The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-29
MONTPELIER
Firemen Opened Their Bazaar In
Armory Last Evening.

Firemen Opened Their Bazaar In
Armory Last Evening.
The firemen's annual bazaar opened
last night with about 20 booths on the
midway in the armory. The booths are
very cleverly decorated with banners
and streamers, and are selling good
things to eat and novelties. The main
attraction is the glass blowing booth,
occupied by Prof. H. r. Kingman, a
specimen of whose skill is on exhibit
ton in the window of A. d. Farwells
store. Mr. Kingman was here % years
ago. The Barre bagpipe and drum
band with 10 members, including
lasses and laddies, furnished music last
evening. Dancing was the order Of the
evening from $3.50 until IL o'clock.
The Misses Alice and Lillian Naughton
Of Barre with Miss Marie Piric gave a
Highland fling accompanied by the bag
pipes. Ballots were given out at the
door to every lady who entered to vote
for the homelicst man in town. A
count will be taken every evening and
on Saturday night to the man with the
most votes Prof Kingman will present
a big glass pipe. About 800 attended
the bazaar last evening. The gallery
was filed with onlookers. Major Frank
Chalmers was in charge Of the bagpipe
band.
A different program will be in order
every night of the week The bazaar
promises to Guido any former one put
on by the firemen or any other organi-
zation in the city. The bazaar is under
the direction of A. L. Gosselin of Green
field, Mass, representing the Advance
Whip and Novelty company of West
field, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Loiselle have
returned after a wedding trip to Bos-
ton.
Alfred Runnals has returned to his
lduties at the office of the state engineer
after working this summer and fall on
the Dummerston federal aid road road.
A final estimate on the Dorset Dandy
road job is being figured in the Office of
the state engineer
Sealed bids will be opened this after
noon at two o'clock on the following
road construction Jobs -Highgate, 2.3
miles Of bituminous macadam with one
SO foot span steel bridge; Cambridge,
| four miles Of gravel road; Marshfield
and Cabot, seven miles OF road, kind
| not specified; Sherburne, one GA foot
span steel bridge. Many bidders were
| in the offices OF the state engineer and
the state highway department this
morning examining the plans OF the
projected jobs.
The Fowler Nicolet company, Inc,
of Rutland has filed with the secretary
OF state certificate that $4,000 of the
$4,000 Of capital stock Of the organiza-
ltion has been paid in the treasurer. The
| certificate is signed by Harold b. Fow-
| Ter, president and B. i. Stafford, clerk,
The department executive committee
and the department activities committee
lof the American Legion will meet at the
American Legion rooms in Burlington
on Friday of this week at l:30 P. m,
4 was stated at state headquarters OF
the Legion here to-day. The unem-
plovment situation, Americanization
activities and other matters of import
liant viii be discussed. Through the
courtesy of Burlington post, No. 2, a
| fish chowder dinner will be served to
the members OF the committees fol-
lowing the meeting. The dinner will
be served in the Legion rooms in the
HAYWARD block, where the meeting IS to
he held.
/ DIR. V. G. Congden of Bellows Falls
has reported to the secretary OF state
a. collision at the corner OF Williams
and Green streets in Bellows Falls
Hast Saturday night with car carry
ing the Vermont license number 36,5i4.
One running board and fender of DR..
Congden's car were damaged and the
lother car was somewhat damaged.
Allen M. Fletcher is 10 speak before
a public banquet in Middlebury to-
night given by the American Legion
post Of that town. The banquet Is in
the nature Of an informal get together.
Mr.. Fletcher will be accompanied by
Robert McCuen OF Burlington, III. Nell
son Jackson OF Burlington, and Max
Fisher of Barre.
Miss Marguerite Snow. secretary at
state headquarters of the American
| Legion here, viii attend the state com
Imittee meetings in Burlington on FRI
day. Her place here viii be taken
by Miss Edith ST. 0nge Of Montpelier
for the day.
The will Of the late Cesare Brisa Of
Waterbury has been presented for pro-
bate.
In connection viii. the disappearance
Of Lieut.. Col Charles W. Whittlesey,
hero of the famous lost Battalion, =
il is interesting to note that Col Whit
tlesey was engaged as council with
Fred j.. Gleason Of this city in the
case Of international Products COM
pany vs.. I. n. Vail estate in Caledo-
mia county court. Col Whittlesey has
made several visits 10 Montpelier dur
ing the past year and Mr.. Gleason has
visited him at his home in New York