The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-29

Important Meeting Of the Board Of Trade
Last Evening.

Last Evening.
At the meeting Of the board Of trade
last night Secretary Gleason reported
that the fund to encourage new indus
tries to come to Montpelier had reached
$40 100, and he urged al 70 take UP r. M.
corry's suggestion to dig down" and
produce genuine currency for this work
Eight members were admitted last night.
The report Of the finance committee
showed that $3.50 had been paid into the
treasury III dues during The last year.
1925 had been paid ont. leaving 4 balance
Of S4l5 in the treasury There are 30
members behind in their dues, 81 have
not paid up the first assessment and
l57 members are behind in the second
assessment, SO that 1902 is still due the
hoard A great deal Of the time Of the
meeting was then taken up with the dis
elssion Of electric lights and power rates,
Snpt. Davidson Of the Consolidated and
Mr.. Cory of the Cory Deavitt- Frost
company going into extended discussions
The funeral Of Charles G. Seguin win
be held tomorrow from St. Augustine's
church at 0 a. m. lnterment will be IN
the Catholic cemetery
It Is expected that the city hall win
be rooted over about January !, and
then the work on the inside finishing will
begin Considerable progress win be
made on that before spring
Clarence ri. the seven year-old son
OF Mr. and Mrs. Arthur r White, died
Monday OF meningitis. He left father,
mother and one sister. ten years old.
The funeral WINS at noon to-day, Rev
Nj Van Blarom officiating, Tnterment
was in the Calais cemetery.
A number az people from this city and
surrounding places attended the observ-
anee II the Goth birthday anniversary Of
Mrs. Louise Leland at Mildlcsex yester.
day Twenty friends were entertained
at dinner Mrs LELAND Il il good health
and takes an active interest h affairs
" the daY
Ernest A Powers foreman of the Ma
tionai Spring Clip company cut the end
IF the thumb 81 his left hand 50 badly
Monday that X was necessary 70 ampu.
tate II at the first Joint He is a. COM
second time be has heen injured on a
eireuia7 saw 10 the clothes pin shop
At Daley's bowling alleys last night.
the Capitals won two out Of three games
81 -.
ton Of she winning team had the highest
three string totals Of 25s and 255 re-
spcctivelv while Badger led the losers
with a total of 250 Coss and Carlo were
fiea for high single string with % each
THE hiah single .tring TENN score was
sl9. rolled BIZ tho winners.
Mr.. and Mrs Waiter y Taplin ii Pos
ton have been spending few days Herr
ard III Mortified MI Taplln VA fore.
man Ii Tia office II the Ncrthfeld News
about eight years ago and Il now Junior
member 81 the firm 81 Gardiner a Taplin.
a leading printing establishment Of Bos-
ton Mrs. Taplin viii remqin here
short time 10 visit her parents while
her husband returns 70 the city to-day
Ralph ". Hartwell narrowly escaped
asphvxiation Sunday afternoon at the
home Of his parents. Mr.. ard Mrs. 4. r.
JFartwell On Barre street He had Hight
ed the aas wateghester in thc bathroom
and WIS heard to faif on the aeor when
Il was discovered that BE had been over
come By the gas ana was IN an nncon
scion% condition After several minutes
hard work ~ waa revived Il was ncar
I'll an hour before he could handle him
self
The Pehekahs he'd Their annual ban
0uaf aua election lasf evening Ia the Odd
Fellows bah with a full quota of mem
hers present The election resulted
follows Noble Grand. Daisy Webster:
rico grand Tla Persons; secretary. Mary
ssals treasurer Fanny Smith The re
mainder Of the officers Of the society I
viii Sc appointed hy the noble GRAND and T
ar Is b announced iater The new
officers viii be installed some time in (
January At the pleasure Of the district I
deputy.