The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-11-28
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Stowe Butter Package Co., Destroyed
By Fire Last April, Being Rebuilt.

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Stowe Butter Package Co., Destroyed
BY Fire Last April, Being Rebuilt.
The Stowe Butter Package company,
Inc, whose property consisting Of a
sawmill, butter package factory and
other buildings, was burned last
spring, ii being rebuilt. The sawmill,
! which is already running, Is equipped
with the latest Lane saw mill and y.
Morgan Smith water wheel. It is ex-
I pected that this win be much supe-
! rior to the mill lately burned, Ar
rangements will be made to have all
the sawdust saved for bedding, IN such
way that III can be easily loaded.
! This will be far ahead Of the arrange
ments at the old mill and will be
much appreciated by users Of the saw
dust.
The factory Is being built Of cement
blocks, which were made near the mill
from sand taken from the mill pond
last July and August, This factory
will be practically fire proof, having
steel window frames and sash and
metal covered doors, together with a
metal roof. The boiler room Is sep
arated from the factory by heavy
fire wall extending three feet above
the building. The main factory is As
KOS feet, the boiler room l8x45 and
the dry kiln 20x40. The dry kiln is
furnished by the Emerson Dry Kiln
Co. Of New York and is one of the
latest and best kilns now in use. The
factory viii be ready for occupancy
about Feb. |, and WILL it is believ(.
be one Of the finest factories in the
country. The walls are already up
and the rafters, which are formed Of
truss work, are being covered. The
roof viii be made Of two-inch matched |
lumber.
The building is being constructed so
nIrly fireproof that the insurance !
rate will be very low. The rebuilding !
Of the plant viii be Of great advantage |
to the community, as it will give work
to many men, The company consists
Of IT. Il. Shaw, 4. e. Smith and G. O.
Burt.
Mrs. Betsey Gale Slayton received
calls and congratulations from many
Of her friends Monday in honor Of the
s7th anniversary Of her birth. Not
outstanding her great ages Mrs.
Slayton is one Of the finest looking
in town. She retains her fac
ulties to remarkable degree and does
4 large part Of the homework at the
home of her invalid daughter, Mrs. +.
3. Stafford. Mrs. Slayton i the wild
,w Of r. Decatur Slayton, late Of
Stowe. Only two of their seven chill
lren are living, Mrs. Stafford and Mrs.
Minnie Brown of Waterbury. OF eight
Mrs. H. C. McMahon
Ind Major D. F. Smith live in Stowe;
Major Harris ID. Smith, u. S. ~, in
Charleston, S. c., John f. Smith in
Fitchburg. Mass, Mrs. f. A. Evans in
Miss Mildred Smith in
Sew York City. Mrs. Chandler Brown
ind Andrew Brown Of Montpelier.
There are nine great grandchildren. A.
,rother, Frank Gale, lives in Stowe;
! half-sister, Mrs. Emily Reed, in
3rookfeld, and several brothers and
listers live in the west.
At the all-day meeting of Mansfield
fountain grange, p. of IT., Saturday,
outline business was carried out in the
orenoon and dinner was served at
oon to large number Of members
nd their families. Officers for the
oming year were elected in the aft
rnoon as follows: Master, A. G.
Jerry; overseer, Lewis Latuch; lee {
urer, Mrs. Harriet L. Recor; stew
I'd, Fl. A. Parsons; assistant steward,
|. +. Faunce; chaplain, Rev. O. y.
hayward; treasurer, s. ri. Nutting; \
ecretary, Mrs Florence Perry; gate
eeper, Al R. Straw; Pomona, Alice
'utting; Flora, lone Hawley; Ceres,
ivian Campbell lady assistant stew
I'd, Mrs. Fannie Faunce. "A special '
leeting will be held Monday evening,
ec. 4, when the first and second de-
ress win be conferred on class Of z
) candidates.
Mrs. Laura Burnham has returned n
, her home in Barton, after passingl
.veral weeks at the home of her son, q
/. W. Durham. m