The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-19
WILLIAMSBURG.

The Congregational Ladies' Missionary
society held well.attended and very
pleasant meeting on Wednesday last
with Mrs. Charles c Staples. They hope
70 bring their missionary gifts in the
near future up to S25.
The Ladies' Il. G. L. Reading club win
hold a picnic at Berlin pond on Wednes-
day Of next week, II the day is pleasant
Ii not, then on the following day.
Mrs. j. 0. sherburne Of Montpelier
was in town the first Of the week, call
ing on friends, who esteem her hiealy.
Mrs Perloy Chandler and daughter
Of Barre, Miss Hattie are taking a va.
cation with Mrs. W. l. Covell, as usual
at this season.
Roscoe Lynde Of Norwich university
was in town calling on friends one day
this week
The baseball team from Barre, the
Independents, that played here Tuesday,
was decidedly too much for our home
team Score, II 10 4 in favor Of Barre.
Miss Lucy J. White went on Thursday
last to Gerrish island, not far from
Portsmouth, n. IT,, for little vacation
with friends from Massachusetts,, who
are staying there.
Mrs. Sarah Freeman, some SO years
Of age, has just returned from a few
weeks visit with friends in Brookfeld
and Roxbury.
Miss Hattie Dickerman is the new
clerk in Frank A. Downs store.
The late Rodney seaver was the sec.
ond SON Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Alyen
Seaver, and was born Aug Is, 1888. AT
the time Of his sudden death last week
Saturday afternoon, be had gone to
field OF oats with his nephew, Carl w
seaver, and was cutting them with the
ordinary hand seythe He had not been
at the work very long before he seemed
to faltcr IN 1t, and finally fell lifeless
VIC hear that il was the way Of depart
ure out Of life that he would choose
for himself. There comes TO US now
the memory Of days here when he was
young man, and together with a mum.
Der Of fellow eavers he was greatly
interested in the politics Of that time
The old Liberty, or Abolition, party
bad come into existence, and he did not
hesitate to espouse its principles Of
death to American slavery and all its
evils. It then seemed forlorn hope
and the name Of Abolitionist was not
the most sayory one. But whoever knew
Of any Of those old-time Seavers to
finch from what they thought right be
cluse Of an unpopular name, in politics
OF elsewheref Our senator-to-be, i. NJ.
seayer, is chip Of that old block, and
no more easily budged than they. But,
With all the backbone Of Rodney Seaver,
ne was man Of gentle, accomplishing
spirit. and II il said Of him that with
all the burdens and SORROWS Of his three
score years and ten and more, his last
years had been free from murmurings
and complaints, so far as others knew
Of him. Both the family Of the only
living brother, Olney T., and the nephew
Carl w, desire here to express the great
est gratitude to neighbors and friends
for al the kndnesses shown at the time
Of their deep sorrow and their prayer
and hope are that when these friends
have to pass through deep waters they,
too, may find such helpers and sympa
tlizers as they proved themselves to be,
Ii looking over recently the history
OF the political parties Of the United
State, we find one, known as the anti
Masonic. Its popular vote, about ls4o-
was 33,lOs. It's presidential candidate
at that time was William Writ. IT'S
electoral vote was and all Vermont's
votes.
Our village creamery has been lately
supplied with a new churn, that i spok
en- Of to US as something quite worthy
al remark. We hope TO see it soon and
report meanwhile that many Of our
townspeopIe may doubtless see it for
themselves.
i. 0. Morgan's brother, Ralph, Il at
this time with lumber manufacturing
company in Aberdeen, Washington.
Mrs. Norman G. Davis is with her
broth-', Ralph Newcomb, in Corning, Ia,
and en- her way to Wichita, Kan. 70
spend the winter with her brother, LII
tier Newcomb.