The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

be sure ana come TO HoWland NAH Oct.
3 and meet Barre's most popular young
lady.--adv
Dance in Rowland hall Wednesday
evening; gents 75c, ladies free. Gilbert
sons orchestra adv.
Mrs. Della Trudell was taken to the
City hospital yesterday to undergo a Sc
rious operation this week.
Miss Florence Canton of Maple avenue
enrolled to-day at the University of Yer
mont, entering with the 1923 class.
W. G.. Simpson, former resident of
Barre and now Of White River Junction,
was business visitor in Barre yester-
day.
Richard Mast and Henry Mast have
returned to their home on Maple avenue
after spending few days with friends
in Dorchester, Mass.
James OMally and family of Hard.
wick returned to their home yesterday
after passing the week end with Mrs.
Katherine Brown of Maple avenue.
The L. A., A. o. H., will hold a whist
party in Worthen hall Tuesday evening,
Sept. 80, at 1880 o'clock. Dancing from
$3.50 to r. Reardon's orchestra Ad-
mission, 25c.--adv.
Mr.. and Mrs William Olsen of st.
Johnsbury visited over the week end at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. j. Dodge on
Elm street, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Har-
yey of Montpelier also visited at the
home Of Mr.. Dodge,
Ten years in Persia, including the war
period, gives one much to tell about.
Mrs j, p, Cochran, an interesting and
thrilling speaker will speak on her work
in Urumia at the Presbyterian church
tonight Don't fail to hear her. Public
invited. No admission.ad
The monthly meeting of the ladies'
union of the Universalist church will be
held Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 in
the church parlors Following the bust
ness meeting, puffs will be tied. Anyone
having those which they want tied,
please call l55.M this afternoon or even
ing.
Reuben Hudson, operator in the local
Western Union telegraph office, left to-
day for his home in Plainfeld, where he
his duties. Jack cambridge, manager
Of the Western Union Office in Windsor,
formerly a messenger boy in Barre, will
supply in the absence Of Mr.. Hudson
Red and white signs appearing on
posts between Barre and Montpelier, be.
ginning at the intersection of the East
Montpelier road, have aroused consider
able curiosity, These are markers for
the Theodore Roosevelt international
highway, to extend from Portland Me,
to Portland, Ore, and markers of three.
inch white stripes above and below a
l2.inch red band, with the letters 1T r."
on the red, show the course of the road,
which follows the main highway to Bur
lington crossing the eastern part OF the
state by way Of Plainheld and East
Montpelier
About 100 Of their countrymen from
the Italian colony assembled az the Cen.
trail Vermont station last night at mid
night to bid farewell TO Serafno Ceruti
and John Molinari, two Italians return
ing to their fatherland for an indefinite
stay Both men have lived and worked
in this city ever since coming TO America
10 years ago, and were we'll known
among the Italian population. Their
destination is Bolgamanaro, italy. With
them will sail from New York two other
residents OF this city, Gida Scacchi, 90.
ing TO Canton Ticino, Switzerland, and
Giuseppe Berte, going to Parma, Italy.
The New England Tel & Tel Co. Is
making an important change in six. party
residence lines in this city which will
operate TO improve the service on these
lines. Heretofore ali subscribers on such
lines have been Obliged TO hear the rings
for all subscribers on the line. The new
arrangement will divide" the line So
that only half the rings will be heard
with six subscribers on the line each sub.
scriber viii hear only three different
rings, his and that Of two other sub.
scribers instead OF the rings for all six
subscribers on any line, In order to do
this letters instead of figures are used
for ring designations. For example, for
the present rings Of ], 2, 3, 4. ii and H.
there are substituted the letters. W, r.,
\, NJ, J, y The letters w. and NJ mean
one ring, + and J two rings and Y and
Y three rings, respectively. Since there
are between 500 and 800 changes to be
made in wiring, there will be some I'm.
avoidable confusion during the time Of
making such changes, which win require
three or four days TO complete The de.
livery of the new directories will be
made, however, at this time, which will
contain the new numbers and every pre-
caution will be taken to have the small.
est amount of interference with the sery-
ice Of the subscribers affected
little shop on North Main street
which outwardly bears appearance Of
little activities within, hides from view
the handiwork Of Prof. Carlo Abate. the
Italian modeller and sculptor. II was
he who, with but few hours at his
disposal, constructed almost all the plas
ter figures which have adorned the vie.
tory arch ever since its triumphant ded
ication last July e. The work which
Prof. Abate produced then was left part.
~ unfinished because Of the emergency
notice given him to prepare the statues.
To-day in his workshop, one may see a
good sample of his artistic Workmanship
in the plaster model of an overseas sol
der, CARRIED in the regulation army over
coat, overseas cap, spirals and heavy
shoes, and standing at ease with an army
rife. All these various articles on the
statue are modelled true to form The
statue is TO be shipped to the w. N.
Flynt Granite Co, in Monson, Mass, who
await its arrival to begin duplicating it
in granite for a soldiers memorial. This
statue is seven feet four inches high from
the six-inch pedestal; and to construct
this huge figure perfectly Prof, Abate
worked continually for a month. At
present he is completing the model for
the laurel wreath to be cut in granite on
the Ohio victory shaft, which is under
the hammer at Jones Brothers plant.
Notice to the Public