The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-16

viii meet the Littieton, n. H., high school
team at Montpelier Saturday afternoon
The local team has defeated all corners
thus far and Littleton comes here with
good reputation for the season, so that
good game is expected
At the regular meeting of the grange
held last evening it was voted to CON
tribute $40 to the grange education fund.
The third and fourth degrees were con-
ferred upon class of 20 candidates, att
er which nice program and supper were
enjoyed. There was good attendance.
John wilkins of Waterbury was To-
cal visitor to-day.
Miss Alice Clencey Of Mortified passed
part of the day in the city.
Mrs. Angelina Congo, aged l02 years,
who has been i'll at the city farm for
short time, was not as well this morn
ing.
Miss Ruth Jeffrey, who has been in
New York, came here yesterday to visit
with w. II. Jeffrey, her father, and her
sister.
Mrs. T. J. Heaphy, who has been
moved to her home from the Heaton hos
| pital. where she underwent an operation,
| Il recovering in nice shape.
Mrs. w. r. Manning who has been at
Heaton hospital, has been moved TO the
home of A. A. Emery. She is recovering
her health slowly.
George Long and Mrs. Isabel Parker
may play solitaire by the hour IN wash
ington county jail as far as companion
ship is concerned, while they are IN the
place il the present condition exists, for
during the daytime they will be the
sole occupants of their respective parts
OF the Jail, There is no woman ex-
cepting Mrs Parker committed to the
Jail at the present time, while all OF
OF the men, who are committed TO the
iail at the present time, excepting Long,
will be out working That is, generally
speaking. All have been out excepting
when a man is feeling poorly or some
thing Of that sort. This morning one
man was in. but he has been working
right along and probably will be feel
J ing better tomorrow, so he can work
Long will not have associates the way he
, did when he was in Jail about two years
ago. There are now 10 prisoners IN jan
. including Mrs Parker and Long,
w. Fl. Jeffrey, state probation officer
, has returned from trip to neighborlns
, states. where he has been looking Over
their plans of caring for children. HC
made a study of their work from The
, child point of view, that is, he did moi
/ take the theory as advanced in the Office
| hut went TO the places where the children
I were kent and saw what treatment they
are pivep. He found conditions in some
+, states that the board of charities in Yer
= II -, re IvRnygn
, But he also found some things that WI
e assist in the care of the children IN Yer
! mont, taken from practical workers o
: is and 20 years experience who haV'
e nut into practice their results rathe
than to theorize on the work.
n The annual meeting of the Daughter
: of 1872 took place Thursday Afternoon
with Miss Belle Martin at her home Oh
4 Cliff street, 1t was the business session
: and there was a good attendance. he
s freshments were served. There are abou
I % members of the chapter here. III
G new officers are: Regent, Mrs L. !
! Steele; first vice regent, Mrs. Z. (. Biod
gett: second vice regent, Mrs. q. b. /
J. Denney; recording and corresponding sec
i retary. Miss Martha Watson; registrar
e Mrs Nellie M. Gill; treasurer, Mrs. "
i f. Turner; auditor, Miss Belle Martin
e historian, Mrs H. J. Smith of Barre
i chaplain, Mrs. Denney.
Charles Ballard was in city court thi
= morning on the charge of intoxicatiol
! to which he pleaded guilty and said !
= would be able to pay a fine of SIS an
Y costs. He made disclosure that
e bought Saturday pint of whiskey
! Springfield, that he drank that and ths
I Monday he bought at a first-cla'
re saloon here two drinks of whiskey, thrc
e. drinks of wine and two drinks of al
y, Therefore, he was i'll from Monday unit
. he appeared in court.