The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-27
GROTON

Open-air and patriotic exercises
attending the raising Of exl0
community service flag were held
on Wednesday evening in honor Of
the boys who have responded to their
country's call from this vicinity. A large
company gathered in front Of the opera
block and listened TO speeches by Rev
Edgar Grassland and John w. Gordon
Of Barre. Each gave interesting talks
along the line Of Red Cross work, and
the Liberty loan, Music was furnished
by the Barre kiltie band, Thirty-three
boys from this vicinity are already In
the country's service and six more are
expecting their call the first Of next
month or in the near future, Groton is
justly proud Of her boys,
A daughter was born Monday to Mr.
and Mrs. James Henderson.
M. d. Coffriu was & business visitor
in ST, Johnsbury Tuesday,
Mrs. j. T. Darling was called TO
Woodsville, NJ H., Tuesday by the illness
of Nelson Kicker, her nephew, who was
suffering from an attack Of grip. The
young man is reported as somewhat i'm
proved.
Grover Smith, who has been confined
TO the house for the past week, seriously
i'll with grip, Is recovering,
Mr., and Mrs, A. W, Coffrin have been
passing the week In Burlington, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs, Morris Coffrin,
their son and wife.
The family Of Mrs, Maribah Taylor
the Molly Falls telephone operator, are
all very III with the prevailing distemper
Mrs. Joseph Hastings of Newhury was
in town this week to visit her son, Err.
nest Hastings, and family, The wife of
the last named has not been as we'll for
several days,
Miss Mary Hall and Miss Winifred
Nolan, teacher in the primary room Of
the graded school, have been added TO
the list of sick.
The village school and the moving
picture house have been closed on ac-
count of the epidemic,
Pearl Heath left Thursday morning
for Lexington, Mass, to accompany his
wife, who has been visiting her parents,
TO her home here.
Mrs. w, B, Darling was In ST. Johns
bury yesterday.
Mr.. and Mira. James Craigie Of South
Ryegate were visitors In town yester-
day,
Mrs. Richard Dennis was called 10
Lowell, Macs, Tuesday by the Illness Of
her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Weleh, and
family. Mrs, Ned Lindsay has also
been very i'll at the same place.
A large number of guests of Mr., and
Mrs, q, r. Robinson at their home Fri
day evening Of last week met TO enjoy
corn roast. A short devotional exer-
else was held, followed by fellowship
meeting, and a social evening in the
open, with plenty of roasted corn for
all
Miss Theresa Emery returned Tuesday
from her vacation of two weeks, which
she passed with relatives in Providence,
r, |,
Lester Freer was in ST, Johnsbury on
Tuesday, having dental work done In
preparation for military service, to
which no expects to be called the first of
the week.
Mrs, Charles Miller and Mrs, Emma
Tals4y Of South Ryegate were over.Sun-
day guests Of Mrs, M. NJ Collins.
Miss Jennie Page OF Wells River Wis
tied her parents, Mr. and Mrs, G, b,
Page, the first of the week.
Mrs, l., G. Weleh passed several days
last week with her daughter, Mrs, G, A,
Miller, In Barre,
Mrs. Lynn Hill and daughter, Phyllis,
of Northheld visited her mother, Mrs.
K, T, Raymond, last week,
Mrs Harry Hosmer and daughter, Dor
Is, Of Woodsville, N, H., was a visitor
in town Wednesday,
DIR. Harris Price Of Maiden, Mass, and
mother, Mrs. II. L. Tillotson, were in
town over Sunday night DR., Price has
been called 10 service and drove his car
TO Vermont for storage during HIS alb.
sence. They returned 10 Maiden on the
afternoon train Monday
Sheriff Worthen of st. Johnshury and
two deputies were in town Sunday look
ing for young man by the name of Por,
ter, who broke into the MoIam store