The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
E1ST C4LAIS

In spite of the bad weather and poor
roads, several women met at the Red
Cross rooms on Thursday and large
amount of work was done. Next Thurs
day being Thanksgiving, the Red Cross
rooms will be open on Wednesday, at
which time a Christmas box win be
packed to send to Frank Scott, a former
East Calais boy, now in England Any
of Frank friends who would like TO
send some little remembrance at this
time can do so and can leave same with
A. A. Cove or at the Red Cross rooms.
A box of scarfs, stockings and wristlets
was sent on Saturday and box OF hos
pital supplies, wraps, socks, triangular
bandages, knit washcloths and knit band
ages will be sent Dec. D. Jan. the
society expects to have finished about
1000 AKA congresses to be sent on that
date.
Miss Grace Bliss is visiting friends
and relatives in Newbury
Miss Celia Wilbur recently visited Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Saxbv of Worcester
Joe Legendre of Marshtield was at
Lynn Grsy's part of last week.
Edison York recently visited his sister.
Mrs. Wesley Peck of Woodbury.
Mrs. Frank Bailey OF Hardwiek is
spending few days with her sister, Mrs.
Eta Burnham.
Will Sicily of North Calais is helping
Wayne Burnham in his blacksmith shop.
John Emery has finished work in the
sawmill as sawyer and Charles Wilbur
has taken his place.
Walter Eastman has returned home
from visiting his sister, Mrs. Kate KEEL
lev of Trenton n j.
Joseph Persons and Porter Colby spent
Saturday and Sunday in Barre.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sparrow of Calais
and Mrs. Lucy Remission of Montpelier
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Remission.
Miss Gladys Balentine of Moretown is
spending the week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Balentine.
The village school closed Friday and
the high school students returned to
their homes for the Thanksgiving vaea
ton.
Bring all your items of interest toI
your East Calais correspondent and
thereby do your bit to aid the Red Cross
work. The correspondent has very kind
" donated all money received from items
sent to the Barre Daily Times TO fur
Their the work of the Junior Red Cross in
Calais.
Mrs. Dean Holt was in Worcester Nov
- to ofliciate at the funeral of Mrs. !
Isaac Wheeler.
Mrs George Parker visited her daugh- |
ter. Mrs. G. A. Hatch, in Woodbury. re
Gently
VI. d. Hawkins and Herbert Emery 4
were business visitors in Greensboro on 4
Saturday.
Remember the promenade and dance ~
!. O. G. T. hall Friday evening, Nov 20. I
Clark's orchestra viii furnish music. The /
proceeds are for the Y. ". C. a.
The services at Center church are at
II a. m. and at Union church, East Cal I
ais. az l:30 p. m. until further notice.
Miss Esther Dwinell is Spending 2 few
DAYS with friends and relatives in Mont
pelier.
Mrs. Elmer Brown has returned home
from Worcester. whore she has been Wis
iting relatives and friends
All the Young ladies in town and ii
entity are invited to meet with Mr.. GUY
Bancroft in the Red Cross rooms SatIgr.
day evening 10 form q Junior Red Grass.
II Is hoped that a society NAV be formed
to help carry On this work The e'ass
win be Instructed ia tie work ~ r-lalirr
surgical dress ings knitting and ell kinds
II Red Gross home work
TIE entertainment gwen By tire schools
II the village Thursday ere1iug wss
largely attended and was much enjoyed
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