Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-14
Maynard Spenccr's little boy is i'll

Maynard Spenccr's little boy is i'll.
Ernest Cross came home from Bur-
lington last week.
Edwin G. Smith has bought Unit
ed States separator this season.
Frank Stafford of St. Johnsbury
was in town last week.
The band gave promenade last
Saturday evening at which ice cream
was served.
The Methodists will have their
Childrens Day exercises next Sunday
morning.
"Pcte' Reed who recently return.
ed from Massachusetts aftef an aD-
sence of four years there will proba-
bly, again live here.
Mrs. ella Benedict Griffin, of Bur-
lington, is visiting her parents here,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Benedict.
Her little daughter is with her.
Mayo Lynde and Neal Godfrey rode
their wheels to Waitslicld last week,
going distance of thirty miles, it is
said, in some three hours.
Fred Winslow' IS father is at private
sanitarium in Western Mass achusetts,
where he has been for some weeks
lie hopes he is improving there.
Will LOugee has moved from his
fathers house where he has been
needed and lived some years, and is now
housekeeping on Construction Com
pany hill.
Ernest, son of AFRO f. Nichols,
thought for Il time he would come
home and take his fathers farm, ow-
ing to the latters i'll health, but a
short trial led him to conclude that
he hardly had the strength to do it,
and he will continue to live in Barre.
A stranger visiting these parts for
the first time would easily understand
why this is called the Green Mountain
State. If ever our hills and wales
were covered wlrh a richer verdure at
this season of the year than now we
do not recall when.
We are now told on what would
seem good authority that the late
James r. Langdon would have built
railroad from here to the quarries,
himself, at one time, if the Central
Vermont authorities would have al
lowed him sufficient sum for it's use.
1t is added that certain step was
taken by HIM that indicated he
thought it was sure to be built.
Among the bright little misses of
our acquaintance is one who told her
mamma on going to bed not very
| long ago, that she was so tired that
she was not gong to say her prayers
that night. The wise mother snter-
ed into no controversy with her, but
simply said to her that "she must
not then talk any more before going
to Sleep This injunction, however,
was soon forgotten but as often as
the wee maid attempted any CONVEX
sation with her mamma, she was
hushed till finally, in her defeat she
mpatiently said so dear me, | may
as we'll say my prayers.
Perhaps in some years those having
charge of childrens exercises in con-
nectlon with the Congregational Sum
day school have hardly laborcd under
more difficulties than in the prepar-
alton of the work for last Sunday at
the Congregational church, owing to
recent removals from here and sick
ness. But as we are hearing SO often
in late years that it is the men be-
hind the guns, so in this case, great
credit must be accorded to the women
behind the task of preparations.
The church was prettily adorned with
flowers, ferns, drapery, etc, and not
break, we believe was there, in the
work done by the children. The ex-
ercises used was ''Chlmes for Chidrens
Day." arranged and composed, words
and music by Mrs. Rose Marian Viii
lers and published by the Oliver Dit
son Company. The committee in
charge of the occasion wish publicly
to thank Mrs. Henry Wood for the
fine training of the children. Rev.
Mr.. Strong's talk after the children
were through was an excellent one.
Probably we ought never to hear
the last of what is called New Eng
land thrift and economy, though
sometimes carried toa point that sub
iects it to comment by the people of
today. We have lately been told of
such economy in cooking on the part
Of a very klnd-hearted woman of two
or three generations ago in our town
who grew up in farm house here. In
the use of the powder she used in
baking she believed a part of its
worth passed off in vapor if dissolved
in water, and so it must be used dry.
If she were making doughnuts they
must be taken out when done and put
on plates that were to be used for
making pies, to smear them economi-
cally. Doubtless such economy came
out in various other small ways
But on the other hand we can per.
sonally testify to her lavish expendi-
ture of kindness-ea in caring for
Others, in watching in sickness, ETC.,
deeds Of love that do not often 90
Singly.