The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

zaar. Dancing each evening adv.
II genuine diamond in solid gol'
II pendant at $500. See them at Bell 4
Houston's.
II meeting of the Barre truekment
union is TO be held at the union head
H quarters Thursday evening at 1880.
II Regular meeting Ruth chapter, No, 80
II o. +. S., Wednesday evening, April u
II at 1880 o'clock. Election of officers.
II The regular monthly meeting of the
II trustees of the Barre City hospital viii
\ be held at the hospital Wednesday even
II ing at o'clock.
II Arthur Mariotti, who has been en-
II ployed in Springfield, Mass, for several
II months, is passing a few weeks at his
II home in Barre.
II Miss Nellie Harrgan has returned TO
II her home in Mortified, after passing a
II few days with her sister, Mrs, Il. j.
II Owens of South Main street.
II Rev. p. NJ. McKenna of Summer street
H is to be the preacher at Lenten services
n to be held in St. Johns Roman Catholic
II church in Northfeld this evening
II Grass fires We're prevalent on the cast
side of the city last night and in one
section within the city limits, u blaze
/
neighborhood was aroused.
\ d. w Mcdonald of Perry street. who
has been confined to the house by illness
for several weeks, was able TO be out
of doors yesterday. Mr.. McDonald's con
dition continues to improve steadily
Rev. and Mrs Edgar Grassland of We'll
lington street who have been absent on
a two weeks trip to Washington, d. c.,
Baltimore, Nd, and Gettysburg, Md, re-
turned to the city last evening. While in
Baltimore, they heard a sermon preached
by Rev. w. Sunday. Rev. Grassland will
occupy the pulpit at the First Presby
terrain church Sunday morning,
By express, new Easter waists, at
Vaughan's.
More than a score Of members of the
First Presbyterian Bible class journeycd
to the f. NJ Allen farm last evening for
their annual sugaroff Temperature mild
and soothing, even to the hardened pedes-
trian, prevailed and other things being
equal, the party enjoyed fine outing.
Warm sugar IN abundance, pickles,
doughnuts and some of the other tixings
were served on the arrival Of the party
at the farm soon after 7 o'clock
In the current issue of "The Westmin |
ster Adult Bible Class" monthly pc |
riodical published by the Presbyterian
board OF publication in New York, there |
is an interesting illustrated article en-
titled THE Glass at Work" from the
pen of Alexander c, Walker, Of Barre. Ia
detail the methods of study pursued in
the class room and the pastimes enjoyed
outside the church are described by the
writer. A halftone of the class group
and its instructor Rev. L. Grassland, az
companies the article
Since the close Of the baseball season
in 1915, hundreds of loads of earth,
stonechips and ashes have been dumped
into the outfeld OF the ]. A. G, park on
Berlin street. In order to get the grounds
in condition before the first scheduled
game, members of the club are holding
daily bees after o'clock. the workers
appearing at the park with picks, shoyes
and wheelbarrows. II is expected that
a week of concerted effort on the part Of
the more energetic members of the CLUB
will put the park in fine condition
Hoyt & Milne, who erected new ,
stoneshed on Depot square last year, find /,
ing that the growing demands of their bust
ness necessitate an enlargement of the
plant, have completed plans for an an
mex that is TO be "a feet in length, ex T.
tending from the west end OF the main ,,
shed For distance of "A feet the ad,
dition will conform in width and height
to the main shed, making the Hoyt 4 I
Milne plant one of the largest in the =
Burnham's meadow district The last e
eight linear feet of the annex will be "a !
feet wide. New machinery and other
facilities will be installed in the add q
tion, which is to be completed as soon 0
as possible a
Washington county people interested r
in the progress Of the y. NJ q. A. will n
have an opportunity to hear ex- Prcs
dent William H. Taft speak on The n
Worldwide Influence of the Y. NJ. c. A" t
IN the city hall at the capital on the b
,vening OF April 10. 1t is stated that i
Professor Taft is to touch on the ques- il
ion OF preparedness in the course of his
'emarks, although he will deal in the II
main with the work of the " NJ c. A., a.
lis lecture being given under the aus n
oices Of the Montpelier Y. NJ. G. A. o.
,raneh On the occasion OF Mr.. Taft's d,
asst visit to Washington county, he came
through Williamstown gulf to Barre,
aAtiN Nv maui q sfNtSii IAbiil MS dbAV- a.
mobile in front of city hall, proceeding Il
hence to the capital. II was in the fall r,
i 1912 N,
Q. w Boyea, grand knight OF Barre N
ouncil, No 40l, Knights Of Columbus, is ri
n receipt OF communication from Will ii
lam j. Mckinley, supreme secretary Of "a
he order, which reads as follows: "Ow- fr
ng to the hourishing condition Of the Iii
rder the board of directors, under adj eli
ice of our actuary, has voted TO omit
he July assessment In all probability, =
rom present indications, the December =
ssessment will also be omitted 1t ls
stated that IS members of Barre coun-
il will profit by this unusual announce
lent. Persons who are familiar with :
raternal insurance say that the action
the supreme board of directors Is al. A
iost without parallel in the history !:
{ frsternsl insurance, and is in marked !
Dntrast with notices Of double asses,
rents which frequently come To the :
iembers OF some OF the fraternal orders {
or several years the Knights of Column. !.
as have omitted The December assess.
tents, so that the members have been
lied upon TO pay only II assessment 3
a year More than slls,O00,0O0 insur-
nee is in force among Is. Of {. councils :