The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-04

Ill The Presbyterian choir will meet at
the church for rehearsal Friday night at
1880. A full attendance is requested, as
there is business of Importance.
\ Albert Clark of North Main street
left last evening for Waterbury, where
he will visit at the home of his daugh-
\ ter, Mrs. Sol Anderson for an extended
stay
| An important meeting of the Granite
| Manufacturers association will be held
at the manufacturers headquarters in
the C. w. Averill building this evening
at 7 80 o'clock
| Durward lmlah, who has been visiting
at the home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Imlah, of Long street over the
holidays, returned to Greenfield, Mass.
yesterday, where he is employed.
John McCaskill, who has been passing
two weeks at his home in Barre, returned
yesterday to Burlington to resume his
studies at the University of Vermont.
tiyes in Barre, their former home.
Il $. b. Bruce of Bristol arrived in the
city yesterday and will visit friends on
Maple avenue for few days before 60
ing to Graniteville. where he win stay
until the latter part of next week.
4 John r. Bancroft, who is staying with
his aunts, Miss Georgia Wilson and Mrs
Blanche Nourse, Of North Main street,
lcommenced his duties yesterday at Mont
pelier, having been appointed a page in
the Senate.
Cobble Hill grange win hold special
Ioyster supper at its hall Friday evening,
Jan. 8. Everybody is cordially invited
Come and start the new year right by
having a good time. Geddes' orchestra
win furnish music
Daddy Long Legs" the extraordinar.
/ lily successful play that comes to the
opera house in this city Friday, Jan. 5,
I tells the charming story OF a young girls
romance. Its scenes are laid in New Eng
land and in New York City. In the orig
| inal book form the story was told in
series Of letters written by the grateful
heroine of the romantic comedy to the
mysterious benefactor who gives her the
big change in life for which she had
yearned. In the comedy. naturally. there
is visualized the story suggested in the
letters.-~adv.
John r. Mclean of the Union Clothing
store staff is in receipt of tidings advis |
ing him of the death of his aunt, Mrs. |
Charles Stewart, which occurred al her |
home in Hardwick Sunday afternoon aft |
err long illness. The deceased was |
sister of Mr.. McLean's father, T. r. Nc /
Lean, whose death occurred in Mortified |
a short time ago Mrs. Stewart had many /
acquaintance in this vicinity and was
especially well known in Graniteville, /
where her brother resided for many /
years. She leaves her daughter, MISS
Jessie Stewart, and her son, John Stew
art, both OF whom reside in Hardwiek.
Funeral services were held this afternoon
and interment was made in Hardwick.
A copy of the franchise which the
council proposes to grant the Central
Power Co. for the right to extend its
power line from East Middlebury to
this city has been forwarded to Charles
H. Thompson, the corporations represen-
tative in this vicinity. Concessions made
by the council at its regular meeting &,
Tuesday evening have been Incorporated
in the tentative draft completed some
weeks ago. In the new draft nearly all ,
of the objections made by the company's
have been eliminated and
it is thought that in its larger phases
the instrument will be acceptable. Each
member of the council will receive a copy
and unless the unexpected develops, the
petition will be granted or de- !
MED at the meeting Tuesday.
The body of Miss Nora c. Adams, who
met death by drowning in Lake Cham
plain Wednesday afternoon, arrived in \
Barre from Burlington over the Central
Vermont railroad Thursday evening at /
o'clock, accompanied by her brother, Viii J
liam G. Adams of this city. To-day the
remains were transferred to the Adams
home on the Montpelier road, where the
funeral viii probably be held tomorrow, =
arrangements have not been
wholly completed The young woman's
mother, Mrs. Alexander Adams, who was
nearly Frustrated Immediately after re- y
ewing news of her daughters demise, is
recovering from the shock. al
hough her condition remains critical. A
BROTHER of the deceased, Walter F. Adams
# Worcester, Mass, was expected to ar
i've home to-day.
Officers elected Dec. to serve Clan
sordon, No. II. 0. s. c., were officially
nducted into office at a large gathering
4 clansmen last evening. William Me
Donald, the royal deputy, had charge of
he installation and the work of seating
aeh officer was accomplished with dis
atch. The new slate is as follows:
'hief, William Black; financial secretary, 4
iobert Gordon; treasurer, Donald Leith; 6
MUSICIAN for Barre CITY, DIR. w. ID. Reid;
or GTaniteyille district. DIR. \. f. Avery;
enior henchmsn. Donald Mcleod; junior
enehman, George Cowie; senesehal,
ames Mcleod; warder, Peter Thorn;
Wallace Coutts; trustee for .
hree years, Alfred Milne; standard bear Il
rs, John S. Mcdonald and Barry p. III
Ienry; finance committee, b. p. Henry, Y
'onald Mcleod. William stephen; piper,
iaac Riddeil. Refreshments were served n
fter the installation