The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-26
WILLIAMSBURG.

Miss Emily w. Stickney well known
in town as the representative of the
Kurn Hattin Homes, will speak of the
work of these homes in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday morning.
The school directors will meet at the
town hall next Saturday morning, June
27, at 8 o'clock.
|. O. o. f. lodge meeting Friday night,
June 26. Work in the initiatory de-
gree. Let there be good attendance.
Per order N. G..
Leon r. Blanchard, who has been in
town for something over month past,
returned Wednesday to his home in Hell
ena, n. Y. He was accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. A. Il. House, and two chill
dren, Merle and Weldon, who will be
his guests for a while.
The library is indebted to r. G. Fish
er of Barre for seven years issues of the
Photographic Era and to Frank o. Beck
EFT of Washington, d. c., for three years
of Harper's and two years. of the Gem
fury magazine.
George Il. WILDER was in Montpelier
Wednesday, attending the annual meet
ing of the Vermont League of Postmas-
tiers, returning yesterday. During his
absence the office was in charge of
George J.. Simons, assisted by w. NJ.
Williams.
James Leo Edison, who lately grad
uated from the Lyndon agricultural
school, is in town visiting his uncle,
George T, Colby. He has been offered II
position as assistant manager of the
farm owned by Theodore n. Vail, which
is conducted in connection with the
school, and viii probably accept.
The heavy storm of Wednesday night
caused a washout on the railroad on Don
Camps farm at South Barre and in con,
sequence the morning train Thursday
! failed to come to town. Regular trips
were resumed at the despatch OF the
train leaving Montpelier at 9:05 a. m,
the track having been repaired.
DR.. and Mrs. John C. Morgan and
friends were in town yesterday on their
way from Stowe to Bennington, where
they will stay until the first of next
week
Mr., and Mrs. W. c. Bellnap of Bel
| lows Falls are visitors at the homes OF
| Mr.. Belknap's sisters, Mrs. Jason E.
Martin and Mrs. Frank II. Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Croteau, who
have been living in Montpelier for some
time have returned and are located IN
the tenement at Herbert j. Colby's. Mr..
Croteau had severe attack OF infam-
matory rheumatism last spring and is
not fully recovered from it yet.
Friends of Miss Fleeta n Lewis will
be interested to know that she is now
in the employ of MeAllister Bros. OF
East Barre as cashier and bookkeeper
Superintendent and Mrs. Leonard D.
Smith motored to NiddIebury this week
to attend commencement at Middlebury
college. from which Mr.. Smith was grad
uated in the class of 1909.
Mrs. II. Il. Hadlock of Marshfield and
Miss Gladys Carr of Waterbury are Wis
itors at Charles D. Brockway's
Insurance Agent N, r. Farnham had
busy day yesterday visiting the places
struck by lightning the night before.
The barn on the farm lately sold by Mr.
Mackin to Mr. Cheever Of Montpelier
was empty of both produce and tools
and the house was far enough away 50
it did not catch. This barn was built
by Philo Hibbard about 30 years ago and
at that time was one OF the best in town
Lightning also struck the lower school
house in the quarry district Wednesday
night and did quite a little damage to
shingles. clapboards. etc. Fortunately
for the town, the building did not take
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