The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-26
WATERBURY,
Over $4,000 Pledged Already in the War
Savings Stamp Drive.

Over $4,000 Pledged Already in the Wa
Savings Stamp Drive.
Waterbury continues to soar on tn
thrift stamp drive, $4,000 being nov
pledged, which is good excess above tn
quota. Pledges continue to come, ant
the Office force keeps busy. H. c. White
hill, chairman for the town, has been /
busy man, not only here, but in impsrt
ing methods for the work here to othel
towns The success so apparent in th'
work is due also to T.. s. Newcomb, whC
had charge of the work at the Center
Mrs. ID. 7. Harvey, chairman of tht
womans committee, Miss Lena Wallace
of the girls, and Mark Harvey of the
boys.
Mrs. s. L. Goodrich, whose husband
DR.. Goodrich, recently received his promo
tion as captain, who has been the guest
of her mother, Mrs. G.. +. Moody returns
to-day to Buffalo, n Y. Capt. Goodrich
has been transferred to the work at the
Plattsburg barracks, which is an added
honor and responsibility.
The jubilee fund for Montpelier GEM
mary is meeting a generous response in
this town. One subscription for 1000
was received yesterday, while many 9TH
er amounts were pledged. The workers
were here for two days.
The war savings stamp drive in Dux-
bury is in the competent hands OF H. J..
Parcher, who recently put the Red Cross
drive "oyer the top" Workers are busy
there, who are anxious to see Duxbury
| also win out on her quota.
Blasting for stone for the federal road
put the telephone lines to Montpelier out
of commission. The shock from the blast.
ing was quite evident in town.
AT the home of her grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. r. j. Edwards, on Main street,
Miss Jennie, daughter of Mr., and Mrs. w.
H. Craig of this town, was united in mar
rage at o'clock Monday evening by
Rev Verne /. Smith to Lieut.. Harold B.
Newton of the 303d infantry, stationed
now at Camp Devens, Mass. The bride
was gowned in white georgette crepe and
carried a shower bouquet of roses and
sweet peas. The decorations were of
ferns, daisies and roses, the bridal party
standing under an arch. The bride has
been for the past year one OF the popular
assistants in the high school She IL a
graduate of the Springfield high school
and of Middlebury college, The groom,
whose home ia in Charlestown, N, H., is
also graduate OF the Springfield high
school and would have received his diplo
ma this June from the University of
Vermont, had he not entered the service.
The wedding march was played by Mrs.
4 r..I Ia
of Mortified. piano and violin. Lena
Garyey was the little ring bearer, The
groom has five days furlough. They
left for brief wedding trip and will
then be for time at Aver, Mass. The
bride expects to return here to reside
with her parents and resume her teach |
ing next year. Among those present from
out of town were the parents of the
groom and two brothers, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. H. Newton, Earle Newton and Elmer |
Newton, of Charlestown, N. H.; Miss 1sa |
Craig of Chester, Mrs. r. B. Edwards OF
Mass, Miss Mary Loomis of
Miss Emma Lowe of Penn |
sylvania, and Miss Helen Cassius OF
Swanton. Relatives and few friends
attended from town.
full as far as weather goes, but inside
storm without The decorations, which |
were in charge of Mrs. H. D. Hopkins,
were of ferns and evergreen, with flags,
and were beautiful. The program, as ar
ranged by Mrs. Hopkins, was of high
order, and Mrs. Miller, supreme deputy
of the Maccabees of the
World, said it was by far the finest that
lad been arranged by any order of the
Maccabees. Church services were omit
ed, the proceeds of the entertainment
,eing for the Red Cross and war relief
und G. f. Moody introduced the speak
RS and made at the opening of the even
ne speech packed with sense and wit.
Yrs. W. l.. WATSON, president of the local
Red Cross. spoke of that work in her
lsual pleasing manner. Hon. Frank Plum
ey of Mortified gave sound, practical
ddress. while Mrs. Miller told of the
york of the Maccabees, this being sup
Ilemented by the pictures, which closed
he entertainment, giving one a good
iea of the order. Herman d. Hopkins
T Montpelier. as reader, received his
sual kindly greeting from Waterbury
riends. The male quartet from Mont
elier rendered pleasing selections,
fessrs. Fisher and Bsine each also rem
ering solos Mrs. +. Barnaby Leach of
Iontpelier came as their aecompanist. :
he local talent also received an ovation. (
,arle Twombly. violinist, played with his
skill, and Miss Kathleen Lee
aron, who has recently returned from a I
ears study at the New England Con-
srvatory OF Music. showed much i'm Z
royement, although Waterbury people I
ave always delighted in her work. Miss
eBaron sang twice in French and was I;
bliged to respond to the second encore.