The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-25
WATERBURY.

! verne rogg spent Satuuay "AVS'
noon in Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis WEIGH have
son, born Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wal
lace are in Syracuse, N. Y.
Miss Hazel Foss is better after hav-
4 ing serious time Friday night.
Miss Ethel Morse of Enfield, N. H.,
is visiting Mrs r II. Crosett
Miss Margaret Pike spent Sunday
with her aunt, Mrs. w. " Bryan.
A meeting of the w 9. T. u will
be held with Mrs Seabury Friday af-
J ternOon
John Koran, who is teaching in
private school in New Hampshire, is
at home
Miss Julia Shipman returned to her
school work in Massachusetts Satur-
day noon,
Mis- Helen Davis of Mortified, was
entertained by Miss Harriet Boyce
Friday night
The annual melting of Queen Esther
chapter, No 7, O Il. s., will be held
Wednesday evening
business meeting of the ladies'
union will be held with Mrs. f. f.
Campbell tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. J. w. Brisbin and son have
arrived in town Mrs. Brsbin and
family live over the Brisbn and Bris-
bin store
The Orpheus club, under the direction
OF George II Wilder, has been en-
gagged to furnish the music for the
graduating exercises.
Mr.. Norcross was in Burlington FRI
day and accompanied home Frank Dbl
bell, who has been there for treatment.
He is somewhat better.
G. n. Persons, who bought lot
on High street last fall, will begin
I work at once upon a house, which he
is to build on that site.
Mrs B j. Avery entertained some
Of her friends at her annual sugar
party Friday afternoon pleasant
afternoon was enjoyed by all
j. r. Somervlle has purchased
Cadillac "30' from the Barre agency.
1t is four-cylinder, 80 horse power
car and will carry seven passengers.
Rev. William Boicourt preached at
the Congregational church yesterday
most helpful Easter sermon; subject,
"A Life Ever New" By request part
of the Easter music was repeated Six
united with the church.
Mr.. and Mrs r. w. Demeritt en-.
tertained the Waterbury High School
Alumni association Thursday evening,
the occasion being the annual meeting.
Light refreshments were served and
the following officers elected; President,
Miss Grace Manning; vice president,
Miss Ruth Parker; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Amy Griffith.
The annual meeting of the Waterbury
Cemetery association was recently held
at the home Of NJ O.. Evans The
following officers were elected Presi-
Seabury; assistant secretary, Mrs.
Nellie Chase; treasurer, n B Clark;
executive committee, Mrs Chase, Mrs
NJ o, Evans, F. L. Knight, and Mrs
Seabury Since the incorporation of
the society, fourteen have signed
amounts for perpetual care of their
; lots.
One of the departments Of the farm
irg business of the state hospital for
: the insane but little appreciated is the
piggery, located on the farm belonging
to state in Duxbury At present there
are 81 pigs from 4 days to 4 weeks
Of 100 The Berkshire and Poland
Il RI.
been chosen because of the ease and
cheapness with which they can be
raised There are Is brood sows
weighing from 800 to 400 lbs each, in
nearly perfect condition, These were
practically mstured on potato parings
and clover hay and rowen. Through
process of elimination these sows
have been selected for their good quail
ties, until the institution is now pro-
ducing all its pork, The pige are raised
and fatened wholly on the refuse from
the institution, with the addition at
times OF some ensilage. The sows
while sucking the pigs, are fed small
amount of grain, aside from this. The
immense amount of pork used at the
hospital is produced with very little
expense to the state
On Sunday at the Methodist church,
Rev. Elmer 4. Newell preached his
first sermon to his congregation here,
| his subject being, "A Few Lessons
| Drawn from the Miracle Wrought by
| Christ in the Feeding of the Multi
| tude." Rev. E. F. Newell was the
earnest choice of the Waterbury Meth
odists and, since Rev w. @. John
son must leave, all rejoiced that Bishop
| Nicely so kindly listened to their
wishes regarding Mr. Johnson's sue
cessor. Mr.. Newell was born at East
Windsor, Conn, and was graduated
with special honors from Wesleyan
university in 1887. In 1890 he received
thu degree of NJ A. from that institH-
ton and after a special course in his
: tory, literature and philosophy re-
ceived the degree of Phi. D., from Kan
{ sas university in 1905 He entered the
ministry of the New England Southern
conference in 1888. After three APP
pointments. because of il health, he
took supernumerary relations and after
a rest he took up educational work
I Tn October 1907 he took charge of