The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-22
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George Beckett was able 70 st up
half an hour on Tuesday
The grange fair viii be held next
week, the Goth and Both.
Wil. son Of the late Quincy NJ Car
pentcr, has nearly completed y years
Of work in our gfist mill,
We are told that DR.. Hurley is TO
move to the house just south Of George
Beckett's office, that Is about to be va
Gated BY Mr. Cowdry
The Misses Edison have just learned OF
the critical illness from heart trouble q
Nathaniel King Of South Northliela,
whose early life was lived in their Ia
thtr's family.
James 4. HOPKINS Il said 10 have rent
ed his house to ErslSine !. Rowel' we
are sorry 70 see any indications that
we may perhaps permanently lose At.
Hopkins srom our place.
DIR. Z. b. Watson and wife went 70
Greenfield Mass, for their vacation. On
Wednesday They were accompanied py
Miss Mary =. Waterman, who was
needing rest and change.
one Of our acquaintance, who has
lately called on Mrs. j. y. Lynde M
Montpelier saws she seems greatly im-
nfoved ii her general health--news that
will give great pleasure to her friends.
". n. McEnany wants 70 sell out here,
as does Mrs. A. n. Fellows, both dealers
in medicines. etc Would Il not ray
some licensed druggist 70 come here and
buy both outg We certainly want
good drug store here.
George Burnham, foster son Of Deaf
con and Mrs Edwin 6. Smith has re-
turned from a stay Of weeks N Spring
Geld. VT. where he had employment. lie
returns to study az the university OF
Vermont, where be has been for two
years
n. b. Robinson has been building q
second reservoir on the old General 4.
Bass farm, TO aid in supplying water
for his village water system, and IL now
LAYING pipe over the hill just above the
meadow 81 The east, to take water mill
village way
II was estimated that some SO auto
mobiles passed through our village from
the north on Wednesday morning up 70
about 3 o'clock. and supposedly for the
state fair A rain Tuesday night laid
the dust IN the road making the travel.
ing delightful
We have Just been 70 see the beautiful
granite monument that our Swiss firm,
tbe passefa brothers, has lately placed
Oh the lot. III our village cemetery, q
the late Michael J. Elliott. Il is their
first work IN this cemetery, and il calls
forth high praise, We would advise vis,
itors al the cemetery 70 be sure to take
look at t.
II is pleasant to hear Of the sight
seeing 81 Mr.. and Mrs. Enos +. Walker
in the West-the first that Mr.. Walker
had had il 50 years Of life. Themselves
among the most hosptable ot people,
they are only getting their deserts now
as friends ia the West are more than
I glad to cen almost smother them under
their own hospitalitiesl
We are thinking now Of old Williams
fownians. scattered far and wide. from
I the Atlantic to the Pacific, and wonder
ing what they would give 70 see the
4 old-time antumnal glories Of our forests
! that are now stealing over us, az OF yore-
To an We send the heartiest greetings
and sympathy that they are to be de.
priyed 81 our autumn scenery. Do they
lind anything that surpasses Vermont
IN June and October
Rev. John p. Demeritt, Of whom we
spoke Tuesday rs a veteran OF the late
Civil war, was a graduate Of the uni.
versitv 81 Vermont and went to Wis.
eonsin as i teacher II was while there
that he enlisted as q soldier in a Wiscon.
sin regiment. that served under Gen, e.
s. Grant and WAS with him at the siege
Of vicI,sbnrg. We should have spoken
Of his pension. not as a Service pen
sion,n but as an age pension
We are panied to hear that Mrs, John
2. Demeritt, who once filed out Con.
4 r. Demeritt. who once filled our Com
gregational parsonage so cheerfnlly as
! the ministers wife, is now in very
poor health-so much in contrast with
| her Astounding health here years ago.
She is staying with her only daughter,
whose home is in White Plains, n y.
MrH Demeritt's oldest son, Frank, il a
prosperous resident OF Syracuse, M Y.
| Mr.. Demeritt's oldest son, Frank, is a
next Sunday.
we recently asked one Of the present
officers OF our Ladies Village Improve
ment society If the society would likely
try to supply an entertainment course
the coming winter, as it. did last winter.
She replied that at the coming meeting
of tho society officers for the next year
would Be chosen. and the entertainment
matter might be brought up at that
time. Woe to us ii the society doesn't
take hold to help rs out as to enter
tainments. and may it not be woe to
them if they do take hold
A Mankind could hardly fail to have a
great desire to know what lies beyond
this life, and we think no little stress
N has been laid at times By many upon
what persons abont to die have thought
they saw beyond. We have lately been
told OF death bed Of one we knew.
To al attendant she said, Just before
her departure out OF life. with marked
emphasis and outstretched hand, Look
iook Beautiful beautiful and more
- III. ss.,,, vain Who will doubt that