The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-18
WILLIAMSBURG.

Our high school has at present %
pupils.
J. S. Hopkins has finished his work in
the Downs store.
Mrs. D. j. Briggs and Miss Hattie
Briggs recently visited friends in Marsh
field.
Someone counts 80 persons that have
died in our little village in the last five
years.
The Methodist ladies expect TO have
very fine concert at their fair on Fri
day evening.
Rev d. H. Strong expects to be at
home the last of next week, as we
understand it.
Den j. Briggs has lately sold a young
horse for $780, He seems to have excel
lent success with horses
The Rural G. L. Reading club will
meet with Mrs. w. Irving Covell on
Saturday afternoon of this week.
Arthur Freeman will take the tene-
ment in Mrs. Belle Coyell's house, when
vacated by 4. p Rowell's family.
The Village Improvement society is
endeavoring to sell tickets enough to Sc
cure a lecture course the coming sea-
son.
There was an old time husking bee
at 0rville ]. Gales (the old Lucius s.
Simons farm on Monday evening of
this week.
The Ladies' Home Study club will
meet with Mrs. Laura Farnham October
20; program, Quotations; Y. s history
from 1854 to Revolution"
It is expected that DIR. Watson's fam
lily and Miss Mary 4. Waterman will
return to-day from their vacation OF a
few weeks in Greenfield, Mass
Charles L. Hayward recently attended
a Good Templars meeting in Cabot and
then went to Lyndon to see his son,
Ardyn, who is at school there. He found
the boy very pleasantly situated in his
work.
Mayo Lynde reached Vermont early
last week and visited this place in the
latter part of the week He is looking
finely, as ii his work, altogether, had
agreed with him. He proposes to re-
turn to the far West next month.
A. Kinsman Martin, who went to Dor
chester, Mass, not long ago, to the home
of his sister, Mrs Betsev Perkins, on
account of his i'll health, for some rea-
son was not content to stay, but re-
turned to +. j. Poor's last Saturday.
Leon Poor went down to accompany him
back.
The observance of Mrs. Hannah Mich.
OILS Goth birthday last Friday was
success. Her two sons from Massachu-
sets were here Her son in Iowa failed
TO reach here till Saturday There was
large number-g0 we birthday
postals There was also cake with
90 candles on it. The game" was well
worth the candles"
The evangelistie services to be con-
Quoted by Rev John A. Bowler Of Spring
field, Mass. will begin at the Methodist
church on Wednesday evening of next
week, October 20 Everybody will be
most cordially welcomed at these meet
ings; and not only that, but the help
of everybody that can and will help viii
be as cordially welcomed.
The Misses Edison have learned of the
death from heart disease Of Nathaniel
King of South Mortified, that occurred
at noon Saturday, his Goth birthday.
Mr.. King went to live in the family OF
the late Lucius Edison Of Northfeld,
when he was boy OF II or Is, and
remained till he was 81. He was
very worthy member of the family and
later made an estimable man in North
field He was at one time deacon in
the Congregational church there. We
tender now kindest sympathy TO his
wife and one daughter, who survive
him.
No time or pains have been spared
to make the musical and literary pro-
gram of Friday evening one of the best
Following is the program: Piano duet,
Laselle sisters; double male quartet
reading, tale of the Atlantic Coast,
Bessie Sivright; music on harmonica,
Earle Roberts; solo, Richard Jeffords; pi-
ano solo, Miss Laselie; reading. W b. |
Jones; double male quartet; solo, "The
Sailor Boys Glee," Mr. Goodrich; quar-.
tet; reading, Pride of Battery B" VIM (
Neal Roberts; Cisno solo, Mrs. Fellows
solo, Mrs. Blanche Poori reading, Or
vile Walbridge; double male quartet;
solo. Mrs. w B. Jones; double quartet, |
mixed voices; double male quartet.