The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-08-01
MARSHFIELD.


Charles X. Cole was at home over
Sunday.
D. R. Newton Of Plainfeld was in
town Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Cooper returned
to their home in Randolph Monday.
Misses Agnes and Alice English Of
Montpelier were in town last week.
Henry Hill who has been visiting his
father Horace Hill, went West again.
Rev. Frances f. Cirrier OF Williams
town was at E. A. Rosebrook's last
Monday.
Mrs. Fannie Buxton is sick at the
home Of her son, Brooks, with general
debility
Hermon Pierce went to Gardner, Mass,
Thursday to market chair stock for Geo.
Il. Drew
Attorney F. ]. Marshall OF Mont
peler was in town on business Monday
and Tuesday.
Mrs Nellie Haskins Of Barre was the
guest Of her sister, Mrs, Frank Town
send, over Sunday.
Arthur Mason has finished work for
Ora Ennis and began work for J. Berton
Pike Tuesday by the month.
i Mrs. Lucinda Northrop has been very
lin Of bronchitis for two weeks. Dr.
II. S. Carver is attending her.
Miss Ava Wilson i working at NJ.
r. Beckleys and assisting in the run
ming Of the NJ. II central telephone
switch board,
The /. O O. II district union will he
held in this place the last of August.
| Elaborate preparations are being made
for grand time. Exact date given
later.
The ladies served refreshments to the
orchestra, choir boys and Others assist
| ing in the benefit concert in the dining
room Of the Folsom block, after the en-
/ tertainment.
+. H. Merrell, state secretary Miss.
So, Of st. Johnsbury, arrived in town
Monday to consult with members of the
Congregational society as to permanent
plans for rebuilding.
The "Wilder benefit concert was a
bowling success. The society realized
5000 from it. Mr.. Wilder made an
announcement that he might come again
later for the same benefit.
The telephone central Of the NJ. r.
line, was moved from the postoffice to
the Beekley block Monday by request
Of Postmaster A. r. Davis, who finds
his duties too numerous to attend 70 it.
pr. Edmund H. Packer Of Lowell,
Mass, IN company with his son, Henry
w, Of Harvard College, are expected
to visit the doctors sisters and broth
er in this town, two weeks the first
Of this month.
The Congregational society has great
reason to extend thanks to the managers
Of the NJ. & W. r. r. for the courtesy
shown in the free transportation Of
Wilder's orchestra and the choir boys
from Montpelier to Marshfield and re-
turn the night oil the benefit concert
L B. Adams is circulating paper
for the purpose Of raising money for a
| fire engine for this town, and to see if
a fire company can be organized Ey-
cry man but two who has been asked to
! sign has done SO. We sincerely hope
the two viii stand alone and the good
work boom on.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the NJ. Z.
church will meet in business meeting
with Mrs. G. +. Rosebrook next Friday
afternoon. In the evening there will
be lawn party, with refreshments Of
cake and ice cream. 1t is expected
a good phonograph concert viii add to
the pleasures Of the evening. Come one
and all.
H.. D. AIeCrillis is the first to make
preparations to rebuild. He has already
engaged the efficient services Of c. i.
4 Preston & Son as builders, and the long
! timbers are already on the site Of the
fated white store Hurrah for Harry
| The town IS rejoicing to have 50 loyal
a citizen, and assure him the same hear
| w patronage as Of yore.
Charles White, former resident Of
this town and well known here, is visit
ing his daughters, Mrs. Bert Batchelder
| Of Plainiield and Mrs. Brooks Buxton
Of this town. Mr. White is eighty years
Of age and travels quite a good deal.
He will return to his home in Boston
this week, where he lives with another
daughter, Mrs. Capwell, known here as
Katie
Last week Thursday afternoon, the
night watch, Frank Kittredge, at Soule
mills, Pigeon pond, III Groton, went to
the engine room Of the mills to find the
engineer, Felix Seamore, and one of the
workmen, Hiram Dennis, on the floor
dead drunk. Mr.. Soule telephoned at