The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-08
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
New Rector at st. Paups Episcopal
Church Has Arrived.

OuuACu lids AlAAfNu'
Rev. Richard Bolton from Croome,
Md, arrived in White River Junction
Thursday morning with his wife and
three children and will be- at the juno
ton house for a few days while repairs
are being made on the reetory. After
that he will be at the reetory to respond
to any call in case his services are need
The 32d annual session of the White
River Junction Second Advent Christian
Camp Meeting association will be held
Aug OH, inclusive. Mission day,
"Wednesday, Aug. 10, Mrs. Helen W.
Keeney will be the speaker, Sunday
school day will be held Thursday, Aug.
Ia. Children's meeting each day at |
o'clock in charge of Mrs. L. $. Hewitt.
The management has secured the serv-
ices of Rev H. w Hewitt, pastor of the
Advent Christian church in Providence,
R. l., who will be the special speaker of
the meetings. Other able speakers will
be present to assist in the services.
Three sneak thieves blew into White
River Junction last Sunday night and
have been doing business in their line
ever since. They worked the upper and
lower terraces, taking whatever they
could find either to eat or wear or ar
tieles that could be turned into money.
Complaints began to come into the police
department and Chief of Police p. j.
0'Keefe Immediately got busy and for
four nights made every endeavor to land
the thieves and, finally, on Wednesday
night, disguised as a trtmp, he gained
the confidence of one of the gang a ne
gro, who disclosed the whole story of
their operations, He was taken into
custody by the chief but the leader and
the third member of the gang escaped.
Surrounding towns have been notified to
be on the lookout for them. Chief
O'Keefe certainly deserves credit for rid
ding the town of these thieves
Under the direction of the new build
ing association, ground has already been
broken for the building of two new
houses on Highland avenue, Tafts flats.
Already there have been a number of
applications for these houses when they
are completed. The contracts have been
let under much more advantageous terms
than it was at first supposed could be
Llade. These houses when completed
will be,a credit to that part of the town.
Saturday, Aug, is, Hartford's welcome
home day, is to be celebrated in honor of
the soldiers and sailors of the late world
war, and in honor of the veterans of
former wars who served their country
from the town of Hartford. The dediea-
ton of the memorial tablet is an event
! that every citizen of the town should at
tend. At this time Capt Ernest w.
Il H. ILL
who served in the late war, will deliver
short address. Immediately after the
dedication everyone is requested to come
to tie Vermont state fair ground and
bring with them picnic lunch, and en-
joy a social hour while the soldiers and
sailors are being given banquet, which
is to be served at IL o'clock noon. I'm
mediately after ,Ae banquet the program
of the afternoon will be started in front
of the grandstand. Entertainers have
been secured from Boston and from To-
cal talent. Hough's band will be in at
tendance all day Cash prizes will be
given for all races and track events.
Don't forget the date saturday, Aug l6.
The Mutual Aid association has Sc
cured the services of Miss Margaret
Cairns as visiting nurse and she viii be-
gin work Aug IL. She comes well rec
commended and has just returned from
several months service overseas Her
telephone number is l26-W.
Lieut.. Gov Mason S. Stone will speak
before the Board of Trade at their next
meeting, which viii be held Aug II, at
o'clock in X. of p. hall. This will be a
very important meeting and it is hoped.
large number will he present
Rev. B. B. Hanscomb returns on Sat
urday from visit at the home of his
parents in Marion, Ia, and will resume
his duties as the pastor of the Federated
church in Wilder next Sunday, Aug. TO-
Lieut.. Archie Fountain of Che regular
army has been a guest at the home of
his parents, prior to taking up his duties
as military instructor in some nearby
college, probably U. V. M.
The White River tavern is being torn
down and will be utilized again for
building purposes elsewhere.
Miss Marguerite Truell of Hartford
has accepted through the Y NJ c. A., a
position as entertainer to the soldiers
and sailors in the Y. NJ. c, A. huts, Civ
ing entertainments consisting of. solo
dancing, piano selections and readings
each evening the coming three weeks
She expects to leave next Sunday, mo-
toring to Boston, going from there to
the Y. NJ. c. A. in Newport, R. L. and
on to New London, Conn, Portsmouth,
N H., Portland, Me, and Camp Devens.
In further appreciation of the heroic
service rendered by Robert Blood, son Of
Mr., and Mrs. w. E, Blood of West Leb-
anon, N. H., during the war, the war de-
partment has recently conferred upon
him the title of major in the medical
reserves.
The boys period at Camp Billings
opened Friday afternoon, Aug. l. with
an enrolment of 80, the following bows
being in attendance from White River
Junction: Wendell Gibbs, Albert Pingree
Ralph Littlefeld and Allen Hurd Camp
Billings is conducted under the auspices
of the Windsor county Y. NJ. C. A. and
is located on Lake Morey, in Fairlee
Seldom S. Watson. real estate and
insurance agent from st. Adams was o
business caller in White River junction
Thursday.
DR.. G. w. Worthen wishes to announce
that his Office will be closed for two
weeks, beginning Aug. 10.
Bartlett, the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs Ed Stone, who has been seriously
i'll with double pneumonia, is slowly re-
covering