The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-08
TALK OF THE TOWN


Miss Rose X. Hopkins, nurse. re-
sponded to a call to Warren this morn
ing.
Mrs. Flora Carpenter of Fairview
street has gone to New York, where
she has employment
Mr. and Mrs. H.. G. Bennett and fam
lly have returned from a 10 DAYS hunt
ing trip at Post Mills.
Porcelain-covered cigar humidors in
mahogany and oak, a present for men.
Inc Phillips q Lucas Store, MONTPELIER
Ira Baker of Alburg, who for the
past week has been in the city on bust
ness, returned to his home this morn
ing.
Walter Geddes of the Granite CITY
printing Office has returned from Lanes
boro, after spending the past week
there.
Mr.. and Mrs P. A. Noonan and Mr..
and Mrs, Antoine Burke left to-day for
Boston, where they will spend few
days.
! Everybody welcome at the chicken
pie supper Baptist church, Tuesday
night. Come and bring your best girl.
adv.
| Mrs. G. NJ. Halves will open a dry
goods and small wares store at Pearl
street tomorrow, Tuesday. Call and
see goods adv.
William Manson EMPLOYED in Fall
River, Mass, arrived in the city today
for an indefinite visit with acquain-
tances in Barre.
Miss Lottie Bowles of Hill street and
Miss Amanda Mont of Smith place be.
gan duties as clerks this morning in
| the Woolworth store.
Mrs. Jesse Wiley Of Marshfeld re-
turned to her home to-day after hav
ing spent several days with her daugh-
ter, Miss Marion Taylor.
The regular meeting OF the ladies' aid
society of st. Monea's church will be
postponed one week, from Dec. to
Dec III. Members kindly take notice.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sivret have re.
turned to their home in Brookfeld.
They have been visiting Mrs. Siyret's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, T. Stone Of Main
street.
Why pay high prices for cheap Swiss
bracelet watches We have all Amer
lean makes, including Walthams, Elgins
and Hamiltons The Phillips & Lucas
Store, Montpelier
Mr. and Mrs Moses Robare and
daughter, Nora, of Plattsburg. y. Y.
have been visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs, Thomas Gundry Of Branch
street for the past week.
Jack cambridge, manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph company in
Windsor, has been visiting friends and
relatives in Barre for the past few
days
Louis Miro of Third street was an.
other successful deer hunter Saturday,
procuring doe weighing l2l pounds in
/ Pittsfeld, Frank Mano also returned
this morning from Pittsfeld with a
l75-pound buck.
All members of camp Ia, S. v. are
requested to be present at the next reg
ular meeting of the camp Wednesday
evening, Dec. 10, for annual election Of
officers and other business of special
Importance A large attendance is es
pecielly desired
I Raymond Fox. employed for time
this year as Times reporter and who
at present is an attendant at the Lake
view sanitarium in Burlington, was in
\ the city to-day on brief business trip.
On Jan. he starts in the employ of the
Continental Jewelry Co. Of Cleveland;
o., having as his territory Vermont and
part of New Hampshire, headquarters
being in Burlington, however.
During the strenuous days Of war
activities the Barre pipe and drum band
could always be depended upon for as
sistance. No matter whether recruit
ing, Red Cross or X of c. rallies, Lib
erty bond or war sayings stamp drives
in fact, anything which would help
the good work along they were always
ready. We now have the opportunity
OF helping this worthy organization BY
attending their concert in the opera
house Friday evening, Dec. II.
Three japanese who are engaged in
the stone industry in their country are
in Barre to-day investigating condi-
tions in the manufacturing and quarry
! ing of Barre granite and getting ideas
W. hAibhuNhlbli liltb iIlt uu5IUtSS III
their own country. They had already
inspected the granite business at Quin-
cy and Rockport, Mass, and came ID
Barre to see the business in larger op.
GRAFTON. They spent the greater part
of the forenoon going over the manu-.
featuring end of Barres big industry
and then went to the quarrise, where
thew were shown the deem holes in the
top of Milestone hill. The three ex.
pressed amazement over the magnitude
of the business and over the develop.
!ment Of machinery for quarrying and
cutting stone, as well they might, for
in their own country no machinery is
used in turning out stone, all the work
being done by hand, The Japanese ex.
pected to visit factories in Barre where
granite working tools are made and
where polishing machinery is turned
out.
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