The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-20

Snow is seen from time to time now
on our hills.
9. d. Badger is working for Morse 4
jackson, dealers N coal and asot'i, n
Barre City
Miss Belle Ilollobaugh Of Washington
Pa, is here as tho guest Of her niece
Mrs Lewis M Seayer.
Fred L. Poor has moved to big new
house, on bis newly purchased farm, a
mile west Of our village.
The Methodist ladies win hold their
annual sale and supper az the town hall
on Thursday and Friday o. next week
Mrs Abbie Smons Wales wsitce from
Dedham, Mass, Of aef improved health
after a paralytic stroke 81 q few years
ago.
The Thomas G. Waldo estate Is about
to deliver a lot Of slab wood from the
East bill farm TO parties in Granite
vile.
Miss Jane Woodward Of Claremont
N. H., came here last Monday to remain
with Mrs j. +. Ainsworth for short
time.
The Universalist ladies are to have
their annual chicken pie supper and sale
at the Grange hall on the 10th Of No.
vember
Mrs. Julia Beckett Martin now Of
Washington. D. q, recently had the
peasir re Of 4 littIc visit from Ms Mary
Edison Little, nov Of Yonkers \. Y.
Lewis NJ. seaver is to sell at auction
next Wednesday at 10 a. m. quantity
Of stock. tools, etc, at his old farm
now owned by James H. Walbridge's
son-in-law.
The family friends Of the late Mrs,
Prescott r Blanchard appreciate highly
All the kindnesses recently shown by
neighbors and friends at the time of
The death Of Mrs. Blanchard.
Charles siyright, letter carrier on ru-
raj free delivery route No 2, has been
busy Of late in getting up a pile Of
flrewood and his route IS taken By his
substitute, Capt A. S. Cowies OF toe
Gull house
Miss Alice Smalley 81 Randolph,
daughter Of the late Henry smalley, a
veterinary surgeon at one time In that
town, died here last Saturday morning
at the home Of her cousin, Bert Bruce,
where she had been visiting She had
been q sufferer frem diabetes Her body
was taken to Randolph for burial.
An interesting question has just been
raised here, VIA, DO automobiles have
souls" or espirits"s Almost every
thing IN the past has seemed to indicate
that, like corporations. they have no
souls But lAere are said TO be indica-
tions that some do have spirits. There
came under our observation the other
day one said to be Of this kind; and
as the spirit was brought to the material
| lips Of mortal man, an onlooker said
ne would rather have that than the
machine itself Then came remark
from another man VINO claims to have
seen in a special way many automobiles
this season. that inelines one to the
belief that many autos 40 have spirits,
though they don't autol
IN nearly third Of century Of local
newsgathering here for the press, we
have made il part 81 our work TO re.
yiye the names and memories Of persons
well known here long years ago, but who
may have since fallen BY the way
side in life's journey. Among such
persons was a Miss Electa Foster, who
came here, we think, from East or North
Montpelier. The most marked memory
We have Of her was her musical talent
and skill She AZ once took a prominent
place as singer and instFumentalist,
and doubtless many old Williamstown-
isns can easily recall her and her sing.
ing She was not here very many sears
but later married the late @ # Wat
son of Topsham On our table, as we
write Is copy Of the daily Toledo. 10Y
Blade Of Sept ~ containing aulomes
Of the late Judge Gilbert f Harmon
Of that city. who died suddenly there
Aug. IL last. at the age 81 rs years a
native Of Maine, graduate Of Tufts
college. q lawyer BY profession, he mar
ried in 1870 Miss L4lcie C. Watson a
daughter Of @. H and Mrs Eleeta Eos.
ter Watson Their married life Is said
70 have ben a happy one -Four children
were born TO them, three Of whom, with
their mother. are yet living We recall
easily the wonder and delight with which
|as a boy we listened for the flrst time
t. Mrs. Watson's play 81 what was
called @seraphine" at the tima. and we
ask oursef now, what if we had then
been told that 50 many years later we
should at this hour Be regiying the event
with reporters pencil