The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

night; LAndls OrcnestIu'~nuN'
New and used sleighs for sale at Cut
Ter Bros livery. Phone 100
A telephone, number l23-W, has been
installed at the Z. j, Marcheuti iruit
store on Depot square. ADV.
James Cook and wife of South Nam
street have returned from a lo'aay
STAY with relatives in Maine.
Sergt. Swanson, Camp Devens, VS..
Jamie HAYS, Fort Ethan Ahen, IL
rounds, should be a hummer.~-adv:
Chicken pie supper at Congregation
al vestrv this evening, $3.50 to y;
adults, zoe, children under y, oOc;mau'
To Barre club women; Miss fIoia
MacDonald's postponed lecture WIZ VII
take place Friday afternoon at z:oo
sharp. Public inyited.-adv.
Mrs. William Mccarthy OF Hartford
Conn formerly Miss Annabelle Tassle,
| is visiting with relatives in Barre, hav-
inc arrived in the city yesterday
Keen in mind Friday, March 70,
when the Scottish Musical Comedy
company will appear in the Barre opera
house under the auspices OF Clan Uor-
don, No. l2.-adv.
Mrs. Joseph CALI has moved her
store and residence from the corner OF
North Main and Blackwell street 70 the
vacant store at the corner OF Nofth
Main and First streets.
On Wednesday evening, March III, at
o'clock, piano recital will be gwen
at Goddard seminary by Mary Allen,
assisted by Edward Hamel bass, and
Ralph Smith, volinist. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Friends of Charles Keith, many years
game warden of Washington county
and a long time resident OF Barre, VIII
be interested to learn that he has To-
Gated in Toronto, Canada, and expects
to engage in the monumental business.
Mrs. John j. Sowles OF Beckley hiii
returned to her home yesterday from
Burlington. where she was called last
week bv the illness OF Dodge, her son,
| a freshman at the University of Yer
mont, who is much improved from an
attack of influenza.
Mrs. Mabel Pratt, niece OF Mrs.
w. u. Kidder of 81 Summer street,
who has been in the city visiting for
A few DAYS, left yesterday for her home
in Pueblo. Col. Mrs. Pratt was called
TO Montreal last week by the death OF
her father, and after attending the fu-
neral in Stowe, made short visit
here
Harlie J. Whitcomb and Miss Lillian
/. Morehouse, both of Orange we're
united in marriage Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. James Ramage at his residence,
s. Camp street. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Morehouse OF
Orange and is we'll known and popu-
lar young woman. The groom 10 sue
cessful farmer. The many friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcomb wish for them
| long and prosperous married NE.
The Park theatre moving picture ma
chimes suffered some damage by the
fire Of Sunday morning, Manager John
Eames discovered yesterday for the
first time. when the fre.proof booth
was reached by ladder and examined.
Heavy timbers, fallen on the room had
| wrenehed 1t n such a way that the
door opened and allowed the flames to
play havoc about the machines. just
ITO what extent they were damaged Is
unknown. but it was thought yester-
dav that they would have to be sent
to the factory for repair. Manager
Eanres and Operator James Powers
found that $4,000 feet Of moving pie
ture films were unharmed, due 70 the
fact that they were safely concealed
in the fire proof cases by the operator
before leaving the theatre each night
J. X. Pirie, veteran granite quarri-
or. who during normal weather eondl-
| tions comes to Barre every day, reached
Barre Yesterday for the first time since
last Friday. Never in 80 years, de-
elares the well known quarry owner
has the road connecting Barre and
| Williamstown been in such condition as
at present; and nothing better can be
said of conditions in the quarries, where
it is practically impossible for work
men to produce granite to any extent
Snow in these pits cannot be removed
as effectively as on roads, and the EN-
ployes who are urgently needed to di-
| vert their attention and time TO get
ont rough stock for the granite man
ufacturers OF the Barre district are
working with snow shovels instead
Owing TO this condition, granite firms
are unable to replenish their supply Of
material needed in the manufacture Of
memorials and for this reason many
are threatened with a cessation OF pro
duction. Every effort is being made
BY the quarters TO keep these bee
hives Of industry moving, and though
all the quarry workers are really need.
ed to handle the snow, a number are
kept busy getting out, wherever pos.
sible, comparatively small deposits OF
rough stock. This is problem con
fronting all quarters to-day that ear
be remedied by nothing other than