The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-17
WILLIAMSBURG


Wood for pulp is being shipped from
our railroad station 70 Milton.
Mrs j Vi Ainsworth Is Thought to
be improving IN her sickness
Mrs H. D. Casey has been ailing since
her return from Whiting recently, where
Afr Caseys mother has lately died.
A daughter was recently born 70 MI
and Mrs M. =. Kendrick. who went
from here 70 Rochester, N. ". year
and more ago.
Our grange dramatic club had large
house In East Barre Tuesday evening
let its presentation Of "Neighbor Jack
wood" The gross receipts were between
500 and $40.
Charles !. Hayward's hsautiful maple
sugar cakes lead one % ask il the
mantle Of the late J. NJ Palmer that
old-time prince Of sugarmakers. has fall
ca upon him.
Raymond Fuller who few years
ago taught two terms "a the head 81
our high school was IN town last Tues
day. TIE has taught IN Hiehmte. we
think. some part Of the time since leay-
ing here. At present he T. reported as
from Barre.
The ladies Home Study club viii meet
with Mrs y. b Watson on Saturday
afternoon Of this week, Program; Roll
call miscellaneous responses Britain's
colonial empire lAustrallali paper, So
eiai and Domestic Life IN India, Miss
Belle Robinson.
We have Just asked one who for wears
has resided III Colorado 81 the hiQhlY
eolored pictures of Colorado scenery, to
be seen at our post Office, were exaggera.
tons Of color and be tells p they are
not They would seem % be q Vermont
autumn AL the year around.
,. Perham 81 RrookAeid. who Il fre.
quently seen On our streets. tells us
that in the last 40 years be has been
present at IS March meetings IN his
town; and that be had not missed a
single freemeu's meeting ID TIE time,
An indication Of good citizenship, surely
To accommodate the pupils 81 our VII
lage schools, for whom there g not room
enough 10 our graded school building. onr
town hall s. to Be used for a time for
the members Of She high school This
can De the better done because the fine
new grange han il n such demand for
what otherwise would 80 to the Ola
hall
We had a pleasant little chat Wednes
day morning WITH Frank Canning, the
engineer at the Grarson Beckett Gran
ile company plant, who told us De
thought the new heater recently installed
there was saving 500 pounds s. eoal 4 day
Il running the large engine THis device
uses exhaust steam for heating Che wa.
ter before ii go into the engius boiler
The new air compressor being installed
ct the Grearsan Beckett Granite com
panv's plant. e n said win double the
power Ia that direction. A late visit 70
This plant. and 81 the two other plants
managed by Italians 10 our village leads
as to take courage for this business here
ii has long seemed 70 many that our
place IS situated with reference 20 the
quarries 20 that il ought 10 have d very
thrifty granite manufacturing business
Mrs. Ella Buruham, widow Of the late
gurdon Martin, was in Barre Tuesday 70
see her only brother Will Burnham, who
We arc sorry t0 hear is IN quite poor
health. we hardly know just what the
extent Of Williamstown's claim on Air
Burnbam IS bit we 40 know that be
preceding generations Of his ancestors on
the Burnham side were once residents /
II orr place His grandfather and great
a. We recall 1t were sturdy,
1ld time Calvin Baptist deacous here. in
tn earlier day, and men and farmers Of
standing IN the community We hope
t may be many a day before VIII Burn /
nam shall be gathered to his ancestors
One Of the things that some here are
linking about just now IS an authorized I
.aport 81 al interview with the inventor,
Thomas A. Edison TO say the least, it I
S novel 70 be told by him that in all I
,ur rooms fifty wireless messages are
passing through at any moment lone
II our facetious citizens says he hadn't I
lotieed themi Mr.. Edison tells Of an \
instrument he has, with q bit Of radium
hat would 20 through the eye Of a nee.
lie, that has been shooting sparks for
is years, and he expects it win be
hooting sparks the same way for thon
ands Of years "a hint for men with
antilles Of manageable daughters "
night be cheaper than dogs too.