The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-06
WILLIAMSBURG.

The observance of gentlemen's nigh
on the evening OF Friday, the 9TH inst
will be held in Odd Fellows hall instea'
OF grange hall, as stated in the issue o.
the 4th.
The Mohawks won the game of has
ketball from Co. +, of Northfeld on tn,
evening of the LIST by score of ~ to 10
On Saturday evening the boys will play
Goddard at the town hall. Admission
l5e. A good game is assured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j. Clogston were called
TO Mortified last Friday evening on ac-
count of the serious illness of Mrs. Clog
ston's aunt, Mrs. Caroline (Gravesl
Adams, who passed away quietly at
l2:45 Saturday afternoon, Jan. l. after
several years of failing health. Mrs.
Adams was the widow of the late Charles
p. Adams, and was born in Williams
town July s, 1882, being the eldest
daughter of Walter and Abigail tRich-
ardsl Graves and her girlhood and part
OF her married life were passed in this
town. For the past 81 years her home
had been in Mortified. Funeral services
were held at her late home at 1890 a.
m. on Monday, Jan. 3, Rev. Clinton
Scott, pastor of the Universalist church
at Mortified, officiating, and interment
was in the family lot at Williamstown.
The amount of business transacted at
the postoflice during the month of De
cember, 1918, was the largest in the past
seven years, and probably in the history
OF the office. This applies to both the
postal business, in which the total sales
of stamps and stamped paper were
S545.05, and also to the money order
business, the number of orders drawn
being 30s and the total value of orders
drawn amounting to $l,762.27. The in
crease in the postal business is largely
due to the added volume of parcel post
matter at Christmas time, while the
large amount of orders drawn is thought
by some to show that larger sums are
being sent to the mail order houses each |
year
The following report Of the public IL !
byary for the year 1915 is furnished by |
.he librarian. Mrs. W. +. Randall: Mum
Der visiting the library, 1864; total num-
Der books loaned, 734s This is an in
'rease OF 400 over the preceding year in
looks loaned and visitors. The library
uhIHtdlns UfdNcn III FONNllle WIN an n
iverage loan of l25 books per month.
There is small teachers library that is
lsed under the direction of Supt, Charles
& Beeman and small libraries in the dis
riot schools. All OF these are doing
God work We have added to the books
N the shelves by gift and purchase dur
ng the year 395 books. The magazine ]
able has been in good demand the past
ear, there having been as many as Is j
Dung people reading at it at the same
ime, seeming to prefer to read short \
tory from magazine to taking out a t
ook. As there is no fund for the pur-
base of magazines, this department of h
be library is supported by the voun- t
iry contributions OF friends In the I
asst the various orders and societies in {
,wn have largely supported the maya v
ne table, and it is earnestly hoped that
icy win continue this interest and good
i'll, and ii would add to the usefulness RI
the library in the community iii
amber Of magazines for this year could II
low substantial increase over those
iat we were able to purchase last year II
be object is good and let us all work III
gether to attain it. II