The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

Basketball, Goddard gym, Monday,
AIS, Lincoln seventh grade VS.. Mrs.
Wales room. Admission, l0c.-adv
Fred Houghton, who has been visit
ing at his home in Cabot for the past
few days, has returned to the city
Best choice Of zephyr ginghams,
checks and plaids, Little Dry Goods
store, Cottage street, off North Main
street.-adv.
William Rees, manager of the Homer
Fits Co., returned to the city yester-
day from a short business trip to Bos
ton and New York in the interests of
the company.
The children of the Presbyterian
Sunday school who are to sing the
mission song Sunday evening are asked
to meet for rehearsal Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock
Clarence Burke of Maple avenue left
this afternoon for Burlington to renew
acuuaintances, and to attend the an
nual initiation banquet of Beta Sigma
Nh fraternity tomorrow night at Ho-
tel Vermont.
Another enjoyable evening was spent
by the Maccabees Wednesday evening
in the K of p. hall After the meet
ing, vocal solos were given by Mrs.
A. II. Freeland, music by Miss Betty
Stephens, followed by cake walk. Re
freshments of cake, doughnuts and cof-
fee were then served, after which a
cobweb party was held, which caused
much merriment for all Dancing was
then enioved until midnight, with mus
sic by Miss Betty Stephens and Mrs.
Pearl French. Everyone went home
feeling that the March circle, with the
assistance of the commander had done
its best at entertaining the members.
Barre people will be interested in the
following clipping from the Enosburg
Falls items in Yesterdays Burlington
Free Press regarding Rev. w. j. NJ.
Beattie, for number OF years rector
nf the Church of the Good Shepherd:
"a narrow escape of fatal injury
occurred Monday when a Ford roadster
owned and operated by the Rev. W. j.
" Beattie, was passing loaded lum.
Der truck owned by the Swanton Pulp
company. On the road near the Frank
Blair farm the truck slowed and struck
the roadster, smashing the mudguard
and demolishing the hood and but for
the timely lodging Of his head would
have cut Mr. Beattie's head Off As 1t
was. he was hit ON the shoulder and
received an ugly bump, but not in a
way to break any bones.
The Wise Owl club met at owl inn
IN the Montpelier road last night and
the following officers We're elected Tor
the wear: President. Miss PHYLLIS Wig
neauIt; vice president, Mrs Ralph To
bin, secretary, Mrs, Homer Hayden;
treasurer, Mrs Paul Scampini; enter
tainment committee, Miss Nan Mitch
ell. Mrs. Ethel Broggi and Mrs. Archie
Mcdonald. After the meeting an ltal-
ian dinner was served by Mrs Henry
Petrie and Mrs. Paul Scampini and
luring the dinner Mrs. HAYDEN sur
prised the party by reading poem
composed BY Paul Scampini to each
club member. and sure did show the
wonderful ability that he had in poem
composition The party broke up at a
late hour. each and all happy and look
ing forward to March II, when another
meeting is to be held
Organized efforts to restore daylight
saving, especially in the industrial
belts of New England, has resulted in
the formation Of the Eastern Zone
Daylight Saving association, according
TO the latest issue Of the Barre Granite
magazine. At the request Of A. Lin
coin Filene, chairman of the commit
tee on daylight saving of the Boston
Chamber Of Commerce, the Barre Gran.
lite Manufacturers association directors
have designated one of the members
10 serve as the director from Vermont.
Their choice fell upon William Barclay.
DAYLIGHT saving represents the inevi-
table conflict of interests between town
and country Here in Barre both man
ufacturers and their employees are de.
cidedlv in favor of the extra hour Of
daylight. In recommending to the
Eastern association the name Of Mr..
Barclay. the directors have selected a
man who since the daylight saving
idea had It's inception has been deeply
interested in the subject.