The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-15

Inc late Hhff1 Dehueyt SOL ol RcolEt
Dcnney OF South Mortified and grand
son 81 the late Porter Simons Of our
place, left Request OF $3.50 to the Con.
gregational church Of this place that is
now available The gift is very highly
appreciated,
Rev. d. n Strong is expected to oc-
cupy his pulpit a week from next Sun
day, October a.
Thomas Sheridan continues to have
carpenter work in Montpelier, where be
has been for several weeks past.
Veteran Charles G. Staples mas Just
had an attack Of heart trouble, to which
he il subject, but he 4 now gaining.
Our Ladies' Home study club will
meet with Mrs. John Farnham on Sat
urday afternoon Of this week, October
le.
Charles II. Beckett has recently re-
turned to his home in New York City,
from stay Of some months in Eu-
rope.
Capt. Al. s. Cowles landlord Of orr
Gulf Springs house, tells us he think the
last summer season there was better
than that Of A. D. 1908.
The NJ. i. Ladies' society win hold its
annual sale, chicken pie supper and en-
tertainment week after next, Thursday
and Friday. at the Grange hall Full
particulars later.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Con.
gregational church win serve q chicken
pie supper in the lower rooms OF The
church building on Thursday evening Of
next week. A sociable will follow the
supper. The public is most cordially in
yited. 80
Horace, son of the late Mrs. Prescott
f. Blanchard, came up from Boston to
attend her funeral last Wednesday at
ternoon Mrs. Loren NJ Downing Of St.
Adams. sister of Mrs. Blanchard, was
also present on this occasion, at which
Rev. w. n. Roberts ofiiciated.
Mrs ). X Lynde, now Of Montpelier.
was in town on Thursday She expects
to spend the coming winter months with
friends in the West. Her son Roscoe.
of Norwich university, has not yet fully
recovered from the operation for appen
dicitis some weeks ago at the Mary
Fletcher hospital, but is gaining.
J. Howard Winchester warns us that
nobody viii believe it, but we can a.
sure the reader that Mr. Winchester is
reliable man. and he tells us that be
recently dug % baskets Of potatoes in
four and half hours. the baskets hold.
ing little over a hushel each, perhaps
bushe and tenth AmIng these
potatoes were some that weighed three
pounds each.
Mrs. Susie Benedict Erskine went To-
Burlington Thursday and win visit there
and in Bristol, and in Chatham, n ",
preparatory 10 her return home In Whit
tier, California. She win be back here
early week after next for brief stay
and viii then 90 to the Pacific coast
The recent death Of her father, Charles
RI Benedict, makes il probable that her
visits to Vermont hereafter may Be few
and far between--much to the regret
of her friends.
1t Is pleased TO know that we have
in our midst even little folks who can
resist strong temptation to use improper
language. A little miss Of some five
year was playing with bag containing
shot Her mamma warned her faithfully
Of her danger d splitting them on the
floor and assured her that II she should
do that she would have to pick them
all up OF coarse the shot were finally
spilled, and the mother was true TO her
word THE spill" had occurred near
stove and e. the little apharisee" fin.
ished her warm job she told her mother
that some little girls would say II was
godfrey mighty hot down where size had
been working, but she wouldn't say til"