The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-23
RANDOLPH.
Merchants Form Association After Ad-
dress BY Charles T. Southgate of Barre.


The merchants held banquet recent
| ly at the inn and were addressed by
Charles T.. Southgate of Barre, after
which they organized and elected the
following officers: President, j. w. Ray
mond; vice-president, V. A. Grant; sec
rotary, w. w. Sprague; treasurer, A. NJ.
Hubbard; executive committee, n. n.
Morse, G. 4. Stevens, Ernest Hatch I;
grievance committee, Z. A. Thomas, G. j.
Stockwell, 0. Z. Lazelle. Following the
election they adjourned till two weeks
from the first meeting.
| Z. w. Thomas of Georgia, who is in
poor health, is now here with his broth
er, E. A. Thomas.
| Fl. f. Woods has been in Taunton for
| the last few days to see his mother,
who is in frail health.
Mrs. M. w. Campbell was in Warren
Wednesday to attend the funeral of the
infant son of her brother, Lester Lamb.
| A son was born Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Dumas of Springfield the
child being grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Dumas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Danyou from Fair
field, who have been with their brother,
c. w. Danyou, and family, this week,
went to their home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Duprey, who were
married in Worcester, Mass, on Monday,
are at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. +. A.
Bruce, the bride being niece OF Mr..
Bruce.
The school in district No. IL, taught
by Miss Carrie Eaton, closed on Feb
ruary is. There were enrolled ID pu-
pills and six of these had perfect rec
ord of attendance.
The Sempronia (ladieso quartet will
60 to North Randolph February %, to
give concert in connection with the
close of singing school, taught by
Miss Minnie Barbour
l.. G. Tracy is quite i'll with a Sc
we're attack of bronchitis and his son,
Peter Tracy, from Roxbury, and his
daughter, Mrs. Henry Halves, of Berlin,
have been here assisting in his care.
Henry G. Norton, who has been on
the stock farm for the last six or
seven years has closed his engagement
there and is going on to his farm in
Addison. His successor is Arthur Lamb
of Warren.
T.. G. Durham, who since last spring,
has been employed by the Canadian
Northern railroad at Port Arthur, is
here on two months leave Of alb
sence. On his return he will take his
family back with him.
Mrs. L. f. Marble, who has for weeks
been in Tunbridge with her brother,
John Morrill,, has returned here to re-
main for the present. Mrs. Marble
is much better, although she has not
fully recovered from her broken arm,
which she susutained in a fall the first
OF the winter.
Miss Alice Hatch starts this week for
a western trip, which will take her to
Edgerton, Wis, where are her aunt, Miss
Adelaide Hatch, and her cousin, Miss
Laura Childs. After several months she
may continue her journey farther west
On her way she will stop at Bethel and
Boston to visit relatives.
The water department has purchased
an electric thawing machine of an i'm
proved pattern of 90 kilowatts, having
1000 feet of cable and costing between
three and four hundred dollars. IT will
be here in about month and il is
expected to thaw any ordinary sized
water pipe or four to six inch water
main.
State Cattle Commissioner L. l.. Davis
of Hartford and Dr. G. II, Stephens, vet
Urinary of White River Junction, were in
town Tuesday to test the herd Of 20
cattle at the stock farm and the result
was highly satisfactory, for not a sin
gle animal responded to the test. 1t
will be remembered that the entire
herd was found to be diseased two years
age and was destroyed and the new
herd was purchased, subject to test
Lemuel Richmond has presented very
large palm to the State House at Mont
pelier, which was shipped Thursday, and
will be placed in the reception room
there. The palm is about 10 years old
and had been reared by Mrs. Richmond
from small plant to its present inn
mense proportions The plant had en-
ti;ely outgrown its quarters in the bay
window of the parlor in the Richmond
home. II. NJ Totman, the florist packed
it for shipment.