The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-04
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cock. where she is to teach in the viii
lago school the coming term, beginning
on Monday.
son, Malcolm Richard, was born TO
MIR. and Mrs. Burton Spooner, August
26.
Miss Doris Cantlin underwent an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis on Thursday
and is making good recovery.
Miss Clara Mayo left for Burlington
last week, TO begin course OF study at
the Burlington business college.
Robert Chedel has finished his en-
gagement with the Berlin paper com
pany of Berlin, n. H., and is now at
the home of his parcnts,i Mr., ana Mrs.
G. A. Chedel, for a vacation.
Mrs. Laura Cushman has come from
West Derby, where she has been for sew
eral weeks, and is now with Miss Mary
Dubois.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Webb and two
children and nurse returned this week
TO West Medford, Mass, after passing
few days here with relatives.
Miss Pearl Ralph OF Andover, Mass,
teacher at Bethel, has been passing
few DAYS with Miss Ruby Emery.
G. A. Adams of Post Mills was guest
of his brother, j. S. Adams, this week,
stopping over on an auto trip to Rut-
land.
A severe electrical storm passed over
this town on Wednesday night, the
lightning striking the belfry OF the
Catholic church and tearing off the shin
giles and putting the bell out of commits
sion. The lightning did not enter the
interior, and strange to say, did not
cause the church to burn. The house OF
C. 4. Kilburn on the Totman addition,
was also struck tearing the chimney of.
The shock caused one daughter, Miss
Elsie Kilburn, TO be unconscious for
half hour. No serious damage was done
to either of the buildings, but it was
one of the worst storms that has vis-
tied the town for many months.
Mrs. Minnie Russell of Barre is yis-
iting her aunt, Mrs H. L. Morse, this
week
Mrs. Edna Fairbanks is in Newport,
n. H., this week, visiting her son, Fred
Fairbanks, and family
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. J. Torrey OF Lyons,
N. ". who have been with Mr.. Torrey's
mother Mrs. Ellen Torrey for the last
three weeks, have returned home.
Miss Ola Hood, former teacher in
the graded school here, has come from
Chelsea for a visit with Miss Gladys
Jones
O. w. Childs, who since he sold the
restaurant, has been in Newport, n. h,
has purchased the business OF the
Naples from Mr.. Smith, who had the
lease for year, and will come here
the first of next week to take possession.
Mr.. and Mrs Childs will be welcomed
here by large circle of their former
friends.
Miss Clara Grout is taking a vacation
from her duties as nurse, and has
gone to the home OF her parents in
Brookfeld for rest
Miss Susie Burridge has begun school
teaching in the Burridge district in
Braintree.
Misses Marion and Barbara Hollis,
who have been in Port Clyde, Me-, for
the summer, have returned, accompanied
by Mrs. Hollis sister, Mrs. Arthur Rob
inson. who left here on Tuesday. Mrs.
Goodwin OF Cleveland, Ohio, is also a
guest at the same home.
Mrs Nellie Smith died on Wednesday
morning at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs r. A. Durkee, after a long illness
with eancerous trouble of the throat
She Is survived by the daughter, with
whom she was with when she died. and
two sons, Lee and Frank Burridge of
Braintree. The funeral was held from
the home of Mrs. Durkee this afternoon
and interment was in the new cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson X. Dewey who
have been visiting Mrs. Dewey's sister,
Mrs Mary Hills. and Mrs. Hale Flint
have returned to their home in Spring
field, Mass.
Mr., and Mrs. George Stimets of Hart
ford, Conn, Charles Stimets of Barnard,
and Mr.. Edward Stimets and son from
New Haven, Conn, have been recent
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. j..
Stimets.
Mrs Fannie Fullam of Syracuse, n. Y,
a former resident here, has been with
friends in this vicinity for the past
week.
Francis Watson Ninton and Miss Anna
Mae Thresher of East Granville were
married on Saturday night, August %,
at the Bethany parsonage by Rev.
Fraser Metzger.