The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

orchestra, left yesterday morning for a
few days visit in Morrisville.
We have the finest display of Christ
mas goods in Barre. 1t may pay you
to look our line over. Barre Drug co.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Welch of the
Plainfield road are visiting for a few
days with friends and relatives in Grot
on.
Raymond Belmont of the Montpelier
road returned last night from Bristol,
Conn, where he has been visiting for
the past week.
Miss Rose Carter, who has been visit.
ing at the home of Miss Bessie Massie
for the past week, has returned to her
home in Waterbury,
Miss Gladys Tucker of 63 South
Main street has returned to her home
from Hartford, Conn, having spent the
past week with relatives there.
So successful was the old timers bali
last year it has been decided to repeat
1t will be held in Rowland hall Friday
evening, Dec. 10, with CAROLS orches-
ira to furnish the music All old tim
ers welcome
There will be a general rehearsal for
all the children of the Congregational
Sunday school Thursday afternoon at
4 o'clock, in preparation for the Christ
mas concert. 1t is important that
everyone taking part attend this re-
hearsal
Professor Shapiro Of Norwich univer
sity gave most interesting and in
structive talk last evening before the
Woman's club on his trip around South
America. His description of the coun-
try was very comprehensive, showing
that he had complete mastery of--the
subject.
Everybody out for the American Le-
gion show, Marrying Mary" at the
Barre opera house Thursday evening,
Dee. Is. The Barre & Chelsea railroad
will run a special train that night as
follows: Leave Barre at p. m, East
Barre 6:20, Shepard's $3.50, Boutwelfs
6:35, Websterville Gas and arrive in
Barre at 7:I5. Train will leave Pros
pect street, Barre, Immediately after
/ the show. Fare for round trip, so cents.
| The Tosi academy bowling team deA
feated the strong YD team from Mont
pelier last night in a close and exciting
game. The Tosi had pinfall of l42l
| pins to the GD's 1887. Cassani had
| high three strings with 304, and Shep
ard OF the I'D team had high single
with 10. The return game will be
| played at Montpelier next Friday. Cap
tain Colombo has arranged three two
men matches with two OF the strong.
est bowlers Of Montpelier, Shepard and
Tobias. The games are scheduled for
the week of the Goth.
Joe Shimkus opponent wrestler,
! Big Joe Santos of Peekskill, n. y.
larriyed in the city this morning in fine
condition 10 meet the champion Lith-
uanian middleweight. Santos undoubt-
eddy weighs the 1875 pounds which he
claimed to Louis Jacques, the promoter
OF this wrestling match which takes
| place in the Socialist hall on Granite
street this evening. This morning
Shimkus was negotiating with author
titles of Spaulding high school in hopes
Of securing permission to use the school
| gymnasium as his regular training
quarters Should this permission be
granted, he will open wrestling school
in this city.
The engagement Of Miss Frances
| Burke, daughter Of Mrs Mary l.. Burke.
F, to Peter Alexander of Washington
| street, was announced last evening at a
party given by Miss Burke at her home
at 80 Maple avenue Twelve young
ladies, friends and former schoolmates
Z lf rlrs t,A oh bs
dining table for luncheon aud refresh
mcnts when each of the guests was pre-
scented party favors Inclosed in Miss
Burke's was the diamond engagement
ring, while Others contained, besides
miniattrs presents, announcement of
TIE engagement The young ladies in
dulged in games singing and dancing to
yictrola music in honor Of Miss Burke
22d birthday In the modelling contest
Miss Kathleen Browne won small
prize.
The power service to the sheds in
Montpelier was interrupted for Is or 20
minutes, and the Wetmore- Morse line
to the quarry district was out .of order
for nearly two hours yesterday after
noon The trouble was caused by
woodsmen falling tree across the line
in the Muddy brook district on the
property of Frank Martin on the East
/ Montpelier road. Similar instances of
4 falling trees across the power lines
have occurred recently and several
times during the year. As in this case,
with a little precaution on the part OF
| the chopper a man could easily prevent
trees falling onto these or other wires.
1t is proposed to take steps to prose-
cute the parties at fault in any such
cases in the future. The sheds in Barre
were not affected,
In order to make the water connec
/ tions for the Peerless knitting mills
factory on South Main street, the large
main connected with the Bolster res
ervoir had to be shut off. This was
| done last night at 9:30, and until all
most II o'clock to-day many residents
Of Main street could obtain no water
/ in their homes. Some who were unac-
! quainted with the situation attempted
to thaw out the pipes, which they be
lieyed were frozen. Superintendent #.
/ O. Lee and Assistant George H. Cook
OF the water department worked con
/ tinually with several men from 2
O'Clock yesterday afternoon until after
| o'clock to-day making the connec-
tions. From supper time till noon to.
day they worked without even stop
| ping to eat. Because of the excessive
cold weather the time necessary for the
! connections was prolonged six hours
more than it would have been under