Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-12-14
WILLIAM STOWN.

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teaching i'm Graniteville.
A daughter has just been born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Griffith.
Miss Gertrude HENDERSON of Barre
is teaching in the Ophir S. Martin
district.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Flint are visit
ing friends in the northwest section of
the state.
Robert Gamble was called to GrOton
on Wednesday by a severe accident to
his father there.
Mrs. Tommie Watson has largely
recovered her health, after quite a
good deal of rheumatism.
The Woman's Relief Corps will have
a promenade at the town hall on Sat
urday evening, Dec. 10th.
Teamster Gurdon Martin has lost
another horse, he having lost the first
one only short time ago.
DR.. e. b. Watson is treating Mr..
N. G. Tabor of Montpelier for cancer
that it is hoped he may greatly help.
Brakeman James Rice has had to
give up work on the railroad for sew
eral days past on account of i'll health.
Mrs. Ralph Whitney is at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, Burlington, after
months of sickness at her home here.
The Sons of Veterans will meet on
the 30th inst. to choose officers for the
coming year, and good attendance is
I wanted.
LAWYER Charles III. Beckett of New
York was at his old home here from
Saturday the 9th inst to the following
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Clark are
cheered by the addition of three more
granite men of late to their family as
boarderS.
Miss Florence Burnham, who came
here from Barre, began a school in
the David NJ. Smith district Monday, |
the 18th inst.
Rev. William Schofield was sent for
to Oliciate at the funeral of an old |
friend and parishoner in HarriSville,
n. H., last Sunday.
Both the Universalist and Metho-
dist churches will have Christmas
trees and Christmas exercises on Sat
urday evening Of next week.
Richard j. Jenkins, who was COM
PEELED by i'll health to give up granite
cutting here to 90 home to Montreal,
has had great deal of poor health
since, but he now writes that he is
much better and has gone to work
again.
Mrs. EIecta b. Gale has had the
city water brought into her house,
and that neceSStates the addition of
a furnace that is about to be put in.
Her son, David Gale, is at work in
one of Walton +. Morses shoe stores
i'm Barre.
The Methodist church will be warm
ed next Sunday for the first time by a
furnace put in by Bert Robinson.
This society has raised and subscribed
in the last year nearly 1925 for church
purposes, outside of preaching and the
ordinary chnrch expenses.
The following are the officers just
elected in the Woman's Relief Corps:
President, Miss Mile Drury; vice
presidents, Mrs. Olney +. Seaver and
Miss Mary Slavery; chaplain, Mrs.
Saliva Cross: conductor, Mrs. O. A.
Blanchard guard, Mrs. Charles G.
Staples.
Wednesday was most favorable for
the ordination and installation of Rev.
Frances A. kimball of the Unive,-
SallSt church. Rev. j. r. Wright
of Montpelier and Rev. Ellie X. M.
Jones of Barre, with others from out
of the state, were present to take part
in the exercises, which proved very
interesting.
Mrs. Rev. George e. Ladd of Water
bury was here on Tuesday to address
the Ladies' missionary society of the
Congregational church, at the house !
of Dr. r. b. Watson. Her subject
was Turkey, in which country she had
lived. 1T was delightful talk that .
she gave. A ''mssonary tea" follow {
ed her remarks. ;
At the recent annual business meet
ing of the Congregational church, I
Deacon Edwin G. Smith, James X. S
Syndc and DR.. E. B. Watson were {
chosen the executive committee for t
the year to come. Officers elected {;
were George Beckett, treasurer; Dea- |
con Edwin G. Smith, superintendent {
of the Sunday school for next year,
and Mrs. e. b. Watson, assistant
superintendent. G