The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-10
Talk OF THE TOWN


Tokay grapes fresh from California
Sc per ID. by the craze. See Zanleoni.
adv
Mahogany candIesticks, with electric
connections, night lights and reading
lamps. The Phillips & Lucas Store,
Montpelier.
Mr.. Bennett in "Annie Laurie" and
Mr. Mcleod in "A Hundred Pipers" will
be heard to splendid advantage Friday
evening at the bagpipe band concert.
Sons of Veterans auxiliary, No. 5,
will hold its annual election of officers
Wednesday evening, Dec 10, at s
o'clock Every member requested to be
present.
Why pay high prices for cheap Swiss
bracelet watehesg We have all Amer
lean makes, including Walthams, Elgins
and Hamiltons. The Phillips & Lucas
Store, Montpelier.
Mrs. William Bailey of Syracuse, N.
Y, arrived last evening to VISIT at the
home of her mother, Mrs w. II. oliver
of Elm street extension, until after the
Christmas holidays.
Stanley Marsh, a member of the
Hooker Bond Scott, etc, hunting party,
which recently returned from trip
into Essex county, takes exceptions to
the item in yesterdays Times which
stated that he was the only one of the
number who did not get a deer Mr..
Marsh not only did get deer, but he
got it on the first day of the open sea
son, doe weighing some over 100
pounds. He says if anyone doubts this
they had better take a look into his
shed, which would give ample proof of
his success as hunter.
Saloon fixtures which for several
years have been located in the Scam
PM saloon on North Main street, were
being detached this morning together
with the bar This large room hereto
fore used as a saloon during the license
period is being converted into a pool
room by Paul Scampini. who already
has installed two pool and one billiard
table, in view of the fact that the
United States supreme court seems
loathe to make final decision as to
the prohibition situation. In place Of
the bar, large show cases, to be used as
tobacco and confectionery containers
are to be installed Some repairs will
have to be made before the place will
be thrown open for business.
Barre district using electricity for
power will be little affected by the coal
shortage in that the Pioneer power
house in Montpelier has already begun
the use of crude oil for fuel The Mont
peier Barre Light & Power company
has for some weeks had installed a
large 10000 gallon tank and now every
day carloads of oil are being received
to fill the tank. The piping is finished
about the tank and on Monday the oil
fuel was put into use, although in the
first few days Of the use Of the oil, the
coal boilers will be kept steamed up to
a low pressure in case their use is ne
cessitated But in few days the
whole plant will be running without
coal and the proclamation Of Fuel Ad.
ministrator Garfield, that no coal shall
be used for non-essential industries will
not affect the Barre district using pow
er from the Montpelier & Barre Light
Power company
Under the supervision Of Secretary
Athol r, Bell, extensive preparations
were being made at Rowland hall this
morning for the annual banquet OF the
Granite Manufacturers association to
be held there this evening beginning at
$50 Tables were being erected in
horseshoe form about the large hall
while decorations Of the small stage
were also being made. Eight entertain
ers and chief performers Of the Keith
circuit of Boston have been secured by
Prof P. +. Landi to come direct from
Boston to entertain the manufacturers
this evening. Besides these, Gilbert
sons l2.piece novelty orchestra has
been secured for further entertainment
and viii furnish the dance music after
the banquet. This afternoon at ?
o'clock the annual business meeting was
called to order inthe association rooms.
Manufacturers from out of town at
tending were w II. B. Perry, c. ".
STasey, c. L. 0Clair OF Waterbury.
John A. Cross. H. pelagg. Frank Phil.
lips of Mortified and W. b. Jones Of
Williamstown.