The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-16


visiting friends in Barre for few
days. ---s...ss -aa..a-s-.--.--.
Faubeur Gilbert of Graniteville had
his tonsils removed at the Barre City
hospital this morning.
Thomas Blackmore was removed to
the City hospital to-day and expects
to be operated upon tomorrow.
Harold Simmons of Washington
submitted to tonsil operation at the
Barre City hospital this morning
A regular meeting of r. c. /. P. A.
in Worthen hall Wednesday evening,
Nov. IL. Let all members be present.
Baptist girls. remember the W. w.
G. rally tomorrow night, with Miss
Crissman as speaker. Collection will
An eight pound SON was born yes
terday morning to Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf
pho Corsi of Is Second street at their
home Mrs. Corsi was before her mar
riage, Miss Ida Carusi.
Miss Priscilla Miles of South Main
street returned to her home yesterday
from Waterbury, after being the guest
of her cousin. Mrs. Bert Luce, for sew
eral days. Miss Miles goes there next
week 10 accept work as a bookkeeper
and stenographer in the Luce depart
ment store.
The feature bout OF the athletic con
tests in the American Legion hall We'd
nesday evening will be an exhibition
wrestling match by Joe Shimkus and
John Tomasi. Shimkus, as most sport
admirers know. is a professional mid
dleweight wrestler, who has travelled
through many of the eastern and west
ern states meeting wrestlers of all
ages. weight and fame. Tomssi, the
formida bic end of the Vermont varsity
football team last year, was instructor
in wrestling and boxing at the Uni
versity of Vermont. Shimkus arrived
in town this morning and, when sp-
preached on the subject, consented
willingly TO appear at the Legion club
without any financial reimbursement.
As many know there are to be sew
eral other matches. boxing and wrest-
ling both. and following them a
smoker and general good time
with something TO eat "to boot" All
ex service men in Barre and Barre
Town are invited oYu don't have to
be a member of the Post to attend
One Barre Young man who Res at
tracted the attention of many AZ the
local football fans in college football
this fall is Norman s. Gordon. son of
Attorney and Mrs. !. W. Gordon of
this CITY. and better known as lust
"Cy.- Although "Cy" does not hold
down regular position on the Dart
mouth football team. he has taken
part in every Dartmouth game since
the Holy Cross Dartmouth game on
Oct. 10. Many times he has only
PLAYED a few minutes, but a few times
he has been permitted to stay in the
game for one or more periods. These
last games on the Dartmouth schedule
in which "Cy- has PLAYED include some
Of the big games, such as those with
Syracuse. with Cornell and with tie
University Of Pennsylvania Many Of
the local fans are wondering whether
Gordon viii be chosen TO 90 to the coast
with the Dartmouth team when II
plavs the University of Washington on
Nov. g7. one week from Saturday. At
present. although nothing definite has
been heard. Gordon's supporters are
Of the opinion that he will make the
trip. and that if given = chance 70
plav in the game. be viii do both him
self and his college credit. "Cy'
plsved footbsll on the SpauldinE team
in rs and ~. His grit and fight. -
ven ss his careful study Of the game.
were recrrnized BY his opponents and
tearnmates q That time.