The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-09
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Bertha Moore and daughter,
Elizabeth. of Plainfield visited in the
city yesterday.
Antonio Bianchi and son, Paul, of
Hanover, n. H.. are spending a couple
of days in town on business.
George David returned yesterday
from few days business trip to Bur
lington and Essex Junction.
Albert Machia, who has been resid-
ing in Connecticut for the past few
years, has returned to this section TO
make his home
Mrs. William Clement, who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Thomas Grif-
fin, at the home of I. ]. Denning Of
Park street. returned yesterday 10 her
home in Almont, Ont.
Mrs j. Woodbury., who has been
passing the Easter holidays with her
mother, Mrs. William Wylie of Essex
street, returned today to Hardwick 10
resume duties as a teacher.
Notice: Members of st, Johns court,
G. o. f., win meet in X. of c. hall Sun
day. April 10, at $50 a. m, TO receive
holy communion at O'Clock mass. Per
order chief ranger, John Papin.
Up to noon to-day no express had
arrived at the local office of the Amer
ican Railway Express Co. since 1885
Friday evening, due to delay to the
Boston Montreal express train No. IL
near Randolph 1t is understood the
train was delayed by a hot box, but
further than that no report had been
received at the express office.
w, II. Spooner, deputy superntend
ent of the local Metropolitan Life In
sursnce company Office, together with
Max c. Fisher. Charles Gallagher and
Jasper Bizzozzero, left here to-day for
Burlington, to attend a banquet aud
meeting for the Metropolitan employees
of this district They were TO be Joined
by A. J. Lyons and J. J. Hart at Mont
pelier and Julius Houghton of North
field, agents of those towns.
Norman Gordon telsgraphed from
New York last night that the body Of
his brother, Private Paul d. Gordon,
who died in a German military pris
on, would leave New York this morn
ing and arrive in Barre tonight. The
funeral will, therefore. be held at the
Uniyersalist church Sunday afternoon
az ? O'Clock. with Rev. f. G. Hokerk
officiating Barre post, American Le-
| gion. viii attend and there viii be a
military escort for the body. Inter
ment is to be in Hope cemetery
Canvassers and ward captains for
| the Irish relief fund drive will meet in
/ the Knights Of Columbus hall to-mor
/ row afternoon at 3 o'clock. The cam.
paign. it seems, cannot be completed
| this week, for as vet much of the city
/ has not been covered and the commit
| tee does not propose TO abandon 1t un'
/ til the work is entirely completed
/ County Chairman Gowdy Of Montpelier
NAV vet realize his expectations Of
raising in Barre. 81 900 as nearly hall
/ the amount has been donated. accord
ing to an approximate estimation made
I from Various reports received by the
city chairman.
Angelo Calderara Dan Ossola and
Joseph Ricciarelli, a. representatives
/ Of Barre branch. G. c. /. A.. Andrew
/ Young. representing the blacksmiths
and Frank Wilson as a delegate from
/ the polishers, have gone to Boston tC
assist in the revision of the constitu
/ ton of the Granite Cutters lnterns
tional association. The first three men.
toned left this morning Mr. Calde
rara taking with him the dust suction
+ device. recently contrived in Barre. "a
/ be used bv stOnecutters while at work
80 that it might be displayed to tbs
/ % delegates coming from all parts oi
/ the United States and Canada, who
I will convene Monday morning at Il
O'Clock at the American house
This afternoon at 3 o'clock on The
/ Lincoln school campus. Spaulding higi
school baseball candidates viii b,
matched against the Granite City base
bali team. a team known last season
a. the east hill team. This Is mere
1 " a practice game. for a. vet th'
/ Spsuldiug team has not been picked
and win not he until after the open
I ing game II the season with God isr,
seminary Within the past few day
I Coach Allan Johnston cut the squas
Of - OF more aspirants = squad q
p 81 the most promising material an'
last evening matched two teams for
1 practice game. the first team losing q
the second. So Spaulding has severa
candidates for each position. and a.
!cast four r0ntestinC pitchers, al q
whom have the Characteristic school
f,.z- grsf1unze in HelitrrV