The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
HARDHICK


The committee which has been can
vsssing the town in the interest Of IN,
thrift stamps aud war savings staml
campaign report very good success, Th'
scouts expect 10 be at il In a few days
or A. soon a. their blanks aud Other
literature arrives from headquarters.
Master Leslie Bishop was guest Of
relatives IN Johnson over Sunday
The village meeting warning has been
| posted aud il bchnOves every voter Il
read il carefully, attend the meteing and
see that the right thing Is voted in each
instance. The reports are now out and
every department makes an exceptional.
" good showing
j. X. Stewart Is home from his work
IN the postoflcc terminal in Springfield,
Mass.
The coal famine in this place has been
relieved somewhat, as our local dealer,
c. L. French received car last Satur.
day, which he is portioning out In about
half-ton lots, which will relieve great
many until more coal arrives, and he
expects two more cars every day.
Mrs. George Bond has been quite i'll
the past week.
Despite the terrible storm Sunday,
there was a good congregation out at the
congregational church in the morning
to listen TO the exercises in connection
with the presentation of .pine.star
service flag by the Sunday school TO the
church. The superintendent, Harold Da-
Wis, made an appropriate presentation
speech on behalf of the school and Rev.
Mr. Waffle accepted it on behalf of the
church. Eighteen boy scouts stood az
attention in front Of the pulpit as IL was
presented and saluted the flag. The ex-
ercises were very interesting. The
names of the young men for which the
nine stars stood ON the flag are Russell
Norcross, Orlo Norcross, Peter Blackhall,
George n, White Carl Jennings, George
Foster. Fred Foster.
i. r. WEIGH and family are moving
20 their new home in johnson this week
Hardwiekians regret to have this family
leave town, they having resided here ten
years, but Mr.. Welch has business inter.
ests there and his time is of necessity
required in that place
The biggest crowd witnessing a bas.
ketball game for more than year was
on hand at the gymnasium last Friday
night and saw the boy scout team of
this place play rings around the Little /
Wooden Mill company team Of North (
and this with Carroll, the |
Goddard center, playing for the visitors |
The scouts won by a score of IS to Is, /
in a clean, fast game, in which the play /
ing of Carroll and Guernsey stood out
for the visitors, while for
the scouts, the whole team, Mitchell. /
Robb, forwards, Sylvester, center, and 1
Barr and Weeks guards, played a great
game, showing good team work and pass
ny ability The dance by the scout
orchestra after the game was largely
attended and much enjoyed. The scouts
nave reputation of being good enter
ainers, and have a good basketball team
md a good orchestra right in their troop,
md can furnish entertainment that
,leases all.
Game Warden Fraser was called to
he Buffalo mountain part of the town
asst Saturday TO care for a deer which
lad been run down and badly chewed
Ip by dogs, making the third deer within
week TO be either killed by dogs or by
legal hunters, or both County Warden
eek of Sheffield was in town the first
t the week assisting the local warden
\ looking after the dogs. There are a
ew less Of these animals now as re-
ult of the past weeks investigation
et the good work go on.
Get your dog licensed on or before the
rst of April.
Shpman's mill yard is fast filling up
18th supply Of logs and il looks now
: though this industry would be fair
r busy one the coming season. The
tton bobbin factory is now running
al time and turning out a large supply
I bobbins. This factory is located right
ear the Buffalo road railroad crossing.
c. p Sawyer. a former editor of the
ardwick Gazette, and well known here,
1t now connected with the Christian
,ience Herald of Boston, was in town
lie first of the week calling on old
lends