The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-09
TALK OF THE TOWN


Get your batteries stored at OIL
ver's battery station.-adv.
Buy player piano music rolls at
Bailey's Music Rooms. adv.
Where did you bury that watchy AT
Goodfellow's Jewelry store, of course.
adv.
Regular meeting of Canton Vinton
Friday evening. Election of officers.
Per order of lieutenant.
The new REQ six touring car and the
REQ truck are on display at the Palace
garage, 30s North Main street.-ady
John Il. Hoban of % Liberty street
left Yesterday afternoon for Platts-
burg, n. Y, on few days business
trip.
Don't fail TO attend the joint fair,
Dec. 10 and II, at Rowland hall. In
dications point to the greatest event
ever-adv.
Regular meeting Of st. Johns court,
No. 500. C. o. f.. Thursday evening,
Dec. o. at Z o'clock. Important bust
ness. Per order chief ranger.
William Dudley of South Main
street, who underwent serious IN
ternal operation at the Barre City
hospital last Thursday, Is showing
steady improvement.
The evening services at the Hedding
Methodist church Eunday, Dec. ID, viii
be given over 10 the younger members.
A pageant, mo Room in the Inn, win
be portrayed in place of the regular
services. Assignment of parts and
first rehearsal was held last evening at
| the church.
George Connors of Orange, one of
the leading apiarists in this section OF
Vermont, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Connors has but recently returned
from Springfield, Mass, where honey
of his beehives gained him distinction
among the many farmers of New Eng
land. when he was awarded prizes Tor
its rich quality.
Sixty couple enjoyed dancing to the
| strains of CAROLS orchestra in How
land hall last night The occasion was
the third of series of dances to be
given by the ladies' union OF the Uni
| yersalist church this winter. The event
was certainly deserving of more sup
port from the public than was given
| IL last evening.
Dallas +. Pollard Of Burlington, in
come tax collector, is in town consult
ing with merchants and granite man
| ufacturers respective to their income
tax reports. Mr.. Pollard found II nee
essary last year TO instruct the bust
ness men in large groups and classes,
| the returns and methods of procedure
being very complicated and perplexing.
| The work is understood much better
by the people now and Mr.. Pollard Is
enabled TO accomplish his work much
easier and quicker. Another phase
which will undoubtedly lift some of
this burden is the marked difference
| Of the business year for the granite
manufacturers, most Of whom had
large returns to make last year. This
past wear has been a much different
wear for the manufacturers than 1919,
n cold winter. ten weeks strike, car
Il famine. and a period of unusual dull
i ness and lassitude curbing the prof.
4 it, and business volume for them
The annual meeting and banquet OF
the Granite Manufacturers association
Of this city promises to be one OF the
largest in the history of the organr-
zation as no less than 800 people, some
coming from as far west a. Colorado,
are expected here for Dec. IL for this
occasion. Included in this number VIII
be representatives Of the Northwestern
Granite Manufacturer association OF
IT. Cloud, MINI. and other granite
manufacturing associations IN other
parts Of the country, a. well a. the
National Retail Monumental Dealers
association. The committee ~ charge
/. 81 preparations j. working continually
now. putting much stress on the ele.
ment Of surprise for the banquet and
suhSeau-ut entertainment. which y 70
h. along Zines similar 20 last year. The
business meeting begins at o'eiock
in the association ROOMS in the C. W.
Averiu block next wednesday after
noon. a kufret lunch with Refreshments
following. At $3.50 the banquet tables
n Houland hall viii begin "a support
the feast prepared by the ladies Of the
4 Congregational church. who - safis-
factorily served the association last
year.