The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-04
WILLIAMSTOWN

Stevens Dranchs about one-fouTth mile
south Of Mrs. L. D. Gales house, while
the old bridge is being widened and a
cement covering put on in place Of the
wooden planlSing.
Mrs. Harry NJ Lasell and children,
Harry James, Harvey and Lena, are
back in town after stay OF several
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Reoor in
Barre and later with relatives in South
Barre.
Mrs T.. G. Waldo, who lately lost her
newest barn by fire, is making repairs on
one of the older barns, and fitting it up
with tie.ups for cows and stalls for
horses. Frank /. Godfrey is in charge
of the work.
The premises formerly owned by Jason
| K. Martin were sold at auction last Mon
| day, Alden II. Jewett, manager of the
creamery, bidding off the house and a
half interest in the barn for 1885. He
buys for home and will later move
from the house he now occupies at the
foot Of Quarry street, belonging to Mrs.
Dora Brockway.
Word was received from Frank A.
Brockway of the U. S. navy last Sunday
evening about eight that he was at Ran
dolph and would be in Montpelier june
ton about $3.50. The message came
by phone to his wife and at the time
| mentioned she, with her father, Charles
U. siyright, and Peggy Ford and driver,
were there to meet him. As there was
no passenger train for several hours, Mr..
| Brockway came up from the junction on
freight train and the parties reached
| home in due season.
The school board has engaged as prin-
cipal of the junior high school, G. FL
lott Stevens, B. S., Of the Y. V. NJ, who
| will teach mathematics and agriculture.
| The assistant teachers are Mabel G.
Spindler, B. s., of Cornell university,
who viii have charge of the work in
home economies and English, and r. Ida
Brownell, A. B., Of U. V. NJ, who will
give instruction in French, Latin, history
and geography. The school year is d.
yided into three terms, IA weeks in the
| fall, IL in the winter, and 10 in the
spring. The fall term is scheduled to
begin on Monday, Sept. 9.
Walter M. Williams, owner Of the drug
and stationery store in the Beckett
block, offers it for sale, as he wishes to
engage in other business. A good chance
/ for good paying business for some one.
See ad in another column.
A motor party which included Mrs.
| Winifred (Jeffords) Waldo and daugh-
| ter, Alice, of this town, Mrs Josephine
! Waldo Of Perry street, Barre, and Mrs
! Adelard Rouse and three children OF
GraniteviIle went to West Topsham last
Monday, stopping first at the home Of
| Mrs. Gordon Smith in that village, and
| later going to the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
4 L. NJ. Flynn, about two miles distant on
/ the road to East Topsham. The gath
/ ering was a sort Of reunion Of the de-
scendants Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Abbott
Of Topsham and included them and three
| daughters, Mrs. Waldo, Mrs. Smith and
! Mrs. Flynn, as well as several grand
children and great grandchildren. Others
present were Mr.. and Mrs. James Sheri-
| dan and two children of Graniteville, and
| Miss Avis Smith, who IL employed in
the works of the Royal Typewriter Co.
| of Hartford, Conn, and is home on a va
cation.
The selectmen viii meet at the Office
! of the town clerk on the afternoon of
Friday, Sept. 8, to pay bills against the
town.
Clyle H. Morse and Arthur G. Whitney
came home from Bellows Falls last Sat
urday night, staying at their homes till
late in the afternoon of Labor day.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell NJ. Jeffords have
lately had a short visit from their son,
H. Morton Jeffords, his wife and son,
Russell. Mr.. Jeffords, who has been en-
gagged In high school teaching in New
York for the past four years, has now
accepted a position as supervisor Of a
union district in Connecticut, and he will
live at Kent in that state.
Miss Nellie Tillotson has returned to
her work as teacher Of the primary
school in West Berlin and began the
term on the 3d.
A. Richard Martin and Francis Irons
have returned to Brigham academy Bak-
ersfeld, to continue their school work,
and Ronald Irons goes back with them
to enter the school this fall
Mrs. Carl W. Seaver and son, Howell,
started early on the morning Of Sept.
for Granville, N. Y, and at $3.50 were in
Rutland on their way to that city, where
they viii stay with relatives for a few
days.
Rural Carrier Robert f. Clogston of
route No. l. was in Bradford at the
home Of his father last Monday and
also visited Lake Morey.
Elwin N. Prescott, now resident Of
Hartford, Conn, has taken a large house
at l04 Washington street in that city
and Is renting rooms to help out in
the largely increased demand for them
in consequence Of the flow of workers
to that place,
The children of the primary depart
ment OF the Methodist Sunday school
are invited to picnic on Friday after
noon next In H. B. Wado's woods Moth.
ers Of the children are invited to come
and bring the babies.
Martin Erskine and son, Donald, re-
turned yesterday from an overland trip
to North Adams, Mass, where they had
been with load of household goods for
Mr.. Erskine's daughter, Maria, now Mrs
Earl Seaver, who with her husband il
now living on farm near that city. The
journey was made with pair of horses
and heavy wagon and stops overnight
were made both going and returning
Mrs, Florence 0Neill and children
Brooks and Winona, now Of Lowell
Mass., are spending few days with G.
i. Adams, where they lived for several
, years