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

remember the IHlT AT tne DIoohsluc
schoolhouse, East Montpelier road, on
Sept. I0.-adv.
Full line of ladies' sweaters being
cleaned up to-day at the Barre Bar
gain store at very low prices -adv.
Miss velma Coffin has returned To
Albany, N. Y, after spending the week
end and Labor day at her home, Us
Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bishop of Worces-
ter, Mass, are spending their vacation
with his brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bishop, of East Barre.
Mrs. w. B. Melvin of 10 Pleasant
street, her son, friend and daughter,
Ella, left here Sunday for two
months visit at the homes of her four
daughters in Jackson, Mich.
Long distance and general trucking;
truck is also equipped to carry parties;
will seat between Is and 20 people. All
pneumatic tires. Granite City Bottling
Works. Call 7l6-M or 746-W.
A regular meeting of st. Johns
court, C. 0. r., will be held Thursday
evening at 7 o'clock. Election of Off
GERS and other important business. Ev-
cry member is requested to attend
Cyril French of Beacon street re-
sumed work for the Barre Electric
company this morning, after 10 days
vacation, part of which he spent with
his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. ID.
French, of Lyndon Center.
Il. r. Tarbox of Beckley street, fore
man for the Lille Granite company,
left this morning for Thompson's
Point, Charlotte, where he will spend
part of his vacation at the camp of
Mr.. Lille. He will be absent about
two weeks.
+. 4. Burr will sell on Saturday so
year plated goods such as he has dealt
in for 90 years and the manufacturer
of which has gone out of business.
There are three patterns, the rose, the
holly and the colonial, Mr.. Burr is
planning to sell his entire stock OF
that ware for the reason above men
tioned.-adv.
r. A. Vanston wishes to correct the
item appearing in Tuesdays paper.
which stated that his car skidded on
the pavement, doing some damage TO
it. The records at the office OF the
secretary OF state show that Mr.. Van
ston's car was standing on the right
side of the street when another car.
in turning. misjudged the distance and
ran into his car. The owner OF the
car which did the damage assumed the
blame and damage.
Miss Lucy Wells, niece of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank G.. Rowland of French
street, who in company with Miss
Mary Wright, spent the past two
months traversing states and journey
ing as far north as Alaska, has ar
rived home. They left here for Chica-
go, going by way of the Great Lakes.
From Chicago they started for Van
couver. going over the Canadian Rock
les. and then sailed to Alaska. After
stopping at Lake Atlin for two weeks,
they returned to the States, touring
through Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Utah and Colorado, and stopping chief
" at Rainier national park, Yellow
stone park, Salt Lake City. Colorado
Springs and Denver, Col, before re-
turning to Chicago. Miss Wells eontin'
ued the journey from Chicago alone,
Miss Wright stopping in Illinois to Wis
it relatives.
There was good attendance at the
Cobble Hill grange meeting Tuesday
night to hear the children's program,
disregarding the rainy weather. The
committee in charge had succeeded in
getting together a good program, which
was as follows: Piano duet, Florence
and Gertrude Summers; recitation,
Leavett Holt song. Barbara smith;
recitation, Marjorie Phelps; piano solo,
with encore, Lawrence Pierce; recita
ton. Leigh Ingersoll; song, Bulge
Smith; recitation, Beverly Kendall;
sword dance. with bagpipe accompani-
ment, and encore, Frances Richie
piano solo. Marjorie Holt; recitation,
Harold Phelps song, with encore, Lucy
Dickie; character sketch, Della and
John Barclay A large attendance Is
wanted at the next meeting, as i'm
portant suspended business will be dis
cussed. Visitors are also always wei
come.
Football! That's the word Of the
hour. It's on the tongues of every
athlete, on tongues Of the good old
has .beens" and is the word for debate
with the aspiring youth. Football toys
that have been accumulating dust since
last November in the lockers of Spauld
ing high school, got a shaking Tuesday
afternoon. Coach Robert Ross Is los
ing no time in getting out the football
candidates, no less than 40 responding
10 the first call Tuesday afternoon. II
was no shock 10 Mr.. Ross to see only
four Of last years players appear for
the tryouts. for he was fully aware
Of the fact that eight of 1928 squad
were included in the graduating class.
Those four were Captain Smith, the
Brown. who played right
halfback. OKeefe, the center, and L.
Densmore, who played end and left
guard last year To this group is eX
pected TO be added one other Of last
years squad. Fleetwood. the big husky
youth Of l6. who tore through the lines
Of Spaulding's opponents late last sea
son. When asked what the prospects
for the high schools team this year
were, Mr.. Ross stated that there was
some promising green material. and
quite likely a few more could be Sc
cured from the school by careful in
spection. The material with which he
was 10 work did not appear as Promis
ing a. last years. when such men as
Lorraine Densmore, the fullbsck, Me |
Mshon, who PLAYED fullback and guard, |
Beaulieu and Murphy. left-hslfhacks,