The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

at Shea's,--ady.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Booth and
children of Hill street passed the week
end at Queen City park, near Buring-
ton
John A. Cross of Mortified was in
town to-day to attend the director :
meeting of the Granite Manufacturers
association.
Roland j. Sidney, who has been liv-
ing on Pearl street while employed in
Barre. has returned to his home in
Lyndonville.
L. G. West, proprietor of the Tulsa
monument works in Tulsa, Okla, has
returned to his home, after passing a
week in the Barre district on bust
ness.
Long-distance and general trucking;
truck is also equipped to carry parties;
will seat between Is and 90 people, All
pneumatic tires. Granite Cite Bottling
Works. Call 7l6.M or 746-W.
The Granite Savings Bank & Trust
Co. will occupy temporary quarters in
the Averill block, beginning Monday
morning, while their bank building is
being remodeled. See their adv. on
page ADV.
A regular meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary of Clan Gordon will be held
Tuesday, July 20, at 6:45 p, m. sharp.
Social time and presentation of past
chief sisters pins after meeting. Each
member may invite a lady friend.
For Sale: At 80 Averill street, 10
room house, bath room on first
and second floors, electric lights, gas,
wide piazza on two sides house, shade
trees, large barn. garage, chance to
keep hens; small piece of ground for
garden; splendid location, five min
utes' walk to street cars, postoffice
and business section; fine neighbor
hood, near Currier park. Rooms readi.
" rented and bring regular income.
House could be easily and eheaply
converted into three separate apart.
ments. Fine proposition for anyone
wanting home and income at same
time. George L. Morris.
According to plans now under way,
accommodation for nearly 80 Barre
district granite manufacturers will be
necessary in mid August when the an
nual conventions Of the international
producers association and the nation
al association Of monument retailers
Is held in St. Louis. Around 20 firms
from this district will be represented
bv monument exhibits in the St. Louis
coliseum. The meetings OF the two as
sociations are to be held in the Statler
hotel the producers convention open
ing on Monday, August l6. This after
noon in the rooms of the Granite Man
ufaeturers' association those who in
tend to make the trip, meet to com
plete their arrangements. II is ex-
pected that special car will be re.
served for the excursion.
The granite industry experienced its
first serious power suspension of the
summer to-day, when majority of the
plants in Burnham's meadow and in
the Blackwell street district had to be
closed down At the Office of the pow
err company the suspension was
ascribed to break in the trunk line
between Montpelier and Bolton falls
There was a disposition TO attribute
the trouble TO the heavy rain storms Of
last night and this morning, although
employees of the company, for some
reason, went to Bolton falls early yes.
| terday on an emergency call. For the
past two weeks manufacturers have
encountered good deal Of annoyance
because Of low voltage and resulting
loss Of power with which 70 operate
their machines The Montpelier and
Barre Light and Power Co had force
Of linemen patrolling the trunk line
1 this forenoon in an effort to locate the
trouble No information as TO the prob.
able length OF the shutdown could be
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