The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-04
RANDOLPH

Influenza is again affecting the schools
About half Of the pupils of the Brook
| field high school, and the village school
and West street school are out because
of it.
A number of teachers in the rural
schools resigned at the end of the term
Mrs, Alouise Allen King of the Archer
school has gone to Burlington to live
and her school is consolidated with the
Gaylord school. Mrs, Voney Farr, a
normal graduate, is teaching the school
in the Gaylord schoolhouse until an.
other teacher can be found. Mrs. Blanche
Manning Stoddard, who taught the up
per branch school, has gone to Roches.
ter to live, and her place has been tax
en- by Miss Ina Waldo, a johnson Nor.
NAL graduate, whose home is in Wash
ington. Mrs. Glenn Flint's contract has
expired, and at the present time no
teacher has been found for the Riford
Brook school. The superintendent eX.
. aminations were given this week. Most
of the time lost during the influenza
epidemic, has been made up by teaching
Saturdays and holidays.
If enough pupils warrant it, short
course of six or eight weeks may be Civ
en- at the V. S. A. this winter. Mr.
Gibson is back at the V. S. A.
Teachers are coming back from war
work, and the teacher supply situation
is, the best it has been since school
opened. If it had not been for the mar.
ried teachers it would have been impos-
sible to have opened all the rural schools
in September. In every case it was con
siderable sacrifice for them to teach.
Mr. and Mrs. c. j. StoclIwell, whl
have been in Rochester since Tuesday,
returned home Friday.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Walbridge, who live on the Rowell
Addition, at the sanatorium on Friday
A son was born Friday to Mr. and Mrs
Guy 0sha, who live on Randolph ave
nue..
Mrs. Theodore Williams Of West Leb-
anon is visiting her son and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Harley Williams.
Randolph Lodge of Odd Fellows, No
As, elected officers on Monday evening
as follows: Noble grand, j. M, Jones
vice grand, G. D. Mudgett; secretary,
N. c. Buck; treasurer, A. NJ. Hubbard
Miss Mildred Hatch has finished work
in the suit department of II. l.. Hatch
and will remain at home for the pres
ent.
The Hood milk condensing plant has
begun running nights A carload Of
milk comes from McIndoes and vicinity
each day, and there is much work at
present.
e. L. Saplt, who has the contract to
build the new Brigham creamery, has
given up work till spring, on account
of the cold and frost.
n. A. Austin has purchased of Frank
Ford for $1,000 the place near the School
street railroad crossing, which Mr. Ford
purchased Of G. w. panton Mrs Dus.
tin will occupy the place next spring, but
the present tenant, W. NJ. Lewis, will
pass the winter there.
It was the mother of Mrs. Roy Iewett
whose death occurred at the Jewctt
home on Thursday morning. Deceased
was Mrs Frank LaFountain Of West
Chazy, n. Y, and the remains were tax
en- there for burial, Deceased is sur
vived by husband and one son.
1t has been definitely decided that
Palmer and Lewis will engage in the
work Of the manufacture of wooden nov
elites at the old laundry building which
has been purchased Of A. B. and A. e.
Chandler for 81 500. The money which
has been raised will be advanced to
cover the purchase price of the building
and premises, also the motor and other
equipment; and Palmer and Lewis will
give mortgages to those who advance the
money.
Twenty-Five members of the class of
1918 of Randolph high school held a re-
union and supper at the Parish house on
Friday night After the supper they
went to the high school building, where
games and dancing were enjoyed till
midnight. Principal and Mrs, i. G. Ham
were the guests Of the class.
Eugene Button, who is employed at
Windsor, has been with relatives here
for the holidays, returning this week.
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