b. Como of the
Montpelier road has returned to his
home in Cambridge
The Rebekahs will hold a special
meeting Tuesday, Dec. l6, in Odd Fell
lows hall. A good program has been
arranged and dancing and cards will
also be in order Refreshments. Ad-
mission, Zoe adv.
Miss Margaret Robertson is visiting
in Barre, coming from Bellows Falls,
Miss Robertson is visiting her sister,
Miss Anna Robertson. She is calling
on friends before leaving for the West,
where she will pursue nursing.
A 200.acre farm located on the Barre
and Montpelier road, all the farming
tools and machinery, 20 head Of tuber-
lin tested cattle practically new Ford
truck, so tons Of hay, and so runs of
dry wood win be sold at auction sale
by Auctioneer d. A. Perry Tuesday
afternoon, Dec. l6 For further pagtic-
ulars see adv, on page 7,adv
Miss Frances Nelson, for the past
year employed as bookkeeper and ste
nographer at the H. r, Cutler & Sons
garage of South Main street. eompletes
her duties there tonight. Monday morn
ing she will enter the Office Of the
Barre Granite Manufacturers associa
ton, since Mrs. George Robins, assist,
ant secretary, has resigned, the resig
nation to take effect Jan |,
Landers Holy Rollers defeated the
Combination Five in three-string
bowling match last evening by 23. pin
margin The three games, played at
the Murphy & Weafer alleys on Pearl
street, totaled for the Rollers 220
points, and for their opponents l,20G.
Karl Lowe. one of the defeated team,
was credited with the best single string
downfall, that being l07, while the next
best, by Criickshank of the winners,
was 1913
S. Sampica Of st. Adams. lineman
for the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
was in Barre yesterday mending the
wires near the Central Vermont depot
The wreeking crane and ear from ST.
Adams was working under the wires
and dropped the derrick boom across
The wires, breaking off - BY noon
yesterday, the wires were put in shape
and Mr.. Sampica returned with his
gang Of linemen to St. Adams The
derrick car Of the Central Vermont
railroad has been in Barre several days
picking up pieces Of wreekage in the
yards.
Someone discovered thai the ice
above the Trow & Holden dam was be-
tween six and eight inches thick yes
terday afternoon and consequently
there were many young school lads
with skates and hockey sticks gliding
over the rivers surface late in the aft
ernoon and in the evening. From the
dam TO great distance up the river
was a glass-lille covering over the
! Stevens branch that afforded good skat-
| ing for many. Still others took adyan-
tage OF the ice at the South Barre pond
1 near the icehouse On the knowledge
of these facts, old time members Of the
Barre Canadian Hockey club diverted
their thoughts towards activities for
the winter. In the past few years this
| independent team met several times in
Barre with teams from other cities,
The Buzzell skating rink, which in past
years afforded place for cqntests, is
| no longer in existence, and though the
FIRE department flooded a part of the
! trotting park on Ayers street last year
It was not with regularity enough to
keep the rink in good condition neces-
sary for hockey games. AT the present
time a team is being organized at God
dard seminary, school which in the
past has always had several good play
ers each year There is possibility
that team will be formed at Spauld-
ing high Towns and cities in other
parts of the state are making plans for
similar teams. At Fort Ethan Allen it
is understood that several such teams
are to be formed, which, if proper
courts were available might meet the
various Barre teams in this city Ii is