The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-31

items OF the program were several selee
lions by Gilson's orchestra, two song
by quartet made up of Mrs. #. G. Put
nam, Mrs. H. p. Perkins, Mr.. Perkins anc
| W. L. Grant, with Miss Mildred Shaw
accompanist; reading of Gen. Logan'S or
der by Max Barrows the Gettysburg
address, by John Batchelder, and flag
drill by the fourth and fifth grades mdel
the direction of Miss Josephine Rourke
which brought down the house The day
was showery, but the showers fell al
times when fewest were out. A very
substantial dinner was served at noon
by the Womans Relief corps to its many
guests.
! Prin. Fl. w. Haskins gave the Memorial
day address before large audience in
Gaysyille Music wis by the Wyman-
Chapman orchestra.
| Road Commissioner Dutton and County
| Supervisor Moves are making good prog
ress on the state road work on the tri-
angle near L. s. Putnam's residence. The
towns share Of the per cent tax is ex-
pected practically to take care of that
job, which is really completion of the
work OF the last two years on Main and
South Main streets. About $500 there
will be available for work on the Gays
vile road from the Locust Creek house
to the Stoekbridge line 81 900 of which
was appropriated by the town, 81 900 by
the state to match the vote of the town
and $500, a special allowance by the
state.
After months illness Mrs c. l..
Sanders IL somewhat improved. Mrs.
S. F. Jordan is her nurse at present.
Mr.. and Mrs Don Farrar of Orleans
were guests last week at Dana Grows,
r. j. Prout OF Boston is the successor
of +. A. O'Conuell as bookkeeper for the
Bethel Chrome Tanning Co.
Mrs. v. NJ, Wardner of Brookfield who
has spent the spring in Hartford, is a
guest at Fl. l.. Whshbarn's and G. b..
Bostwick OF Granville lately visited
there.
Misses Edith and Esther Gilman are
home for the summer from the teachers
college OF Columbia university.
f. T. Martel has been spending several
days in Roxbury. Mrs Martell went
yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs. n S.
Young, in Waterbury, and both returned
to-day.
Henry r. Wallace of OsYego, n. Y, a |
native of Bethel, is visiting his cousin,
James p Marsh.
Misses Mabel Taylor and Bertha Still.
son of Barre were recently with Miss
GLADYS Wilson at her home here.
Earl Mahan, whose parents formerly |
lived here, and who had worked at F. f. |
Rhodes and William Rhodes in Barnard |
during the winter and at G. w. Edmunds'
in Barnard this spring was taken to his
parents home in BrookAeld last Sunday
and on Monday mo. ming died. He was a
member of the local cavalry troop. Much
sympathy is felt for his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. c, F Hoisington of Low
ELL. Mass, came last Saturday TO visit
c. G. Morse and other relatives.
T.. A. Davis, pho was elected an alter
nate to the Republican national conven-
tion is alternate for +. II, Babbitt of Bel
lows Falls and will attend the conven.
ton
Local 1871, international Order Of Main
.enanee of Way Employees, about 50 in
number, held special meeting here
asst Sunday afternoon, at which time
several members were admitted and &C
ion was taken looking toward an in {
'rease OF pay from the present minimum 4,
# Sl65 a day, now paid by the Central
Vermont Railway Co. c. A. Newell of !
2oyalton is chief official of the local and J
presided at the meeting. II
Mrs. Frances Sargent has moved from |
he Blossom block to F. ~ Chapman's on /
hurch street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rourke and daugh- :
ers of Melrose, Mass. are at F. A. Da- :
is. h
Pre- Memorial exercises were held at !
everal of the village and town schools {
Ionday afternoon. In
j. Wesley Collins has moved from the I,
'hadwick block on Main street 10 the
,endall house, now owned by Mrs. Bail
Y of Rochester, in the rear of River
treet
Mr.. and Mrs. c. z. Blake and Miss b
ellie Blake spent the holiday in Brook :
cid, their former home.
Henry d. Davenport contributed some
rst class drumming to the Memorial day
arade.
After June the barber shops viii
ose at p. m. on Mondays, Tuesdays
nd Thursday, s p. M Wednesdays and
ridays and II p. m. Saturdays.
c. H. Kidder lately lost a valuable cow
Y lightning and James n. French lost
three year-old bull in the same way.
9th men we're insured through Guy vii
ms agency.
Henry Persons and his sister. Miss
ildred Persons, returned yesterday
ON Randolph. wnere he underwent an
'erstion recently. ..
Long distance furniture moving and !
ANY trucking az reasonable rates. Two ]
rotor auto trucks at your service. Yer !
ont Trucking q Sales Co. Barre. Tel !
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