The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

Save money. Get my prices on
watches and watch and clock repair
ing. Z. o, Holmes, 6 Maple Grove, tel.
24l.-X.-adv
A. b. Carter, manager of the Black
Theatre circuit interests in Barre, has
returned from Brattleboro, his former
home, after several days stay.
F. Newell Parker, employed in the
main Office Of the Central Vermont
railway at st. Adams, passed the week
end at his home on Spaulding street.
Rheumatism is increasingly prevail
lent this year This explains the un-
usually large demand T.. A. Drown has
for Rheuma, the one remedy for rheu-
matism sold on guarantee.-ad
James Young of the Noyes Buick Co.
of Boston, who was called to Burling-
ton by the death OF his brother.in
law, visited at his home ON Merchant
street Saturday before returning to
Boston.
Raymond L. Martin, son of DIR. and
Mrs. L. ID. Martin, who is a senior in
the American School of Osteopathy at
Kirksville, Mo-, has been elected sec
rotary and treasurer of the class OF
January, 1922.
The Clara Barton guild viii meet
Monday evening, Feb. IA, at o'clock
at the home of Mrs. Hoffman, 800
North Main street All members and
those desiring to become members are
cordially invited, Those who have not
paid their dues please come prepared
to do so.
Mrs +. L. Putnam Of Springfield,
Mass, is caring for her sister, Mrs.
Clinton f. Millar of Washington street,
who fell down a flight of stairs Hst
week, when Fastening to answer a tele.
phone call, and badly sprained an ankle
as well as dislocating a small bone
near the foot.
The home economies department will
have charge of the meeting OF the
Barre Womans club on Tuesday at
2:30 in Rowland hall. Miss Lydia Nj.
Potter of the University OF Vermont
will give cooking demonstration and
there will also be food sale. Each
lady is requested to bring a spoon. Rec
ipes will be on sale,
James s. Bennett, who for the past
two years has been very successful
salesman of the Cooley.Wright Go. OF
Waterbury, has relinquished his duties
with that firm to accept a position as
salesman for the granite manufactur,
ing concern of Anderson & Friberg,
he ion Nf
one of the most modern and up-to date
manufacturing plants in the Barre DIS
trict. Mr.. Bennett will not only be
missed locally among the granite deal
ers but also in musical circles for his
work as one of Barre's leading solo
lists gave him prominence on numer-
Gus programs and the demand for him
has been great elsewhere as well as
Mt home. He will take up his new
duties in a few weeks, having terri
tory in the middle west.
In the February issue of Granite,
Marble & Bronze is printed the ad-
dress delivered TO the all New Eng
land convention of granite dealers by
$. HOLSTER Jackson of Barre presi-
1 dent of the International Monument
Granite Producers association. A like
ness Of Mr.. Jackson appears in small
picture on the page containing his
words. In separate article concern
ing this New ENGLAND convention is
list of firms which furnished designs
and photographs for exhibition. Yer
mont firms included in it are; Bout
well, Milne & Varnum Co. Montpelier,
quarry views; Phillips & Slack North
field; Marion & O'Leary. Parry 4
Jones, Carroll Bros, Barclay Bros,
GEORGE Straiton, Jones Bros Co. Cars
well. Wetmore of Barre, and Cross
Bros. of Northfeld
Five weeks of travel through Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan,
Nebraska and other western states en-
abled Clinton F. Millar, who travelled
for the Young Bros. company, to learn
conditions in that section of the coun-
try. Mr. Mllar, like most other mon
ument statesmen, found difficulty in To-
! eating memorial BUYERS. During the
war the farmers of the West made
vast sums OF money and later made
big financial plunges, consequently
many of those who in normal times
would be good prospects, are not ready
to invest money in memorials. Other
granite statesmen find conditions the
same and are Of the opinion that the
wheels Of industry viii start revolv-
ing in the East much sooner than in
the West At various intervals during
his itinerary Mr.. Millar had occasion
to attend nine state conventions Of
retail monumental associations with
thar aalasrnan nf tho Xnuny Rroa Co