The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-16
T1LKOF THE TOWN

II ADV.
II To Rent-Tenement ON Summc
H street. Mrs, Edith NJ. Narr.
H New lot ladies low and high heel rub
H bers by express. Rogers Walk.oyer Boo
II Shop.
II Mrs. ID. NJ. Welch of South Rycgat,
II was among the shopping visitors in Barr
II yesterday.
II Mrs. Charles Mills of Orange wal
H brought to the City hospital Monday fol
H an operation.
II The Weekly club will meet with Mrs
4. James Duncan, II Eastern avenue, Thurs
H day afternoon.
H Regular meeting of Bright Star Re.
bekah lodge, No Is, Wednesday evening
Jan. 49, at 1880.
\ o. n. Campbell of Hyde Park has been
/ passing a few days with his brothers, A.
f. and II. n. Campbell, in this city.
See THE Halifax Disaster" in the
Weekly at the Biiou to-day Dorothy
Dalton in "A Gamble in Souls. adv.
The regular sewing meeting of the
Red Cross will be held in the room at
the high school building Friday of this
week as usual.
The committee and ladies of the Hos.
pital Aid association wish to thank the
florist and merchants and all those who
helped to make the bridge and 500
party a success.
Atty. William Wishart, one of the To-
cal members of the four minute speakers
squadron, will address the audiences at
both shows in the Park theatre this
evening Mr.. Wishart will explain the
workings of the war thrift savings
stamp, limiting his remarks to the four
minutes allowed by the management
John A. Cross of Mortified, president
of the Barre Granite Manufacturers as
ISOLATION and George James, a represen-
tative of the Woodbury. Granite Co.. have
been passing a few days in Boston, where
they attended hearing held before the
New England Freight association. Mat.
tiers under consideration were related to
freight traffic in this section of Yer
mont
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather, there was no meeting of Cob
BILE Hill grange last evening. The next
regular meeting will be held Feb. 5. At
that time the balloting and other work
that would have been done last night
will be done, also the program which
the lecturer had prepared will be given.
As there is much work TO be done, the
meeting will be called to order at 8 |
o'clock
Among the guests arriving at Hotel |
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: p R. Stafford of |
Rutland, Spencer w. Hindes of Bur |
lington. Hector Huerd and Louis None
geon of Winooski, f. j, Whalen of Bur
lington, Monroe Brown of New York |
City, c. J. Halves of Worcester, o. n
Campbell OF Hyde Park A. f. Thomas of |
Manchester, Mrs d. NJ Welch of South
Ryegate, J. L. Mcleod of Bradford, Mr. 1
and Mrs. Thomas Davidson of Ryegate,
A. NJ Bueklin of Canaan, n. H.
The rigors of the snowstorm last
evening held no terrors for several
young men of this city who are mem
bers of the Sunset camp, which is sit
uated on the Richardson road, for they
set out early last evening on snow
shoe hike with the camp as their desti-
nation. Fhe young men found snow in
the outskirts of the city several feet in
depth The return to the city was
made later in the evening, the young
men finding that the snowshoeing on
North Main street was as good as that !
in the open fields.
Rnmors of an increase In the price
of rough stock do not apply to the Wet
more q Morse Co., according to a state
ment made this morning by Frank NJ
Cory, president of the company, who is
quoted as saying that his concern has I
not raised the prices and that for the :
present, at least, no such action is con-
.emplated. A 20 per cent increase in 7
wages, promised quarry employees short q
line ago, became operative this week, Y
TO Mr. Cory, who went on to Z
ay that several wage increases had TAX
N place in the Wetmore g. Morse quar- Il
les, although the price of rough stock ?
emained stationary. just now the com q
any has large number Of orders book ed. n
With view to submitting plans for a Il
Competitive bid, the aldermanie street a,
ommittee department to-day began pre- Il
airing specifca lions for a proposed city v,
torehouse, to be erected somewhere in
'urnhams meadow if desirable site T.
an be secured. A roomy building with Ii,
cement floor and cement walls four IL
eet high, the remainder to be of wood,
contemplated, and if the project is r
ompleted, repository for the city roll h.
+, the snow plows, the winters supply be
sand for the sidewalks and other mu- u
ieipal apparatus will be provided. A 10
arehouse for charity department sup in
lies is contemplated, along with paint 81,
'om, and supply room for the water
apartment. There is possibility that an
siding to connect with the M. 4 w. r. u u
Iilroad will be built, and if the city -,
'ntinues in the wood business, wood %,
led annex may be erected.
Although the weather man did his best id,
overthrow the plans of the Hospital no
id association for the bridge and 500 ex
lrty of yesterday afternoon, so much Mi
terest had been shown in the affair
I'd in its object that about 100 ladies on
aved the elements and gathered in the pr
of p. hall, there to enjoy one of the tn
ost pleasant card parties of the season tn,
the vicinity of $50 was turned in to Br
e treasury of the association but this to
! no means represents the proceeds as
number of women who, stormbound. thu
uld not attend the party, have signi- tn,
d their intention of turning in their Ger
Just the same Mr. Emslie donated grs
beautiful bouquet of carnations and gre
ses which. after the party, was carried Do
the hospital No refreshments were Al