The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-19
RANDOLPH
Smoke Did Some Damage in House on
Pearl Street Thursday.

Pearl Street Thursday.
An alarm of fire was sounded about
1880 on Thursday which proved TO
be for blaze on Pearl street In the
house owned by Mrs. L. A. Shattuck and
now occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Smith.
The fire started in closet OIL q sleeping
room, and the house was soon SLED with
smoke, so dense that it was hard TO
enter The fremen We're soon on the
ground and tho blaze WIS extinguished
BY the use OF chemicals. The most OF
the damag. was done by smoke, but the
amount has not yet beer determined.
Mrs. !. r. Tewksbury and Miss A. +.
Clarke were in Montpelier on Wednesday
night to attend a meeting of the Past
Matrons and Past Patrons association,
held in Masonic hall.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Plumley of Hart
land have been in town, the guests OF
Mrs. J. e. French for the last week, and
during their stay they purchased farm
of Phillip Weldon just below the stock
farm. There are 1870 acres and the
stock and tools are included in the sale.
Mr. Weldon will return to- New York,
where he formerly lived, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Plumley, who went to Hartland on
Thursday, will move here on Monday, II
the weather permits, and will at once
take possession of their farm. The
sale. was made through w. w. Perkins,
agent for the D. A. Perry Real Estate
agency of Barre.
Miss Winnifred Richmond left Wednes-
day afternoon for st. Adams, where
| she went to be the guest Of Rev. and
Mrs. G. w. Smith till after Thanksgiv-
ing.
William Burke, who was born in Cana
da but who for the past nine years had
been a resident of this town, died on
Monday night with malignant trouble
with the stomach, with which he had
suffered for a long time. Mr.. Burke was
for the first two years of his stay IN
town on the G. H. Slack farm, but then
left for the Sanford farm, where he had
been up to the time of his death. De-
ceased had reached the age of 81 years,
and is survived by wife, one married
son living in Canada, and one married
daughter, living in Massachusetts,, and
an adopted daughter, Mrs. Edmond The
rien, who lives at the home. The re-
mains were taken to Swanton, where de-
ceased had lived for the most part of his
life, and the funeral was held from the
Church of Nativity, and interment was
there
A masquerade party was held at the
gymnasium on Thursday evening under
the auspices of the senior class of the
high school.
Miss Doris Cantlin went to keene, n.
H., Tuesday to attend the reunion OF
her class at the normal school, and from
there will go to Northampton, Mass,
to visit Miss Helen Blanchard.
Several from this place went to East
Randolph Wednesday night to attend a
chicken pie supper, among whom We're
DIR. and Mrs. II. w. Holden, and DIR. and
Mrs. l.. A. Russlow.
II. L. Hatch has gone to Boston for
several days business stay.
Mrs. w. Z. Rand has been with Mrs.
L. M. Moves in Manchester, n. H., for
couple Of days this week.
Carroll Billings and Mrs. Roy Bragg
Of Orange were in town the first OF the
week for a short stay with friends.
Mrs. Albert Silver of Derby came We'd
nesday TO enter the sanatorium for
treatment. being a friend Of Mrs. Mel
lie Banyea, the matron.
Mrs. Ralph Gale Of Williamstown ar
rived here on Thursday, for few days
stay with Mrs Clifford Averill.
Mrs. Perley Clifford of Windsor came
Thursday, for few days stay with her
aunt, Mrs. A. A. Chadwick.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Fred +. Cree and daugh'
ter of Plainfeld were guests the first
OF the week of Mr.. and Mrs. Wales
Bass.
Miss Elsie Merrill, who has been with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. White in Vergennes
has returned home.
A son. Horace William, was born sun
day to Mr.. and Mrs. John LaRock, jr.
who live at the stock farm.
Frank Bingham of Rochester Hollow
suffered a shock which affected his right
side last week. At first he could hardly
move, but he has regained the use oil
his leg partially.
Mrs. Rose Lucia has gone TO Chambly
Basin, p. O., for a two months stay
During her absence, her little daughter
IA being cared for by her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. George o'Cain.
c. ID. Foss OF South Berwick, Me- Il
in town, and II arrangements can b,
made which are satisfactory 10 boil
parties, viii take up the work at the
Randolph printery.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. =. LAzelle entertained
40 gentlemen and ladies at their homs
on Tuesday evening at a 800 party
and the next afternoon, Mrs. Lazell'
entertained about thirty ladies In chs