The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-15
TALK OF THE TOXIN

Mrs. l.. w. Morse of Brookfield was
in Barre yesterday on business.
c. w. Bugbee OF Marshfieh was a
business visitor in Barre yesterday.
| Mrs. l.. G. Jones of Middlesex visit
ed acquaintances in this city yesterday
A few more l0c song books at Bal
ley's. If you want one, call soon.--adv
Mrs. Fred Small of Morrisville was
in the city yesterday, visiting with
friends.
VIII Carter has returned to this city
after visiting for several days in St
Adams
William keir of Camp street extern
sion, who has been employed in Wind
sor. returned to his home to-day for a
visit.
Edward A. Green, managing deputy
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
in Vermont returned to Burlington
yesterday after attending to business
at the Barre branch office.
Special sale Of two, three and four
burner Kerogas oil stoves, the best in
Barre. largest line of new and sec
ond- hand ranges in Barre. Get prices.
Z. 4. Prindle, Worthen block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Hart Of
Plattsburg, n. Y, returned to their
home yesterday, after being the guests
ut the home Of their daughter, Mrs.
John Papin, at 90 Elm street extern
sion.
Thomas Parker. widely known in
Barre and Montpelier. where he has
worked for years as a butcher, arrived
in Barre last night from Auburn, Me.
Mr.. Parker, who was before his de-
parture from Barre employed at the
Houghton 4 Robins store has been
working in Auburn and Lewiston, Me.
A Rutland item in the Rutland News
of MAY IA was as follows; Miss Doris
Sturtevant of State street was given
a surprise shower at the home of Miss
Agnes Cassidy on Orange street last
evening by ~ young women employed
in the +. r. Patch Manufacturing
company office. Miss Sturtevant is to
marry Lyman w. Whitcomb OF Barre. ,
GUY r. Varnum of North street
started this morning on journey to
the Pacific coast, going in the direction
of southwest 10 California Mr.. Var
mum, who recently resigned as super
intendent of the nation famed Bout
well, Milne & Varnum quarries in
Graniteville. will spend three or four
weeks in that territory, as he eontem-
plates moving with his family to that
section sometime soon.
A recent item in the Chicago Trib-
une informed its readers that II. Willis
Carr, granite monumental dealer,
who was arrested on the charge of
selling tombstones and memorials new
er delivered, had been released from in
generation after his fancee, Gertrude
Liebe, had raised the necessary $4,000
bonds. This she did by disposing of
quantity of the deliberately furnished
IaSslle street offices Of Mr. Carr. He is
now out of prison awaiting further
court proceedings.
The annual meeting of the G. A. r.
and the encampment of the state diyi-
sion of the Sons of Veterans in Rut
land were not without representatives
from the Barre organizations. Those
to return to the city yesterday were;
Mrs. Clara L. Perry, division president
Of the Auxiliary Of Major l.. A. Alb
bott camp Mrs, Mabel G. Carr, di-
vision secretary; Mrs. Elsie Dingwall
and Mrs. Lula Richardson. chosen dele
gates. Elmer 4. Perry, c. c. Rollins,
Dorman Magoon were representatives
of the Sons of Veterans organization
of this city.
Quite discernibe were the letters
"Danger Explosives!' on the placards
at the front and rear OF James Mack
les car last evening when he arrived
safely from Burlington temphasis on
safely with 400 pounds of high explo
sives, tucked snugly in the rear part of
his Buick touring car Mr. Mackie of
the Alexander & Co. granite supply firm
of this city found il necessary yester
day TO obtain quickly quantity of
dynamite for quarries in Websteryille
and Graniteyille. which the firm caters
to and the nearest supply source was
in Burlington. Over 4S miles of Yer
mont roads rode this man with the 400
pounds of dynamite not two feet in
back Of him, packed in burlap as safely
as possible. These placards he placed
on the ear 70 insure better protection
and safety both to himself or any 9th
er traveller Not as many cars were
travelling the Burlington Barre road
yesterday as would ordinarily do so
in good weather, yet those who en-
countered this placarded car gave it
wide berth. Mr. Mackie expressed no
fear at the ride since a rather severe
conclusion is necessary to set off ex
plosiyes of this kind However. such
could be accomplished with a good Jolt
but with such loads as this Mr.. Mack
ie assured The writer that the rate Of
speed affords no iolts, when he IS com
PEELED to make such Journeys Per-
haps he had the consolation that IL he
struck a good bump in Burlington he
4rotid have no further lire trouhla Ia