The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Shamrocks VS.. Spaulding at Spauld
ing gymnasium Wednesday night, AL
out for a good game.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Carroll passed the
week end with relatives in st. Adams
returning to the city yesterday.
Alfred Mckay of Boston has re.
turned to the Harbor city after a
weeks visit at his home on Cliff street
A business meeting of the Baptist
Phlatheas win be held with Mrs. Sin.
clair, Jefferson street, Wednesday even.
ing.
Miss Mildred Marion of the Miles
block returned yesterday from Bur.
ington,. where she passed the week end
with relatives.
Regular meeting of Barre post, No
10, American Legion, Wednesday even
ing, March 3, at 1880 in carpenters
Phall Worthen block. George DeMerell
adiutant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Kelly, who but
recently were married in Boston, ar
rived here from Burlington this morn
ing to spend a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Petrie, relatives OF Mr.
= The postponed match betweens Vim
citia and Apollo clubs will be played
at the Vineitia club rooms Wednesday
evening. March 4 Members of the
teams participating=are requested to be
on hand
Bright Star Rebekah lodge, No. Is,
will hold its regular meeting in the Odd
| Fellows hall Wednesday evening, March
3. Members urged to be present, as
there will be a practice after the, reg
ular meeting
Miss Ina Mcdonald, on her way from
her home ION Brook street to school this
afternoon, in attempting to get ride
on the back of a truck, fell OIL and re-
eeived some injuries though not serious
ones. She was taken to her home and
will soon recover, it is believed
| Leopold Pisani, who became involved
| in a quarrel with his brother-inrlaw
Giuseppe Bastianon, Sunday afternoon
and then inflicted a cut across Bastlan
ons left knee with knife. was sen
fenced in Barre city court this morning
10 pay fine of S35 and costs OF $685.
ON breach of peace charge. Plsanl
paid the necessary fine and costs. 10.
seph Frattini of Montpelier represented
pisani, while States Attorney +. X.
Davis presented to Judge +. L. Scott
| the states side Of the case
Mr. and Mrs Clinton + Millar now
of Springfield. Mass, who formerly re-
sided in Barre. arrived in the city last
evening for an indefinite stay. Mr.
Millar, well-known As super'ntend-
ent Of the Tenney Service Co, has
since last October been travelling Tor
Il local Granite firm in the far west and
but short time ago returned to the
east anA New England. His itinerary
extended over large portion OF the
Pacific coast states and included lex
as. Arizona, New Mexico, Nebraska
and Colorado, as we'll as others.
A largely attended meeting was held
by the Barre Quarters and Manutae-
tnrers' association in the association
rooms last evening in connection with
the mid winter convention of the In
ternational Monumental Granite Pro
ducers' association, held in Montreal
Thursday aud Friday of last week. In
Tho absence Of President II. J. NJ. Jones
Of the h. Q. and vi. association, who
| was called to New York on business,
| Alex Duncan acted a. chairman. Re
ports were submitted by the various
delegates from Barre, proving OF much
interest and the topic for considerable
discussion.
Winter il still here even though the
| small school BOYS have begun to chant
that old familiar spring phrase, Shoot
at my allev?' Few lads could long
have seated themselves on Barre's side
walks this morning with the mercury
submerging to the minus marks At .
! O'Clock it is said to have been "A be-
low zero and though the Thermometer
indicated Il steady increase OF warmth
| Ii was not sufficient to allow all the
| stonesheds Of this district to begin OPP
erations this morning. as is custom
arv Many sheds, though the smaller
ones especially, at all sections OF the
city were closed down this morning
but resumed operations this afternoon.
The 30 hours alteration held each
YEAR at St Monica's church during the
Ienten season began this morning at $
o'clock with a solemn high mass cele-
brated bv Rev. p. NJ McKenna. Sew
cral priests from various parts of the
state. 10 in all. have been invited to
| this parish to assist in this devotional
t@eason. Tomorrow morning the first
mass will be celebrated at $50, the
second Immediately after the first and
the third at s o'clock The same sched-
ule for masses ON Thursday morning
will be used, when the season will con-
clude with solemn high mass. Con
fessions will be heard from 3 O'Clock
this afternoon and from o'clock in
the evening.
MOI because the railroads were re-
stored to private ownership yesterday
but through a favorable act of nature
in thawng away ice from the cars, %
empty freight cars were available TO
i Barre quarters and manufacturers here
this morning. OF this number were
box cars and IL fiat cars. Demands,
however. swallowed these up in short
time. for Yesterday Traffic Manager {.
! D. Waters of the Barre Quarters 4
| Manufacturers association recorded a
shortage OF 100 cars, and this morning
! l45. Il is. therefore. evident that this
supply was entirely inadequate to an
swer the demands. but the mere fact
! that some had been received gave en-
couragement The prospect for mere Is
very bright and from all indications
/ there will soon be many more empty
cars flowing into this district, and the
| impending danger Of having spring
/ shipments tied up eliminated.
In view Of the coming election and
feeling quite confident that Frank
/ small would reach his official aspira-