The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

va PN's
Dan McCleary of South Main street
went to st. Adams yesterday on brief
business trip.
just arrived a new lot of percales
The New Dry Goods Store, ] Pear
street. Mrs. G. NJ. Halves,
Mrs. G. d. Carpenter of 10 Merchant
street has been confined to her home
for the past week by illness.
Misses Ruth Miles and Doris Jones
returned to their homes yesterday, att
er visiting relatives In Bethel.
A regular meeting of r. C, /. P. A
Wednesday evening, Feb. Is, in Worth
Ell hall. Let all members be present
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re
bekah lodge, No. Is, Wednesday even
ing at 1880. Officers please be present
for practice,
This afternoon at the Goddard camp
us the Barre Canadian club and the
Goddard hockey teams meet for the
second time at 3:45.
Miss Frances Nelson of Merchant
street resumed her duties at the Gran
tie Manufacturers association office
yesterday after few days visit in
Boston with relatives.
Miss Mary Macaulay, for several
months waitress of the NJ. & G. res
taurant, left yesterday afternoon for
Burlington, having secured employment
| in the Star cafe as waitress.
Abraham Badger of Burlington ar
rived here yesterday to attend the flu
neral of his nephew, Abraham Badger
who succumbed at his home at ITO
South Main street Monday morning.
The first ladies' night of the winter
at vincitia club will be held this even
ing. The entertainment will start
promptly at s:l5 and members and
guests are asked to be on hand in sea
son.
Miss Mamie Nelson of Pearl street
has received diploma from the Phil
adelphia General hospital, which quail
ifies her as trained nurse, She re-
turned to her home in this city yesteF-
| day,
| William Gearin, an employe of the
Jones DEOlHtis tuiu IahN was N"hNii
from his room at the Central house
yesterday to the Barre City hospital
having been i'll for the past week with
a severe case of grip.
Members Of Barre post, No. 10, Amer
| lean Legion, are requested to meet at
Depot square Thursday at $3.50 a. m,
| for the purpose of attending the funeral
of the late Abraham M. Badger. Per
order Max G. Fisher, commander,
J. Robinson of the Westinghouse
| service station of Boston is equipping
two cars with shock absorbers Of the
Westinghouse Air Spring company OF
New Haven, Conn, at the Palace ga
rage and will be here until the latter
part of the week
A large delegation Of Barre granite
manufacturers left here this morning
on the 9:20 car for Montpelier to at
tend the hearing before the Vermont
public service commission on the Ten
ney service company case. Another
large delegation is planning to attend
tomorrow.
Joe Shimkus. the. carnival wrestler,
left here this morning for st. Adams,
where tonight he wrestles Eugene
Tremblay, the lightweight champion OF
the world Shimkus, in order to get
the match had TO agree to a handicap
match, so the terms of the bout are
that he must throw Tremhlay twice in
an hour in order to win. Trembay
weighs las pounds and Shmkus 1856
Friday night Shimkus will wrestle
again in St Adams with Bull" Ma
son of Utica, n Y, and will then pro-
coed to New York state, where two
other matches are scheduled for next
week, He will be absent from here
about a week.
Mrs. Arthur Gordon and little daugh'
ter. Betty who for the past few months
have been residing at the home OF
John Kelly on Liberty street, left yes
|terday afternoon for Plattsburg, n. y.
to visit for few days with Mrs. Cor
don's relatives before proceeding 10
their destination in the West. MI
Gordon, her husband, who was former
Nv foreman at the Mari & Gordon
granite plant in this city, is now en-
gagged in the oil fields of Oklahoma,
and it is to Muskegee, where he is To-
Gated, that they viii journey to meet
him. They plan TO make the West
their future home, but are undecided
whether they will settle in Muskogee,
Okla, or Shreveport, La.
United States Internal Revenue In
spector James P. Carney, in letter to
James Mackay, city clerk, asked that
quarters be reserved in the city build
ing to be used as the internal revenue
officers headquarters while in Barre.
The city council last evening voted TO
give this government agent the use OF
the school commissioners room, so 1t
will be there that income taxpayers
will find an agent ready to assist an
individual, corporation, partnerships or
fducinTies in filing their returns under
the income tax laws. Mr.. Carney is ex-
pected to open an office here Feb. 10 and
remain until March Is, ready to receive
filings every day except Monday, Feb,
%. which will be observed as Wash
inpton's birthday. John Corcoran and
William Kelleher will assist in the
work in Washington county, Mr.. hel-
leher to go TO Marshheld Feb. "a, Grot-
on Feb. 20, Chelsea March 3 and 4.
Mr.. Corcoran will be in Waterbury on
March and q The office hours OF In
spector Carney are not as yet known
but will be made so upon his arrival.
Notice.
Regular meeting Barre polishers'
branch will be held in their hall, Mich
n 1T -, rTbursdav svaninO Feb 10