The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-28
HARDWTCK


The funeral Of Harry Neil Hall, who
died at Fort Williams, Me-, last Satur
day, was held at the Baptist church. not
Wednesday, as was stated but Thurs
day, as the. remains did not reach here
until Wednesday evening, Rev. 9. ID.
Hazelton oficiated, and interment was
made in the Elmore cemetery. There
was a large number of friends present
and the floral offerings were very pretty
and offered silent testimony 20 the re-
spect and esteem in which the deceased
was held in the community. Twenty
two soldiers and sailors who are home
from training camps and naval bases,
attended in body and with the blowing
of Taps" by Scout Bugler William
Robb, the funeral took ON a military
aspect. Harry Neil Hall was born in
Wolcott in March. 1895. and attended
school in fillmore and Wolcott until he
came to Hardwick with his mother Mrs.
ID. II. Wheeler. and stepfather, ID. II.
Wheeler. about ten years ago, and mas
made his home here ever since. He
learned the carpenters trade when
young man and was working at that
calling when he became q and he soon
registered and went into service last
summer and was stationed at Burling
ton, later being transferred to Fort VIII
lians, Me, where he was bugler in the
fort band at the time of his death, He
leaves to mourn his demise his mother,
stepfather. two brothers, Herbert A. Hall
of Westfeld, Mass. and Horace II. Hall
of this place, three sisters, Mrs. John ii.
James Of this place, Mrs. Fred Goodridge
OF Painfeld and Mrs. Ernest Smith Of
Wolcott to whom is extended the deep
est sympathy in their time Of sorrow.
Christmas exercises and trees were
held in most of the grade rooms at school
last Tuesday afternoon while singing
and other appropriate exercises were
held in the high school room at the same
time. There were several visitors The
Christmas exercises in the evening ut
the various churches were interesting and
well attended and the little folks all did
finely. The trees were well laden and no
child was Intentionally forgotten by
Santa Claus,
Harold Eastman returned to his work
in Laconia. n. H., Thursday, after spend
ing several DAYS here with relatives.
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spending few days here with friends
and relatives.
Stanley Ransom is at home from Wa
terbury, where he has been employed at
the Waterbury inn. Stanley will soon
leave for Daytona, Fla, where he will
spend the winter.
Harold Noble, who was recently dis.
charged from service, has gone to Straf-
ford, Conn, TO visit his mother and sis
ter
Thomas F. Dillon is spending the week
in Milford Mass, with relatives
Lieutenant Harold f. Taylor left on
Wednesday evening for Burlington,
where he will visit few days before
returning to camp.
Birney Iameri Herman Davis and
Summer Darling were home part Of the
week from Camp Devens at Aver, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Adams OF Grove
ton, N. H., are guests of .relatives in
town
The Christmas vacation dance at the
gymnasium Thursday evening given by
the Academy Athletic association was
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and was one of the pleasantest affairs
of the kind held in long time. Many
of the boys were home from training
camps and many having been discharged
and being at home made the event seem
more like old times as nothing else of
this kind could have done. The commit
tee in charge of decorations made the
hall look very patriotic aid attractive,
rs it was dressed in the national colors
and bunting. Three ladies acted as pat
ronesses and all in all the affair was one
lonS to be remembered by all who at
tended,
j. G. Eaton and family Of Hyde Park
we're visitors at L. NJ. Jordon's Wednes-
day.
The family OF n. r.. Aston are ali sick
with the influenza
Some thief or thieves broke into the
side door at the Idle Hour theatre last
Tuesday evening and also broke into the
prepayment meter in the operators
booth and after knocking out the back
of the meter secured The sum of $3.50
for their trouble. They also went through
the trap door in the floor and then tried
to enter the Wilson five and ten-cent
store from the cellar, but in this they
were foiled. Suspicion points to certain
people and officers are working on the
clues at hand This same theatre was
broken into few years ago in practi-
eally the same manner and the prepay
ment meter at that time was broken into
and about seven or eight dollars Sc.
cured.