The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-09
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
Rev F. G. Ayers Resigns Passionate Of
Second Congregational Church.

Rev Frank G. Alger has resigned as
pastor OF the Second Congregational
church Of Hartford, the resignation to
take effect at the close Of the month Of
January, In his letter to the church,
he writes: Somewhat over two years
ago ! was privileged TO come to this
church, at first serving you as acting
pastor, and, a little later, being elect
ed your pastor The period of my res
idence here has given me physical in
yigoration for which / am grateful. But
that is quite minor matter compared
with the Joy that has come into our
lives from the friendships formed both
within and without the church. for
have felt, from the beginning Of my
life here, that / was not only pastor
Of the Second Congregational church Of
Hartford, but a community pastor as
we'll The success Of the Mems Dis
cussion club has been most gratifying
to me. and conceive it TO be on the
threshold of greater things The va
rious departments of the church Hctiyi-
ties have won me TO them. Indeed,
know no phase of the minister's life
do not enjoy, and especially in this
church and village where you have
made us both feel so much at home.
find. however, that | must break from
this agreeable task of being your pas
tor and leave this delightful fraterni,
ty among the hills; and l. therefore,
present my resignation at this time,
naming the close of January as the
date of the termination of the pastoral
relations hope that we may be able
to make these remaining weeks the
best we shall have spent together the
best in service, in the quality of that
service and in our fellowship with one
another Wishing for the church life
whose thought and activities will ever
be according to the divine guidance,
am sincerely yours, Frank G. Ayers"
Mrs. Burt Boyce of Woodstock and
Mrs. Ralph Colson OF Springfield were
visitors at the home Of Mrs. Richard
Hoar last week.
MRS. E. X. Baxter Of Boston, who
has been a patient at the Mary Hitch
cock hospital, Hanover, has so far re-
covered her health as to leave and is
spending a few days with ex-Goy. and
Mrs s. E. Pingree and viii then re-
turn to her home in Boston.
William L. Harris of North Billerica,
Mass, who is the new night foreman
at the engine house, is living at the
home Of his wfes mother, Mrs. +. +.
Perkins, of Union street,
Fred L. Davis and +. l. Palmer were
in Woodstock Monday to see Probate
Judge Southgate in reference to the APP
pointing of an administrator for the
late David Alander's estate, The
Judge appointed f. |. Palmer as the ad-
mnistrator and Fred L. Davis and
Charles Lincoln as commissioners.
Judge Stanton Of RoXbury was in
town Monday, on his way to hold court
in Woodstock.
Y. A. Fogg Of the Farm Bureau as
ISOLATION was in Burlington several
days last week attending the meeting
of the federated farm bureaus of the
state.
c. j. Frink, manager Of the farm bu-
reau, was in Springfield, Mass, last
week on business concerning the as
ISOLATION.
The White River Junction grammar
school played the Enfield grammar
school last Thursday in game of
basketball and the local boys defeated
the Enfield team, 30 to 2.
Mrs G. w. Sawyer Of Tafts flats
has gone to Laconia, N, H., as a repre-