The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

iiiSheeO Slauc goods cUefeu ptluW eoN'
at the Barre Clothing Store. See ad
/ on page two.
Alderman Harry Patterson was able
\ to be out OF doors to-day, after a short
confinement on account of illness.
A daughter was born at the Heator
\ hospital in Montpelier Saturday to Mr.
and Mrs. James r. Mackay of this city
Miss Lorraine Warren arrived in tho
city last night from st. Adams to make
\ a visit with relatives on Washington
\ street,
n Rudolph Craig, who has been the guest
of friends on Maple avenue for the past
few days, returned to-day to his home
at Bethel.
Walter Bowditch, who has been en-
ployed in Barre for the past two months
left this afternoon for his home in White
River junction. @
Paul Rossi, who has been visiting
friends in Barre and vicinity for several
days, returned this forenoon to his
home in Waterbury.
w. Roy Lebanon of Waterbury ar
rived in the city this morning for a few
days visit at the home of his uncle, A.
G.. Miles, OF South Main street
Mrs. T. Mainini, who accompanied
the remains of her brother.in- law, Luigi
Cravero, to this city from Boston last
week, left last night for her home in
birmingham, Mass.
| George Davidson and Harry Skerritts
of Farwell street left yesterday for New
| York, where they will visit for few
days before gong TO Greenfield, Mass,
where they have secured employment :
Mrs. J.. NJ Pease, wife of the new
manager of the Peoples Lighting, Heat
! ing 4 Power company, arrived in the
city this morning from North Philadel
phia, Pa. Mr.. Pease preceded her sew
eral days ago.
Miss Katie Berker and Mrs. J. +.
Sweet, who has been visiting in the city
for the past few days as the guests OF
Mrs. A. H. H. Lewis of Cottage street,
returned last night to their home at
Haverhill, Mass.
Miss Katherine Ahern of East street,
who is taking a ten days vacation from
her duties at the New England Anneal-
ing Tool company's Offices on Blackwell
street, left Saturday for Boston, whore
she will visit relatives.
Il. 0lney, who has been spending sew
eral days in Barre on business connected
with his lumber interests in this vcin-
ty went this forenoon to Rochester,
where he will make short stay before
returning to his home in Fitchburg,
Mass.
Miss Harriet T. Bower, who has been
visiting at Randolph Center for a few
days, returned to Barre last night She
was accompanied by her brother, L. II.
Bower. who has been employed in South
Royalton for several years. Mr.. Bower
began work this morning in the L. d.
Ladd Co.'S store.
The Greater Vermont association,
through the Barre Board OF Trade, i'm
vites any and all citizens of Barre to
attend the dinner and annual meeting
at Burlington Feb. "a Those wishing
to attend should send in their appIica
tons for tickets at once to James z.
Taylor, Sec, Burlington, VT.
Knights of st. AIdemar commandery
have received invitations to the annual
reception and dance OF Killington com
mandery, No. 8, X. r., which is to be
held in the Masonic temple at Rutland |
on the evening OF Friday, Feb. 20. Din
ner will be served at o'clock and dane
ing will follow, with music by Cox or
chestra.
The entertainment committee in charge /,
of the dance to be given by st. Aldemar !
commandery has nearly completed ar I
for the third party OF the /
series. 1t will be held Thursday even
ing in the commandery barracks in the
Blanchard building and music will be /
furnished by the eommandery orchestra. |
A buffet luncheon viii be one Of the fea
lures OF the affair.
The fourteenth annual anniversary of /
the Barre local. No. 4Sl, Carpenters and I
Joiners, will be held in the carpenters
hall in the Nichols building on Thursday
evening, Feb. IL, at o'clock. The com
mittee of arrangements has made extern
sive plans for the big celebration. A
literary program has been completed, to
which many well-known people will CON
tribute. Refreshments will be served.
Members of the union and families and
invited guests are welcome.
Passengers desiring to leave over the
Barre branch at 1926 this forenoon
were forced to undergo rS5her vexa
.ious delay because of the belated ar
-ival of the Williamstown branch train.
Local connections out of Barre were not
made until nearly noon. The branch
rain left for Willismstown around 10
,'clock and encountered heavy drifts all
llong the line. Yesterdays wind had
iled the tracks TO such an extent that
progress was necessarily slow. The
rain did not leave Wililamstown on the
'eturn trip to Barre until ll;2O, five 1
minutes before it was due to pull out of !
he local station for Montpelier june
ion.
Saturdays heavy snow storm and the
Wind that followed rendered rural high I
Ways almost impossible, according to re- (
,orts which reached the city to-day. In
learby towns road rollers were out yes
erday, but even then the conditions
made travel hazardous undertaking.
n exposed places on the trunk line be- !
ween Barre and st. JohnsbHfy, there
we're drifts 10 feet high. w. II. Eager,
grocery clerk employed at the +. Nj.
.yon store, started for Graniteville this
morning with load of provisions. He
cached South Barre and started to
scend fhe hill huf the wind had erected