The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-26


H John Downs and William McHardy
passed day in Burlington on business
recently
CAROLS orchestra has been engaged
to play for dance in Hinesburg next
Saturday night.
George A. Nelson Of Bradford ar
rived IN Barre to-day 10 pass few
days on business.
Mrs. Andrew Matthew Of Beckley
street Is in Burlington for few days
visiting with friends.
Mrs. Augustus pidgeon Of yergrnnes
was admitted to the City hospital to-
day for few days treatment,
1 Tickets for "All at Sea- are going
fast. Buy now and be sure To have q
seat for the concert, Feb. 2.~-ady.
Miss Josephine Taylor Of Stowe re-.
turned TO her home yesterday, after
passing several days with friends here,
Mrs. Jennie Olmstead and son,
Charles, of yergennes are visiting with
relatives on Maple avenue for q few
days.
Charles Landry OF Prospect street
has MOVED his family and household
belongings to Somerville, Mass, where
he has obtained employment.
House for Sale: rs Washington
street; best location in Barre. For
information write Clinton r. Millar,.
=. Q. box AZ, Quincy, Mass. adv.
Superintendent +. Il, I.ovett Of the
Tenney service was in Barre and Gran
iteville yesterday, making an inspec
ton of the properties Of the power
company.
DR.. i. ]. Rogers, director of the
Vermont Tuberculosis sanatorium III
Pittsford, left Barre yesterday, after
passing few days here on business
connected with the Washington county
sanatorinm.
The prospects of good skating for
Barre enthusiasts now seem bright at
last. George Ball, ardent sponsor Of
the Lincoln campus rink reports the
rink is now frozen over and that he
will food it this afternoon for the final |
coat. BY tomorrow he hopes TO have
the place in condition for use. The |
North Barre rink will also receive a |
final wetting down this afternoon and |
it also win undoubtedly be ready to-
morrow.
Somewhere in Barre there must be
an inverted Thermometer. Around 10
o'clock this morning, a widely known /
Young man walked noncllalantly along
North Main street, dressed in the
waimest of clothes and wearing heavy |
gloves but carrying in one Of his hands
4 nice, new palm leaf fan. That those
who saw might not doubt their eyes,
he walked back along the street
short while later, still armed with the
breeze producer.
The following appeared In a Boston
paper few days ago; Movement Of
i 32-ton slab of granite through North
Tarrytown, n. ", to-day disclosed that
i costly mausoleum IL being built in
Sleepy Hollow cemetery for William
The mausoIeum will have
20 catacombs. In one OF the two large
.rypts in the center the body of Mrs.
William Rockefeller, now in a receiv-
ng vault, will be placed. The other
will be reserved for Mr.. Rockefeller.
Employees OF the cemetery say the Il
will cost approximately
$3.50 900" This mausoleum il Of Barre
ranite and was manufactured by To-
al firm.
A farewell TO a former commander
Il the poet was given last night at the
american Legion clubhouse when
'arty was held in honor Of Max c.
fisher, who leaves tonight for Cam
ridge, Mass, TO assume new post in
he service Of the Metropolitan Life
insurance Co. with which he has been
associated in Barre. About rs mem
err of the post and club were pres
Mt, and the evening was one of pleas
re although tinged with sorrow be- !
ause of the prospective departure OF
ir Fisher. An informal program was |
iven. in the midst of which Robert b. J
Jackie, commander OF the post, pre- !.
ented to Mr.. Fisher silver mounted
Igaret case MIR. Fisher responded feel.
ugly and spoke words OF encourage
tent to the members of the post. AIT
rwards refreshments were served and
he time was spent in saying farewell
> Mr. Fisher.
Barre people, and particularly one e
'arre resident. Edward Gagnon. or
anist al the Park theatre--are inter.
sted IN the claim now being made to
l2,00000o worth Of property on Ire
iont strets, Boston. BY the grand
ephew OF Peter Gsgnon, IL being assert. :
4 that Peter Gagnon was the owner OF :,
2 lots IN the heart of the city OF Bos :
1n. The Barre man is son Of Joseph =
!. Gagnon of East Manchester, n. H.. :
ne OF the Twelve children Of Thomas :,
agnou. . nephew OF Peter. As the !.
tory j. pieced out, Peter Gagnon for :
Dok the wild life of a voyager in the =,
uebec wilderness to seek his fortune :,
J the United States. With two broth.
rs he went here and there and finally
fortune, with a small :
art OF which he invested in the % .
'ts on fremont street, the time being
! the early ls00's. Then Peter Gag
on went to California, where he died,
lpposedly without property Of any
reat value. Years passed and then
he grsndnephews learned in q round
bout way OF the fremont street trans
.tion, and since then they have for
any years engaged in more or less
'sultory investigation. Now the chill
zen Of the grandnephews. Of whom
u Hnrre man 4 one have rcrc..oL ~