The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

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One thousand laughs lin Mary Pick
ford in "The Hoodlum. adv.
John B. Magnaghi. who has been Sc
riously i'll, was considerably improved
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Brien will resume
their home cooking Wednesday, Dec ],
at IA Mount reet.-adv.
Maccabees, attention! Regular meet,
ing Wednesday evening, Dec. |, at 1880
O'Clock Election of officers.
Orlando Olgiati, who has been visit
ing at his home on Humbert street, has
returned to New York City.
Il Twenty per cent reduction on all
patterns. clean sweep. The Royal
Tailor Man, over Ladd's store.
Special low price on velour, checks
and plaids Little Dry Goods Store,
Cottage street. off Main steret,
Back on the job. Watch and clock
repairing. Prices right f. 0. Holmes,
6 Maple Grove street Tel. PAIN
Absolutely free. What? Call at
Goodfellow's jewelry store and find
out. 2ll North Main street.-adv.
| Come and bring a friend to the la
dies union fair. You will be sure to
find something worth while. Dec. ? and
3.--adv.
4 Hunters, attention! Winchester RI
fles and ammunition for all rifles for
sale at the Winchester store. G. W.
Averill & Co.
i All those donating articles for the
Presbyterian church sale and supper
please note change of date. Sale, Dec.
2. supper, Dec. 3.--adv.
A lot Of dirty face girls are happier
than clean ones. That's why you want
to see Mary Pickford in "The Hood
lums at the opera house Thursday
adv.
James Biggs, who has been visiting
at the home Of his uncle, Waldron
Shields, for the past ten days, has re-
turned to the University of Vermont
in Burlington.
Albert (anxiouslyl Tim afraid I'll
soon be baldl my hair is coming out"
E. A. Drown-"Why worry? Use Paris
ian Sage and I'll guarantee it will stop
falling hair or return your money
adv
Miss Hazel P. Cobb, a commercial
teacher at Spsulding, who was de-
tanned at her home in Hardwick on
account of illness, was unable TO be
present at the re opening of school on
Monday.
Richard White of Newton street with
snow shoes and rifle left on the morn
| ing train for Elmore, where, with sew
eral other companions, he will spend
two weeks hunting, remaining through
the deer season.
A. J. Stewart, the Prospect street
wheelwright and blacksmith, was able
to be down town yesterday for the
first time in many weeks, he having
undergone an operation at the Barre
| City hospital for acute appendicitis
When a crowbar was accidentally driv-
en- through the right foot of o. j. An
derson, a member of the +. c. Glysson
and company granite firm, as he was
working with Jumper about a month
ago, he did not realize that piece of
his rubber had been Clipped off and
driven into the foot also, and it was
not until Just recently that he dis
covered it. The bar had passed through
his foot at the base of the toes and,
after being dressed by a physician,
healed in due time. II later became
festered and caused Mr.. Anderson con
siderable pain. Opening the wound by
lancing. the doctor discovered the small
piece of Mr. Andersons rubber, not
quite half inch long and about a
| quarter of an inch wide, which had
been Clipped off in the accident but
which had been bound into the foot I'M
noticed.
Spurred on to greater efforts by the
mediocre success Of his Peerless Five
basketball team last year, Thomas
Batchelder is planning this year to re-
organize the quintet for more com
nlete. more strenuous and a more sue
cessful season. Last night at the God
! dard gymnasium his cohorts had their
1 first practice. Only about half a doz-
en- men we're out, nearly all new men
and with the addition of all of last
| wears team, all of whom are avail
| able this season, there is promise OF
large squad bv the end of the week.
| Arrangements are now pending in re-
! gard to a definite contract concerning
the use of the Goddard gym. nightly
by the Peerless squad. Meanwhile
there viii be practice there each night
this week in hopes of getting the team
ready for one or two practice games
before Christmas.
! Sidney II. Katz, the chemist from
the United States bureau of mines.
who has been sampling air in and
about the stonesheds of Barre in an
effort to determine the exact numbersof
lparticles of dust to the cubic foot Of
air. finishes his work to-day at the
Crearson & Lane shed on Burnham's
meadow. During the past three weeks
he has taken $50 samples of various
systems, taking a number Of samples
bv different methods in each of the
sheds he visited as follows: Barclay
brothers. Carswell Wetmore Co, Har-
rison Granite Co, Jones Brothers CO.,
and Grearson & Lane. In this group
were found straight and round sheds.
in some the men were cutting artistic
work. in Others building stones. One
plant i best known for its lathe cut
tiers. another for polishing work, etc,
so that practically every branch of the
industry was covered by this investi-
CATION. The work Is part of the re-
search program being carried on by
the United States government in the
mines. quarries and all industries where
dust has proven a great obstacle to the
I workmen's health IN long periods of
service. Results Of these tests win not
be known for several weeks. Mr katZ
was making preparations to-day TO
leave for Pittsburg, Pa, his headquar-
ters. tomorrow.