The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

TALK OF THE TOWN
H Dance, Bijou hall, Tuesday nigh
after band concert; Baldy's orchestra
adv.
h Coda Douglas of Plattsburg, N. Y
has been passing few days in the city
on business.
| Mrs. D. D. Smith Of West Drummer
ston arrived in the city yesterday for I
visit with friends and relatives here.
/ just few more loads left Of that
hard edging and slabwood at 1925
Granite City Bottling Works, Tel. 726'
M or 746W.--adv.
Miss Lucy Lucchina Of Cottage street
has returned to her home here, after
completing the sophomore year at the
University of Vermont.
Frank A. Barrows Of vergennes ar.
rived in the city yesterday to be pres
ent at the meeting of Massachusetts,
Mutual insurance men here.
Rigo Comolli Of IA Comolli street ar
rived home Saturday from Bryant and
Stratton Business college, where he has
been student for the past year.
Dance every Wednesday at Green
wood lake pavilion, Woodbury.; aivoli
Melody Boys orchestra from New York
City. Good music; good time. adv.
Rayburn Benton OF Springfield,
Mass. arrived in the city yesterday to
attend the meeting of the Massachu
sets Mutual Insurance company agents
here to-day.
Joseph G. Behan Of the home Office
of the Massachusetts, Mutual Insurance
company arrived in the city yesterday
to be present at the festivities in the
Quarry Bank hall to-day
Bankrupt shoe stock, $1,000 worth
just arrived, to be sold at great sacrifice
beginning Thursday at Barre Bargain
store. Shoes for Ice, soc, SOC, soc, Csc,
$2.l9, 1919 and s5.9s pair. Buy for
the entire family adv.
Take REQ bus to Woodbury. pond
dance on Tuesday, June 20. CAROLS
orchestra. First come, first served, un-
less reservations are made. Phone 5l7-
W or 4O4. Leave at Ills p. nm. from
Scampini building, Main street; 81
round trip. adv.
Miss Ethel Carson, formerly resi-
dent of this city, arrived here to-day
from Providence, r. j., where she has
been living with relatives. She viii re-
sumo her residence at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Calder Of North Main
street
City workmen were busy yesterday
in front of the w. q. Reynolds store
raising the level OF the pavement in or
der that the water might not collect in
pool there as il has formerly done A
rise of two inches will permit the sur
face water to run to the sewers prop
erly.
William Henry Of Montpelier was
brought into Barre city court yester-
day afternoon on a charge of intoxica
ton, Henry was picked up on Main |
street Saturday night by Officer Gam |
bic and made his residence at the sta
ton over Sunday A fine of SIS with |
costs of 5000 was imposed upon him |
by Judge E. L. Scott.
Progress on the "ole swimmin' hole
on Gunner brook is rapidly being made |
under the direction of Secretary Brad
ley and President z. P. Carter of the
Board of Trade. The board had scoop /
operated by two men going all day yes
terday, dredging the pool and the same
will be used to-day Through the gen
crosby of the water department a
number of shcvsIs were obtained and \
together with two stout picks, the boys
gathered TO watch the construction l
made short work of the banks of the
pool, smoothing them down 10 perfec-
ton. A large tree at the side OF, the
pool was cut out by the boys and TO-
day the roots and part of the stony
bottom of the pool will be-blasted out.
There were no casualties yesterday al
though one or two of the youngsters
feIl into the half-completed pool
The Manchester, N. n, Sunday Lead
sr contains a Photographic reprodgc-
ton of John A. Jack Fraser. once the
dol Of Goddard and Barre fans, and his
nine year old son, William w. both in
baseball uniforms, and an appreciative
vrite-up of the pitching prowess of the
iormer Grsniteville boy who made good
n school, college and league baseball
md who is now playing in Manchester.
Father Fraser is training young vii
lam to be twirler too and takes him
'ut back of the house about every day
o put few twists in the ball The
lrticle tells how Jack Fraser won his ,
initial spurs by % 20 l3 victory in
many years ago. how he
Imsssed victories for Goddard semi
lary, was encouraged TO go to Holy
ross college. where he made a name
or himself and then got an introduc- ;
ion 10 the minor leagues.
Excitement nan high in police circles
asst night. Rumors came over the wire
rom River street that a wild looking
ull was loose in that section The pre-
ious night the animal had been heard
rom in the vicinity of Wiley street
'olice officials we're AT loss % decide
those authority IL would be TO re-
iove the bull and. too, there were no r
owboys az the local police station.
were made that inasmuch III