The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-14

HhN f@+stt"H - AAN HtFA psf Na'
spent among the White mountains. ane
the latter part Il being taken At Green
held Mass, with bis mother.
NJ. and Mrs. Charles n. Hoyt Of Cam
bridge, Mass. visited their son. Walter
Hoyt, and wife. Last week. They Ar,
natives Of runhridge. and arc now visit
ing friends there and IN adjoining towns
George a. Bushnell and his son, Al
mon, have raised 500 bushels Of potatoes
this season. Mr.. Bushnell supplies the
hospital at Hanover with potatoes, and
took load Of over 40 bushels there
recently.
Among those who attended the Orange
county conference az South STAFFORD
last week we're Mr.. and Mrs. o. Godfrey
~ Bethel. and Mr. aud Mrs. X. IL VII.
liams of West Corinth. Mrs. Williams
and Mrs. Godfrey are sisters.
The Congregational Sunday school oi
this town has a home department mem.
bcrship, started last February, which
numbers between SO and % persons.
Whole families IN quite number Of
instances. including the cradle roll, are
members,
Mrs. Annie Hatch, after passing the
summer in STAFFORD, recently returned n
Lexington, Mass, with her son. " N.
Hatch From there she il soon 20 60 90
Colorado springs 10 pass the winter with
George Hatch, n nephew, whom she
brought up from carly boyhood
a large number Of Stafford people az
tended the worlds fair NJ Tunbn3ge last
Wednesday and Thursday. The schools
were dismissed on Tuesday by authority
Of the directors; but that being a stormy
day. the schools Of the upper village did
not keep on Wednesday, but made up the
day on Saturday.
L. a. Clark shipped clock last Friday
70 Claiming fiazelton, North Cambridge
Mass, 81 the type OF the old fashioned
tall clocks, 30 much IN demand. Mr.
Clark bought the works and made the
case. selling il TO Mr.. Hazelton, a former
resident Of STAFFORD.
Married, at the residence Of the groom's
father, H. H. Hawthorne, Harvey Haws
thorne OF this town and Miss Grace Wa
terman Of Tunbridge, former teacher
in the grammar room Of the upper vii
lage schools. The ceremony was solemn.
lied BY Rev W. r. Bennett Of South
STAFFORD Following the ceremony
reception was given, after which the
bridal couple left for a wedding tour
with the best wishes of their many
friends. They win reside in Stafford.
The Orange County Association Of
Free Raptists held its October session al
South STAFFORD the 4th. 5th and 9th OF
this month, with large attendance 1t
was beautiful sight on Sunday after
noon when the preacher, with flial ten
derness, assisted his father, over 50 years
Of age, to the pulpit platform and said;
Prayer viii now be offered BY my own
father" And the prayer was offered
full Of parental love and tenderness.
The Sunday evening service Of the Con
gregational church was dismissed. and
between 10 and 20 persons attended the
service al South Strafford Mr.. Silloway
took large lead down and back in his
stage coach.
The interest which people who come
to Straiford take in It's historic town
hall is very manifest The building was
erected in l7gs, as union meeting house
with galleries on three sides high pull.
pit and a sounding board, the old style
box pews throughout the house, except
the front part Of the galleries, which
have two rows Of plank seats, Just as
they were huilt 100 years ago. The box
pews remain in the galleries excepting
the doors and the seats. The town as
sisted in the building Of the house, but
It was used as union meeting house for
a quarter Of century or more, the town
being held there also, if we
mistake not. The house stands on a
hillock in the center of the upper village
which almost seems TO have been put
there on purpose for such building The
hill is covered in part with maple shade
recs. and down in front of this is the
little village common, also sur
rounded with shade trees. The tall spire
Is about the FIRST thing one sees of this
typical little New England village, what
sver the direction from which he enters
t In the belfry hangs the old bell, Of
Excellent tone, from which we may read
Cast by George RI. Holbrook, Midway
Mass, 1882 The auditorium is lighted
" forty five windows, each containing
.orty \ 3 lights OF glass, and the old
louse presents beautiful appearance
when lighted up in the evening. Years
lgo the box pews on the lower floor and
he high pulpit were removed, and the
iall fitted up to suit the convenience Of
hese more modern ideas But the old
board was allowed to remain
The building, tower and all, is lighted by
learly 1900 panes Of by glass. 1t is
vident that the fathers and mothers
Who made Straiford what it is, believed |
n light A bright girl from an adjoining
own, while looking over the town house
gently, said to your correspondent: Il
hould think this old house would ache
wfully" "Whyi" was the question
slSed. Because it has SO many panes."
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