The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-17

Word is received here of the marriage
Harrison Morton Jeifords TO Miss
Irene MacGregor of Waterbury, Conn
The groom is one of the early graduates
of our high school and later went to
Montpelier seminary and finished his ed
ucation at Syracuse university, since
which time he has been engaged as prin.
cipal of high school in New York. The
marriage took place at the home Of the
brides parents in Waterbury, Conn, and
after a few weeks the couple will be at
home in Shingleville, Pa, Mr.. JefIords
being engaged to teach the high school
in that place the coming year.
The state road men are now at work
on the gulf road short distance north
Of L. H. Martins. Lodges at the side
of the road are being blasted out and
the road widened, Strengthened and grad.
ed
A recent letter from Mrs. Sydney
Smith to Mrs. Lucy Whitney, formerly
a south hill neighbor, states that Mr.,
Smiths people are living temporarily in
Theodore Alexander's house, while new
one is being built for Mr.. Smith on his
farm in Newark, Del The letter also
says that Mr.. Smith raised 275 bushels
of wheat this season and that it is
worth So per bushel. Soil and climate
there are very favorable for the growth
of corn, squashes and all kinds of vegeta
bles. Peanuts are also raised there TO
some extent and tomatoes are raised in
large quantities for the canning factories
near by.
Elmer Alexander is employed this sum
mer in shell making plant in Chester,
Pa.
Band concert this week on Saturday
evening.
Mrs. James Lamb of Barre and Mrs. |
Herbert Lamb of Lowell, Mass, were
in town Tuesday and called on Mrs.
Isaac Recor.
Business continues good at the restau-
rant in grange block. Fruit, ice cream
and candy are now kept in stock. A
chicken dinner will be served on Sunday !
next from TO 2 o'clock.
Married in Williamstown, Aug. 10,
at the residence of the officiating clergy i
man, Rev Alven NJ. Smith, Richard
Southworth and Miss Ellen Hutchinson,
both of Kirby. Both the young people
we're parishioners of Mr.. Smith during
his pastorate of the Universalist church
1t Concord, and are highly regarded in
he community in which they live. They
we're accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. FL u
more Chase of Concord, n H., who came
lere on similar errand and were mar.
led by Mr.. Smith about year ago.
The party will pass few days at Joe's
bond, Cabot, before returning home.
John B. Smith, analytical chemist at
he state laboratory, connected with the
agricultural college at Amherst, Mass,
Who has been in Vermont for a vacation
# four weeks with his parents, Rev. and
hrs. Alyen NJ. Smith, returned to his
work on the llth.
Theodore Alexander, native of Bel
ium, who, with his family emigrated to
his country some years ago, and was
or several years owner of a large farm
n this town, set out some peach trees {;
hortly after his removal to the vicinity
+ Newark, Del, three years ago, and .
his year is gathering his first crop of
caches.
Methodist church--Divine worship next
ords day Morning service, beginning
t lo:45. The pastor will preach. Sun
ay school at IL o'clock. Community
utdoor service at 7:l5 weather permit
ng), when Rev. Fraser Metzger of Ran
olph will preach. Everyone cordially
lvited. Epworth league, led by Evelyn
DWELL, on Tuesday evening. Prayer