The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-28

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Miss Bertha L. Cloeston is at home on
vacation from the Emerson School OF
Oratory in Boston.
Rev ]. e Wright Of Montpelier will
preach again AZ the g'ulyersalist church
4 next sunday morning, January 2, at the
usual hour
The Methodist church bad a, Christmas
tree at its house Of worship last Friday
evening the fruits whereof must have
gladdened many.
Prof Frank Benedict, son Of the late
Ezra D. Benedict, was in town last week.
His work as a superintendent Of schools
Is near Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Hiram s. Drury has continued
quite poorly IN health in late weeks, and
Mrs. Joseph Sanders has just gone there
to help out in this time Of need
The members Of the Village Improve
ment society are all asked to be present
at Meeting Of the society on Friday
evening Of this week at the usual place.
Superintendent Of Schools H. D. Casey
had as Christmas guest last week a
family friend. Il. l.. Barrett, from Mas
sachusetts, who is in the Harvard law
school.
Frank NJ Erskine, son-in-law Of the
late Charles r. Benedict, has lately pur-
chased a house for his own occupancy in
Whittier, California, where be has fine
position.
There il to be a masquerade promenade
al the town hall on Thursday evening Of
this week, by means Of which some OF
the young folks hope TO help make up
loss sustained some months ago in our
high school department.
We have Just been told that one fam
NV in town has had two cases OF diph-
iberia. and another family one or more
cases of scarlet fever. Both families
were quarantined duly, and we UNDER
stand that both are now out Of quaran-
tine
James Hogan hrother.in-law Of Dex
ter VI. Jones, and who has been living on
Mr.. Jones' little farm in late months,
is rejoicing in an improved condition OF
health and Is now able to ride to our
village. Mr.. JoneS thinks he shall sell
his place now.
Our longtime village blacksmith. Al
bert r, Martin, had his 18th birthday
last Saturday. He continues to be found
at his forge and anvil daily, and we hope
il may yet be good while before his
anvil choruses shall fail to cheer the
ears Of his townsmen.
The Ladies Home Study club win meet
next week Saturday, January s, with
Mrs, J L. Ainsworth, The program for
the meeting Il Principal Events 81 1909;
England chapter . Eneland's Educa.
tional Advantages, paper BY Miss Myr.
tie seaver; Home Rule and Political
Leaders,
George Z. Edison and family, now Of
Montpelier, drove out here on Christmas
for a look at old friends Sad and joy
Gus remembrances were doubtless inter
mingled on coming back to the old home
hers on that anniversary. It's the way
with most Of US.
Our village schools are Bit askew
Just now, one Of the teachers, Miss Myr-
tie Smith Of Brookfeid having been
taken with measles in her recent vaca
ton A teacher from the quarry district
schools, Miss Faye Beard, also a Brook
field miss, has been taken at least tenn
porarily, for one of our village schools.
The annual Christmas gathering of
the Birthday club in the northeast quar-
ter al our town was held AZ the home
Of Fred A. Flint, near the Washington
town line last Saturday evening There
were some forty or fifty persons present.
and the gifts on the Christmas tree mum.
bered 93l The children had a pleasant
part in the OCCASION with their dialogues
and recitations This club seems to have
found the fountain Of perpetual youth,
or as nearly that as mortals seem likely
to do.
The next entertainment in the course
furnished us hv the ladies' Village I'm.
society viii be given at the
Grange hall three weeks from next Mon.
day evening. January "a. by the Edwin
r Weeks company Solos. Instrumental
HNt AN'Hfs tHt Ht4 1FttA AiHH1s AttlhhAtNilE
and morolognes are the variety Of the
Mr.. Weeks seems to
have been 4 great favorite with Y NJ.
G AS, one in Philadelphia having had
him seven times. one in New York City
four times. one in Washington, D. G..
three times. one in Syracuse, N. ". six
times, one in Troy, N. X, four times,
and another N Brooklyn, N. vi, four
times. The Redpath Iyceum bureau
Of Boston and Philadelphia gives Mr..
Weeks a fine sendoff. Let us all wish |
for fine evening January "a, that the |
hall may be filed Our ladies' society |
deserves It, surely.
After listening TO the music at the |
union service at the Congregational /
church last Sunday evening, we have
been congratulating our place that heav-
en- has not forgotten to be gracious to
us in musical matters. To say noth-
ing, Just now, OF the vocal talent to be |
found here az well as some native in /
strumental talent. our place may we'll
rejoice in the instrumental skin Of our
new corners, Mrs. A. n. Fellows and |
William Il. Randall, who were heard on
Sunday evening Mrs Fellows Is 4 plan |
Isl and orqanist and Mr.. Randall a cor.
netist. Mrs. Fellows has been a pupil /
at conservatory in Boston and Mr.. Ran |
dali in the last six years has been a |
member of two orchestras in Chicago.
A sacred cornet solo bv Mr.. Randall. ac- /