The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-01
TALK OF THE TOWN


and Saturday. Landi's or
chestra. adv
Miss Evelyn Shields and Miss Deloris
Glynn have been attending during the
past few days the Norwich university
Junior week at Mortified.
A good time awaits you if you at
tend the Legion dance in Rowland hall,
Thursday, May 6. CAROLS orchestra
will be there with the music.a
Attorney and Mrs. S. HOLSTER Jack
son leave to-day for Boston, where
Mrs. Jackson will pass few days
with relatives. Mr.. Jackson, president
of the international Monumental
Granite Producers association, goes to
New York to attend the special meet
ing of the organization, beginning on
Monday, May 3.
The bureau of standards in the de-
partment of commerce has naugurated
an investigation Of the weathering
qualities Of various monumental and
building stones. The Barre Granite
Manufacturers association is cooper
ating with the bureau in its investiga
ton of Barre granite A report of the
entire survey will be published in the
Barre Granite magazine as soon as OBJ
tanned
In responding to fire call yesterday,
the driver of squad A truck was com
PEELED to slow his machine to avert
colliding with another auto, the driv-
er Of which seemed to think that the
department was out for race. Fire
Chief Heney calls automobile owners
attention to the right of way which
the department has in responding to
fires and. according to state laws, all
other vehicles should keep to the road
side when the sound of the truck bell
is heard.
Chief of Police James Sullivan here
with gives warning TO all bicycle own
ers agaist violation of the city ordi-
nance by riding bicycle on the side
walks. A woman and child narrowly
escaped serious injury on South Main
street hill yesterday afternoon and the
matter was reported TO the police de-
partment. Chief Sullivan warned the
vioater and should other cases like
this come to light he will bring the
Law. breakers before the court,
City Clerk James Mackay yesterday
returned from Burlington, where he
attended Thursday afternoon the third
annual meeting of the Vermont Tuber-
clllosis association. held on the roof
garden of Hotel Vermont. The cleo
tion Of officers and directors for the en-
suins year occurred. Among the direc-
tors are four Barre men, +. G. How
land Frank E. Langley, ). Hollister
Jackson and Alexander Ironside. The
organization outlined an extensive pro-
gran for the ensuing year, most of
who viii be directed to q campaign
for $4,000
Pcsons desiring to go from Barre to
Burlington Sunday morning. will need
to bar in mind that the paper train
does not run any more between Barre
and Burlington and the milk train does
not AIRY passengers any more, accord
ing the schedule which becomes eff
fectYe at midnight tonight. The pa
perswill reach Barre at $500 o'clock in
the morning by main line train that
run. directly into Barre from White
Rive junction and viii remain here
unit 4:l0 o'clock in the afternoon,
wie ii will run back to White River
Jun,ion. II is understood. that the re.
mov of the passenger train between
Burlington and Barre Is because the
sumner traffic is for the most part
care for by automobiles.
Lat evening group Of students of
GODDARD seminary assembled and or
ganiBd among themselves the Cercle
De leuf, for the purpose of furthering
good fellowship among their ranks.
Som of the best known students are
alreay enrolled as members and are
lookag forward to a. successful career
for he organization. Officers for the
ensuing term were elected, chartes and
by-lws were drawn up, and the pur.
pose of the club was outlined to the
charer members. The Cercle intends
to old a series Of informal dinner
partes and dances, and will conclude
its activities sometime during com
increment week with a formal ban
que and a reception.
Fginning to-day, and continuing I'M
I I'll urther notice, the Granite Manu-
4 facIrers' association rooms will be
| cloed every Saturday afternoon during
/ thesummer. Conforming 10 the regu-
| lar summer schedule and daylight saw
ing system in use by the office EN-.
ploes for the past several years, and
WIN in reality was adopted before the
waitime method was adopted nation
alh the employees will begin work
/ eae morning at I a. M. instead of s
al continuing to IL o'clock, with
the reception Gf Saturdays, when the
Off will be closed at II a. m. From
| o ,9ck until o'clock each afternoon,
wit the exception Of Saturdays and
holiavs. the office will be open. The
traf department will adhere to the
sam, schedule and. in addition, Traffic
Manner c. d. Waters is usually in
his dice during the noon hour.
/ Alice slide of unusual proportion oc-
cure in the depths Of Williamstown
gulf uring Thursday night, as many
as ahundred pieces of ice, some OF
them,f large size, ploughing down the
steepincline on the westerly side Of
the lad south Of the second bridge
from Barre and almost completely
block,g the highway George SPrague
Of Bf,kfield came along yesterday aft.
ernoo in his automobile and 1t looked
for atime as if he couldn't make a
passss but by working his car this
way I'd that way, on and of the high
way, was enabled to get past and
come this city. The slide Is at the
-. - -, sbc earth and ice