The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-31
WILLIAMSTOWN

day TO visit MIR. French's brother, WIT
is In poor health. The trip covered l3l
miles.
Rev. l.. G. Nichols, a former pastor Of
the Universalist church here, is now 10
Gated in Denver, Col. He was in Hon
eoye Falls, N. Y, for a while after leav'
ing here, and later went to oneonta in
the same state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Davis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Davis of Mortified spent the
2sth with the families OF John G. Dow
and Warren c. Grearson. The men OF
the party formerly lived at the same
place in New Brunswick when they were
boys.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry NJ. Lasell went
to Clarenceville, r. O., and returned last
Sunday, ging in their Metz car via Bur.
lingtcn, st. Adams, Swanton and Rouses
Point, using the ferry between the two
last named points. Total distance COW
cred 1903 miles.
The selectmen will meet at the Office
of the town clerk next Friday afternoon
TO pay bills against the town.
Mrs. Emma Warner is keeping house
for Edward Adams for few days.
The local branch of the Red Cross is
very busy these days and is making
and sending away pajamas, comforters
and housewives as rapidly as possible.
Alfred House of Mortified was in
town the latter part of last week and
called on his father, Henry C. House.
DIR. A. A. Cross car bsckfired when
he was cranking it last Saturday and re-
suited in the breaking of one of the
bones of the doctors right arm.
Mrs. C. H. Beckett and Mrs. futile,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Poole and Mrs.
Annie Randall as invited guests, took a
motor ride to the White mountains yes
terday, going via Bradford, Newbury,
Haverhill, N. H., going as far as the
Crawford house and returning via Little |
ton and st. Johnsbury.
Rev. and Mrs. Alven M. Smith, who
have been in Stowe for several weeks |
past, are now to be at home for while. |
Their son, John B. Smith, who has been
with them in Stowe for the past two
weeks, will spend the remainder of his
vacation here.
Rev. Frances A. Kimball and mother
who have been visiting in town for
about ten days past, went yesterday to
their old home in Hiram, Me, to at
tend a reunion of schoolmates and
friends there, and will visit different
places in Maine before returning to their
home in Alstead N. H.
John Lindsay Winchester of Water
bury was at home with his parents for
short time on Saturday, making the trip
by motorcycle.
Judge Charles H. Beckett, who, with
his family, is spending the summer at
the Beckett house in town, was called to
New York on business last week and
will be absent for few days.
Edwin c. Smith has lately received
word that George H. Brigham, who was
last heard from as having left Petrograd
for the United States, via the Serbian
railway and the Pacific ocean, had ar
rived at San Francisco and would come
east later, stopping on the way in Den
YER for time.
Herbert N. Farnham went to Fort
Ethan Allen on the Goth, having as pas
,engers, his father, N. R. Farnham, War
EN- Y. Grearson and Harry Anderson.
A very interesting and we'll attended
outdoor service was held on the lawn :
# the NJ. f. church last Sunday evening.
The sermon was by Rev. j. Q. Angel, a
ormer pastor, now of Walden. The sing |
ng of familiar hymns was led by six
members of the band and the mems Choir S
Is. led by James H. Waldbridge, sang
Hold Thou My Hand" and Zone Sweet Il
Y Solemn Thought" Four of these COM
nunity services were held during the v
month of July and they are to be con a
inued through the month of August
Wayne Farnham is at work at haying .
or William P. Briggs.
Rev. George w. Keeling of the Meth
dist church is to leave town for his
acation this week and the pulpit in this
hurch will be filed next Sunday by
lev. William N. Roberts, and on the
unday following by his brother, Rev. q
rank H. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Edison had for q,
uests over the week end Mr. and Mrs IL
red Thomas and son of Mortified. Mrs
homas is Mrs. Edson's daughter. +,
Mrs Florence 0Neill, who has been IL
ousekeeper for c. +. Adams for sew
al years, has finished her engagement t,
nd gone to Lowell, Mass, to join her B
IN, Brooks, and daughter, Winona, both ii
whom are employed in that city. b;
Mrs. Windsor G. Dirty went last week
Rochester to visit her brother, G. A. h;
haffee, and mother.
Oscar Cover of East Fairfield has 1o
tely been a guest at Harley T. Mar ~
MS.
Mrs. A. E. House, now of Mortified, =
Id her daughter, Merle, and son, Wal :,
N, are in Helena, n. Y, with Mrs. ~ ~
ouse's brother, Leon r. Blanchard. :.
Morris Clyde Hutchinson returned last
eek to his duties as letter carrier in ~
arlington, after a vacation of about 4,
70 weeks, part of which was spent
it'll relatives in town. =
Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Williams and
tighter, Gladys, of Brookfield were the
tests of W. G. Dirty and his mother,
rs. Laura Dirty, on the Goth, and also
ok them for an auto ride through the
III and return. til