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

Dr. NJ. d. Warren was called tc
Brownsiield, Me-, last Saturday morning
the second time within two weeks, TINS
time TO attend the funeral OF his broth.
err and his wife, whose deaths occurred
within a few hours of each other. tie
had returned from there only the tues
day night previous, after visiting his sis
ter, who was i'll with pneumonia at the
advanced age of 81 years, instead OF ~,
as was reported. She is now on the
way to recovery.
The Y. NJ. G. A. has met with good
! success here, $l6l having been raised,
Sl47 so in cash and $3.50 in subscrip-
| tions.
| The Red Cross Christmas sale, which is
to be held in the Congregational vestry,
will be held on the afternoon and even
ing of Dec 7.
John Bent recently lost his horse by
its getting into a moist piece OF ground
and becoming so chilled it died.
Although the deer hunting has been
pronounced the poorest this season that
it has been in many years. there were
several lucky ones In this town: Will
Walker. Clair Carney, George Laird:
Avon Hall, Fred Houghton, Raymond
TIoughton and A. g. Cassidy, South Cab
OF; Carter Brown, ST. Johnsbury. All
these shot their deer near South Cabot
Mason Hoyt was a guest of relatives
in Craftsbury recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gamblin and
son Of Morrisvile were guests at Pliny
Smiths recently.
Mrs. G. j. Halves has been i'll the past
week.
Thanksgiving services will be held in
the NJ r. church Thursday at 1890
o'clock, after the custom of former years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glare Carney were bust
ness visitors in Barre Saturday.
Harry Pike of Walden has purchased
the S. j. Norris farm.
Friday afternoon, Nov. l6, number
of Red Cross ladies gathered at their
room and made 40 Christmas bags for
soldiers. These bags are TO be filed with
the following suggested articles: Khaki
eoIorcd handkerchief, % inches square,
for container; writing paper pad about
7 by 10 inches; envelopes pencil, postals,
book in paper cover, scrapbools, thome-
made, containing a good story, some
Jokes, etc, knife. such as boy scouts use,
steel mirror. neckties, mouth organ. cleo.
trio torch. compass. mechanical puzzles,
games, Red Cross checkerboards, chew
ing gum fruited, chocolate and other
sweetened crackers in original packages,
fruit cake, preserved ginger, sailed nuts,
prunes, figs, dates, raisins, hard candy,
chocolate in tin foil. licorice. Two can
dies are to be placed in each bag which
are TO be made by the Junior high school
pupils.
The people interested in the Red Cross
work will be pleased to learn that they
can send their Christmas packages to |
their soldier or sailor friends through the |
Red Cross. The plans are to have all |
such packets brought to their room on or |
before Dec. 7. as they must be shipped I
the Sth. They will be forwarded 10 di- |
vision warehouses and. thence distributed |
through division officers to the persons
The packages must be adj
dressed the same as for sending singly /
1y mail or express.
The Red Cross shipment last month |
was valued at Sl00.50 II contained six
sweaters, II muiflers. is pair hose, II
pairs wristlets, six paiama suits OF two
1ieces each There is call for old
linen tabletioths, which can be made
nto napkins, also worn-out linen nap
<ins which can be used for dressing
Any article donate ed toward fill
ne the Christmas bags viii be gladly
eceived at the Red Cross rooms. A Jun
or Red Cross branch is about starting,
which will enlist the school children.