The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-03
TALK OF THE TOWN
Red rubber boots at Shea's. -.adv.

Red rubber boots AT Nhea s.--adV'
The w. C. r. Z. meeting, which was
to have been held tomorrow afternoon,
has been postponed until the regular
meeting, March Is.
The children OF the Presbyterian
| Sunday school who are to sing the
mission song Sunday evening are asked
to meet for rehearsal Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock.
A deal closed within the past few
days transferred the title OF the eight
! room cottage at As East street from
| G. t. Woodworth of Main street to
Mahlon White of Barre, chief mechanic
ut the Trow & Holden machine shop.
It is understood Mr.. White in turn sold
his home on Upland avenue to Leon
Snow of Averill street, a fellow work
man for the Trow & Holden firm.
Mrs. Ellen Christie and son, and Miss
Z. P. MAR of Aberdeen, Scotland, ar
rived in the city last night, having
landed in New York Monday from the
Cunard liner, Algiers. The party was
IA days in crossing the Atlantic, en-
countering storm weather. They are
making their home with Mr.. and Mrs
lanes Nico of 81 Maple avenue, Mrs
Christie and Miss MAR being sisters
of Mrs. Nicol
Hugh j. NJ, Jones, president Of the
Granite Manufacturers association,
and head of the Barre branch of the
Jones Bros. Co., has been appointed by
Governor Hartness as one OF the clti-
zens' committee of five TO represent
the state Of Vermont jointly with 9th
err New England states in traffic and
other matters pertaining to public vel
fare. The first meeting of this commit.
tee will be held in Boston sometime
in the near future.
Misses Doris and Betty Brace, who
were called TO their home in Buffalo,
n. y, about two weeks ago through
the serious illness of their father
which, a few days later, resulted in his
death, returned to the city last night
Miss Doris Brace resumed her duties
as teacher of Latin and Spanish at
Goddard seminary this morning, while
her sister continued her studies with
the senior class Miss Marion Anker
Of the University of Vermont, who has
been substituting for Miss Brace, has
returned to Burlington.
On Monday night. March Z, at the
opera house, DR.. William Hung will
give a lecture on one Of the following
subjects, China in the Coming Drama
or "Japans Penetration Of China"
This is the fourth number Of the Sc
RIGS Of entertainments under the aus
pices of the Board of Trade and the
Woman's club Dr. Woon Young Chun
who was expected to lecture on this
date, is now in China. where he has
been for more than a year, Dr. Chun
expected to return to the United States
several months ago, but was taken sick
with malaria and has been unable. to
travel DR. Hung is a noted Chinese
philosopher and writer and we are as
sured Of an interesting and Instructive
lecture, Single admission tickets on
sale at browns drug store, prices, 50c
and 75c, plus war tax.
Two massive pieces OF Oregon Doug
las fir. the boom and mast for Y 100
foot derrick, reached Barre from Bos.
ton Yesterday loaded on three fiat cars.
and we're sidetracked at the Presbrey
Leland granite manufacturing plant of
WILEY street, where soon they will
serve as an outside derrick to handle
monstrous granite blocks for mauso-
leums. The presbrcy Leland firm is a
,f n1o nj hu
met the necessity of having another
derrick, many Of the mausoleum stones
being too large to handle efficiently
in the sheds Immense castings, one
of which alone weighs several tons. are
being moulded at the Smith. Whitcomb
& Cook company here. and will form
the base Of this monstrous boom der
rick. with a. capacity of 75.ton load.
Among the granite manufacturers Of
surrounding towns who attended the
special meeting of the Granite Manu-
facturers' association here yesterday
afternoon was \. Pelaggi Of the Y.
Pelaggi & Go. firm OF Mortified He
with his wife, has been absent from
Vermont for nearly three months, trav-
cling and enjoying life in his father.
land. italy, and in France. Mr. and
Mrs Pelaggi had a very pleasant jour
new both to and from Europe, the re-
turn trip from Cherbourg, France, to
New York City covering period of
six DAYS and a half of ideal weather
on the ocean Other manufacturers
present al the meeting were Frank
Phillips Of Phillips & Slack Inc, FL
rov Chase and William Harding, repre-
senting Cross Brothers, and all Of
Mortified, and w. II. b. Perry Of Wa
terbury.