The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-06

10 is hoped at the fleat0n hospital that
Randall Woods twiceb broken leg can yet
be saved.
Our village creamery patrons were
paid 3fla cents for butter, III test, On
Monday last.
Harold, son 81 Forrest seaver, has
lately come home from ST. Albans. and,
we hear, for the winter.
Mrs Harriet formeuter was buried
in our West HiI cemetery Tuesday, one
Of the seyerest Of winter days
Clinton N. Field son-in-law Of George
W. Brush was recently in town ON an
errand az the Brush farm in our village.
An appropriate text book on agricul-
tural matter IS about TO be introduced
into our village school, OF which more
later,
Miss Ethel 0dom, who has just come
here from New Hampshire, as the teach.
er Of The seventh, eighth and ninth
/ grades In our village school. is a grad
uate Of the New Hampton lN. H. it,.
erary institute
Mesdames Bundy Blanchard, Brown
and Silloway Of Brooks corps Mont
peier visited the local corpss Saturday,
January ! Tire q "a n and Sons Of
Veterans were invited guests Command
en- George sayery spoke With much feel
ing Of che sad plight Of William Wells
post, G. A. r.
Walter Simons, who recently went to
Denver, Col, has situation in a dry
goods store. which we expect he VIII
hold, for he Is not afraid Of work. His
brother. George, went there from North
field before him and has a situation hi
shoe store These boys ere grandsons
Of the late Judge John Lyude.
Al se regular business meeting Of
the Christian Endeayor society Of the
Congregational church. the following Of
ficers were elected for the coming year,
President III G. Casey vioa president
Miss arrie A. Lewis recording seere.
tary. Miss Mabel NJ Wheatlev; CORE.
spending secretary, Miss Mary E Water.
man; treasurer, 1eorge d Walker; or
ganist, Miss Mabel ~ Wheatley.
The Hedding male chorus Of Barre
win give the third concert IN The course
Of entertainments b. our Village I'm
provemert society this season az the
Grange hall on Wednesday evening Of
next week, January 3 TIE chorus win
be assisted By Master Newell Parker
soloist; Irving Parmeter. clariHeti Rev
ID n Strong Of our place, reader, and
Mrs w J oliver. aecompanist w III.
Goodfallow will BE- the director Concert
will begin al o'clock We hope for a
full house.
We have just received from Rev Fran.
ces A. Kimball now Of Richmond. q
booklet telling of q literary club there,
known as the All-Around club, and OF
wlich the kimball sisters are members
Unlike our two clubs. this olub Is open
to male members and 81 the present
~ members we note the names Of nine
men. The subject Of study for this sea-
son seems to be England. and the pro-
grams given in the booklet seem more
or less akin 10 those Of our Ladies' Home
Study club We congratulate anew our
dear old Green Mountain state on tho
literary work done all the while bY mem
bers Of its numerous clubs 81 which
women seem to Be 50 large q part
II any writer Or speaker n connection
with the great Champlain celebration
last summer gave forth an utterauee that
would indicate BE had ever heard 81 the
existence Of N1liiamstown, Orange conn
IN, Vermont, 3. All, wa have failed
to know II t. tt may be that. III ia
extreme modesty, our town had been re
miss IN footing rs own horn Bnt now
We purpose % be ia time for the next
tercentenary celebration Il should Be
known that ID The history that has been
making On our beautiful lake ii Tie
past our place has HAD some part, III
it ever 50 humble As 4 local historian
we regret now. that We lack historical
proofs Of our claim as a town 6 name
and honor ia this matter m fact. we
have TO rest I'll on the statement 81 one
man whose sUtferings at the time may
have been 80 great as 10 uuSt him for 4
reliable statement OF his case Further.
the report comes AZ second hand TIL
was part Of the stock III trade Of q
1rstclass story teller, who lived and
died here years ago Finally i several
other towns were to rise up now and
claim each to have been the birthplace
Of this hero, they might All be able to
prove IL ia spite 81 Wflliamst0wu TIE /
scene Of suffering was Lake Ghamnlain,
and II may have been al the time IF
the battle Of Plattsburg ID 1914 Just
why our hero came 70 Be where and as
he was % that memorable day evident 1
~ never forgotten by him while BE lived
eve know not. But this one thing he
could not forget That there were twelve
hours tor lessl that he was al Laks
champIain when nothing but new rim
and crackers went into his stomach. 4
What wonder that we licked our mother
country that second timel