The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-31
RANDOLPH

Labor day is to be observed here in a
patriotic way. At half past two in the
afternoon new y. S. flag and town
service flag, purchased by subscription
will be raised in Depot square. The
speakers will be J. B. Estee Of Mont
pelier, Rev M. S. 0'Donnel and Rev.
Fraser Metzger The band VIII be in at
tendance to furnish music and male
quartet will also give selections.
1t is said that Frank Thomas chopped
l40 solid cords of wood last winter,
working short days and frequently in
deep snow, sometimes earning as much
as $50. week, besides doing farm chores,
Last winter he chopped for Mr.. Dustin,
who furnished wood for the Salisbury
company last season.
Mr. and Mrs. J. j. Trerise arrived
home Monday from two weeks stay
IN camp at Alburg, where they were
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Scott and Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Noble Of Burlington
On account of low water and the sup
ply of coal being exhausted at the Beth
ell branch of the Hortonia Power COM
pany, it has been thought advisable to
shut off the power between II and 4
O'clock in the night, till we have rains
to raise the streams. No street or house
lights will be furnished between II and
4 a. m.
The name of Edward j. 0'Brien has
been filed as candidate for the Demo
cratic party as representative at the
primaries Sept. 10.
Fl. L. Booth Of st. Paul, Mimi who
has been passing several weeks in town
and in Newport, N. H., awaiting call,
has gone to Columbia university, New
York, for a short training course before
going to Italy to engage in Y. M. c. A,
work.
Mrs G. P. Lamson accompanied her
brother, Leslie Ferguson, to his home in
New York on Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Blair has closed q visit of
several weeks here with her sister, Mrs.
G. N. Billings, and gone to her home in
Waterbury.
Mrs. Warren Moore Of Warren Is be-
ing entertained this week by Mrs. p, B.
Daniels and Mrs. NJ W. Campbell
Miss Ida Hatch of Winsted, Conn, was
the guest Of friends here the first of the
week.
Miss Lura Church has gone to Plain
field, where she is to teach the coming
year.
Misses Marjorie Spooner and Alice Al
len of Montpelier have been guests this
week Of Misses Marjorie and Helen
Morse.
Miss Olive Rix has been in Lebanon
for few days, the guest of Miss Flor
enee Cantlin.
Miss May X Howe and her grand
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Rand, went to
Brattleboro this week to remain till the
opening Of the school about the middle
OF September
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Briggs and two
children and Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Rice
of Granville, came to see their brother
Lieut.. Raymond Briggs at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs z. f. Briggs last week
Rev. Frederick Leeds returned last
week to his parish in Putnam, Conn
He went by auto, and Mrs. Leeds accom-
panied him as far as Greenfield Mass
Mrs. H. A. Leonard and son, Laurence
motored to Burlington this week for a
short visit with her brother, f. G. Web
ster, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. 0sgood have re-
turned from two weeks auto trip
through parts of Massachusetts,, Maine
and New Hampshire.
Frank Bowen has bought of H. g.
Fogg his farm of l25 acres on the Bethel
road. He has traded the part west of
the railroad track, on which the build
ings are situated, with Andrew Wood
worth, for the so-caled Wheeler place
near Findley bridge. The land east of
the track Mr. Bowen has sold to Newell
Byam.
The marriage is announced Of Miss
Alice r. Briggs of Brandon to Luke Liv-
ingston Conner of Norwich. The mar
riage took place Aug 81. Mr.. Conner
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs f. B. Conner,
former residents here, graduate Of
Montpelier seminary and the University
of Vermont, and at present is principal
of the high school at Hinesburg.