The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Nellie Bianehi and Mrs. John
Rancour were called TO Quincy, Mass,
to-day by the death of a nephew, Albert
Dow, who died at his home in that city.
Joseph Bsinbridge arrived at his home
on Pearl street yesterday after many
months absence, most of which were
passed in France He left here last May,
later sailing with the 30lst ammunition
train, unit of the 10th division. Nine
months Of his service in the army was
on French soil Three weeks ago he ar
rived in New York harbor with a casual
company on the Pueblo. From Camp
Merritt he was transferred to Devens
and honorably discharged.
The situation at the telephone com
pany in Barre remains the same as yes
terday and only two people are main
tanning the work which is daily carried
on by the company. Wire Chief Cola
mer is still on the job keeping the daily
records of the office and disposing of
other clerical work, while Miss Ida Cook
answers at the switchboard emergency
calls from the most essential places in
the city. No connection between Barre
and Montpelier or Waterbury could be
secured this morning, as in the former
two places there is but one operator and
in the latter, none Line troubles will
have to remain at a standstill until a
settlement can be made with the repair
men.
The baseball season will be inaugu
rated 'at Goddard campus tomorrow
afternoon when the seminary nine will
line up against the Norwich varsity team
at $3.50 o'clock Coach Ralph Bracket,
who recently arrived on the hill from
New Hampshire, has been putting his
men through daily practice and an in
teresting game may be expected. Cap
tain James Kelley, who pitched for the
team last year, will again be on the
Bracket win do the catching. Several
local men are working for positions on
the regular team. Manager nj. Jones
will be ready to announce his complete
schedule soon, which will probably in
clude trip into Maine.
An important meeting OF the Granite
Manufacturers association will be held
in the association hall Saturday after
noon. Important matters relating to the
maintenance of sidetracks and the sub
iect of advertising will be considered
Government intervention in the control
of the railroads has settled for the
timebeing a long standing dispute as to
who shall maintain stoneshed sidings in
the Barre district. Tomorrow, six rep
resentatives of the federal railroad ad-
ministration will be present, and some
of their number will address the manu-
f,ot,,roro Tho er,hinnt nf advert isinor ia
to be discussed as the result of report
prepared by the advertising committee
Later in the afternoon there will be an
old fashioned association get-together,
with buffet luncheon. George Robins
is chairman of the entertainment com
mittee.
Lyman G. Hunt, principal of Spauld-
ing high school, raceived burns about the
face and hands last Tuesday evening
while attempting to build a fire in the
furnace of his home on Richardson street.
Mr.. Hunt, believing the fire to be entire
ly out, set about relighting it with the
use of wood and kerosene. Having ev
erything necessary except the match, he
was compelled to leave it for few min
utes. Upon opening the furnace door
on his return, flames, which evidently
had been ignted by smouldering Goals,
burst out at him, burning his face, hands
and eyebrows besides destroying coat
which he wore. A sweater was also dam
aged to some extent, even though under
his coat. However, the burns were not
serious enough to prevent the contin
uance of his duties at Spaulding the
next day.