The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-01
WILLIAMSTOWN

David Carr OF Washington, q veteran
OF the Civil war, spent Thursday in town
40 the guest OF John A. Perry. whom he
had known ms boy. Mr. Carr Il the
son Of Grin Carr, who lived on the road
10 Barre in n house perhaps half a mile
north Of L. ID. Gales. This house was
standing when the scribe was a boy but
has long since deeayed and It's site al.
most forgotten.
Miss Layone Skinner, teacher In the
Barre schools was the guest OF Miss
Arlene Jefords Thursday, and a chum
OF Worth Jeifords came home from God.
dard with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley T. Martin mo.
tored TO Bakersfield on Memorial day 10
visit Ruth and Richard. students at Brig.
ham academy, and returned the next
day.
Only two veterans OF the Civil war
were able 20 attend the service Memorial
Sunday, these being olney r Seayer, the
present commander Of the G. A. r. post,
and Samuel Wales. OF the other mem.
bers of the post, c. James Cram is out
Of town on a visit TO his brother in
Providence, r. l.. and George w. Slavery.
Newell r. Fsrnham and Daniel c. Town.
send were detained at home by illness or
infrmity.
Miss Anna Wilfore. who has been en-
ployed in Mortified for some time. is at
home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allie Wilfore.
The band furnished music for the
march TO the village cemetery and return
as usual ON Memorial day. They were
assisted by Messrs. Gilbertson and Rossi
Of Barre and Archie r. Cram of East
Barre.
Harry NJ. Lasell is at home from
Springfield for a few days There is a
good demand in that town for all sorts
OF workmen
Word is received from Lindsay Win
chester, who is now at Camp Devens, |
Mass, that he is in quarantine for three /
weeks, as is usual with new men. and /
that he has been vaccinated Also that |
he has plenty TO eat and a good bed and /
is well.
Mr.. and Mrs Oliver w Martin have
lately had the pleasure OF visit from /
their brother, Judge Frank Martin of
Barre. |
The sign Standing room only" might /
properly have been displayed at grange /
hall on the afternoon Of Memorial day.
Carl w. Seaver of the Sons of Veterans
acted as chairman and those who attend
ed said that all was good. The speaker
of the day, Rev. Fraser Metzger of Ran
dolph, spoke from his heart and was
listened TO with marked attention and
often applauded The exercises by the
children were good and had the addition
al merit of not being too long drawn
out or beyond their years. The panto
mime of "The Star Spangled Banner"
by Mrs. James G. Pirie, while the song
was being sung by a quartet was one OF
the features of the afternoon ond was {
highly enjoyed by the audience. A dou- /
Bile quartet led by George H. Goodrich
sung THE Flower of Liberty" with good
effect. A little restiveness was to be no |
ticed during the latter part of the reel
tstion, THE Man Without a Country, I
Dy Orville W. Walbridge, due perhaps 10 !
he length Of the selection. The reading a
II the order of General Logan early in {
May, 1868, designating May 30 as a day
10 be observed in memory of the fallen
heroes of the rebellion, was new TO this i
own. though an honored custom in many I
others.
Mrs. Erskine Rowell and daughter, f
1ladys, of Barre, have lately been visit o
,rs at Glenn H. McAllister's. e
IL has become a custom for such OF a
he old residents of the town as can do a
%, to come back on the 30th of May and s
rect old friends and townspeople gath "
red to observe the day. Among those RI
hat we noticed here last Thursday were s
DR.. and Mrs. Carroll W. Stewart and =
laughter, Maidene, of Montpelier, Mr..
nd Mrs. Windsor g. Ditty and w. j.
'oung and daughter, Katherine, of Barre.
rom East Brookfeld came Mr.. and Mrs.
red Brown and members of Gardner
'oor's family. Hugh Seaver and a friend
anne from Randolph and others have
cen mentioned in other items
DIR. Henry A. Downs of Oil City, Pa,
back in town, being called here by the
erious illness of his mother, Mrs. Adna
J. Downs.
Our people will be interested TO know
hat there is possibility of the estab-
shment of junior high school in town
nth the opening of the school year next
all. Some of those highest in the de-
artment of education in the state have
cen in town in consultation with school
ificials here and further announcements
lay be expected later
A service flag with nine stars was dis