The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-03
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chez, where she is to be principal of the
graded school
Albert J. Hills, who has been employed
for some time on big farm in Potsdam,
| n r., has been at the home of HIS moth
er, Mrs. w. A. Richards, before going to
Camp Devens. He was accompanied here
| by Miss Vivian Lucas, who is still with
Mrs. Richards,
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Baird and their
guests, Mr. and Mrs Willis A. Baird Of
Brooklyn, NJ Y, and Mrs. T.. E. Linnell
of Lowell, Mass, recently visited in
Waitsfield. Mr. Baird has sold his bust
ness in Brooklyn and is to make his
home in San Francisco, where he expects
to arrive about Oct. |, making the trip in
his auto and taking in the Yellowstone
park and the Grand canyon.
| Recent callers at the home OF B, J..
Berry were ID. B. Dwinell, Miss Esther
Dwinell, Ralph Dwinell of Calais and Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Smith of Boston Mrs.
Smith has enlisted also in the naval re-
serve and is doing clerical work. Miss
Esther Dwinell enters Skidmore this fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mcdonald and six
children of Montreal have been guests at
the home of Charles DUDE at North Dux
bury.
Harold Snow remains now overseas on
the U. s. patrol boat Emmeline, used as
a convoy for incoming and outgoing
steamers
The son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Snow in Barre has been named Albert
Holt Snow and is a grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. NJ Snow of this town.
Mrs. Richard n Demeritt and daugh-
ter, Laura, passed a very pleasant 10
DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Demeritt
at their home in Rutland and at Lake
Bomoseen recently.
| When Rev William T. Boicourt reaches
home, he will learn that his father, Rev.
James Bocourt, has passed away, the
message coming only a short time ago.
/ The elder Boicourt was born May 10,
1915, and was one of the pioneer min
listers who went west He died in Ar
cadia, Tex, and the body was brought to
his old home in Kansas for burial. He
was veteran of the Civil war and was
presiding elder many years
Friday evening was Red Cross evening
in the community, At the opera house
the Graylawn club gave a concert which
was well patronized. The artists were
from St. Johnsbury, all being guests of
the Graylawn club Those taking part
were Mrs Noyes, soprano soloist; Har-
| old French, baritone soloist Mrs Collins
Brodein, contralto soloist, the two selec
tions which she gave being especially
well received, 'Laddie in Khaki" and
God Be with Our Boys Tonight" Miss
Madeline Randall, Dwight Wells and
Mrs Brodein gave the farce, "A Phan
tom Vision and violin selections were
rendered by Miss Helen Boynton. Ac-
eompanists, c. b. Scott and Miss Alice
Warden.
At the Center Friday evening fine
concert was given for the Red Cross,
Miss Kathleen LeBaron was the soloist,
being assisted by Mrs. Della LeBaron,
reader, Hermon Hopkins OF Montpelier
and Miss Mary Lease, accompanist. The
Center, as usual, gave welcome to these
people, whose work they deeply appre-
ciate. Many from Montpelier and the
village attended this concert.
In Middlesex, too, the play, "Plain Peo-
Pile" netted good sum for the Red
Cross. Miss Annie Dorothy Palmer as
sisted in the music there
| The annual meeting of the woman's
missionary society of the Congregational
church will be held with Miss Eta
Graves Wednesday afternoon.
! Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Graves, Miss Eta
Graves and Stanley Chase have returned
from a few days outing at Queen City
park.
This Tuesday, evening there is a rare
opportunity for people here to hear Rev.
Albert W. Clark, d. d. who labored for
45 years in Prague, Austria, who will
give an address at the Methodist church
under the auspices of the Twenty-Five
club on My Semi Starvation Days in
Austria During the Present World War"
Dr. Clark was born in Georgia, this state,
preaching in his old home church last
Sunday He is also a graduate of the
y. " M. and a veteran Of the Civil war.
During his lecture he will speak some
what in the Bohemian language.