The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-21
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T.. l.. Freeman has returned TO hi
home in Boston, after passing severa
days in the city on business.
You are invited 90 attend the Wash
| ington's birthday box party from 7:3
10 $50 tonight at Fits Your choic
of any box 25c.
The Red Cross viii receive half tn
proceeds from the |. o, q, l.. minstre
show and dance TO be given in Clan Cor
don hall, Friday, March l-adv,
Miss Norah Morris, who is attending
the training school for nurses in tn,
Massachusetts, General hospital, Boston
is passing vacation of two weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George J.
Morris of Averill street.
Reuben Hudson OF Plainiield has taken
up his residence in Barre, having been
assigned to duty as ticket agent at the
NJ. q w Il. passenger station. Mr.. Hud.
son succeeds Bernard Il. Hamel, who has
gone to Burlington TO enlist in the sig
nal corps.
Peter Maberini of Foss street, who
has been employed at the Marion lunch
room during the past year, has completed
his duties there. Mr.. Maberini has Sc
cured position at the Elks' club rooms
al Montpelier and has commenced his
duties there.
William T. Maiden, an instructor at
Montpelier seminary. who is GONZALES
cling from an operation, was able to
leave the Heaton hospital yesterday. Mr..
Maiden is passing few days with his
mother, Mrs. John r. Maiden of Church
street, before resuming his duties at
the seminary.
Attend the X OF c. minstrel entertain
ment at Rowland hall tomorrow night
and enjoy an evening of fun. 1t will
also help the Red Cross, as the proceeds
are to be turned over TO that organiza
ton. Only Poe for each one, but it
should bring in quite sum for war
work. Plan to be there.
A ledge gathering of Masons in the
rooms OF Dewitt Clinton lodge at Wat
erbury last evening listened TO remarks
by William Hurry of this city, district
deputy grand master, who made an Off
cial visit to the Waterbury lodge. Pre-.
vious to the regular meeting Fred A.
Rowland of Montpelier spoke on L. s.
thrift stamps
Among the Barre boys who are leaving
TO night or tomorrow to enter the serv
ice are James p. Riley, who is going TO
Camp Greene, Charlotte, n. c., to join
.he lst Vermont infantry, and Leslie
A. Kinney, who expects to head for Fort
Slocum, n. Y. there to be assigned to
he coast artillery corps.
Employees and boarders at the Eu
eka restaurant gave party last even
ne to James Parker q regular customer
It the establishment, who was observ
ng his birthday A cake studded with |
. candles formed center piece for the |
able arrangement, and at an informal |
fter dinner program number of the /
oarders felicitated the guest of honor |
n having passed another milestone.
On the eve of their departure for |
Tancouver Wash, Ernest Thompson and |
'harIes Irish were QUILTED by the Barre
ranch of the Red Cross. Each recruit
eceived the regulation sweater, helmet,
wo pairs of socks, mittens and comfort
its. Messrs. Thompson and Irish went
0 Montpelier this forenoon to join del.
CATION of Washington and Orange coun
y bows bound for the West and South.
Accompanied by Mrs. Fradd her son
nd her daughter, the body of William
radd, former resident OF Long street,
-ho died in Hartford, Conn, Monday,
rived in the city over the Central Yer
Iont railroad last evening at o'clock.
he remains were taken TO the under
liking establishment of A. w. Badger &
0. to await funeral services in the
hurch of the Good Shepherd this after
Don.
Tonight at Masonic hall the mem
ars of Granite chapter. No. %, will en-
rtain the lodges in the third capitular
strict Of royal arch Masons The
Getting is to open at o'clock with
ception to grand lodge officers and the
of the royal arch degree
2 the local chapter, Frank r. Pitkin,
lie grand lecturer, is to review the cere |
onial, and later in the evening re-
arks will be made by G. N. Tilden, C.
Lang and other grand lodge officers.
he Masons will serve lunch
Washington street commuters, If there
ere any abroad after il grew dark un-
II the table last night, were privileged d
enjoy all-1ight service on the trolley
he, for the little coach that daily plies a
tween Wiley street and the terminus 9
ade the up grade at frequent intervals
It'll daybreak Trouble was encountered I
sterday in cutting through the ice, a
hich formed rapidly on the rails, and !
hen feed pipe on the car sent in its I
signation early in the afternoon, the l
ashington street line was abandoned TO
G elements The car underwent re-
irs at the barn and by leaving head
. af IN.
e end of the line at o'clock. There v
ter it ran up and down the hill hour ,
with the result that the road was open 7
traffic early this morning, constant =
,vel over the irons having left them
re from ice.
overdue because of delays z
at have hindered school activities in
neral this winter, the January issue of
le Goddard Record was distributed to
bscribers yesterday. just now with all
es strained for the first sign of spring,
is a little dampening TO run through
e leading editorial, which chances to
on the subject of the new year. but !
is carefully put together and breathes
fine spirit of appeal for the co-opera- z
N of students and other readers of ]
lie Record There are interesting sol
II" letters from Major John Ridlon,
10 is probably the oldest Goddardite IN 1
P service. John Smith, who is at Camp !
vier, Greenville. S. c., and the former
ick athlete. Harry y. Movies, who is :
,tioned at the L. S. army ambulance
mp in Allentown. Pa. A precocious God
I'd humorist contributes a short sketch
titled The Adventures and Ms-Ad-
ltures of O. Howe Looney" The usual 2