The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
MARSHFIELD


s p, m, sharp. A short dedicatory pro
= gram and the unfurling of the flags vii
= be in the band room, but the main pro
J, gram will be given in X. Of J.. hall Their
0 will be an address by II. ID. Hopkins o
. the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Go
of Montpelier and by Rev. George A. Fur
ness, and remarks by Rev. A. A. Plat
and A. r. Davis. The Junior Nd Gross
will have a part in the program, whici
J will include several vocal solos. Thu
Marshfield cornet band will assist dur
: ing the entire evening. Show your pa
: triotsm by being present to salute thu
Stars and Stripes, and witness the I'm
; furling OF the Red Cross and service flags
Tuesday, May 81 at 1880 p. m. is the
time set for the annual meeting of the
Red Cross and the organization of local
; society with the election of a full list OF
; officers. Remember the date and be al
the band room promptly at the appoint
ed time. Don't be Stacker. Come and
do your bit.
Miss Marion Badger is learning the
work at the telephone central.
Frederick Carpenter went to Cabot on
Monday, where he is to work for II. o.
Dwinell the coming season.
The library will close at $3.50 p. m.
Tuesday, May 81, on account of the an
nual meeting of the Red Cross that even
ing.
Miss Arlene Thurston has finished her
work in the telephone central and gone
to her home in Walden.
The seven month.old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Ketchum passed away last
| Wednesday, May s, after a brief illness,
! The funeral was held Friday at II a. M,
| Rev. G. A. Furness officiating. The in
terment took place in the Eaton Gene
terry.
TO all those who received the little
Red Cross envelopes asking for penny
a day for the month of May, notice is
hereby given that the envelopes will not
be collected until the last of July, owing
to the coming Red Cross drive and other
activities of the society.
Paul Pitkin mas finished the years
work at Middlebury college and is to be
at home for a few weeks.
Ed Badger has moved his family from
Walden to the Andy Cole farm on the
Danville road. He was in Walden Fri
day when the shower struck him. 1t
blew the wagon body off, taking him
with it and injuring his arm and side.
G. E. Thwing and j. w. Mears at
tended the Shriners' meeting in Mont
pelier Thursday night.
Harry Folsom and wife have moved
into a part of Mrs Melinda Bemis' house
on Main street.
+. G. Merrill left Monday for Barre. |
where he expects to have work during |
the summer.
Mrs. F. f. Perkins and son, W. B. Per
kins, of Burlington, were the guests of /
Miss A. L. Burnham part of last week. |
Mrs Lucy Bemis was the guest of Mr. /
and Mrs. r. G. Marshall in Montpelier /
last week
Miss Lydia Dow is visiting relatives in
Waterbury
Mrs. Flora Cole had an attack of acute
Indigestion last week and was found by
her husband in an unconscious condition
on the floor, A physician was speedily
and relief secured.
+. II. Tanner has returned from Lis
bon, n. H., accompanied by his daugh-
ter and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs vii.
liam Kimball, and son, Reginald, who
are to reside with him.
Cecil Towne of Montreal was the guest
Of his mother, Mrs. Anna Towne, over
Sunday
The Liberty Ministries of Cabot
brought out full house last Friday !
evening and the entertainment was much
enjoyed by all. The total receipts !
amounted to S44.25, which. after paying /
expenses, netted the Cabot company
1888 and the Red Cross and Pythian :
Sisters each 1881. II
One of the worst showers ever expe-
fenced in this locality occurred Friday /
afternoon between and o'clock. The {
Wind took off a part of the roof of !
'arn belonging to Mrs. c. f. Shepard, be- i
ides doing damage in several minor t
yavs. c
Mothers day was observed Sunday \
morning at the Congregational church 1
With very fine sermon by the pastor.
Fl. T. Brown returned Saturday from e
,ewbury, where he has been working. 2
Miss Dorothy Collins represented this "
istrict (No. 3 in class No | of the Y
cripture memorizing contest held in CT
fontpelier last Wednesday evening in v
with the Sunday school con. n
ention. Il
Miss Mabel Henderson was the guest in
Miss Evelyn Furness at Goddard sem.
lary the first of last week. gi
Professor Hatch spoke in the interests +
Montpelier seminary Sunday after
bon at the NJ. 4, church He was as NJ
sted by mixed quartet from the sem W
AIRY. f.
The Bible study class will meet with Is.
RS. Andrew Corliss next Thursday even m
e ti'
At the annual meeting of the village HI
rporation held Tuesday evening, May fr
the following officers were elected for Ii,
e ensuing year: President, G. L. Owl W,
III: first trustee G. Il. May; second lis
ustee, f. w. Gilman; third trustee,
c, HOLSTER; fourth trustee o. H. w
NTH; clerk, L. w. Gilman: collector, Nj
W. Mears; first auditor, v R. Hud- Va
n; second auditor. +. c. Pitkin; third NJ
ditor, c. +. Thwing street commits
,ner, b. B. Nowns; chief engineer of to-
e department, G. L. Dwinell; first as biz
slant engineer of fire department, b. an
Davis; second assistant engineer of ma
e departments, A. W. Cole; first fire
Irden, G. F.. May; second fire warden, ter
w Mears; third fire warden. A. w. pa
ark; fourth fire warden. C. f. Thwing; w,
,pector of wood, bark and lumber. F. G. ]
mis- II was voted to raise a tax of dol
; on dollar. II was also voted to in tin
uct the trustees TO use $50 of the cor at
ration money for practice drills of the exI
: department. vii
The item in last weeks issue should car
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