The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-04
HARDWICK

The annual rummage sale held the
last three days of last week in the
Pierce block for the benefit of the
Hardwick hospital was the biggest sue.
cess from every standpoint of any af-
fair of this kind in the history of the
ladies' auxiliary of the hospital, who
had charge of the affair. Not only was
this accomplished with church sale
on the opening day but with other
events and attractions, but each and
every day the attendance was good and
on Saturday night an auction was held
to sell the balance of the odds and ends
which were left. We are informed
that the total amount of money re-
ceived from the three days sale was
over $500, while over $50 worth of
home canned vegetables were brought
in and donated to the hospital This is
the biggest donation Of home canned
goods ever received at this institution,
and great deal of credit is due those
in charge for the success of the venture
this year.
Despite continued reports to the CON
trary, there is only one case of scarlet
fever and that case is mild one and
all quarantine measures are being
strictly adhered to and no other cases
are anticipated.
Ralph Smith was home from Boston
the latter part of last week and over
Sunday
Peter Ghirla is moving from the
Montgomery house on Cottage street
M Ln 10
the same street.
Mrs. Tom Crowley and daughter and
Miss Isabella Griffith were recent visit
ors in st. Johnsbury.
Candidates for the Hardwiek acad-
envy basketball team had their first
practice at the gym Monday evening
The prospects for good team are
bright this season, although the team
lost a fine player in Mitchell, but it
has some good material to develop. 1t
is to be regretted that the big four"
so styled by themselves, saw fit to
freeze out team like Hardwick acad-
envy and Peoples academy, Waterbury
and othets, and your correspondent UNI
derstands that Prof Fuller of the local
academy is trying to form an indie.
pendent interscholastic league consist.
ing of Hardwick academy, ST. Johns
bury, Morrisville, Stowe and Hyde
Park to play schedule of games and
the winner shall challenge the winner
of the regularly organized northern
Vermont interscholastic winners. The
four schools composing the present
league or the winners of the league
have no right to lay any claim to the
championship of the state without con.
sidering the rights of other teams to
contest for that title. The local boys
expect to receive liberal support this
winter and have ordered new suits
throughout and other paraphernalia.
The fans await the first game and the
call of the whistle
The Strout Real Estate agency office
has been moved from rooms in the
Fl&tiron building into an office in The
Gazette building.
James Cruickshank has moved from
the Lawson house on Terrace hill into
apartments in the Jackson block.
William Gallagher was home from
his work in Burlington over Sunday
and the first of the week.
Perley Andrus is in Burlington this
week, learning to drive a Standard Oil
company truck. which viii be used here
another summer in its delivering.
Frank Worthen has moved into the
Peck house ON Brush street, recently
vacated by F, T. Carr.
Morris Walsh was home from st.
Michael's college at Winooski the lat
ter part of last week and over Sunday.
Mrs. Annie Mack of st. Johnsbury
has been guest of friends here this
week.
Halloween was observed in the usual
manner last Friday evening by large
number of youngsters but this year
they were better behaved than usual,
although they moved all movable prop
erty in sight and erected most pic.
turesque pyramid from out of every,
thing conceivable near where the gran
lite water tub formerly stood. They
made no disturbing noises nor did they
disturb the calm and peace of the in
habitants to any great extent.