The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
TALKOFTHET TOWN

day.
Charles ID. Swasey has returned to his
home In Waterbury, after passing few
DAYS in Barre on business.
George II. Wilder, who came here 90
participate in a concert returned yester.
day TO his home In Burlington.
u Mrs Ralph r. Shaw Of Bethel is pass
ing several days In the home of her ia.
Their. j. IL. L. Carr of Liberty street.
Joseph Rogers Of Danville is passing
several days In the city as the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. William Halyosa OF Elm
street
Miss Evelyn Coburn OF North Mont.
peler, who was member OF the gradu-
ating class at Goddard seminary last
June visited friends at the seminary yes.
terdayl
Edward Smith OF White River juno.
ton, who was engaged as an instructor
at Spaulding high school during the fall
term, is spending few days in the city
visiting friends.
letter received here from Alex. |
Straiton, who enlisted in the aviation
corps several weeks ago, states that he
has been transferred from Kelly's Field,
Tex, 20 Camp Macarthur, which is located /
near Waco, Tex.
Maccabees. Attention; Special meet
ing of Harmon review, No, |, Saturday |
afternoon at 2:30 for the purpose of
electing a record keeper and to transact
any other necessary business. Practice
meeting of guards.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Arkley of Wash.
ington street are advised that their son,
Raymond Arkley, who enlisted in the
navy last spring, has been transferred
from the naval hospital at Chelsea, Mass,
TO the e. s. S. Tacoma.
Charles Keith of North Seminary
street has received notice of his reap
pointment as deputy game warden, the
commission having been renewed by L.
c. Leavens of Cambridge, state fish and
game commissioner. Mr.. Keith has been I
serving the fish and game department of
Vermont since 1900.
1t was Moses Ceresoli instead of Flor
linda Cerasoli, who sent the deftly de-
signed souvenirs of France that have I
been on display in the window of the
Homer Fits store during the past few I
days. The two souvenirs were sent by I
Private Ceresoli TO his sister, Miss Mary
Ceresoli, of Quarry street. I
The second game Of the state inter
scholastic schedule will be played this I
evening at the Spaulding gymnasium, .
when the Spaulding quintet is to play :
he Montpelier high school team, the
game being called at s o'clock. The
Spauldng team has been putting in a
yreat deal of time practicing during the
,ast week. r
John Wilson arrived last evening from u
n. j., to spend short furlough
h. Sc N, a,,I Afro !
lanes Wilson, of South Main street. Mr.. Il
Wilson has been a sailor in the L. s.
lavy during several months, having been Q,
stationed on one of the large battle 81
hips until recently. At present he is n,
placed on board one of the U. S. trans
,orts, his ship having transported many Vi
J. S. soldiers across the Atlantic TO in
france re
The plumbers union met at its quar-.
ers last evening and closed the books II
or the year 1917. An entirely new Sc
late of officers was submitted by the s,
ominating committee and indorsed by N
he members of the local. The officers Ia
or 1918 were named as follows; Presi AZ
ent, Charles Irish; vice -president, Gar
EFT Roberts; financial and correspond w
ig secretary, Roy Getman; treasurer, ,,,l
.rthur Dufur They will be installed at Ia,
ne next regular meeting 90
Acquaintance of L. Freeman Butter stl
v, better known as Brownie" learned ce,
18th regret yesterday of his death in fir,
oston, where he had been employed for en-
,veral years at the Revere house. Mr..
utterly was a bartender in which vo- =
ltion he was but little better known q
ian as an amateur comedian and en-
rtainer. In the old days of the license =
gime in Marie, Mr., Butterfly was EN- :
Dyed in various local establishments, Z
I'd afterward he worked for several <
ears in Miller's inn at the capital. =
At regular meeting of the Green <
ountain lodge, /. O. o. f., NJ L., No. =
40 held last evening officers of the Z
dge who were recently elected, were in !
allied, the installing officer being Depu-
Grand Master David Joll. The Off Z
re- Of the order are Noble grand, Ed :
In Keast vice grand, Edward Ander- z
n; secretary, Charles Oliver; treasur- =
William Stephen; elective secretary, /
I'm Walker; warden, Arthur Black 2
ore; chaplain William oliver; inside Z
ardian, John Kennedy. After the in 3
allation, several candidates for adj, 2
ssion into the order were initiated. <
An outpouring of Elks bound for Bur <
gton taxed the Barre branch train !
wing this city at 1925 yesterday aft z
loon for intercity members of the !
,ntpelier lodge to the number of near
so made the trip Upon their arrival Z
Burlington they were entertained by
, Burlington lodge of Elks. Among =
,se who made up the local delegation ~
re Fred w. Bancroft A. j. Guthrie,
do Cappio, Martin Mcmahon, c. T.
liar, John j. Cayhue, Paul Scampini,
ter Merlo and Karl Sawyer They
re accompanied by John C. Duncan,
o was booked TO perform before the !
herring in the Queen city.
That the Tenney Co is feeling the eff
is of power shortage in its several
lshington county plants is indicated
the heavy demands made in recent
eks ON its steam auxiliary plant near
Pioneer. According to reports re
red here to-day nearly every water
yer plant in the local end of the Ten
system is crippled if not paralyzed (
iporarily by the effects of the cold
,ther. In some places most of the
Ter normally flowing, even in mid
tier, is now ice and scarcely enough
Ter to cover the bed of the streams
going into the ponds. Tons of coal
being consumed daily at the auxiliary TX ,