The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

adv.
Henry Stoddard of Bellows Falls was
business visitor in Barre Yesterday.
r. B. Grant of ST. Johnsbury was a
business visitor in Barre Yesterday.
Elwin Harrington of Randolph Center
was a business visitor in Barre yester-
day
Three more days only in which you
may pay your taxes without extra cost.
Office open every evening.
Miss Marion T. Stickney left yester-
day afternoon for Burlington to attend
the summer school of religious education
at the University of Vermont.
Paul Scampini of North Main street,
who for the past five days has been Wis
iting in Boston and Hartford, Conn, re-
turned to the city last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Beck of Pittsburg,
Pa, together with his cousins, Henry
Beck OF. st. Johnsbury and L. C. Beck Of
Barre, have for the past two weeks been
camping at the Pioneer cottage at Joe's
pond.
Another Of the weekly concerts given
by the Barre City band entertained q
number of people last evening at the city
park. The usual high standard Of music
was furnished and received enthusiastic
cally, many encores being necessary to
meet the applause.
Frederick Blanchard of Chicago, for
merly resident of Barre, arrived in the
city yesterday and is now visiting with
his brother, Harry, in South Barre. Mrs.
In Noha rI Sc -
she having stopped at Proctorsville,
where her parents reside.
Mrs NJ. Davario Of Vine street and
Mrs A. Colombo of Berlin street re.
turned yesterday from Highgate Springs
after weeks outing. Mrs. Davario,
accompanied by Mrs. A. Fontana and
son of First street, left to-day for few
days visit with frinds in Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Landi and child
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Collins and
son, Charles, jr., have for the past FIVE
days been enjoying outdoor life in the
vicinity of Joe's pond. Messrs. Landi
and Collins had good luck with the fish
ing rod and were the proud possessors Of
several large ones" when they returned
home last evening.
Paul H. Wells, who was discharged
from the Y. S. army after serving nine.
teen months, fifteen OF which we're spent
on foreign soil, left with his wife to-
day for St. Adams. Since Mr.. Wells re.
ceived his discharge they have been pass.
ing month camping at Woodbury. pond
and visiting with relatives in this city.
They plan to spend a few days in st. Al
bans before starting for Norfolk, Va,
where they will meet Lieut. Raymond
Wells of the IT, s, navy, who will be
married to Miss Clara Horn Of Chicago
Saturday of this week.
Sylvester Schattschneider, representa-,
tive OF the National tuberculosis asso.
citation, who is to launch an exhaustive
survey Of health conditions in the Barre
granite industry, went TO Burlington last
evening, when he appeared before the
state board Of health. The state board
already has indicated its purpose TO as.
sist materially in the usrvey, which is to
be the first Of its kind ever undertaken
and the most thorough. Officials OF the
state board concur in the opinion of ma.
tional experts that Barre is the logical
point for beginning Of series of sur
veys designed to improve in large way
the conditions under which the stone in.
dustry, with reference to the dust nuts.
ance, is operated. Inasmuch as the sur.
yey will include both the quarries and
the cutting plants, both Quarters and
manufacturers are to cooperate with
their employees in making the investiga.
ton as detailed and informing as pos
sible. II is expected that the federal
bureau OF labor will publish the results
of the survey and the ensuing recommen.
dations, and copies Of the report, there
fore, win be available TO everyone
The wrestling match between Joe
Shimkus, the ex.Chicago middleweight
champion, and Louis Jacques, stone.
cutter employed in the Blackwell street
district, who is remembered by many as
former wrestling star, was held last
evening at the Shimkus arena on the
Berlin street grounds under the auspice~
Of the Beacon shows. This match was
the result Of challenge made BY Shin.
kus that he could throw Jacques in 10
minutes. Last night he was given the
opportunity to do so and after 10 min.
utes of aggressive struggling Shimkus
was unsuccessful in his attempt and
only narrowly escaped having both shout
ders touch the mat for a down. This Is
the second time Jacques has stayed with
the wrestler for specified period Of
time and now he feels confident that he
can defeat the carnival star at Greek and
Roman wrestling To this end he is en-.
deavoring to get match with Shimkus