The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
BARRE DAILY TIMES
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1917.
The Weather
TALK OF THE TOWN

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II test OF time, come to the Rowland ma
\ Thursday evening, Feb 22.--adv.
l. Cloudy tonight and Friday; not mucl
II change in temperature; fresh to stronI
\ north to northwest winds diminishing
H Fred Turner of Williamstown wa
\ brought to the City hospital yesterda,
for an operation, which took place TIN
morning.
/ George Walker of the A. Tomasi block
a stonecutter employed at the plant o
Barclay Bros, was removed to the Clt.
hospital Wednesday afternoon.
\ Quality service and sanitary methods
at Ross Depot square barber shop. Fol
the convenience of our patrons we have
| installed a telephone. The plumber J;
6S-W. Give us call!
| James Manose, who was formerly en-
gagged in the fruit business here, has re
turned to his home in Burlington, after
passing few days with George Maniat
ty of Prospect street.
The nurses of the City hospital will
give a dance in Rowland hall on April
Is, with Carrolrs orchestra to furnish
the music. The proceeds of the dance
will 90 toward lettering the nurses dor
mitory.
Unique pictures of George and Martha
Washington are shown in the North Main
street window of the Barre Savings bank,
where patriotic bank attaches have made
shift to keep green the memory OF the
pair by arranging an attractive display.
The pictures are old style chromos, the
property of p. NJ Cutler, who inherited
them from his grandfather They were
copyrighted by III. Hallett of Portland,
Me-, many years ago, and in spite OF
their age, the likenesses of Washington
and his spouse appear to excellent adj
vantage.
Accompanied by her daughters Mrs
Lucy SBruin of Manchester, \. H., and
Mrs. William Gilbertson of Eastern ave-
nue.. Barre, the body of Mrs. Priscilla
Dickey, whose death in Manchester on
Tuesday night followed long period OF
declining health, arrived in the city over
the NJ. & w. r. railroad Wednesday aft
ernoon at 5:45 o'clock. The funeral was
held at the Gilbertson home this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev w. J. M. Beat
tie, rector of the Church of the Good
Shepherd, officiating The body was
placed in the receiving vault at Elm
wood cemetery.
A relapse for Michael Howe, the bridge
diver. who was found on the icy breast of
Jail branch Tuesday afternoon, kept him
out of the clutches of the police yester-
day and again to-day, although the lat
est bulletin from the City hospital,
where Michael is drvdocked after his ex-
plot In the south end, indicates that he
is near to recovering completely. Ar
rangements for OBTAINING the man at po-
lice headquarters on an intoxication |
charge yesterday afternoon had been |
made by the officers, but physician |
counseled them TO wait, as it was said |
that Howe would need an extension of /
time at the hospital. He will probably /
be arraigncd before Magistrate II. w.
Scott late this afternoon.
Farmers in town about seem to feel
that there is very imminent danger
of a maple sugar shortage this year and
anxiety over the condition of travel in
the woods is felt by maple sugar makers
throughout the state Not in many
years has the accumulation of snow been
so great in the sugar orchards and I'M
less there is a sharp thaw between now
and the middle day of March, it Is very
probable that many farmers will aban-
Ion any attempt to carry on operations
in the woods. Snow that fell in the
after part of November forms the foun-
iation for an uncommonly large amount {
If snow and lumber men who have pene
rated the deep woods, in some instances
nave been compelled to turn back. Those ,
who are not to be daunted by deep snow !
nay resort to the old fla shioned methods !
" gathering sap on snow shoes, Ii
Relief in small doses is at hand for 9
Iuarriers and granite manufacturers, who
ave been threatened lately by coal
anime On Milstone hill, two quarries
where operations were suspended be-
ause Of the shortage, have resumed
york. and through the medium of Dor
owing and lending among the leading :
uarriers other plants have been enabled
o get along on homeopathic portions. II
said that tonnage of coal now on the "
Dad or ordered by the quarry owners is s.
unusually large, and that almost any Il
reight train may be expected TO relieve q
he situation Here in the city manu- h
acturers have felt the pinch to some eX- b
ent, and in one or two instances there N
ave been brief suspensions, but business
l the cutting industry is booming and u
ne manufacturers are loath to shut 4,
own unless suspension is absolutely n,
Imperative. -
To-day's observance of the lS5th ami al
ersary of the birth of George Washing hi
IN was marked by cessation of money 10
hanging in retail stores, in the banks, OF
nd in many business Offices. School III
lildren enjoyed days respite from bl
leir studies, and except for single lid
election made in the morning, postal III
nployes at the federal building had tn
,thing TO do. Neither the rural deliv- vi
y carriers nor the city letter carriers
ere abroad, although the lobby at the ra
'stoffice remained open, and box and
aver lessees got their mail on schedule
me. At the city building, the colors n
ere displayed. and in other locations 30
e stars and stripes were flying. The u yl
hirr of wheels in the stoneshed belt did n ~
t cease, and for that reason not all of =:
e population hkened the anniversary OF
a holiday. on
Masquerade Ball. w
Big masquerade dance Saturday, Feb NJ,
, Socialist hall, Granite street. Best HI.