The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-05
RANDOLPH

Several went from here Wednesda,
morning TO Barre to attend the meet
ing OF the Washington County Veterans
association ut Dewey park. Among tn
number were i. N Rising, j. ID. Laport
Captain b. Il. Bowman and Mr.. and Mrs
George Flagg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Thresher came iron
NIerose Highlands this week with Their
auto and brought home Mrs. Thresher'i
father, Lyman Hutchinson.
Mrs. r.. A. Morse and her daughters are
in Melrose Highlands aDI other places
in the vicinity this week with relatives
About 30 young ladies met at the home
of Miss Ruth Scott Thursday night and
gave Miss Bernice Briggs shower in
anticipation of her marriage in the near
future. Miss Briggs was the recipient
of many choice gifts of silver, linen and
cut glass, besides other things, and dur
| ing the evening the girls were enter
tanned by games, and near the close We're
treated to ice cream and assorted cake.
Miss Briggs finished her work at the
telephone exchange Saturday night and
! Will nOOH Eo W Ndits Niho'ss 'hN'N 49,
is to visit her aunt, Mrs. Carrie VIII
liams, for few days.
Emmons Sault of Derby, Conn, after
visiting his cousins, Misses Mabel and
Agnes Sault, left Wednesday for his
home.
Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Leeds have
come from Shelburne Falls, Mass, for
several days stay with Mrs. Leeds par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. s. Chase.
Mrs. Anna Wentworth of South Royal
ton came Wednesday to visit her niece,
Mrs. William Pitkin.
Mrs. Laura Cushman has returned from
several days stay in Greensboro, hav-1
ing been summoned by the death of her |
brother, Superintendent William Cum
mings Of Maynard, Mass, whose re-
mains were brought here Wednesday |
and taken to the home of his father-in-
law, A. H. Powers, where they remained
till this afternoon, when the funeral
was held from the house and interment
made in Southyiew cemetery on the Pow
ers lot Mr.. Cummings health failed
two years ago, but after treatment he
was able to resume his work and was
well, but the work of the
last year again was too hard for him
md he was not well and he thought that
treatment at the Brattleboro retreat,
where he formerly received help, would
again make him stronger, and he went
here for treatment, not because of any K
mental arrangement, 1ut for medical
While there he was attacked
With pneumonia and died Tuesday. Mr. {,
is survived by wife and
laughter, Miss Julia Cummings, the lat
er having arrived here and the former
laving been in Boston for few weeks.
Ic also has sister, Mrs. Cushman, who
$ here, and three other sisters living Z
nut of the state. It is understood that
e was very successful as a superintend I
mt, and interested in all educational 1
fairs, besides being man of fine char
cter.
Mrs. Clarence Hull went to Tilton. !,
I. H., Wednesday for several days
isit with relatives at her former home
Miss Anita Burt of Burlington, after
listing her sister, Mrs. George Spar Y
awk, at the Burt farm, left Wednes-
ay.
Mrs. Boynton, after being entertained .
Y Mr.. and Mrs. George Drew since Mon :,
ay, left Wednesday for her home in !
omfret. -
A heavy rain which fell all Wednesday Il
fternoon made it impossible for the Il
anne of baseball between the Randolph
am and the B. A. A. to be played and ki
was postponed till to-day. 2,