The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-20

Tom Sanders OF Hayerhill, Mass,
was q guest AZ the Monument house the
first Of the week.
Our village creamery patrons received
a3ia cents pr pound for butter fat the
first Of this week.
We hardly recall church service at
the Congregational house here when the
CONGREGATIONAL singing was more salts
factory than lat sunday morning, such
was tha superb help W the union chorus
at the tine
Erwin IL Martin tells lis that his son
Rev. Jesse "A Martin, has found that
tbs change from Vermont parish to
ONE il Connecticut has been beneficial
q his health Our Vermont winters were
toe severe for him.
Horace NJ Fsrnham. a native Of VIII
Jamestown but an adopted son Of East
Montpelier was al the old home here
the first OF the week fie told MS that
week before last he sold "a horses. he
has Just received a carload OF p horses
from Chicago
VIII Baker, who is related by marriage
to 'he holt family on our east bill and
who has lived N late years IN The old
Calvin Flint farmhouse. has moved TO a
tenement ia the Poole house In our vii.
le0e and is working for Road Commits
sioner 9. A. Blanchard on our highways,
Il, Il Martin recently put into the
Barre Times an Advertisement for farm
help and In q short time had seventeen
replies. He took two colorcd men, with
families that liyc ii his terament hohse,
once Che old Squire Benedict house. re
IS said 30 10 much pleased with the way
the men start ont In their work
We recently hoard two 81 our farmers
in sidewalk conversation on the nlatter
Of the most desirable oats for sowing. as
they look at ii; and The "Sweder or
Swedish variety seemed good enough for
them. One Of them had lately bought
some in eastern Massachusetts at a cost.
we think, OF So cents bushel, for
seed.
Rev. W. n Roberts has iust been re-
turned to our Methodist church for his
third year here lie Is to be eongratu-
lated on one thing, at least. and that
Il that he Is TO have the first wear Of
the church building that he was sb
largely instrumental in having 20 greatly
improved last year. We wish him and
his church the highest success as yoke
fellows IN the great work 70 which they
are called here.
Our naar neighbor Mrs. Sarah Abbott.
widow Of the late Fred Freeman Of
Brookheld and mother OF granite cutter
Arthur Freeman, reached her s7th birth
day on Monday, the 18th inst. She was
born in Plerraout, n H., and 81 was while
visiting Abbott friendN ID Brookfeld
that she made the acquaintance Of The
man that she later married. Mrs. Free
man is remarkable. it seems 70 as. for
her well-preserved condition Of body and
mind. She IS a woman of the most posi-
tive convictions, great reader and muoh
interested IN the stirring questions Of the
day, in religion, politics and science. and
is a champion defender Of any good cause
that she heartily espouses. II IS good
to have such sterling Old New England
women and mothers with us. She lives
here with her son, where She has a most
excellent home.
Our census taker, a woman, who makes
"a
some people who have the notion that Il
y very formidable experience they are
70 90 through when she calls % them;
and she wishes that il some way they
might get rid Of that idea before she
calls. We recall here The experience 81
ere 81 the late funny men Bin Nye.
possibly who told Of having his life ia.
snrod at one time. re said the first
question asked Of him was. Are You
mail OF female # So staff wich.n That
il one Of the things the census talSer wants
Stated One need not shrink from
that. When the enumafator wants to
know "how long you may have been ID
that case yon may vince n little; but
she Is sworn never to tell. 80 don't be
afraid Of her fellow citizens don'tl
Mrs Wayne Wright, an invalid daugh.
ter Of Mrs. Summer Whsstley. has this
week gone to Greenfield, Mass, once her
home. for a visit with old friends Her
two young daughters went with her
After visit Of some ten DAYS at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs Charles Nix
on, Mrs Etts q Blanchard returned to
her home n Manchester, N. H., not many
days ago, and On Monday last Mrs. Nixon
was summoned by telegraph 70 AEanehes
ter by the death 81 her own sister Mrs
Myrtle 0imstead, that occurred at a hos
pitsl following surgery. Mrs. 0lmstead
loft two children, Of the ages Of eleven
and six years. 1t was only few years
ago that Mrs 0mstead's husband died
after a surgical operation IA Manchester
Our estimable old friend Rev. Or. VII.
liam S. Hazon, formerly Of Northhela
writes us under recent date from BeY
eTly, Mass, az to his health that he had
seemed to be doing well TN the 10th
inst when he was suddenly brought to
a standstiIl and had hardly been out Of
the house since. In the meantime. his
physician had visited him daily But
he thinks he Is now improving, and he
hopes to be better than for some time.
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