The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-06
WATERBURY

lHls week is an important one lol
club work in Waterbury, for at the close
of the week the first home economies in
stitute TO be held in the state, under the
university extension work, will be held
in the village hall. For this the Pierian
and Hypatia clubs are cooperating with
the Board of Trade. The general com
ittee is the program committee of the
two clubs, assisted by Mrs. w. B. Clark
and Mrs. e., d. Campbell, Mrs. Roy De-
merritt and Miss Eta Graves, and Mrs
W. j.. WATSON in behalf of the fedora
ton. New York state pays a salaried
worker to conduct similar Institutes in
that state. The University of Vermont
is about to give to this state like
opportunity. The arrangements will be
in charge of Prof. Bertha Terrill of the
home economics department. The first
day will open with morning session
from 8 to IL o'clock Professor Ter
rill will demonstrate methods of mix
ing food and will give recipes. Three
prizes will probably be offered to the
three high school girls who the next
day bring to Miss Terrill the best re-
suits from these recipes. The first aft
ernoon, Miss Marshall of the univer-
ests of dressmaking. Miss Fanny Fetch
er of Proctorsvlle will give an address
| illustrating library extension work. On
the evening of Jan. there will prob
ably be given the moving pictures fur
nished by the state board of health.
| The program for the second day will
consist of further dressmaking demon
! trations by Miss Marshall and practical
talks concerning household sanitation by
| Professor Terrill. The last evening will
be an agricultural evening and viii be
! in charge of Professor jerks of the agri-
cultural department. of the university.
The following special committees from
| the two clubs have been appointed:
Chairman, Mrs. w. L. WATSON; enter
tainment, Mrs. i. X, Demerritt and Mrs.
w. j. Boyce; publicity, Mrs. L. Z. Camp
bell and Mrs. Roy Demerritt; program,
Mrs. James Hattie. Mrs. Twombley, Miss
Alice Seabury. Mrs. W. f. Carpenter,
Mrs. James Fife and Mrs. William Gil
bert; health, Mrs. w b. Clark and Miss
Eta Graves. The Waterbury clubs feel
very proud to be the first to have this
part OF federation college extension
work.
Jtsse II. huEee HIS HlONEu MS UdIDcf
shop from Main street over to his home
in Dnxbury. Mr.. Morse recently pur-
chased the house which had been in his
mothers family for years. The front
room has been fixed up very handy,
signs put out and D,ixbury Corners now
has another place of business. As far
as known this is the first barber shop
in Duxbury and We prophecy q good pat
ronage for the owner.
Fred Cooley, formerly OF this town.
who has been with the International
Harvester Company of America for the
past year, has been promoted to the
head of the automobile and engine de-
partment for the New England states.
He will also have charge OF the mechan-
zeal experts on the harvesting machinery
and viii be located in Boston.
Arthur story Of Waterbury has been
appointed chief electrician and motor in
speetor for the st. Lawrence Bridge COM
pany of Quebec. Another Waterbury
boy, whose promotion his friends are
glad to know of, is Harold Somervile,
who last week became night editor of
the Free Press. A graduate of the Wa
terbury high school and Of the Univer-
sity of Vermont, he has acquainted him
self fully with newspaper work and has
proven very versatile writer. Much
success is predicted for Mr. Somerville.
Raymond BuzzeII and Sheridan Boyee,
who had been at their homes in Waits
field, returned Sunday to their work at
the Vermont state hospital.
Nicholas Imbrolio, who, while hunting,
hot in, ha Ia hey h, aI,r s
a 22-ealibre gun, loaded with bird shot,
is pretty lame from the accident.
Miss Anna Booker returned Sunday
to her school work in Springfield Mass.
Raymond, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs Richard Davis, who is with Mrs.
F. +. Atkins, has been quite i'll this
past week.
The officers of Dillingham; grange were
installed Saturday night by Past Mas
ter ID. p. Deavitt Following the bust
ness social time was passed and an
oyster supper served.
c. c. Warren attended the funeral OF
Mrs. c. S. Page in Hyde Park Satur-
day.
Miss Alice Douglass, who has been the
guest OF her parents, Rev. and Mrs
w. +. Douglass, has returned to her
school in Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Pennington are
parents OF a daughter, born New Years |
day.
Il. f. Foss is saving chair stock at
the Crossett mill.
The concert given by the Tufts col
lege glee and mandolin club, under the
auspices of the senior class OF the Wa /
terbury high school, was much enjoyed |
by all. Many called it the best concert |
ever given here by any college team.
Last Friday afternoon the children of |
the kindergarten class in Sunday school |
were entertained at a holiday party. |
Pictures were shown through the Ian.