The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-26
WAITSFIELD
Silver Wedding Anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Smith.

Sheridan Boyce was home from wa
terbury for Christmas.
A very pleasing affair took place on
Tuesday evening in /. o. o. +. nall, when
the Odd Fellows, Masons, Rebekahs, and
/. o. o. f. camp rendered a surprise to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Smith, in honor OF
their 25th wedding anniversary. About
60 were present. A pleasing program
of music was rendered by the Misses
Marion Nell, Elsie Long, Eta Bowen,
Orville Bowen, Mrs. Child OF Moretown,
Mrs. McAllister of Essex Junction, and
Everett Wallis. An original poem, writ
ten for the occasion by Mrs. 5. b. Bon
nette, was read. Prayer was offered and
the presentation made by Rev. w. A.
Remele. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were the
recipients of the following gifts: An OAK
extension dining room table, linen table
cloth and napkins, large dining chair for
Mr.. Smith and rocker, also 1919 in mon
ey. Refreshments of ice cream, cake
and coffee We're served.
Mrs. l.. i. Flint of Moretown was III
town Monday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Douglas are
spending Christmas week in Hyde Park
| Harold Wallis returned from Z. V. NJ
Wednesday for Christmas.
A New Years ball will be held in
/. o. O. F. hall Thursday evening, Jan. J.
Music will be furnished by the Harris
orchestra of Barre. Dance committee
F. H. Newcomb, j. A. Nell, w. l.. Will
cox.
The following table gives the names
and records of the cows in the Mad RIv'
err Valley Cow Testing association, which
have produced more than 40 pounds OF
butter fat during the period OF SO days
ending Dec. IL, 1913: Owner of cows
Perl Daniels; name of cows, SO; breed OF
cows, grade Jersey; pounds of milk, $40;
| fat per cent. 40; pounds of butter fat
40; Perl Daniels, 81, grade Jersey, 765
SIS, AZ: w. G. Joslin, is, grade Holstein
| 200, 33, 425; Lewis Carroll, 81, grade
Jersey 500, s., 40I; +. II. Jones, "a
grade Jersey, SOL, 40, 400; f. H. Jones
! As, grade Jersey, 1855, 5.5, 42,9. Went.
worth Bicknell, official tester; V. G
| Pierce, secretary.
Harold LaMorder has secured posi-.
tion as mail clerk on the Central Yer
mont railroad.
| Miss Mckenzie, a trained nurse, IL
caring for Mr.. Drew, who is i'll at tn,
home OF his daughter, Mrs. d. r. Bisbee
Mrs. Clarence Belts, who was operat.
ed on for appendicitis at Fanny Aller
| hospital, has returned home.
James Nell went Wednesday to New
| port for Christmas.
| Fordis o. Bucknell, former Waitsfield
boy, now making his home at "a Mckin
| lev road, Worcester, Mass, was unani
mousIy elected president OF the Vermont
Veterans association of Boston and vi
entity, at the annual meeting held il
Boston Dec. 3 at Youngs hotel. Mr.
Bushnell went to the army from Waits
| field in Co. b, 18th Vermont infantry
volunteers. He is past commander o.
George H. Ward post, G. A. r., OF Wor
cester. The two years that this posi-
was the largest in the country, Mr.
! Bushnell was the commander. and il
now serving his sixth year as adjutant
Miss Florence Nell came home from
Burlington Wednesday for two weeks
vacation.
Arthur Barnard was home from Bris
toll for Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Campbell and lit
tie daughter, Helen, of Waterbury, wer'
| in town for Christmas.
/ Miss Margaret Miller of Boston il
/, spending her Christmas vacation will
relatives in town.
Miss Eva Annie Bisbee was home from
Barre for Christmas.