The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
SEEKING SNOW
FOR CARNIVAL
University of Vermont Out
ing Club Contemplates
Going to Stowe
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TO HOLD SPORTS
WITH OTHER CLUBS
Stowe Prepares to Welcome
the College Men Next
Tuesday

Stowe, Feb l9-1nquiries were 're'
ceived yesterday from Freeman walk
err, manager of the Z. V. M. Outing
club. as to whether the winter carnl'
val of the Dartmouth McGill (Canada)
Norwich university University of Yer
mont clubs might be brought here to
ioin in the Stowe carnival on Feb. %
on account of the lack of snow in Bur
lington.
Mr.. Walker was assured of a hearty
welcome for the clubs and of plenty OF
snow. He was in Stowe to-day to make
arrangements and was accompanied by
the moving picture men who are work
ing on the Kake Walk pictures and
who will endeavor to get views OF
Smugglers' Notch and other places OF
interest in this vicinity.
The details of the carnival are in
the hands of the committees and the
prospects are good for a successful oc-
casion. The incipient thaw earlier in
the week received timely check and
more snow fell Thursday night, as
surfing an amount sufficient for the
sports. The united aid society is pre-
pairing to serve dinner to large
crowd. Any excursions desired by Wis
itors TO Mt Mansfield and Smugglers'
Notch will be cared for.
There was a large attendance at the
mid month meeting of the II. II. Smith
Relief corps, No. "a, Thursday eve
ming. Mrs Esther Hart Smith was mi
tiated into the order. A patriotic pro-
gram carried out included piano duet
by Mrs Ethel Sears and Miss Kath-
crime Smalley; a reading on Lincoln by
Mrs Laura Robinson and paper upon
Washington by Mrs. Hattie Recor.
Mrs. Emma Straw gave some impress
sions of Lincoln, whom her father knew
while in service in the Civil war, and
Mrs. Carrie +. Straw gave an account
of recent visit to the Vermont legis
lature. IL was voted to hold box So
cial at the mid month meeting in
March. The members of the corps met
in the afternoon to work on quilts and
enjoyed a delightful picnic supper pre-
vious TO the meeting. They will meet
ernoon TO complete the quilts, which
are to be sold for the benefit of the
Red Cross. The corps numbers l07
members and takes the place of a
Woman's club in the community, as
well as doing the patriotic work of the
auxiliary to the Grand Army
John Peppin has been confined to
his bed for week with sciatic rheu-
matism.
Mrs. F. f. Smith has received news
of the serious illness of her cousin, Miss
Mary Mackenzie, in Cambridge, Mass
The high school closed Friday to per
nit the teachers to attend the Winoos
Xxi Valley Teachers convention at
Barre.
The high school closed Friday to
permit the teachers to attend the Wi
nooski Valley Teachers convention at
Barre.
+. w. Payne has sold his farm on
Luce hill to Clayton Carroll of Hard
wick, who will take possession March
|. The farm comprises the farms for
merly known as the William Luce and
Chauncey Barrows farms and is part
of the territory settled by Ivory Luce
in 1910.
II. L. Shaw was business visitor in
Montpelier Thursday
c. II. Wheeler and son. Carroll, at
tended the funeral Of Mr. Wheeler's
brothers wife, Mrs. Myron Wheeler, in
Hyde Park Monday.
Clarence Bennett has attended the
funeral of his brother-in law, Charles
Holmes in Malone, \. Y. this week
Mr.. Holmes, who formerly lived in
Moscow. died from injuries when he
was struck on the head by some ma
chinery in a mill in which he was