The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Wednesday and Saturday. Landis or
ehestra. adv.
Public dance in Clan Gordon hall
Wednesday, April 81. Music by Car
rolls orchestra. adv.
Masquerade ball in armory hall,
Montpelier, April 20; CAROLS orches..
ira; under auspices of Red Men and
Pocahontas.-adv.
John Morrison of Laurel street, who
late last fall went TO st. Augustine,
Fa., for his health, arrived in Barre
Saturday night.
Trousers and knee pants manufac-
tlred; dress goods and other articles;
call and see the bargains at 10 Mer-
chant street. II. Goodman adv.
To- day and tomorrow, "The Miracle
Man. at the Bjou theatre. Prices:
Matinee zoe, evening zoe, children l5c.
Two shows, at 2;l5 and 1880. adv.
Five cents a day for a short time is
all it costs to rid yourself of rheuma-
tism if you use Rheuma. Get a bottle
from f. A. Drown to-day on the mon
ey- back plan
Glenn Perry of the Perry & Noonan
undertaking firm, who for the past
four weeks has been confined to his
home at 81 Highland avenue, was able
to be downtown to-day for the first
time.
William Stevenson, Alex. McLennan,
Duncan Smith and Joe Smith left the
city last night to accept positions in
the machine shops at Windsor. They
intend returning when the present ait
uation in the granite industry is salts
factorily settled.
Tomorrow, April 20, is the last day
designated by law, that persons liable
to tax can file their returns with the
assessors. Any who have not complied
with the requirements will do well to
call this evening or as early as possible
tomorrow.
Yesterday was the 18th of April,
1920 Do you know what happened
on the 18th of April in l775? Come to
Spaulding assembly hall Friday even
ing of this week, and we will tell you
the whole story, (signedl Spaulding
Glee club.--adv.
A. A. Smith, representative Of the
Architect & Engineering company of
Springfield, Mass, is here with plans
for theatre in connection with the re-
building of the Park theatre, and to-
day was comforting with Messrs.
Charles Zanleoni and son, Charles, jr.
Evidently the elothiers of Barre are
looking forward TO the overall move
ment being adopted here as well as in
other cities, as their overall stock has
been augmented very recently. One of
the leading mems furnishings stores
had an unusually large quantity on
hand this morning, new from the fac
tory.
The Merchants association of Barre
at recent meeting voted to invite all
their employees to a banquet in Hotel
Barre Wednesday evening, April 81.
For this occasion two speakers from
Boston have been invited to address
the group on salesmanship. The pro
gram for the evening promises well, as
1t not only includes a fine menu but a
musical treat with the best local solo
lists of Barre and Montpelier included. |
Preparations for the affair are being
attended to by w. T. Rees, chairman
of the committee in charge. Frank |
Shea, H. Richardson and +. M. Lyon, |
president OF the association.
Between 500 and 600 stonecutters |
have left Barre since the suspension Of |
work in the granite sheds here on April |
2, according TO figures quoted this !
morning by John McKernan, secretary |
of the Barre branch of the Granite Cut |
Lers' International association. In the |
association rooms was posted this |
the following information TO |
IL members: Among the branches set |
tied up to April IA, paying a dollar an
hour or more, are the following: Balti- |
more, Md, Buffalo, n. y. tCrawford's
she'd only. Boston partly, Cincinnati
i and Cleveland, o., Denver, Colo, Des
Moines, Ia, Elberton, ia, Freedom,
Pa. Granite, Md, Haines, Ore, Hart
'ord, Conn, Monson, Mass, Louisville,
Ky, New Bedford, Ind, Pittsburg, Pa, !,
~ j., Portland, Ore,
Pa, St. Louis, Mo, Rock.
fille, Salida, Colo, Spokane, Wash,
Il. c., Wausau, Wis tone
irml, and Waco, Tex"
That the telephone public of Barre
ind surrounding towns is accorded the
pest of service available can hardly be
disputed when one learns Of the efforts
equired to put back into service as
ioon as possible the 600 telephone
stations affected by the intake of wa
er in the Washington street cable.
These lines became paralyzed Friday
noon and before 5 O'Clock Saturday
morning were all connected and in OPP
,rating condition. The two cable re-
Messrs Read and Hunt of the
Rutland district, who were in Rutland
II the time, arrived in Barre about .
,'clOck Saturday morning. Immediate
v they connected the City hospital
With the entire service by making con
lections with a special lead to another
working cable near City square and
hen proceeded to put into shape the
100 pair cable. Yesterday these men
we're employed making changes AZ the
south Main street bridge so that the
ables connecting Barre with South
Barre, Williamstown and a part Of
and Websterville would
lot be affected when the old structure
5 taken from its foundations some
ime this week