The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-30
TALK OF THE TOWN

lett last hlght lot Los NhSVpest N"t'
after spending few days with friends
in Barre.
The Spaulding Glee club gave very
pleasing entertainment before the Barre
Woman's club in Rowland hall last
evening. Each number was well rem
dered and showed efficient training un
der the direction of Miss Hovey.
| William II. Duthle OF Washington
street left yesterday for Lawrence
Mass, where as one of the Imperial
princes of the Dramatic Order, Knights
of Khorassan, he will assist in institut-
ing a "Dokey' lodge. He was accom-,
panied to Lawrence by w. II. Farrar OF
Montpelier.
A bulletin board has been installed
at the Merlo Bros. pool and billiard
parors. where the daily results OF the
major league ball games are posted for
the benefit of their patrons The pro-
prietors OF the parlors have secured the
baseball service Of the Western Union
| Telegraph company.
Officers of Granite, No. 90, r. A. NJ,
elected at the annual meeting a fort
night ago, were Installed with the usual
ceremony at the regular meeting of the
cnapteT Ill hdSoulc Hal ioot SfehtitS
lE. ii. p, Charles Mcmillan; king, Ar
thur c. Tilden; scribe, NJ. d. Mower; !;
Ic. of H.. Gordon Watson; I. s., Arthur
Id. Young; A. A. c., William Milne; NJ.
OF Sd v, Charles G. Scott; NJ. OF I'd v,
George c. Stewart; NJ. OF lst v, II. W.
Knight; chaplain, o. IL. Reed; secretary,
W. 4. Cato; treasurer, q. NJ. Wiley;
tyler, James r. Coutts.
Daniel Beaton OF Websteryille is pass
ing a few days in he city. He returned
last night from months visit through
the eastern part of Canada, visiting at
Montreal, Tinwck, Thetford Mines,
Sherbrooke and Megantic. Beaton has
been engaged by the Italian A. {. as a
pitcher for their club during the COM
ing season. He viii assume his duties
to- morrow by ascending the mound
against Goddard. Beaton was mem
Der of the Italian club staff last season
and is in excellent form this spring,
laving pitched for several semi profess
sional clubs during his sojourn IN Can
ada.
Alderman Michael keefe's chimney
caught fire at his home, 36 Foster street,
this forenoon, and before the clouds OF
smoke had rolled away, the auto fire
truck had made a flying trip up Granite
street to the keefe house. Danger OF
a serious fire was never imminent, but
the regulars from the central station
auenehed the fire within the chimney
and put quietus on the smoke that
threatened at times to fill every nook
and corner in the house The slight
damage resulting from the outbreak was
due entirely to smoke. Alderman keefes
family notified the fire station OF the
situation by telephone.
The whist and five hundred party
given by the Ladies Catholic Benevolent
association in the X. of G. hall last
evening was very successful. The affair
was well attended, fourteen tables be-
ing used to accommodate the players.
Later in the evening, dancing was en-
loved and refreshments served; several
selections were played on the vietrola,
which was furnished through courtesy
of H. j. LaRoe of the Bailey music
rooms. This was the first of series
of five hundred and whist parties which
the ladies plan to hold, the next of which
will be announced later.
Owing to the increased demand for
its finished stone product. the firm OF
Littleiohn Odgers & Milne has decided
to erect substantial annex to its man.
ufacturing shed off Circle street. The
addition will have dimensions of 26X55
feet and will be a continuance i'm design
and other distinguishing features of the
company's present shed. Work on the
new structure will be started within
few days, it is expected. Building opera
hD tfap ptt
Batchelder's meadow are unusually large
this year. +. A. Bugbee Il Co are
planning an extensive addition to their
plant in the same vicinity, and work
on the new shed OF Mcdonnell & Sons
is already under way. The Mcdonnell
plant is to be located to the south of
the group of sheds near Ayers street,
and work on the foundation is already
nearing completion.
Charles II. kenerson of 90 Church
street is recovering from the effects OF
a fall which he sustained while visiting
his brother, Frank kenersOn, in Cabot
last week. Mr.. Kenerson was working
in the hay loft, when he stepped on the
edge OF a board protruding over scut-
tie hole. Losing his balance, Mr.. Ken
erson went through into the hole and
wedged there for several moments before
help arrived. When the board gave way
rnder his weight, he struck the edge OF
the aperture on his right side and it was
there that his injuries seemed to center.
1t is believed that the short rib was
fractured or at least cracked in the
fall and there were bruises which also
heightened Mr. Kenerson's confinement.
He was able to be out of doors to-day
and expects to resume work by the
carly part of next week in the Eastern
Estate Tea Co.'S local store.
Chairman David Dawson of the alder
manic health committee has ordered a
thousand sanitary sputum cups for free
in Barre and within few
days it is expected that the cups will
be available. Last year the city coun
ell voted to purchase cups and give the
idea of free distribution a trial. If the
call for the cups warrants. larger or
der will be sent next time The cups
will be distributed at the city clerks
office upon their arrival and anyone de-
string one NAV be supplied on appliea
ti6n at the clerks headquarters in the
city building. Samples of the cup to be
used shown at the regular meeting OF
the board of aldermen last evening met
with approval of the city fathers and
once the use of sputum cups becomes
general among the people for whom they
are designed. il is expected that there