The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-28
MARSHFIELD.

Mrs. Chattie johnson of East Mont
peler, is visiting friends at i. A. Rose
brooks this week
Miss ENERGY Benton is in Boston,
stopping with her sister, Mrs. Anna
Towne, for the winter.
Harle Kenerson Of Barre, the East
ern Estate tea man, was business
visitor in town Monday.
Mrs. ID. r. Tibbitts is visiting her
daughters, Mrs. Florence Boyce and
Glenn Tibbitts, in Montpelier.
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. saxby, teachers
in the village schools, are attending the
teachers convention in Burlington.
The next melting Of Alberta grange
will occur November End; when the first
and second degrees will be worked.
The ladies of the NJ. Z. church realized
over Sl7.00 from the harvest sale at
the church last Friday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. L. X. Rosebrook returned yes
terday from Portland, Me-, where she
has been visiting her nephew, Lawrence
Rosebrook.
Marshfield creamery paid its patrons
SO cents for September butter, with a
surplus of 1876 per cent, making ,e9OB
pounds butter fat for the patrons.
Rev. Mr.. Lawrence of Chelsea preached
at the Congregational church last Sun
day, returning to Chelsea to-day. There
were no services at the M. +. church
as the pastor had two funeral serv-
ices to attend.
At the last meeting of Alberta grange,
the question Resolved, that it Is more
profitable to keep milk at home than
to carry to a creamery" was largely
discussed, and resulted in a decision for
the negative.
The annual report OF the Marshfeld
creamery for the year October !, 1909
to 1910, is as follows: Amount Of but
ter made, l35,S59 pounds; average price
per pound, 346 cents; cash received Tor
butter sold, SAP 297.45; expenses Of the
stock company, sl94.l6.
b. B. Nownes has engaged the base.
ment of George Wooster's mill, and will
press apples for his former patrons and
also has sweet cider for sale. One
thing commendable in Mr. Nownes is,
Lilab lAc ltAhcEo- ~ lEb LiiC tltAhAi va Ht'NNN
town have drinks at the mill.
Although rather late, the fact re-
mains that a sample of maple sugar
and syrup furnished J. Berton Pike for
display at st. Johnsbury fair, in con-
nection with the Leader Evaporation ex-
hibt, was made by Ellison Smith Of
Painfeld, and won first premium for
quality.
B. L. Cameron has the brick chimney
to his furnace completed II took 80
bricks per foot and is 80 feet nigh,
reaching from the cellar. Edison York
did the brick work Messrs. Thwing
and Richardson of this town are put
ting in q Magee furnace for Mr.. Cam
eron
The eighth meeting of Winooski valley
Pomona occurred last Saturday at the
X. OF P. hall, with about ninety mem
hers present The afternoon session was
not open to the public as heretofore,
but was taken up largely by the con
ferring of the degree of pomona, with
a class OF four. The next meeting will
be sometime in January with Ivy grange
OF Plainfeld
Remember the grange fair. This
promises to be very interesting in many
ways Booths for confectionery, fancy
work, food. curios, vegetables, etc. will
be presided over by the several commit
tees, and the hearty cooperation of all
members is expected. Any one, who
is not in the order, who mas anything
that would be of interest for exhibit,
is earnestly requested to let the grange
know, and great care will be taken Of
the same and safe return. Saturday,
November 5, is the date. X. OF P. hall
is the place An entertainment is be-
ing arranged and the program viii ap
pear later Charles D. Perry holds the
record breaker for potato products, as
far as We are able to learn. On three
and one-nalf acres of ground, he had
l,l72 bushels Of fine table potatoes, and
between 400 and 500 bushels OF small
ones. If any one has record that will
beat this we would like to read the
same.