The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-27
TALK OF THE TOWN
A variety of sports, with prizes, at
Ian picnic Saturday.-ad,.

A variety of sports, with prizes, a.
Clan picnic Saturdsy.-adr.
just arrived, tricolette in all color,
for blouses and waists. Little Dry
Goods store, Cottage street, off MAR
street.
4 The Philathea class of the Conyre
gational church will serve ice cream on
the church lawn during the band con
cert Wednesday evening. adv.
| Barre post, No. 10, American Legion
cordially invites you to their dance in
Rowland hall Friday night, July 30
CAROLS orchestra has been engaged
adv.
Gage & Cages Office will close al
noon Wednesday, July 2s. for two
weeks. Office hours on that date are
Barre, 0 to 10 a. M; Montpelier, 10 ia
II a. m. Notice will be given in twJ
weeks when the regular hours will be
gin.-adv.
A Weaver tire changer, the only one
in town at the present moment, is be.
ing installed in James j. Hastings
vulcanizing shop on North Main street
The machine is designed to simplify
the changing of tires, and is expected
to save considerable time.
Charles Arnholm of the Palace gar
age left this morning for the province
of Quebec to bring back Winton car
belonging 10 DIR. T.. II. Bailey, which
was abandoned there last June when a
part broke and couldn't be fixed at
that time. Only recently the part
came, and now the car is waiting TO be
driven back.
A young couple from Massachusetts,
arrived in Barre this morning at an
extremely early hour, bound for points
south, and having proceeded as far as
Depot square. stopped, out of gas. The
young fellow set out to make tour
of the various garages, but with no
success, and it was not until O'Clock
this morning that any assistance was
obtained, and the two could continue
on their way.
A very interesting golf match was
PLAYED over the Meadow Brook Golf
club course on Saturday between the
home club and the Hardwick Golf
club OF Hardwick, the result being that
Meadow Brook won seven matches snd
Hardwiek one. Although on the los.
ing side, the visitors did very well, as
good many of the matches were not
decided until the IS holes had been
played, the home players being more
familiar with the course pulling them
through.
That George n. Fraser Of Barre, now
professional golf player at the Wau-
banakee links in Burlington, is still
playing up to the form which he main
tanned while in Barre is indicated by
statement in the Burlington News Of
July 20, saying that Fraser sent afy-
ing all previous records held by Hugh
Gordon, formerly the professional at
Waubanakee. II seems that Fraser
made the nine hole course in "a, cut
ting one off the record made by Cor
don and which has stood for four years.
Fraser made the IL holes in ~, cutting
two off the record made by Arnold j.
STATE last year. In concluding the an
nouncement of Fraser's performance,
the article in the Burlington paper
saws: Fraser, who has been at the
local links for three years. is probably
the most popular professional that has
been at Waubanskee for some time.
His enthusiasm and tireless energy
have done much to add to the interest
of local people in the links game.
James Hills of Elm street was still
alive this morning, though there was
time yesterday when he wouldn't
have been willing to lay plugged nick
el on his chances of ever seeing Barre
again. He set off in his car for Dia
mond mountain, armed with a com
pass and some berry pals, and finally
ran across an extremely promising
natcb far in the woods Leaving his
car behind he penetrated into the mid
die of IL. laid compass and coat on
nearby stump, and commenced pick
ing. Almost before he knew II there
rose in front of him a mother black
bear and two cubs. Whether or, not
he had picked any of the fur of of
them. Hills did not take time TO dis
cover One leap and he was of through
the woods. bearing in his mind the pic.
ture Of the mother bear busy demol-
ishing very carefully and pleasantly
his coat. When he finally came out
into the open again he found that he
was about seven miles from where he
left his car earlier in the day. Having
at last found his car. Mr.. Hills lost
M time in heading for a more denseiy