The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-19
STOWE
Timely Discovery Checked Fire in Ell
ton B. Forbes Store.

Fire was discovered about O'Clock
Thursday morning in the basement OF
Elton B. Forbes store at Moscow by
w. w. Adams, neighbor, who gave
the alarm. The fire started in Gus
pidor partly filed with sawdust, prob
ably from cigar stump or match
thrown into it the night before and
when discovered had burned hole 9
foot and half in diameter in the
floor and was burning in partition
and would soon have broken out in
the store above. An extinguisher put
out the fire just in time to escape a
serious result.
II is hoped that everyone who pos
sibly can will attend the service and
church school at the Community church
Sunday morning rally day. An inter
esting service will be carried out, in
GLIDING special music.
At a special meeting of Sickle chap
ter, No. "a, O. r. S., at Masonic hall
Wednesday evening, district deputy
grand matroD, Mrs. Josie Pierce OF
Johnson, and district deputy grand
patron. Adelbert r. Warren Of Morris
vile, were present to inspect the work
of the chapter. Mrs. Clio Stafford was
initiated into the order and the ritual
work was commended by the deputies
Other visitors were Mrs. E. w. Gates,
Mrs. Ward and Hubbell of Coral chap
ter of Morrisville. Delicious refresh
ments were served
Among those from Stowe who at
tended the meeting of the Lamoille
county n. Z. O. p association at Nor
risville Wednesday were Lewis Latuch,
j. B. Mckinley, A. r, Straw, T. n.
Wright, +. b. Gale, +. L. Mccarthy,
f. c. Mccarthy, C. C. Gale, E. L. Bige-
low, NJ L. Poor, i. B. Van Dusen and
r. A. Wells
Mrs. Elira Gale has returned from
Cady's Falls and is at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
f. b. Forbes, for the winter.
f. L. Barrows and c. L. Robinson,
who motored to Burlington Wednes
day, were accompanied home by Mr..
Barrows' mother, Mrs Emma Barrows.
and Mrs. Robinson, who recently had
surgical operations at the Mary Fletch :
err hospital. Both are doing as well
as can be expected, 49,.
Mrs. H. r. Shaw, Mrs /. l.. Harris
and Rev and Mrs. C. Il. Hayward at
tended the meeting of the executive
board of the Lamoille county Red Cross
chapter at Morrisville Thursday aft
ernpon.
N. B. Chaplin, who recently moved to
Northhoro. Mass, has been here few
days shipping, some Of his. household
goods to Northboro. His little daugh-
ter. Barbara, accompanied him.
Mrs. John Belts of West Lebanon,
n H.. was accompanied home Thurs
day by her mother, Mrs. Fred Ploof,
who is recovering from Illness.
The new telephone directories re-
ceived this week have 1915 telephones
on the Stowe exchange.
L. J. Harlow has purchased of F. T..
Smith the land of the O. A. Barrows'
farm.
Mrs. Hannah Knight has returned
from Wolcott, where she has visited
her daughter, Mrs. Amos Boardruan.
Mrs. Emerette Faunce is visiting
relatives in Hinesburg.
"A RuOu DcRiuliilb WIS hiouN w 49,
Red Cross sewing at the home of the
president, Mrs. Nina Shaw, Tuesday
afternoon. There will be sewing at
Mrs. Shaw's and Mrs. Susie Board
mans Friday afternoon. All inter
ested are asked to assist, so that the
work may be completed before Thanks
giving.
r.. o. Balch of johnson was visit
or in town Wednesday.
c. l.. Mcmahon has returned from a
business trip to Burlington in the in
terest of the Mt Mansfield Hotel COM
pany. The prospect for another sea
son is very favorable. The good work
done on the roads will be a great help
10 the future business. Reports are
expected soon from State Road Com
missioner Bates, who. with Surveyor
HAYDEN, has been here considering
plans for the improvement of the
grade at Harlow hill, the first steep
hill at the foot of the Mt. Mansfield
and Smugglers' Notch road. Two pro