The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

kead SneaS Snoe auV. on page t.
adv.
Sec the Barney castle and the fa-
nous Barney stone in picture at the
Cniyersalist church tonight. -adv.
Basketball, Spaulding VS.. Norwich
freshmen, Saturday in Spaulding gym
at o'clock. Admission, 35c.-adv.
Special sailing Anchor line direct
from Boston to Glasgow March Z
Cabin passengers only See Drew &
Lynde Rowland building.-adv.
Everyone cordially invited to the il.
Illustrated lecture on Ireland in the Uni.
versalist church tonight at 1880
o'clock. Many beautiful slides. Admis.
sion 25c.--adv
| Ba.< ball, armory, Montpelier, on
Monday, Feb. Z, Montpelier post, No. 8
VS.. Windsor. Game called at SIS
Dancing after the game Music, Car
rolls orchestra.-ad
The girls basketball team of Spauld'
ing high, consisting of Captain Florence
Selberg, Misses Evelyn Shields, G.
Ladd, A. Leslie, NJ. Wylie and Clara
Lawlss left with Miss Mary Morley
for Hardwick this morning.
Predekan ask banemote. Hammer
all hall as pa Svenska spraFet Sonda
gen den 6 February kl. 3 pa aftermid'
dagen, Odd Fellows hall, Montpelier
ALA sam pasta Diet Svenska spraket
ara hierligt walsamna Talace Joseph
Lund, pastor Peoples Evangelical
! church.
Remember the Hoover soup supper
at the Baptist church Tuesday from
$3.50 to p. m, the entire proceeds to
90 for relief work We have the soup
YOU have the price, but starving chill
dren have nothing but the appetite
Come and show that you're in the
game. Price, 50c per plate.
N. C. Baldwin. the fire warden and
! forester of the Groton forest, which
constitutes a tract of 1000 acres OF
wooded land, came to Barre yesterday
afternoon to make a short visit with
his friend, Charles Common, of Cottage
street. To-day Mr.. Baldwin, who was
once an agent of the Singer Sewing
Machine Co. in this city started on his
return journey to Whip poor will camp
| in Groton. where last Saturday he
trapped fine large black mink. This
il the seventh mink he has trapped
near his camp within the past three
winters, two of them being caught the
year before last. four last winter and
one just mentioned.
Before the grand eommandery 9th
GERS of Vermont began the annual in
spection Of st. Aldemar commaadery
! No. II, X. r., 20 members of the com
mandery sat down 10 a nice banquet
last night in the Masonic hall, served
bv the ladies of Ruth chapter, No. 80
1 o. Z. S. Following the feast the lodge
was opened and the temple degree con
ferred George Lowell Of Bellows Falls
grand inspector of the grand command
ery Of the state Of Vermont, made his
annual inspection Of st Alderman com
manderv. Then William II Nichols OF
Bennington, a member Of the grand
commandery, made a few remarks that
were very interesting. Frank L. Small
also member Of the grand command
cry, likewise gave a few interesting re
I
marks after the inspection
On the early evening train last eve
ming. young Italian arrived in Barre
| from Tayloryille. H., with a letter OF
recommendation from William Wood
at Que time a letter cutter employed
at the Jones Bros Co. in this city and
who has since been conducting a gran.
tie sales yard in Tayloryille. Mr.
| Wood for the past 10 months had beer
trying to induce this young Italian q
come 10 Barre TO learn the art of stone
cutting for. as Mr. Wood readily rea..
! lied. he has natural ability as a
carver This young Italian, r. Sanconi
was born in South America % wears
[ ago but moved 10 Taylorville with his
| parents when but a youngster Ever
/ ince he was IL years of age he has
| toilcd in the coal mines Of that town
and because of this period Of continuous
employment at the same trade was re,
| luctant to follow Mr.. Woods advice
With nothing 10 occupy himself one
| holiday nearly a year ago, Sancioni
| with but a single ehisel and hammer
carvsd out Of soft limestone an exact
! likeness Of himself II was the first
! thing in carving he had ever attempt
cd, vet when completed was almost
perfect likeness, so much so that
when he showed reporter this morn
ing snap shot taken Of il the re-,
porter believed II .at first 70 be a snap
shot Of the man instead Of a stone.
reproduction Mr. Wood learned Of the
accomplishment and he also learned
that much of the carving had been &C.
cnmplished with the corners of this IN
gle chisel The young mans natural
propensity and fondness for such work
has brought him TO this city with q
recommendation from Mr. Wood 10 the
Jones Bros Co.. and his intentions are
| 20 lam the train he Is AZ nreseni