The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

AT Fltls.
The Baptist choir is asked to meet at
the church tonight at Gas for rehearsal,
Note change OF hour.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Re-
bekah lodge, No. Is, this "wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
The Altrurians will meet with Mrs.
T.. n. Philbrick, 25 Orange street, Friday
afternoon at the usual hour.
Reduce the high cost of living. Buy
your beef by the quarter or half quar-
ter. G. r. Wood TEL -W.--adv.
Miss Bertha Morancy who has been
employed locally as waitress, left this
morning for her home in Palmer, Mass.
The funeral of Mrs. Priscilla Dickey
will be held at the home OF Mrs. William
| Gilbertson, Eastern avenue, at 2:30 on
!, Thursday afternoon. No flowers.
Mrs. A. l.. Belville and daughter are
passing several days in ST. Adams as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Il. Briggs.
George H. Wilder. who has been pass
+, ing several days in Barre on business, re-
turned this morning to his home in Bur
! lington.
Mrs. Frank II. Burke of Maple avenue
/ left last evening for Sheburne. there to
remain for several days. Mrs. Burke /
was called to Shelburne by the illness OF |
| her sister.
The missionary society will hold a
work meeting in the vestry of the Bap-
fist church Thursday at 2:30 p. m,
weather permitting. A full attendance
is desired.
The young women's Bible class OF the
Methodist church met last evening at the
home OF Mrs. Ernest Houston. Business
and social time were enjoyed and light
refreshments were served.
A regular meeting OF the Central La
Dor union of Barre and vicinity will be
held in carpenters hall, Nichols block,
Friday evening, Feb g. at 1880 O'Clock.
Per Angus Mcdonald, Sec.
Mrs. II. $. Miles went yesterday to
Randolph. where he was called by the
death OF Joseph Rope, whose death
Monday at the age of %, removed one of
the oldest men in the town.
Fred l.. Page has just received word
from Florida that another lot OF nice,
ripe, juicy grapefruit, direct from the
trees, is on the way shipped before the
frost. If those who are expecting a
crate, or half crate, and have not already
done so, will telephone 324.3 at once, viii
furnish while they last. They should be
here this weekday.
Rev Charles A. Boyd of Burlington,
secretary of the state Sunday school as
ISOLATION, passed through the city yester-
day while on his way 70 Brookfield,
where he was one OF the speakers at a I
Sunday school institute yesterday. From
Brooktield he planned to 90 to STAFFORD I
on a similar mission and before returning
to the state headquarters he expected to
attend gathering in Fairlee.
After period OF nearly three weeks =
ON the shelf at the car shops in St Al.
bans, locomotive No So arrived In Barre
yesterday to be restored to the pasaen.
ger service between this city and Mont
pelier Junction and on the Williamstown !
branch Repairs which apparently were
necessary sometime before the locomo \
tive was sent to St Adams have been 3
made and just now the engine seems to
be in good condition. During the inter !
val of the absence of No, 49, locomotive !
No. 81 has been used to haul passenger Z
rains over the branches.
Tonnage of rough stock which is being 2
shipped daily from Milestone hill to local 3
yranite manufacturers and to other con. .
,umers outside the city is increasing by 4
caps and bounds, according to the best !
informed quarters, and the prospects for =
he busiest spring and summer in years =
ire considered most reassuring. This
statement is based on figures and not on
he old axiom that the wish il father TO
he thought, Quarry owners are paving
heir share of the national granite ad
rertising campaign and by assessing so ne
many cents on each cubic yard of stone
married and the increase this year over in
he assessment of last year il plainly III
isible in the figures Throughout the in
winter and especially during the past o.,
Month there has been an unprecedented Y,
emand for dark stock, and within til
ortnight quarrying operations on the
light side Of the hill have been infused 70,
nth new life. ar
The carpenters and builders, with their r.
analiieS ana invited guests, 70 tne mum Tie
er of about 100, assembled for their an ii,
ual banquet in carpenters hall, Nichols "a,
lock, Monday night, where, after few ba
ell-chosen words of welcome by w. II. bo
lesser, all sat down to tables loaded Ill
18th good things to satisfy the inner Iii
ian, consisting of oysters well prepared he,
18th all the flxin's by Chef Herbert San. III
0rn, with doughnuts, assorted cake and cir
,ffee, also celery and fruits. The next -,
our was busy and happy one, both for ~,
he guests and the committee in charge an,
18th active cooperation on the part Of
i, interspersed with jest and laughter :
nd animated conversation, the tables
ere soon relieved of their burden OF
BOD things, after which, with social
lines and conversation, the evening
sssed all too quickly, until the approach
the wee sma' hours reminded all of
her duties. Thus, through the untir.
e efforts of the committee, consisting !
Bert 50. Cyr, Archie Bradford, Harry 4
Percy Fleetwood and Herbert
anborn, passed off one of the most sue
ssful and pleasant annual gatherings
the brotherhood of carpenters and
liners of Barre. Riley's orchestra fur
she'd musie throuohnuf the eveniuu