The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

See adv. of sales at City Auction
Market Saturday.-adv
Hear George Mcleod sing at the Clan
fair Saturday night.ady
Twenty-Five mems overcoats, bought
in June, arrived. Sadlier's, Keith ave-
nue. adv
Don't miss the concert at Hedding
NJ. f. church next Wednesday evening
Nov l9.-adv.
For Sale Fur robe for baby carriage,
cheap if taken at once; Ed Anderson,
100 Washington street.
Social for Sunday school classes at
Universalist vestry Saturday at p. m
sharp. Games and refreshments
Miss Esther Young of Williamstown
returned to her home yesterday after
few days stay with friends in Barre
Regular meeting of Col J. B. Mead
circle, No. |, Ladies of the G. A. r.,
will be held in auxiliary hall Friday
afternoon at $3.50.
All kinds of string Instruments re-
paired Violin bows rehaired Landi
Violin Repair Shop, room IL, Aldrich
block. Barre.--adv
James P. Kelly of Burlington, dis
trict superintendent Of the Prudential
Life Insurance Co., arrived at the local
office this morning to remain for day
or two.
On Nov Is and 10, at the Methodist
church sale, You will find nice line Of
aprons. There are many new STYLES, as
we'll as the usual work and fancy
aprons. adv.
| C. w. and D. A. Perry motored yes
terday from Lee. n. H., where they
had just completed an auction sale of
purebred cattle for j. G. Bartlett and
Benjamin Lang.
See the minister tClinton Catto tie
the nuptial knot around Tom Thumb
| Russell O'Gradyl and his bride Hazel
Ruth Maekayl at the Presbyterian
church Friday night. You'll enjoy it.
adv
Leonard Rock, wife and sister, Miss
Mary Rock, who have been residing on
the Joseph Rock farm in Williamstown,
passed through the 3ity to-day en- route
| for North Adams. Mass, where they
plan to make their home
The Red Cross win meet in the home
service rooms in the Jackson block
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock A
report Of the Red Cross meeting in
Boston win be given All who are in
terested are invited to this injecting
Miss Clara b. Densmore, who resides
at the Charles Wishart home, left to-
day for Concord, n. H., to remain few
weeks with her uncle. Miss Densmore
! just recently underwent successful
I operation for appendicitis al the Barre
City hospital and now goes TO New
/ Hampshire to recuperate.
A story is going the rounds to-day,
the truth Of which is said to be vouched
for, that is giving sugar purchasers a
chance to smile The story as related
is as follows: A farmer came into one
of the grocery stores in Barre few
days ago and bought bill Of goods
AS he started to leave, the proprietor
came to him and asked if he had any
potatoes to sell The farmer allowed
that he had about 500 bushels, where
upon the grocer asked If they were
! good ones, free from rot. etc, to which
the owner replied that they were fine
ones. Better bring them in, said the
grocer. "On one condition. replied the
! farmer, that for every bushel Of pota--
toes you buy from me YOU also pur-
chase one half ton Of hay" .HayT
said the grocer, What would | do
with hay?' THE same have been
doing with the extra groceries ! had
TO buy in order to get half a pound Of
sugar, replied the farmer, and left the
store.
The school commissioners, with Fire
| Chief a. q, Preble, visited all the city
/ schools yesterday to make further in
vcstigation as TO the fire protection
1 existing al each school building. No
I protection whatever was found in any
Of the buildings, SO it was decided to
! install, as soon as possible, the pro-
/ lection suggested by the fire chief In
all the graded schools brackets with
/ two full pals OF water will be located
in a conspicuous and convenient spot
/ In great many instances a single pail
\ Of water will smother a fire that would
/ take thousands of gallons to squelch
after it had spread. Heretofore there
/ has been no fire gong in some of the
buildings and where there was one,
only one button installed to ring the
alarm. In those buildings where there
has been none, gongs sufficiently loud
enough to be heard at all parts Of the
buildings are TO be installed and on
every floor a push button will be locat-
cd BY a small sign, denoting its pur-
pose. AT the high school FIRE g0ngs
are installed but the alarm button is
located in the principals office, which
| sometimes is locked during school
hours. The water bucket system was
considered insufficient to cope with the
high school building and though the
prevention methods to be used there
have not been decided upon it is quite
probable that chemical extingushers
will be the protection. The enormous
size of the building and the vast
amount Of hose that would be neces-
sary to combat a fire there caused the
| Investigators to consider this better
protection in that particular building.
| Every exit door in any school building
must be unlocked during school hours
Teachers and children are to be in
structed again in fire drills.