The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

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made in Barre Nov. 10 for Red Cross
memberships and renewals.
Miss Annie Joncas of North MAR
street has completed work as a clerk
in the Barre Candy Kitchen.
Houghton & Robins store will be
closed all day Thursday and open un'
til O'Clock Wednesday night.
Have you bought your ticket for the
American Legion's second annual ar
mistice ball, Nov. IL, in Rowland hall
adv.
Meat pie supper served by the Mems
club at the Presbyterian church Sat
urday night from to Z. Plan to at
tend.-adv.
George Clark, pharmacist OF the
Red Cross Pharmacy, is taking a
few DAYS vacation in Massachusetts
with relatives.
The regular monthly meeting of the
trustees of the Barre City hospital will
be held at the hospital Wednesday eve
ming at 5 o'clock.
| Raymond Eastman has returned to
Tufts School of Engineering in Bos-
ton, after spending several days at his
| home on Eastern avenue.
Gerald Betters of Enosburg Falls
accompanied his wife and two-week-old
child from the Barre City hospital to
their home yesterday afternoon.
Peter Fraser of Murray street and
Robert johnson of South Main street
went to Chester, Mass, yesterday, hay
ing been assured of work at their trade
| as stonecutters.
n > Do IL -
one of the principals of the dry goods
firm of the Homer Fits Co, leaves
Barre this week for Delsnd, Fla, to
spend the winter.
Regular meeting of Minnehaha en-
campment, No. >, Tuesday evening,
Dec. o, at 1880. Work, patriarchal
degree. All officers and patriarchs re-
quested to be present
Remember the big fair. Friday and
Saturday, Rowland hall. The fair with
the special features. Everybody come
for good time. Special program, 8
to .. Music by Landi's orchestra. ad.
Everybody plan to come to the big
fair. What fairY The rainbow fair,
Rowland hall, Friday aud Saturday
this week. The best music, Landi's or.
chestra. Program, s to o; dancing, Q to
l2.-adv.
A gay silk petticoat is welcomed by
any feminine member of your family.
All the smart new shades approved by
fashion this year are represented at a
very modest price at The Mrs. Shepard
Co, lnc.--adv.
Dairymen, the ~ +. NJ. p A. has
done more to stabilize the price of
milk in New England than any other
agency. Therefore, be sure and attend
the meeting Saturday evening in the
Worthen halliday.
b. w. Goodfellow OF the Good Eel
low garage on South Main street mo-
tored to the precincts of Burlington
and on the shores of Lake Champlain
with party of men from Montpelier,
who plan to spend a few days duck
hunting.
Practically every stonecutter work
ing at the South Main street bridge |
was discharged yesterday when the
wall caps were completed. There were
several men working there during most
of the summer, and during the past
few weeks the number was increased. |
Ten were discharged yesterday
Harold Mather, glove salesman,
who has been stopping for several days |
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w, A. !
Bradford on South Main street, left |
yesterday on an~itinerary through the |
middle west. Iowa, Minnesota, Wis. !
consin and Illinois. He expects TO re-
turn to the Barre district about Christ
mas time.
Mr.. and Mrs, Stefano Argente and |
two children of High Holborn street,
accompanied by John Comolli of .
York City Sunday night and from
there expect TO sail 10 Viggiu, Italy,
this week. The exts MT of their stay in
the old country will depend upon CON
ditions Of the country.
Montpelier high school absolutely re-
fused to cancel or postpone the game
with Spaulding high school, so that
Spaulding would be enabled to resume
relations with Goddard seminary, here,
next Saturday for the first time in 10
years. Spaulding's management want.
ed to play Montpelier high school here
Thursday afternoon instead of Satur-
udN hlhtIHpuHs hhls - sidteu. hputpci- l
Ter refused. No particular reason WAS
given.
A continuous supply Of fiat ears to
the Barre granite manufacturers has
eliminated almost entirely those
stocked-up yards of finished granite
The extraordinary influx
Of cars began early in September, con
tinued through that month and oc-
tober. and from last Thursday TO sun.
day - empty cars came into the local
yards. However. there exists a car
shortage in the quarrying district Of
and Websterville. accord
ing to c. ID. Waters. traffic manager
IF the Quarters and Granite Manufac-
Iurers' association--s shortage Of 800
'ars. Train crews are working over
lime in an endeayor to meet demands.
md the possibility Is that the situa-
ion will he remedied in a short time.
Is Mr.. Waters has conferred with Off
,ials Of the NJ & W. r. R., Barre &
-helsea, and the Boston & Maine. with
he result and assurance that a good
iupply would be shipped here daily If
possible.