The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-05

During the 10 years OF its organiza
ton the Rutland order OF Elks has los
30 members by death.
Mrs. Julia c. r. Dorr of Rutland, Yer
mont's poetess, is recovering, after
very serious illness. Mrs. Dorr is s
years old.
Rev. j. w. Moore, who has preacheC
at Bellows Falls for several years, ha
accepted a call to the pastoratc Of tn,
Baptist church in Methuen, Mass.
Charles Il. Dewey, life long resident
Of Bennington, died Monday morning
| He was born in the house in which h,
died, the Dewey mansion, built in l774
The Shraftsbury association of Bap
fist ministers is to erect monument OF
the site of the first Baptist church in
Vermont, near North Bennington, and
to place an iron marker at the roadside
nearest the spot.
Barney Baker, Civil war veteran OF
Rutland, died Sunday night of burns
received week before as he was warm
ing his hands, his night clothes caught
fire. Mr.. Barker was 70 years old and
was associated with the American Ex-
press office at Rutland for 80 years.
John O'Brien Of Brooklyn, N. Y, was
sentenced in Rutland city court Tues.
day to not less than two years nor more
than three years in state prison for the
larceny of three overcoats. Two Of
these he sold and then walked into the
hallway at the house Of Joseph Cronan
and took another.
Mrs. Redfeld Proctor, widow of the
late Senator Proctor, over so years old,
furnished the Thanksgiving dinner at
the Soldiers home Thursday. The re-
past consisted Of five courses and the
menu cards bore a picture of the stars
and stripes on the cover, with the names
of the officers Of the institution. On,
hundred and twenty-five sat down to
the dinner.
Some idea of the snow on Lincoln
mountain last week may be obtained
from the experiences OF Miss Edna
Bragg, employed by the Strong Hard
ware company Of Burlington, while on
her way to her home at Fayston. When
she left Burlington there was no snow.
Leaving the train at A1iddlesex, she
took the stage over the mountain and
found the mud nearly to the wheel hubs
Continuing the ascent Of the mountain,
ttsa3fa tn4-gSs 10.
make necessary the change from wag
IN to sleigh and II was necessary to
,hange horses twice, as snow had drift
d in places to depth Of five feet.
The N. Pelaggi Granite company Of
Mortified il working men on extra day
lifts and nights TO complete the work
IN the material for the Gates mauso-
cum which is being cut by the firm. |
Two of the Ellis sheds are being used !
N the work, which is one Of the larg-
st contracts cut here since the Ellis /
heds finished the Washington station |
OBJ. Several massive slabs are being I
nished for roof and sides, with many
mailer pieces for trimmings and 9TH 4
+ parts, Several large round and flu
ed columns are being cut and A num-
Ter OF arch pieces with considerable
arriving. Saturday a large are lamp
ras installed in one Of the sheds and
with the electric circuits and
his makes work possible in the cut
ing sheds nights. The polishing mill
, being run nights also.
Local Forecaster w. A. Shaw of the
'nited States weather bureau at North
ED, reports mean temperature for
-oyember of 50 degrees, The highest
was go degrees, on the 9th,
nd the lowest temperature was 8 de-
rees, on the Goth. The greatest dais
range was 3s degrees. on the 4th,
nd the least daily range was 4 degrees,
il the l4th. The precipitation train
I'D melted snow amounted to 1856
ches, which includes 0.2 inches of an
elted snow. The normal precipita
on for the month is $50 inches. The
'evailing wind was from the south.
lie total movement 5,T3l miles, the av |
age hourly velocity rs miles, and tho
aximnm velocity 80 miles per hour
ON the south on the LIST. The month
as made up of three clear. nine part :
cloudy and IS cloudy days. Pre- ,
pitation in quantity sufficient to ,
easlre occurred on 10 days. Lunar ,
los were noted on the 2nth and 22d,
ID solar halo on the 23rd.
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