The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

George McCrillis of Marshfield was IN
the city yesterday on business
Carnival dance in Socialist hall, Sat
Tday, Feb. 81 CAROLS orchestra I'D.
Largest line OF new and second'hand
ranges and heaters in Barre at lowest
prices. Il. A. Prindle, Worthen block
II. j. Slayton, deputy sheriff, went TO
Burlington last evening to attend the
Vermont sheriffs' annual meeting, held
at the Sherwood house last evening and
to-day.
Buy your food at the Congregational
church Saturday from to $50 p. m,
Pies, cakes, doughnuts, beans and
brown bread. Telephone orders to AL
NJ. adv
Max c. Fisher, Douglas Barclay and
Harold Fits were among the Barre
men to attend the 32d degree, or Scot
tish rite, worked at the Masonic lodge
in Burlington last night.
Charles Charbonneau, the Keith ave-
nue. cobbler, who has been seriously Ill
with bronchitis at his home at 81 Mad
ison street during the past two weeks,
is somewhat improved but will not be
able to be out for another week.
The large modern granite plants in
the vicinity OF Cook & Watkins at De-
pot square have deemed it necessary to
engage the services of night watch
man and Harley Bond of Elm street,
for some time an employee OF the Cutler
livery stable, has already entered upon
his new duties.
Two men met at Jacks restaurant
Wednesday afternoon for the first time
in "a wears. These were Thomas Mer-
Ger, recently the proprietor of the Bal.
timore lunch, and Timer Z. Smith of
Vinal Haven, Me. They had been cor
responding all these years but not until
this week did Mr. Smith make his first
visit to Barre He member of the
large grocery firm Of c. b. Smith in
Vinal Haven, was last year compelled
to give up work, the doctors having de.
clared his lungs practically gone. He
Immediately went IS miles back into
the Maine woods and worked as lum-
Der lack and to-day il in fine physical
condition, capable of springing more
than surprises. Mr.. Smith, who has
not seen his family in year, will
spend few days with Mr., Mercer be-
fore causing another such surprise,
The handicap wrestling match be-
tween Joe Shimkus, the Barre wrestler,
and Eugene Tremblay, the lightweight
champion wrestler of America, in which
Shimkus was TO throw Tremblay twice
in an hour, was won by Tremblay
Wednesday night in ST. Adams after
Shimkus had secured one fall This
the Barre man secured on head scis-
sors hold after AS minutes of hard
work. Shimkus was unable to throw
his man again in the Is minutes re-
naming, so lost the match; but when
the bell rang be had Tremblay in bad
position and it IL the belief of many
that the bell saved the match for the
lightweight. Shmkus outweighed his
opponent by 20 pounds and was evil
IDENTIFY much stronger than the cham
pion. Nevertheless Tremblay's wrest.
ling experience surpasses in years that
of the Lithuanian and he was using his
knowledge of the game in the match
with Shimkus. Much credit is given to
the Barre man for giving such odds 20
a wrestler Of such pronounced ability.
Tonight in St Adams he wrestles Sol
der Bull Mason, champion OF the
American expeditionary forces and pos
SCISSOR OF the A. 4. F. belt and cup.
This match will be won by the man
getting two out of three falls.