The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-28
H4RDWICK

The board of civil authority met last
Saturday and Monday at the Memorial
building and during these two sessions
abated taxes to the amount of several
hundred dollars some as far back as 1913
and from that time down.
Mrs. J. Z. Sullivan is in Barre, called
there by the dangerous illness Of the
daughter Of Mr., and Mrs. James Bennett,
$. E. Darling, jr., has been home from
Camp Deyens for a weeks furlough the
past week.
Melvin G. Morse, who has been in the
thick of the fighting in France as Y Nj.
c. A. worker, arrived home last Saturday
night. Melvin has been quite i'll a part
OF the time, has been gassed twice and
has lost 50 pounds in weight. He will
remain here for a time recuperating and
win then probably report in New York,
but he does not expect to go across again.
Charlie Webber, one of Uncle Sans
sailors, is home for few days furlough.
Mrs. L. DiBona of Quincy, Mass was
a visitor here last week.
r. Laruccia of Quincy, Mass, was a
business visitor in town last week, re-
turning home Saturday.
The boy scouts entertained 70 visitors
at their rooms last Thursday evening, at
which time the investiture ceremony was
conferred on about a dozen tenderfoot
scouts. Besides the regular routine of
business, Rev. Charles Waite spoke to
the boys, and following this there was a
social time, the visitors inspected the
rooms and the interesting exhibits made
by the boys. The interpatrol contest
ended on this same evening, William
Robb's patrol winning with $4,000 points,
Weeks patrol second with 10000 points
and Sylvester's patrol third with 1900
points. The two losers will give a social
to the winners in the near future. The
scouts are planning now for their troop
competitive contest between the two
troops here and the East Hardwicl troop,
the contest to be pulled off at the opera
house on Wednesday evening, Feb. 5.
This will give those interested in the
scout movement an opportunity OF wit
Messing a good entertainment and at tile
same time help the local boys establish
a camping fund to be used next summer
Plan to go. We can guarantee you will
see some talent heretofore unknown. The
program will be furnished by each troop
and the audience will be judges as to
which troop gives the best program.
There was a very pleasant party at
the home of Mrs. A. C.. Hooker on High
street Monday evening, when Ahe Good
Hearted class of the Congregational
church entertained one of their members,
Mrs. L, l. Bishop of Johnson, former
resident. 1t was very pleasant occa-
sion and most enjoyable time was had
Don't forget the big benefit card party
at the Knights of Columbus hall this
week Thursday evening. 1t is for the
benefit of the local hospital and at the
small sum of 25c you will not be called
upon to dig very deep and you will be
helping a worthy cause. Refreshments
will be served.
A picked basketball team went to
Woodbury. last Saturday night and was
defeated by the town team of that place
by a score of % to 10 in an interesting
game,
Quite few of the stonecutters who
recently went to Barre returned home
Saturday night.
In one of the cleanest and best played
basketball games seen in Hardwick in a
long time, the local academy team de-
feated the Montpelier high school team
last Friday night by score of 40 to 20.
The defeat pinned onto the visitors was
due to the superior passing Of the home
team.