The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-17
MONTPELIER
Vermont Department, G. A. R., Will
Begin Session This Evening.


The annual session of the Vermont
department of the G. A. r., and its
auxiliary organizations will commence
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning, be-
ing held in Montpelier for the most
part in the G. A. r. hall and the one
adjoining it, although some OF the de-
partments meet in other places; for in
stance, the Relief corps meets in the
Odd Fellows hall, Sons of Veterans
Auxiliary in the Knights of Pythias
hall and the Ladies of the G. A. X. IN
Bethany chapel.
A reception will be given this eve
ming in the city hall to the national
officers of the different departments by
the department officers of the Woman's 5
Relief corps. The department head
quarters will be in the Pavilion hotel
and will be opened this evening. The
council of administration also meets
this evening, at which time it will audit
the books of the departmental officers
Governor Hartness and Others have
been invited to attend the exercises on
Wednesday evening in city hall, to
which the public is invited.
The dry weather of this spring has
cansed NJ. G. Ferry, water commits
sioner, to keep his weather eye on Ber-
lin. pond, and the last of the week
he found that the reserve was being
drawn upon a little but the rain on
Sunday night seemed to help it some,
Nj. Ferry was in conference Monday
with n. f. Griselle of Gardner. Mass,
who is the lowest bidder on the paw
ing contract and who was looking over
the lay Of land here
Prof. G.. r. Perkins of Burlington
was in the city Monday afternoon look
ing after some work in the geological
exhibit in the supreme court building.
Three hosting engines and derrick
equipment arrived Monday from Bos-
ton to be used in connection with the
construction of the National Life In
surance company's new building. The
engines were moved from the freight
cars to motor truck on rolls, the en-
gine being drawn along by another mo-
tor truck. after which the engines were
taken to the DeBoer site, unloaded, and
set for use The excavating, where the
ell of the DeBoer house stood, is still
under way. A portion of the Briggs
house has been torn down and con
structed into an office and placed at
the corner of State street and Western
avenue. The trolley cars only go toI
Western avenue now II is understood
that the Briggs house is TO be moved to-
the Reed lot at the corner OF Bailey
avenue and Baldwin streets The first
carload Of granite is now being cut,
having been shipped TO Waterbury on
Saturday to be cut by the Daniels shed,
where a Parker saw is operated and
which, il is understood, the Harrison
Granite company will use extensiyely.l
in cutting the stone for the building.
NJ G. Drown Of Sharon was visitor
in the city yesterday.
Wade Keyes of Reading is here on lie
gal matters for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. McCrillis of Marsh
field. Miss Abbie Clark of Randolph
and Mr.. and Mrs. IL. W. Holden OF
were in the city yesterday
afternoon and went to Waitsfield, |
wherS chapter of the Order of East
ern Star was instituted last evening.
Mr. aud Mrs Robert Roberts of Bur
Iington were local visitors Monday, as
was Harry Dickson of Orleans.
Harry Dickson of Orleans, who was
in the city Monday. has been appointed
bv Secretary Of State Black as one of
the inspectors in the automobile de
partment.
Julius \. Wilcox. secretary of civil !
and military affairs, is in Windsor in.
speding the states prison.
The fire department was called last !
night to the meat market OF Hale |
on Barre street, where the explosion of |
a Gas meter had started a lively blaze |
Nolunteers had stayed the progress of |
the flames with water, and the fire
men soon eNtingIished the fire with |
chemicals. The walls and ceiling were /
scorched
Mrs. Flora L. Lawrence Of Mont |
pelier has been named execntrix Of the I
estate Of Robert Lawrence. late OF |
Herbert r. Wheelock has
been appointed administrator of the
estate Of Rachel Brewer, who died |
in Barre recently Clara A. Osgood Of /
Lynn. Mass, has been named eXceutrix |
Of the estate Of Flora NJ Burnham, late
Of Barre