The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-05
TALK OF THE TOWN

Gordon Webster of Cabot, who has
street for the past few days, has re-
turned TO Burlington, where he attends
the University of Vermont.
Miss Vita Van Ness of Houlton, Me-,
who is making her home with Mrs.
Bennett Julian of Pleasant street, be-
gan work this morning in the state tax
commissioners office at the Capitol
The prizes given by the Barre Golf
club for last seasons contests have been
received and will be on display in Mar
rion's show window The club will
have midwinter social evening at the
X. of p. hall Thursday evening Jan. s,
at o'clock sharp, at which time the
prizes will be presented to the winners.
There viii also be short entertain
ment, consisting of speaking, music,
highland dancing by Miss Marie Pirie,
putting competition, followed by re
freshments and dancing, Matters Of
great interest TO the club may he
brought up at this time. An members
Of the club are expected TO attend and
can also bring invited guests.
Steel chisels and other working de-
vices of the granite industry were dis
tasteful to many a stoneeutter this
morning when the merslry registered
20 below or more. This. however, is
not the official temperature report Of
Barre. for such is not obtainable ia
this city, but it is the popular report
from numerous glasses" in this dis
trict. One person, resident of the
Barre and Montpelier road. vouched for
the fact that il was 80 below near his
home. Whatever it was, il proved to
be cold enough to prevent several Of
the granite firms from continuing work
this morning with profit, consequently
work was suspended. The Granite
street district suffered the heaviest from
this condition.
All the teachers at the seminary re.
turned to-day and the second semester
of the school year viii begin to-mor-
row One new teacher has been pro-
cured for the commercial department
Miss Gertrude Flannigan of Burdette
college will assist in that department.
New classes in the commercial depart
ment will be started. both in the day
school and in the night school. so that
students may start a course now. The
iay classes will open tomorrow and
the evening classes will open to-mor-
row evening. Young people of Barre
City who wish TO pursue a commercial
in the evening school aud
whose people are receiving help from
he city are given their tuition free of
,harge.
While delivering a new Chalmers au-
.omobile. Mr.. Fox of Goodfellow's ga
age on South Main street met with
light accident on the East Barre hill
md az a result the car is in a condition
which the would have -been-owner re-
uses to accept until new tenders have
,een put on the machine. The car was
,eing delivered to H. A. McAllister of
East Barre by Mr.. Fox. When on the
.ast Barre Hill he drove up behind a
suick car which was having trouble in
making the hili Mr.. EoN attempted
o pass but the Buick car spurted up
nd kept the lead for a few rods and
hen was unable 70 20 further. as there
ras apparent trouble with the engine
he driver Of the new car stopped TO
fait for the Buick 90 get up the Hill
ui Just a. he stopped his car and mo-
or the Buick. which was said to he
bat Of Ralph MGnson. but denied by
ir Munson to-day. started back The
truck the front end of the Chalmers
ar and put the mudguards Of that ear
J bad shape.