The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-27
TALK OF THE TOWN

at Ziter's. only two more days.-adv
George Spence, who is now employed
as carpenter and joiner in Ware
Mass, is here for a weeks visit at
his home on Ayers street.
John f. Hoban of Liberty street
went to Claremont, N. H., this morning
to join his wife and daughter, now Wis
iting relatives there. They will re-
turn to Barre Sunday.
Miss j. p. Nourse, manager of the
Adams Co. store, and her sister, Mrs
Wilson, returned yesterday afternoon
from Boston, where they have been
spending the past two weeks on bust
ness.
The grandfather's clock in Burr's
south window some declare would val
ue at $500 / win start it at $50 and
mark it down 81 day until sold.
We will deliver to the fortunate one
without charge. Step in and make
your bid. F. L. Burr.--adv.
| Instead of Rev. w. A. Dawson of
Burlington, who was expected to preach
at the Baptist church next Sunday
morning, Prof. Raymond Mcfarland,
formerly of Middlebury college, has
been designated and will occupy the
pulpit of that church in the morning.
William Letourneau, who will be re-
membered by many Barre friends and
acquaintance rs chauffeur for the
late Ira Calef, is similarly employed by
a family in Stamford, Conn, now max
ing a tour of Vermont and in Barre lor
a few days.
Miss Stella Diversi of Concord, n.
H., is in the city spending two weeks
with friends and relatives. She was
accompanied here by Miss Mary Guam
zini, who returns to her home after a
two weeks visit at the Diversi home
in Concord.
James r. Mackay, who represented
the Standard Granite Co. in st. Louis
at the international Monumental Gran
| tie Producers association convention,
has arrived home. In making the re-
turn trip he detoured to Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Chicago
Miss Kathleen LeBaron Of Water
bury, the young concert artist who has
been travelling through the Canadian
Northwest during the summer months
with a chautauqua company, arrived
in the city Wednesday afternoon to
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visit her aunt, Mrs. Arthur g. Miles,
of South Main street.
William Mercer, clerk of the mon
ey order department of the Barre
postoffice, began yesterday three
weeks vacation and with his family
motored yesterday afternoon to Stowe,
TO remain few days with relatives,
before going to Jacksonville.
j. H. Wallburn and G. w. Reid,
members of a retail monumental firm
in Denver, Col, after attending the st.
Louis convention of the National Re-
tail Monumental Dealers association,
held in conjunction with the conven-
ton of the l. NJ G. P. A., came east to
Barre on a granite buying trip, and
are now placing orders with Barre
firms. Mr.. Reid was one Of Barre's
early Scotch settlers and his visit to
this city is the first in "a years. The
growth and improvement of the town
profoundly amazed him, but even
greater was his astonishment when he
visited the quarries and then the stone
sheds. His mind picture was based on
lines of 81 years ago, and he had not
imagined such an extensive industry
was carried on in Barre.
G. f. Frost of Springfield, Mass,
who heads the research department of
the A. C.. Dutton Lumber corporation,
the extensive dealers in the Douglas fir
trees grown in Oregon, arrived in The
city yesterday on business trip. Mr.
Frost has practically recovered from
the automobile accident he experienced
some 10 days ago, while returning TO
his home after a business trip Of sew
eral days here His car ran of the
road and down over a 25-foot erbank
ment near Charlestown, n. H. When
found by passing tourists he was taken
to the Bellows Falls hospital and later
removed to his home in Springfield
He received a severe shaking up, with
several bad bruises, and was in a semi
conscious condition when discovered by
passing car.
Don't forget the money -asving sale
at Ziter's. only two more days.-adv.