The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-03
BROOKFIELD

As Mrs. Floyd Stevens was drlyln
stage Saturday morning, carrying tn
mail from Brookfield to Randolph Center
while driving down the hill north o
Frank Church's house, the bits broke
which frightened the horse. 1t com
menced running and Mrs. Steven
jumped, clearing herself from the Wagon
without injury except general shaking
up. Mr.. Church and his faithful do,
managed to change the course of tn,
horse, so it ran against telephone pole
badly breaking the harness and wagon
No serious injury was done to the horse
Mr.. Bower met the mail with his auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wood of Con
necticut spent last week with Mir. and
Mrs. c. p. Fullam.
A son, Charles Walter, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Dewey Aug 20
The members of Brookfed grange are
to hold their annual festival and supper
Oct. 25.
Harley George, who has lived the past
few months in L. L. Wills house at the
Center, has moved his family to Warren,
where he will have employment through
the winter.
Miss Minnie Smith who has been
spending several weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Savila Greene, returned to Ran
dolph Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. LaBounty of
Springfield spent last week with their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs T.
Blair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bacon of North
field Falls called on their friends in town
Saturday.
Among those who are attending the
agricultural school at Randolph Center
this fall from town are Alton Chase, Al.
fred Hall and Leon White.
Mr. and Mrs L. E. Benham entertained
Friday Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hall and
daughter of Burlington and Mr.. and Mrs
George Walton of Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Blair are visiting rela
tives in the north part of the state this
week. They were accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. LaBounty of Springfield,
Mrs. Blairs' parents.
R. H. Simmons moved Harley Georges
household goods to Warren Saturday, re-
turning home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Rumney, their
daughter, Miss Corabel, and son, Wesley,
are visiting relatives this week in Rich
mond, also in several towns in New York
state Their daughter, Mrs. Bryant of
Randolph, is their housekeeper during
their absence.
Il this writing all the money for the
war library fund has not been received, |
but the response SO far has been very
gratifying.
The Christian Endeavor society is now
meeting in the ladies' parlors of the Sec
ond church on Wednesday evenings at
1880 o'clock.
The committee having charge of the
supper and program for the organized
classes of the Second church Sunday
school are planning some unusual fea-
lures when the annual event occurs, the
evening of Oct. II.
Miss Mary Upham entertained over
Wednesday night at her cottage, Mrs
Frank Partridge of Worcester, Mass,
Misses Imogene Mascroft and Sarah Taft
and Jason Avery of Uxbridge, Mass.
The following is list of the books in
the Brookfeld public library: "Con-
trary Mary" "The Long Road to Wom-
ans Understanding" "Wildfre." "The
Side of the Angels" God, the Invisible
King" His Family" The Stingy Re-
ceiver," 'The Road to Understanding !,
Cinderella" Lydia of the Pines" ''The .
First Hundred Thousand" 'Why We Are |
at War" "The Squirrel Cage" '"Hills-
boro People" Understood Betsey," THE .
II IS,
fOld Rose and Silver" "The Friendly :
Road" Adventures in Contentment," !
Adventures in Friendship"