The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-03
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Mrs. Fl, "a. Stickney and her father,
Saxton J. Arnold, are visiting friends ~
Hubbardston, Mass, and other towns.
The Rev. and Mrs A. J. Eastman at
tended the Golden Rule G. y. union con-
vention at Chelsea on Thursday, the
2srd.
The Martz a Burnell Vaudeville com
panv gave an entertainment TO full
house III the town han last Saturday
evening.
Raymond Morrill, ii at home from
Boston on d visit with his mother and
grandfather, Amos Morrill,, who Is 81
years old.
The Rev. w II. Bennett Of South
Strafford was the Memorial day orator
at sharon on last Thursday. He gave an
eloquent address on '"The Blue and the
Gray
Farmers are glad to see warmer wealth
eli than what we have had OF late, the
spring IL very backward and some Of our
farmers have done very little Of their
planting.
James Wright has sold his place TO
Frank Preston and will move to the
farm recently vacated by Charles Hart
on the line between Sharon and Strat-
ford, north road.
The Congregational church is now
working up It'll annual subscription tor
the Vermont Bible society, which viii
soon be forwarded To the Rev. y. IA. III
lott Of Waterbury,
The Rev. and Mrs. al J. Eastman and
Il i. UIdall and wife attended the
Orange county conference Of Congrega-
tional churches at Post Mills on Tues
day and Wednesday Of last week.
Interesting exercises we're held on
/ Wednesday last by all our schools, ac-
cording To statute, in Observance Of
Memorial day. These exercises are very
appropriate and helpful in teaching
| young Americans the first principles Of
lirue patriotism.
/ viii Hazelton Of Burlington Is with
his brother. Fred Hazelton, for a short
Visit. having relinquished his engage.
! ment with the Johnstown, Pa. base ball
club in the Tri State leaguge, because
lof an injury received by being hit IN
the eye by 4 bare ball.
Miss Grace Waterman has been OBJ
/ ligel to give up her nosition as teacher
III the grammar school in the upper VII
lage on account of illness and Aliss iaa
Shorts OF Sharon has been engaged as
teacher for the remainder Of the term
beginning Monday, June 3
| Mrs. Fred Hazelton and her two chill
dren left home on Thursday last for
Elgin, ILL.,, for a visit with her parents
and other friends. They expect to be
away for q number Of weeks, Alvin Car.
4 penter carried them I'd South Royalton,
Where they took the afternoon express
north for Chicago, without change of
cars.
Alvin Carpenter went 70 White River
\ junction on Wednesday and hrought
home a new Weber wagon, with canopy
top and sides seats, TO be used by Jethrc
Root in conveying the Carpenter hill
school children 10 and from the upper
village schools. Another Of the same
4 type has been purchased by the schoo
4 directors for use in conveying the chill
dren Of the Judd district to and from
/ the lower village schools.
r. W. Neweonlb has completed the can
/ vas Of this town for the Vermont Bible
society, and this Is his report Mum
Of families visited, s32; number of per
sons IN the families. $50; Roman Cath
olic population, %; number Of persons
attending Protestant church, 293 nun
I Der Of persons in Sunday school 147i
4 number between and IS years OLD at
! tending Sunday school. 50; number be-
tween s and is not attending Sunday
school, SO; number Of children under
years old attending Sunday school, s4
1 number 81 Protestant families destitut,
| Of Bible, 1871 number Of Protestant
/ families having New Testament only, 8
4 number OF destitute Protestant families
supplied. ~; number Of destitute Roman
Catholic families supplied with the Bible
I3; number Of destitute Roman Catholic
families supplied with New Testament
only, 2; number Of books sold, ~; value
OF books sold. S24.sl; number Of book
4 donated, All value Of books donated
s4.l7; expenses incurred, $3.50.