The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-18

ty court.
Harry r. Bryant announces that he
has secured tho contract to drive the
stage" from here 10 Chelsea for the
next four years, beginning July first
next.
The sixteen cent supper of the Cheer
ful Toilers Bible class at the Congrega-
tional church, held the evening Of the
10th, was a very successful affair, net
ting about $40.
As an illustration of the aheftp Of
the snow which has recently fallen
person gathered up a pail full and
melted II and there was more than
two thirds Of pail of water remain
ing
The operation Of inserting drain.
age tube in the lung has been perform
cd upon the little i've year old son Of
Robert Fielders who has been very ser.
iously sick for the past few weeks
with pneumonia.
II. P. Weeks, former real estate
agent, made short visit to town re-
Gently and incidentally passed with us
his 10th birthday. he now resides in
Lymd n. r., with his daughter, and
occasionally sells farm.
Principal Earle E. Wilson. and P. s.
Belknap recently visited the graded
school at p 'hel, and after being very
courteously shown about the school
building by the principal, James c.
Walker, were also entertained at his
home, at dinner, which was much ap.
preciated by the visitors
There are two young men in town
who we're recently sent here by the
immigration inspector Of New York
City, acting under the u. S. department
Of commerce and labor. One Of them
is working for c. W. Seymour, and the
other ID acting as clerk at THE hotel,
which speaks well for class Of lab
orers obliged to ask the government
for assistance in securing employ
ment.
The cadet band Is now practicing
preparatory TO giving their annual band
fair. This is something in which all
citizens take especial pride because of
the excellent music which has been rem
dered by them at their free concerts
upon the park during the summer
months. A new feature this year at
the concert win be a good minstrel
show which viii be given by the young
men of the village. and is looked for
ward to as being the event of the sea-
son.
The special featured of the coming
town meeting is to see If the town win
guarantee the price of the publication
of the new town history recently writ
ten by Mrs. e. NJ Lovqioy, to the ex-
tent Of $1,000. It is earnestly hoped
that this will be done as at most it is
only considered as loan to cover the /
cost Of publication until the sale Of
the hooks will meet the whole amount
solicited.
The topic for the Y. NJ. G. A. meet
ing held in the s. of V. hall Wednesday |
evening was Home Life" one of the
series. A. O. Hurd, county |
secretary, led the meeting which was
very interesting. Several volunteered |
with appropriate and original remarks, |
About 80 members were present. Af- |
ter the close Of the meeting adjourn |
ment was taken to the hall. and an en-.
joyable game Of basket ball was in.
dulged in for the remainder of the ev-
ening, MIR, Hurd acting as referee.
The centennial anniversary of the
birth of Abraham Lincoln, held at the
church February 10,
under the auspices of the Grand Army
and kindred organizations, was grand /
success. Following the organ prelude
by Miss Lizzie Adams, and invocation
by Rev. Sherman Goodwin there was
a song. @Tenting Tonight rendered by
the following male voices; J. r. and J.
f. Waterman, Charles Folsom, Harold
Fish, Walter spaulding and Elmer
which was very well done.
Arthur G. Whitman very appropriately
Rev. H. NJ. Springer, the
Methodist pastor, who took for his
.ubiect "The boyhood Of Lincoln His
remarks we're interesting and instruc-
tive; followed by an original poem en-
titled "0ur beloved lincoln" BY Mrs
Nettie Waldo The pastor, Rev. Sher-
nan Goodwin, delivered an eloquent
md witty discourse on the "Life and
character of Lincoln, and NJ ]. Sargent
rery fittingly read 'sLiBcoln's Gettys-
1urg address" Miss Minnie Metcalf
'ecited the poem by Miss Waller, en-
titled "The Pafson on Lincoln" and
the song America by the
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