The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-18
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The city council has practically de
cided to issue bonds for 0000 to pay
for the granite block paving on Main
street from School TO State street
and Alderman Dean X. Lille has signl-
fed his desire to take the first Sl0,ooo
of the issue, thereby supporting hls
advocacy of granite blocks, 1t Is pos
sble that city meeting may be called
to secure authorityto continue the pay
ing to the red arch bridge. The Fits-
sell Engineering Co, of Gardner
Mass. will have the contract on the
lob already authorized, at $3.50
square yard. The contract is not yet
signed, but the city council will pre-
pare ono and send it to Gardner for sig
nature.
Indications received by the officers
of the Mt Sinai temple, Mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine. are that there will be
a large attendance here Friday eve
ming 10 attend the spring ceremonial,
over which Walter Washburn, poten-
tate, will preside. A drive for a large
number of candidates will be made.
The business session takes place at
o'clock in the afternoon, which will in
cllIde the election Of a representative
to the imperial council. to take the
place of Charles Grossarth of Burling
ton. who recently died, and also action
relative to the summer outing. The
banquet occurs at $3.50 o'clock, concert
bv the band at 1880 and exhibition
drill by the Arab Patrol and then at
S30 o'clock the ceremonial
Mrs. Cornelia Cocklin Of Rutland,
who was TO have presided at the piano
during the grand march of the national
and departmental G. A. r. officers, who
were given reception last evening in
the city hall, fell as she was going up
the steps to the building, by catching
one heel on the step so that she was
thrown with considerable force n her
right arm, which was broken. She was
taken to Heaton hospital, where the
fracture was reduced, and this morning
she was as comfortable as could be ex
pected.
Miss Lvle A. Clark has returned from
Hanover. where she was guest during
Junior week at Dartmouth college.
C. A. Badger of East Montpelier
and Merrill COrliss of Berlin went to
Burlington last evening to attend a
conference about the organization OF
an association so that the farmers will
have charge of the sale of their sugar.
NJ. G. Morse, tax commissioner, went
to Jeffersonville last evening on tax
matters.
c. II. Dempsey. commissioner of ed
ucation. was in Burlington and John
sn Yesterday, relatives teacher
training courses, and to-day was in
Barre for the same purpose.
Miss Gladys Wheeler is slosly recov-
ering from her operation for append
citis.
Edmund Hamilton, executive clerk
Of the education department, is in
Randolph taking an inventory at the
school there.
The Sparks circus management yes
terday afternoon paid 70 Tax Commits
sioner NJ. c. Morse $3.50 as fees for
six appearances in Vermont. The old
Zee used to be $50 a day and at the last
session of legislature il was increased
to $50 q day for small circuses. The
show will appear in Bennington. Rut
land. Burlington. st. Albans, Montpel.
ier and White River Junction.
Edward Gill has purchased new
lunch cart, which will be set on the old
site near the1Deiter block shortly, il is
expected. 1t will be a much improved
cart over the present one and viii he as
sanitary a. the latest lunch carts are
! constructed
Miss Laura II. Keegan was given a
surprise party by Mrs. Fred keegan
az the latters home on Corse street
/ last evening in honor of her approach
/ ing marriage to Harold Davis, which
occurs shortly, according to the present
] plan. A nice luncheon was served.
Cards were enjoyed, in which the prizes
were awarded to Misses Grace Ellis
and Helen Merrill. i was a miscel-
| lsneous shower, in which many tokens
Of esteem were presented Miss keegan.
Governor and Mrs James Hartncss
/ arrived in the city last evening.
A son was born last night to Mr.. and
4 Mrs. Abner Lord
George Brooks of Boston i spending
few days with Mr. and Mrs. l.. B..
| Brooks.
Four candidates are taking the eX-
animation before the board OF certified
/ public accountants to-day. Adrian
/ Holmes Of Burlington was in charge
this morning. Among the candidates
were Glenn Carpenter Of Barre and
Chauncey Alden OF Montpelier.
Col. F. R. Gibbons j. again at his
post in the adjutsnt generals Office.
/ He was III six weeks in the hospital
here. after which he went to Chicago
to recuperate.
The Mems club Of North Craft sbury
has fled articles Of association 10 do
/ religious. educational and charitable
work. The sigHers II the papers are
lC. j. Peterson. II. VI. Stevens. NJ b.
/ johnson. r B. Easton and J.. NJ. Root.
Secretary Of State Black has suspend
ed the automobile operators license Of
l Charles Buzzi 81 Barre, whose machine
struck a wall on the East Montpelier
road sunday
In probate court Battists " Puma
I. GALL II Barre has been appointed al