The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-23
WILLIAMSBURG.


Rev j. p. Demeritt win preach in
Vershire next Sunday.
Charles l.. nayward's second son, Ar.
dyn, is at school IN Lyndon
Edgar AshliDe and daughter Mrs
Burns, recently visited at Isaac Reeors
Mrs. J. E Ainsworth is painting her
house. that is occupied by the Misses
Edsou
Lewis NJ Seaver, county senator.elect
went Thursday to New York City on
business.
"a Young Mr.. Morse Of Bakersfield, o
brother of Mrs Frank A, Downs, II
working IN the Downs store.
The Congregational Ladies' Mission.
AIRY society met with Mrs. Fanny Martin
Stewart Wednesday afternoon.
Some four or five gasolenc engines ioI
farm purposes have lately been shipped
here. Among the purchasers are the
Clogston brothers.
Frank Lathrop, only son Of the late
Judge G. " Lathrop, has bought a farm
In Chelsea. on which he is living. His
wife was in our village ON Wednesday
last.
The Social club ithe old-time Birthday
club. in the northeast quarter Of the
town, met az Napoleon La Flowers
house ON Thursday evening, 20 celebrate
his birthday.
Mrs. Oliver Martin counted 100 auto.
mobiles passing her house Wednesday
from 8 a. m TO o p m. most OF them
going south, doubtless on their way 70
the state fair.
Rev A. w. Hewitt, pastor Of The
Methodist Episcopal church In Plainhcld.
will preach az the Methodist church Sun.
day morning and evening, IN exchange
with pastor Roberts.
We have seldom heard so much gen
eral satisfaction expressed with another
monument ia our village cemetery as
with that on the lot OF the late Michael
j. Elliott, that we noticed Thursday.
Frank Canning the efficient engineer
az the Grearson- Beckett granite plant
has recently taken q week at Rochester
IN. ". rs q delegate 20 an engineers
convention. Dennis Carlin took his place
while away.
Charles NJ. Edson's auto with -four
passengers was tho third on the state
/ fair grounds Wednesday morning last
having arrived here at 7;l5 o. m. The
distance Of "A miles was covered IN two
hours and q quarter
w Is Jones, superintendent at the
Grearson'B Beckett companys granite
works, tells MS that he is a hundred
per cent. better in health than last
year He carried a "marble" counte-
nance at one time then.
Thursday. the 22d inst, was the birth
day Of the late Joel, son OF the lat,
James, NJ. Bass. lie was known in hi:
dramatic profession as Alden Bass His
I body is buried in the family lot In otH
village cemetery AZ usual, beautiful
4 flowers were sent this week from Mas
saehusetts by friends, to place on The
grave.
Mrs. Mildred Holt White OF Barre City
has been here a few days with her grand
mother, Mrs George G. Earle. Mrs
Earle, as all her friends know, has al
ways waged the stern battle OF her lif'
most bravely; but was the struggle eyei
fiercer than now, as she finds that bel
invalid body simply can't do what sh'
would as gladly as ever do in her place
1 Some weeks ago we wrote of the plaI
OF some OF our citizens and Others 4
remember the birthday, September g. o
Mrs. Laura Work Dennis OF Spokane
Wash She was the youngest child o
the late Elias Work and was siste
Of the late Lyman A. Work. Mrs. Den
Is has for years been a great invalid
having been terribly crippled by rheuma
4 tism. As Is so common nowadays tn
day was remembered with shower o
birthday cards. We have just hear'
from Mrs Dennis, who finds II hard 4
express the pleasure she had receives
from this shower She writes tina
more than forty years ago she lef
Vermont. her native state, and although
she had had pleasant homes in FIVE dit
ferent states she had never wayered i
allegiance u dear old Vermont and bal
always been proud to call herself !
Green mountain girl Crippled as shi
Is, she says she should be glad to writ
to each and every sender of d birthda,
card that had SO gladdened her eyes ant
heart. She wishes All now the hearties
Of good wishes for their kind remem
brance Of her Does anyone wonder nov
how 80 very much happiness could b
given in so small and 50 easy way
When such an one has been shut IN b,
years Of illness and shut out Of so man.
Of the common blessings Of life, tina
one can understand.