The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-29
TALK or THE TOWN


Big specials Saturday in shoes at
Shea s.. adv.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday even
ing; Gilbertsons orchestra.
Carey Smith Of Cabot was among the
business visitors in Barre yesterday.
r. j. Miller of Kicker Mills was a
business visitor in Barre yesterday.
Mr., and Mrs. Lee Short Of Marshfield
were business visitors in Barre yester-
day
Leslie Putnam of Chelmsford, Mass,
is in Barre for few days on business
trip.
Luther Hight Of West Topsham was
among the business visitors in Barre yes.
terday
Labor day dance, Rowland hall, Mon
day night Gilbertson's orchestra, 6
pieces.--adv
Allen Calef, who has been visiting
friends in Barre, returned to-day to his
home in Washington.
Manuel Heboso of IL Merchant street
underwent an operation for hernia at
the City hospital this morning.
Mrs. Eliza Gaffnay of Lawrence, Mass,
il visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Beaulieu of IS East street
Walter Tierney of Hartford, Conn, is
passing week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Tierney, of South Main
street.
September victor records 90 on sale
Saturday, the 30th, at 3 o'clock q. m.
Baileys Music Rooms, ll8 North Main
street.
James and William Boyce left to-day
for Woonsocket, R. l., where they will
make short stop with friends and
relatives.
Joseph Giudici, Joseph Brussiere and
Caesar Calderara left yesterday for Bur
lington to remain for two or three days
at Queen City park.
Suppose you skip the movies next Fri
day evening and 90 to that entertain
ment at the Congregational yestry.
You'll enjoy it.ady.
Mrs, Clemmie Covell of Washington,
d. G., who was formerly teacher at
the Mathewson school, is visiting friends
in Barre for few days.
Mrs Joseph Jacques, two daughters,
Grace and Florence, and Miss Anna Re-
yoir, all of Waterbury, have been visit
ing for the past few days with friends in
Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin II. Jameson, who
moved from Barre year and a half ago.
leaving here for Belt, Mont, arrived in
the city yesterday and plan to reside in
Barre again.
Miss Priscilla Miles of South Main
street left yesterday afternoon for
Springfield, Mass, where she will remain
until after Labor day visiting with her
aunt, Mrs. George Putnam.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P, Carey returned
last night from thousand mile we'd
ding trip through New York, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey and Connecticut, stop
ping at places of interest on the trip.
Louis Boni. who for the past two years
and half has been employed in the
Fore River shipyards at Quincy, Mass,
returned TO Barre yesterday and intends
to resume work at the granite industry
as a stonecutter.
Miss Josephine Fontana left to-day for
Ryegate, where she win attend a picnic,
which is being given for the opening Of
the school which Miss Fontana is to
teach this year. The school has not been
running for l6 years.
Hermon NJ Gordon of Brattleboro,
who was instantly killed in a grade
crossing accident at Bcrnardston, Mass,
yesterday afternoon when his automobile
and Boston g. Maine train collided, was
well known to number of people in
Barre, as he was the Peerless service man
for the state and had made frequent
visits 10 this city.
Miss Marion Neprude, advance agent
for the Community chautauqua, which
gave performances in Barre during the
month OF July, stopped to visit aequaint-
ances in the city Wednesday and Thurs.
day, Miss Neprude, whose home is in
Coon Valley, Wis, has done extensive
travelling in the eastern part OF the Unit
ed States and much of Canada Yester-
day she continued ON her homeward Jour
ney. after an absence OF several months.
The Ward lee Co. fearing lest the pres
ent supply Of 500 tons Of ice would not
be sufficient for the Barre consumers
during the remaining warm days Of sum
mer and early fall, has made arrange
ments with the Mortified Ice Co. so
that, should it become necessary, ice
can be secured to meet the demands of
Barre consumers. Ordinarily 1000 tons
are packed away in the Ward storehouse
during the winter months, but last sea-
son only 1000 tons were cut, owing to
the short and mild winter.
Barrels granite industry is facing an
other acute shortage Of cars, and the
railroad officials interviewed to-day of
fer little promise of relief for a consider
able time. The scarcity of box cars is at
tributed TO general diversion of rolling
stock to the West in anticipation of
heavy grain shipments. Relief from that
| quarter therefore, is not expected until
after the harvest Flat cars are also GO
Ring in the wrong direction for Barre's in
terests, as many cars are being sent
South to accommodate the lumbermen.
TO alleviate the situation in time when
business is especially good and shipments
| extraordinarily heavy, manufacturers are
being urged to load the available cars
with careful regard for utilizing every
inch Of space In addition, in many in
stances, local shippers have been advised
to specify low-side coal cars whenever
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