The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-03
WILLIAMsToWN.

Mrs. Bert Burnham, wife Of the local
editor Of the Williamstown Herald went
to Boston last week for visit Of some
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs willard r.. Walker, now
Of Barre City, were here IN town over
last Sunday, with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Enos 4 Walker
Theodore Alexander, Belgian farmer
and champion potato raiser, on our
south bill sold his last seasons potato
crop Of 2,525 bushels, for S90l
BY some slip 81 other. we failed last
Saturday to give Che name Of Mrs. Julia
Beckett Martin, now Of Washington, p.
c. az one Of che surviving children Of the
late Capt. William s. Beckett.
One Of our reliable citizens has Just
told us Of a cure Of The drink habit, by
the use Of milk. The victim Of the habit
resorted TO milk alone 10 meet the terri
bic cravings for liquor and at last came
Of victorious over the habit.
The Willamstown Progressive associa-
tion, we have Just been told By the presi-
dent. G. NJ. Edison, viii have its meetings
on the evenings Of The second and fourth
Tuesdays Of the month Doubtless the
right Of petition win Be given all who
are eager for true progress in our place.
We have just learned Of the poor
health Ell Marcus A Bufnham, a native
Of our town but for many years past
successful resident 81 Wisconsin. His
last visit here was made year or two
ago, end AZ the age we think, Of some
~ 70 80 years Tie has been quite a
traveller in late years, between the AZ
lantic and tie Pacific coasts.
The ladies' Village Improvement soci
ETY. viii give the last entertainment q
the seasons course. at the grange hall
on Thursday evening Of this week II
win consist Of lecture BY Rev. +. q.
Downey Of Barre City, and vocal and
instrumental music by Barre and home
talent Il Is hoped that feast Of good
things may be offered at the time.
II IS told that moving picture show
man exhibited here on three successive
evenings last week. and that he said aft
er the second evenings performance, that
he had lost $40 IN the two evenings
Now our folks are saying. why didn't
he advertiser We knew nothing of any
suoh exhibitions Woe 70 the man
that hopes to move the world, and, at
the same time leaves the printer out!
james Gregory, Hiram S. Drury and
George III Colby, together. bought some
$500 TO $500 worth Of land at the la
throp auction sale last week. The land
lies largely IN front Of the storehouses
near the railroad station. The land was
ID three sections, each man taking one
section. Mr. Drury also bought a small
building that had been used as store
house which he will move onto bis own
land and use, doubtless, for tenement
later
We offer the following to our ". P. al,
to be used, II wanted to induce outsiders
70 move 10 our place. We do not know
iust how II viii work. but we mean well.
We spoke last week Of the testimony
70 the worth Of our citizens borne by
a man Of ten years residence here. To
this. we can add another, just given US
by one who bad had 4 good deal OF poor
health here, bnt far from having been
neglected IN the time The person had,
in 4 few months time. friendly calls from
more than 100 different persons. OF
course. not all Of them were our own
townsfolk, but enough were such to indi-
cate that one can hope 70 be both good
and sick, and not be lonesome. here.