The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-20
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Groton Grange Held Farmers Meeting
Monday Afternoon.

Monday Afternoon.
A farmers meeting was held Monday
afternoon at l. ~ Halls under the aus.
pieces of the Groton grange. O. l., Mar
tin of Plainfield, the state lecturer, was
present and gave talk on sheep raising.
Ii was expected there would be a dem
onstration with a tractor, but owing to
the rainy weather it was not deemed adj
visable to make the trip from Barre,
Miss Carrigan of the cooperative exten-
sion work in agriculture and home eco
nomics of the state of Vermont gave an
interesting demonstration of wheatless
and sugarless cooking. She was assisted
by Mrs. P M. Beekley of South Ryegate.
Forty ladies were present and all en-
joyed Miss Carrigans talk and also the
samples of fine cooking.
Mrs. Margaret Markham was the guest
of relatives in st. Johnsbury over Sun
day.
Everett Kicker is attending the Wells
River high school.
Charles Fisk, who was recently dis
charged from military service for physi-
cal disability, has moved to the Hatch
Louise on Minard hill.
A daughter was born Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs. Delwin Page.
Glenford Austin has moved his family
to Woodsville, N. H., where he has en-
ployment on the Boston & Maine rail
road,
Johnnie Hall has returned to his work
at st. Johnsbury TO await his call for
service in the marine corps.
prnals Of
Wells River were guests of Miss Kath-
leen hendry over Sunday.
Mrs S. d. Thurston of Monroe, n. H.,
is visiting relatives in town this week.
Andrew Ashford returned Tuesday
from Portsmouth, N, H., where he went
the last of the week in search of EN-
ployment.
Mrs. John Hatch and daughter, Max
inc, visited her sister, Mrs. Frank San
ders of Woodsville, N H., Tuesday.
F. NJ Weld and daughter, Miss Gladys
Weld of Berlin, were callers in town
Wednesday while on their way to New
bury to join Mrs Weld and Mrs. Clark,
her mother, who were visiting relatives
there.
Mrs. Helen Kicker left Saturday on
her way to visit her, son, b. + Kicker Of
Hotchkissville, Conn, and other relatives
in Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Taylor, who have
been spending the summer at their farm,
have returned to their residence in the
village. Mr.. Taylor remains about the
same as for several weeks past.
Miss Adelaide James of Newbury was
visitor in town Monday.
4 L..
animation and received a masters license
recently, has been passing a few days
with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. P A.
Smith, returning to New York Thurs.
day
b. s. Eastman, c. j. Bailey, C. H.
Hendry, Grover Smith and r. A. David
son were in Wells River Monday evening
to attend business meeting in connec-
ton with the fourth Liberty loan.
Mrs f. O. Jones and daughters, Mrs
Earle Bixby and Miss Gladys Jones, re
turned Saturday to their home at Man
chester, n H., after a two weeks stay
with relatives in this vicinity. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Pearl Hatch
who will visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Dexter Whitehill of Lexington, Mass
Mrs. Sarah A. Page has sold her place
know mas the Divol place to Alfred Heal
ey, possession to be given next month
Mrs. Page will remove TO Manchester,
N Fl.
Miss Alma Lund has gone TO the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington for surgl
cal treatment.
Morning worship at the Methodist
church Sunday, Sept %. The pastors
theme will be, Startling Success" Sev-
ice at Westville at 2 O'clock, The boy
scouts will meet Wednesday evening
At the Baptist church the topic Of the
morning sermon will be "The Impor-
tance of Spiritual Vision" Topic of the
evening service viii be "The Life That
Is Eternal" Topic of junior Christian
Endeavor Mexico" A missionary pro-
gram. The Y. P. S. c. +. will meet Mon
day evening at o'clock; topic, Lessons
from Bible Characters"