The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-08
WATERBURY,

turned from motor TRIP, WHICH lnCiuueu
, the Sheldon fair.
Mr. and Mrs. c. G. Graves and Miss
Eta Graves are spending a few days at
Old Orchard beach - s. h
The district meetings are to be held
here this fall, the Odd Fellows in October
and the Rebekahs in November This
district includes the societies in Ran
dolph, Mortified, Montpelier, Warren,
Waitsfeld and Waterbury.
Through II. J. Parcher, the farm on
Scrabble hill, known as the H. f. Bald
win farm, has been sold for Alderic Kel-
lett to Charles Morse. Mr. Morse buys
for a home and it means keeping anoth-
er of those interested in that locality
there. This makes three farms in that
section owned by father and three sons,
while the daughters and families live
near.
! A village real estate deal is the buy
ing Of the Perkins house, owned by Mrs.
Almira Slayton, by Eugene Magnus, the
sale being made by W. II. Carroll. The
different officials connected with the
Magnesia Tale company are fast becom-
ing property owners here, which assures
their added interest in affairs of the
locality. All are glad that Mr.. Magnus
has bought this property.
James Casey of Rutland and Louis
Laundry of Toronto were arrested on
Wednesday for intoxication. They
pleaded guilty and were fined S. and
costs, $l0.l4, which were paid John
| Boye and John Cough were arrested for
breach Of the peace, pleaded guilty and
| fined 81 and costs, SOFA They arranged
to settle. The two boys who were ar
rested for stealing corn tickets at the
Demeritt eompany's factory and dispos-
ing Of them, pleaded guilty. They were
sentenced to the industrial school and
to pay costs of prosecution, but were
placed in the hands Of the board of char
titles and probation, They are to pay the
costs of prosecution. Deputy Sheriff i,
f. Campbell made the arrests and Grand
Juror G. H. Dale prosecuted, G. c.
Graves was justice
AT the annual meeting of the w. F.
| NJ. S. Of the Methodist church, held with
Mrs. Hopkins, the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs II. D. Hopkins
first vice president, Mrs. Avery; third
vice president, Mrs Ed Tatro; treasurer
Mrs Henry Demeritt; assistant treas
urer, Mrs. Boyce secretary, Mrs. Black
ford Refreshments were served.
Mrs D. G. Jones, state manager NJ
war savings, had several conferences last
week, among them one with Mrs, w. j
Van Patten of Burlington, president OF
the Congregational w II. NJ. L. Of Yer
mont. She also had one in st. Adams
| with Miss Lena Hamilton, state pub.
licity manager, and with Mrs. George
Derrick, head of the Pythan Sisters.
! The New England publicity manager
| Harlow G.. Thurlow, compliments greatly
| the work of Miss Hamilton here in the
state and feels that if all publicity work
was handled as we'll there would be less
need Of meetings of heads Of depart.
| ments. Those who viii have the priv.
ilege Of hearing Mrs. Myra B. Lord OF
Boston will rejoice that she is to have
more time in the state and viii address
large community meeting in Proctor
| this week, at which some new features
will likely be developed. Mrs. Jones viii
attend this meeting and they expect also
| TO attend meetings in Chelsea and Ran.
! dolph soon. Mrs. Jones is working out
also plan for the turning of old silver
and gold into thrift stamps. John II
/ Gordon, field secretary, is busy working
with the town chsirmen on exhibits fol
fairs
Several dropped in informally on DIR
| and Mrs Walter Hume during their stay
at her old home with Mrs. G. w Morse
on Main street They left here Satur
day for New York and on the Goth sal
for England, where DIR. Hume win study
| tropical medicine in London for thre'
| months. In India they will not be fai
from his father, Rev r. f, Hume, ID. n
and he also has sister located near
Mrs. Hume has been II years in settle
ment work in New York City and be
fore that received kindergarten training
in Boston. She IL the daughter of Ch'
late Hon George W. Jcrse and was
gIadly greeted by many friends and rela
| tiyes Her aunt Mrs John Batchelder
aud E0v BatcheIder of NCrthfold were
also at the Morse home during her stay
An automobile ride and sunset view
from Sunset Hill gave DR. Hume some
thing of glimpse of cur mountain
scenery.
Dillingham; grange was fortunate il
having present Saturday evening Andrew
/ Elliott of Gault Ontario. A flute sole
VAS rendered by Miss Annie Dorothy
Palmer, following which Mr. Elliott was
introduced by I S. Hills, master of the
range Although his subject was Cat
tie, he digressed OF first aud gave much
moral advice OF great worth to the kinc
| Of livestock called boys, In the different
powers for good he gave many as the
home, church, press, books. bank &C
counts and other means Of saving and
the different organizations He seemed
to feel that the church had not reached
out as it was in her power to do, but
chad sat back and let the grange dc
what she ought to have done He spok,
of the recklessness of spending of tbs
present time. He spoke of the young
| folks of New England as the hope of thu
/ IT, S., that the hill countries always
produced the strongest people and gave
the prophecy of prominent man thai
near the 100 miles of Atlantic, meaning
the whole of New England and the east
ern and middle Atlantic states would b,
the highest priced land and the best class
of citizens His enthusiasm for agricul
tural work was apparent and the differ
ent points regarding the breeds of cattle
were interesting. His whole plea wal
for the betterigg of the herd and kinder
treatment of same The value of tn
farm as home was apt to be over
worked and while the farmer did no
handle as much cash, vet he felt as year
advanced that the man on the farm wa
at the advantage. His whole idea wal
for keeping and building up the places
and in response to the question, why