The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-20
STAFFORD

James $. Morrill, and his aunt, Miss
Louise Swan OF Washington. D. G., are
at the Morrill, summer homestead, with
their retinue Of servants.
Mr.. Nadeu's chaufTer in running round
in the outskirts Of the upper village d
few days since, run the auto out too far
into the ditch and got stuck in the mud,
requiring team 70 pull it out
Services In the Uniyersalist church,
South Strafford, viii begin next Sunday
morning. Rev. George w. Bicknell ID.
d., of Cambridge, Mass, serving al pas.
tor and preacher for the summer.
Seth c. Chandler and his daughters,
the Misses Elizabeth and Abby, Of Wei.
lesley hills, came TO the StraAord house
last week, remaining over Sunday and
returning the first Of this week.
f G. Avery, head master Of schools
In Stamford, Conn, and his mother ar.
rived at their summer home in the upper
village recently, and at the present time
they are taking an outing at Silver, Lake
West Fairlee
Henry Reynolds of Boston, afflicted
with total blindness, accompanied by his
niece, Miss Susie Simmons, are at the
STAFFORD house for the summer. Also
the Misses Florence and Janette Marshall
Of Wellesley hills
The hay crop in this section Is excel
lent this year, but the haymakeFs arc
scarce. Wages are consequently al the
top notch, $3.50 per day, and some are
Offering S2.75 per day, and are unable Ia
get help ia that price.
Nathan +. Morrill, Of New York i.
visiting his aunts, the Misses Martha
and Belle Pierce Raymond H. Morrill,
is at home from Boston on a visit with
his mother, Mrs. Henry Morrill,, and his
grandfather, Amos Morrill,.
Rev L. W. Morey, pastor Of the Con,
lgregational church, Pntncy. Vt, is Wis,
ting bis sister, Mrs. H. c. Giikey and
her husband, at South Strafford. Mr.
Mercy preached in the Baptist church
last Sunday for Mr.. Bennett
The Ladies' Circle cleared little over
$40 from the dinner, ice cream and cake
served in the town hall on the Fourth o.
July. It was hanl days work for the
ladies, but one Of them said, "We would
do it over again ii we had the chance
Miss Emmea Haynes Of Townsend
Mass, ait instructor in the public schools
is the guest of Miss Sarah Cummings
Miss Haynes drove TO StraTord with hei
own team. She and Miss Cumming
were classmates at Mount Holyoke sem
mary.
Ieoard Kent and family, also his sis
ter, Mrs. Ella Fulton, and family, oil
West Derby, n. H. are visiting at G. F
kent's, the parental home. The whole
party went to Silver Lake, West Fairlee
last Tuesday for an outing Of cuupll
Of days.
The copper mine on the Charles Cove
farm has recently been opened up again
by the Reynolds BROTHERS Of New York
Machinery is being put in place and Mr.
Fraser Of New Yopk, who has the WORK
in hand, Is getting ready as soon as
possible to do good business there
Rev. and Mrs. A. j. Eastman went tx
North Charlestown, n H., last week
Tuesday 10 visit their daughter and hel
! husband. Mr.. Eastman attended the
4 White River Association Of Congrega
tionRl Ministers at the Junction dur
ing the day, taking the last train fol
North Charlestown aud returning t.
StraHord on Friday. Mrs Eastman re-
turns this week Friday.
Frank Preston and John Avery eael
had the misfortune to lose horse re-
lcently. Mr.. Preston found his horse
dead in the pasture and Mr. Avery founC
his in he pasture also, 50 nearby deaC
horse. In neither case is the cause
known, the horses being all right ap
parently when turned into the pasture
A party Of nearly thirty persons went
lup on Kimbling hill on Saturday, thC
18th, the highest point Of land in thi;
section, for sight setting end picnic sup
per. -Four OF the party camped on Che
mountain for the night and got fin,
sunrise view next morning. From that
summit a fine view on a clear day is e
1 be had OF the White Mountains, Fran
COMA and the Green Mountain range.
| The way that some people call upor
others to serve them had good illus
tration the other day at the South Straf
ford hotel Mr. SilIoway was passing
with his stage and the morning mail
when guest at the hotel called oui
wait two or three minutes please" ant
rushed into the house Mr. Sillowas
stopped, expecting he was to have 4
passenger to take to the station. III
waited and waited until he thought tn,
man ought TO be ready and went ints
THE hotel to look him up, only to fnC
| him just finishing letter for the morn
ling mani which he cody handed
to the patient stage driver asking fol
/ a stamp. Mr. silloway bad none, anC
"a two dollar bill was stuck into his face
and the change was counted back TO him
Then taking the letter and pay for post
age Mr.. Siiloway drove TO the postotlice
which is about City rods down the street
4 and posted the letter The cheek in thii
instance Il all The more apparent IN th'
fact that noon mail goes out eael
day about three and d half hours latei
than the morning mail.