The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-18
MoNTPELIER.
Associate Members Of Brooks Post Gave
Dinner in Honor Of Gen. Lucia.

Dinner in Honor Of Gen. Lucia.
The associate members Of Brooks
post, No l8, @. Al r., gave q dinner
last night to General Joel n Lucia, in
honor 81 his 6Sth birthday anniversary
About 100 were present, including the
veterans and there wives The banquet
was served IN the rooms Of the post
aud the poslprandial exercises were
opened 81 President r a. Mutt Other
speakers ~ the evening were Gen. Lucia.
Commander ! Il Josiyn. Mayor q +.
DAWiey Postmaster J g. Brown and
supt Brownsoombe The annual meet.
ing Of the associate members was held
at the close 81 ihe speeches and the
old board Of officers WAS reelected, as
follows President. L. A. Mutt; vice
presidents G o Stratton and G II.
Heatoui secretary .tfeasurer, Ira Il. Edo
soni executive committee, Benjamin
Gates and II. g shurtleH
A son was born yesterday to Mr. and
Guy Batchelaer
Hiram Pierce is the delegate from
Bethany church 10 che council 10 session
to-day AZ Berlin, Is act apon the resig-
nation Of Rev Donald Fraser
The coal supply at Montpelier June.
ton IS improving About rs tons s
consumed each night. and il has been
feared that there would be a shortage
Miss Hazel Joslyn Is IN with diph-
liberia but no action viii be taken
among the other pupils Of the Union
school - tas is the last day before the
spring vacation
Montpelier high school played It's
last basketball game Of the season Last
night with the Stowe high school team
and won "A to "a The game was very
exciting
A chimney Gre 1T the Montpelier
House yesterday called out Assistant
Cnief II q Brown and three chemical
axtlneuIshers were used The esuse was
the choking 81 the chimney bY debris.
which caught Gre The place WIS
watched ior some Time but nd damage
was done 81 the blaze.
James y Davidson president Of tee
Consolidated Lighting company, was
elected president 81 the New England
section 81 the National Electric Light
association At the annual convention
held 10 Boston yesterday This a.
ISOLATION includes IN its membership
some 81 tie leading electric light ca
gineers Of the world The convention
began Wednesday and closed last night
The burning 81 TIE plant 81 tie Excel
Leather company az Salem, Mass Mon-
day night, with a loss Of $4,000 Affect
ed people well known here. where they
were 81 one time residents THE own.
ers, brothers Of Mrs G. III shpman.
were Roswell r Keith president and
manaeer. Fred A. Keith Of Danpers,
Mass sreasurer William a Keith Of
Salem. bookkeeper and clerk
The new club room Of the Knights Of
CoIombus III the Uui0n block were oc-
cupied for Che first time Wednesday
evening. Although the furnishing Is
not Vet completed, enough haa been
done to the rooms to present a very
handsome appearance. The parlor and
reading room have been fitted with mis-
sion furniture and the quarters win Sc
made a. homelike as possible and open
To members at ali times Soon after
lent. it is planned to have ladies'
night. when the club rooms viii be form
ally opened
Articles Of association have been filed
with the secretary Of state bY The Solid
Blade Reversible Propeller company 81
Bennington The capital stock Of the
company Is 5000 divided into shares
81 $40 eael and the company Il of
ganized for the purpose Of msnufactnr-
ing motor boats motor engines and
solid blade reversible screw prapeNers.
with headquarters at Bennington The
arc Indson I'll Cole, Ed-
ward Il Riley Clarence i Sweet, Wal
Ten q Berry and George E Cotton, all
Of Bennington.
ST. patrieks night was celebrated b.
the Catholic parish at the blanchard
opera house. when David 3 HEoar 81
Springfield, Mass. addressed the an
dience On the subject. Irish ideals
James q Fitzgerald 81 New York, who
was to have spoken on srhe Celt ia
America, was unable to be present and
Air HIoar took his place. Rev W. ]
9'Sulliyan also made few remarks AND
was followed hy a program arranged
By St Aiiehaels school pupils Carl
Forsell rendered two cornet solos Of
Irish airs and the celebration proved
very enjoyable to All who attended