The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-07
STAFFORD.


G.. II Kent and wife went to Hart
land LAST week on visit among friends,
returning last Thursday.
The annual sale Of the Ladies' Benev-
olent circle, held August ~. was de-
cided success. The amount taken was
1928, the net income being 500.
One Of the Polanders, workman at
the South Stanford mine, got hand
badly mangled last Sunday by the care
less discharge Df giant cap. Dir Now
lan dressed the wound, alnputating q
part each of two fingers.
Strafford, like many other Vermont
towns, has suffered serious decline in
the number Of its school children within
the last two decades. Twenty years
ago thirteen schools were maintained III
town. Now there are but six.
Mrs. Gertrude Dearborn Of South
Straiford began teaching last Tuesday
at Rice's Mills, Thetford, where she
taught last spring. Miss Lena West Of
the upper village began her first term
Of school ii Sharon on Tuesday.
Prot. r. g. Avery leaves strafford for
Stamford, Conn, on Saturday, TO resume
his duties ia head master Of schools in
that city next Monday He leaves his
span Of horses here to be shipped from
White River Junction little later.
Mrs. Carl G. Rollins, sister Of Mrs. H
g. Silleway, her two oldest daughters
also her two youngest sons and the
mother, Mrs. Charles Rumrill, all 81
South Barre, are at the Strafford House
On visit with Mrs. Silloway and fam
ily.
WI M. Hatch and family leave Straf-
ford for their winter home iii Lexington
Mass, on Saturday Oh this week, o.
Monday Of next week. With them will
90 Miss Caroline, oldest daughter Of Lee
Hatch, for her last year in the high
school at Lexington.
MIR. Henry g. Reynolds and his niece
Miss Susie Simmons, who have passed
the summer at the Strafford House, rel
turned to Boston on Thursday. Mr.
Sillowav took them To Sharon for the
first train south and brought MFR. John
A. Peterson Of New York to Strafford
Rev. George En- Cummings. pastor at
the Congregational church at Danville,
and son OF Rev. Henry Cummings Of this
town, has received and accepted 4 call
to the pastorate Of the Congregational
church, West Boylston, Mass. He re-
ceived also b call from Meriden, N. H.,
but accepted the former instead.
The last service Of the season was
held III the Universalist church last Sun
day when Dr. Bicknell preached an able
sermon on the necessity of union and
love, to large congregation. He and
Mrs. Bieknel left STAFFORD on Tuesday
for Portland, Ne, via Fabyan and Craw.
ford Notch, for short visit with their
son.
The Congregational church Of this
town is the recipient Of d legacy Of $500
left in the will Of Mrs. Edna Carpenter,
late Of New Albany, Indiana, Mrs Car.
penter was native Of this town, sister
Of the late Senator Morrill,, and a wor-
thy member OF the Congregational
church. She was the one who started
the church fund many years ago which
together with her legacy recently re.
ceived, now amounts to $500. The
communion service now used was also
given to the church by Mrs. Carpenter
and her daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth House
Furniture belonging to George Hatch
son Of the late John Hatch, has been
Grated and shipped THIS week from the
summer residence of w. NJ Hatch to
Colorado Springs, Colo, where George
went earlier in the season from New
York, seriously afflicted with tubereu.
losis. Mr. Hatch Is a lawyer, and when
able to resume the practice of his pro.
fession will establish himself as a per-
manent resident OF Colorado. When be
was five years old. his father died, and
he came TO live in the family Of his
uncle, Henry Hatch OF this town. by
whom he was brought up. Mrs. Hatch
now in widowhood. living most of The
time with her son, William, will q little
later 20 to Colorado Springs and care
for the adopted son by his earnest re.
quest.
The schools of Strafford opened the
new years work on Tuesday last with
the following corps Of teachers; Upper
village, grammar room, Miss Ida Short
of Sharon, primary room, Miss Florence
Williams OF Randolph Center; South
Strafford, Miss Helen Walton of East
Randolph in the grammar room, Miss
Leonie Thorn Of Chelsea in the primary
room; Clough district, Mrs. Lizzie PeIton
Of that district; Norton district, Miss
Mary Hutchins, q relative Of George
Bushnell In that district, who comes
from Ohio. Frank Brown transports the
children of the Carpenter Hill district
and Miss Leila Kenerson those Of the
Judd district.