The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-22
TALK OF THE TOWN

victrolas and Sonora talking ma
chimes at Bailey's Music Rooms.
Leon Cummings, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Cummings, has gone to New Haven,
Conn, to be employed.
Burns concert, Presbyterian church
Tuesday, Jan. 81. Hear Mrs. Penney
sing some popular Scotch songs. adv
Maccabees, attention. The collector
will be at Frank MeWhorter's clothing
store Saturday afternoon from 2 until
5 o'clock to take dues.
Here is another good time, the LEAP
wear dance, which will be held in the
Socialist hall Saturday evening, Jan
"a. Carroll's orchestra. adv.
DIR. II. w. Slocum of Burlington, see,
rotary of the Vermont Tuberculosis as.
ISOLATION, arrived here to-day in com
pany with DIR. l.. d. Myers Of New York
City, field secretary of the National
tuberculosis association.
Notice to Col. j. B. Mead circle, No
II, Ladies of the Grand Army: Meet at
the electric, railway waiting room Fri,
day, Jan. 90, between and l;l5 p. m.
to attend the funeral Of our late com.
rade, George Beckley. Ladies wear
their badges.
DR. Frederick l.. Hoffman, third vice
president of the Prudential Life lnsur.
mace Co. of America and director oil
the National tuberculosis association
who last Saturday addressed many in
terested in the Barre survey of the
granite industry, returned last night to
his headquarters at Newark, \. J.
The hearing of the Rioux claims,
which was to have been held this
morning by the commissioners Of the
Antonio Derrato estate, was postponed
to an indefinite date because Attorney
Frederick Webster OF Swanton, re-
tanned ,hy the DePrato estate, Is en-
CARED in the United States district
court at Burlington on u smuggling
case.
Hockey players at the seminary are
disappointed over the fact that the
game with St aIichaers college has
been postponed until Wednesday OF
next week instead of being played this
week Saturday. The team, which Is
seeing little practice every night, is
anxious TO meet some team on its own
rink the latter part OF this week The
Canadian club seems to be popular IN
the minds of the players, and they are
anxious to arrange a game with them.
Basketball men of Goddard are now
preparing for tussle with the North.
field American Legion, which may be
staged the last OF the week at North
field.
In the past "a hours the fire depart
ment responded to two telephone calls.
Last evening at s:l5 trip was made
to the Edward Carlton home at q
Highland avenue for basement fire.
In some unknown manner the oil stove,
set on the wooden floor OF the potato
bin by Mr. Carlton to keep the pota-
toes from freezing, had ignited the
floor. A smart blaze was raging when
the iiremen smothefed it with the con
tents of hand chemical, before seri'
GUS damage had been done. The second
call came this morning from the home
of Battista Riya, the last house ON
Batchelder street There chimney
fire was causing some excitement az
the home, but this. too, was managed
in a short time after the arrival OF the
firemen, before anything serious could
result. To insure protection, light
two horse rig, loaded with $50 feet Of
hose and four hand chemicals, made
the trip to the Batcheldcr home this
morning, since travel with the large
truck was hsmpered by deep snow,
This extra vehicle can easily approach
houses on the steepest hills, being load
ed only with emergency equipment. a
small fire was reported yesterday e
the fire department as having occurred
at the home of DIR. j. II. Woodruff on
East street. A mattress and pair OF
blankets were destroyed in the fire Of
unknown origin.