The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-01
TALK OFTHE TOWN
Big shipment OF mbbers at shea's.

II SUM- Ntts
Dance in Socialist hall. Granite street,
Saturday night Admission, 35ci ladies
free.-adv.
Regular meeting OF the Modern Wood.
men of America this friday evening
at o'clock
Miss Ruth Nelson of Wellington street
is passing a few days with friends in
Burlington.
Walter Y. Fields and daughter, Pearle.
Of Hardwick, are spending few days at
w. A. Lanes.
Mrs. Russell Allen left last night for
Washington, y. G., where she has gov.
eminent position.
Don't fail to listen to Hon. Frank
Plumley in the Barre opera house next
Sunday evening at oiclock.--adv.
Prof, w. A. Wheaton has been engaged
TO play the organ at the Hedding Meth.
odist church during the next four Sun.
days.
John Kingston Of New Haven. Conn,
who came TO Barre to appear before the
draft board, is passing several days
with relatives on west hill.
| Robert d. Smith, secretary OF the Ma
! final Association Of Granite Industries
who came 10 Barre to confer with local
manufacturers, returned to his home in
Boston to-day.
c. A. Caron and son, Master Augustus,
of Beckley court, returned this forenoon
from Boston, where they have been
spending the past several days on bust
ness trip. While absent, Mr.. Caron and
son also visited for few days with /
friends in Taunton, Mass.
Shortage of cars and the power to
move them is the greatest hindrance to
Barre granite industry and this is the |
condition everywhere. Yet we allow |
brewerfes to ship 60,729,5 barrels of
beer, using l0,500,000 tons of freight
space and power. Vote 70. Close the
saloon and save this transportation
space and power to help in the war.--ad.
Another herald of balmy weather APP.
peared this morning, when the chorus OF
whistles in the various manufacturing
plants of the granite belt sounded at
o'clock instead OF at 7;l5 o'clock, as dur
ing the past month. Other signs of the
much welcomed spring were evident yes
terday, several citizens reporting that !
numerous crows were seen lowering
around yesterday for the first time.
d. Allison Mcdonald, daughter of Mrs
Jessie Mcdonald of Windsor terrace, left
last evening for Camp Greene Charlotte, /
y. C., where she has been commissioned
as second lieutenant of the Red Cross =
nurses corps Miss Mcdonald is a grad :
uate of the training school for nurses at
Heaton hospital, Montpelier, and has
host of friends who wish her good luck
and success.
Accompanied by Coach Noble, members
Of the Goddard seminary second string
team left this noon for Ran |
iolph, where they are scheduled to play :
The Randolph team this evening The
players going on the trip were Sector, h
Slayton. Beattie, Jacobs. Tryon and Gar \
'ity, The seminary team has been rap h
dly rounding into trim lately and since
heir defeat at Bethel recently has added
.wo victories to its credit. )
Owing to the unavoidable absence of r
he installing officer the officers elect of ii
3arre local, l. b. T., were not elevated \
o the chairs at the special meeting of u
he union last evening. Preparations had d
zen made for a luncheon, however. as ~
he truckmen held a regular meeting and
'oted to postpone the installation until
text month, after which the gastronomic :,
eatures planned by the entertainment :.
ommittee were carried out. ~
Among the guests arriving at Hotel q
Barre last night and this morning were II
he following f. j. Lovely of Salem, te
lass. II. w. Cook of Concord, \. H., sc
:. J. Ferguson of Burlington, Il. D. Luck q
ell of Scranton. Pa Robert d. Smith n,
t Boston, II. w. Slocum of Burling- dc
on, Z, l.. Montague of Northampton, pr
lass, Norman Whitney of Boston, r. in
;. Peckham of Elmira, n. Y, c. ID. la
Weary OF st. Adams, A. A. Gates of m
cranton, Pa, A. NJ Bcuklin of Canaan, 81
7. H., A. d. Galantz of Harrisburg
"a, Ralph p. Shaw of Bethel Paul Me
onnell OF Mansfield, O., T. H. Hegner of
burlington.
One of the most enjoyable gatherings in
the winter in Eagle circles was the in
litiation ceremony carried out by the no
ARE aerie at its hall in the Worthen Il,
lock last evening. As guests of the To- ri
Il fraternity a dozen members of the II,
Iontpeller aerie were present, and, all III
I'D, a company of nearly 200 lodge ~
embers witnessed the initiation of some =.
candidates. The degree work was in
large of team consisting of Thomas -
cDonad, James Hastings, Paul Bianchi, Z
j. Rulfo, I. Rossi and Louis SASH, !
it'll James Mackie serving as pianist.
fter the ceremony there was a program
informal toasts, singing and instru-
entail music. A luncheon was served
fore adjournment by a committee con- ]
sting of A. NJ. Celia, l.. Sassi, Z. j. *
llfo, David Mcdonald and AntonioI
'oggi. The class was one of the largest 4
er initiated by Barre aerie and repre-
nts a considerable acquisition to an or
nization already recognized as one of
e strongest aeries in the Vermont jur-
LECTION.
Hardware dealers report an almost
precedented demand for sugar pals
d syrup cans and that fact is among
e multiplying signs that farmers in
is vicinity are looking forward to one
the busiest maple sugar seasons in
ars A shortage of tin is ascribed as
e of the reasons why sugar makers I
,eptacles are scarce and rather high,
d the same reason goes for difficulties
itch some farmers have encountered in
tanning enough sap buckets. Many OF :
EN- are resorting to the old fash 4
led wooden buckets, and as for con-
ners, there are farmers who have
-manent market for their product who
Il use barrels for their syrup and tubs
tead of cans for sugar. Forward look
sugar orchardists are taking time by
forelock in breaking roads through
.ir maple woods, although no one
ms TO EXPECT a run of sap for at least ]