The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-28
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
Town Votes to Build Schoolhouse in
Quechee Next Spring.

Quechee Next Spring.
A special town meeting was held in
Gates opera house Tuesday morning
at ii o'clock. The meeting was called
to order by the moderator, A. Il. Wat.
son. The warning was read by w. S
Pingree for S. Il. Pingree, the town
clerk. James Il. Dewey made report
for the school board on the work which
had been accomplished by this com.
mittee in getting plans and the costs
OF the building of the Queehee
schoolhouse. The report showed that
this committee had put in a great
amount of work on this project. The
committee had a number of architects
submit plans and the cost of building
this scsoolhouse. Then bids were ad.
vertised for and Boston contractor
! by the name of Murphy was the lowest
bidder His bid was $3l 900. This was
$4,000 more than had been appropriat
ed by the voters at the annual town
meeting. This special meeting was
called to ascertain whether the voters
would be willing to appropriate the
extra cost There were number of
speakers for and against the voting of
the money for the extra cost. But it
was finally voted to empower the com.
mittee to sign up the contract but not
to commence the work until spring.
Mrs p. A. Mangan of Rutland, who
has been visiting Mrs. John P. White,
has returned home4
Miss Helen r, Stacy, a teacher in
Vassar college, spent Thanksgiving
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs James
A. Stacy of Maplewood terrace.
Rev. E. st. John Fitch of Plainfield,
n. j., is visiting in town.
Francis d. Bolton, son of Rev. and
Mrs. r. Bolton, leaves Saturday for
oakland, Fla, where he win be the
guest for the winter of former parish
toner's of Mr.. Bolton.
George B. Slavery has returned to his
duties with the railway express com.
pany after spending week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie o. Slavery
of Williamstown
Cascadnac chapter, No. 27, r. A. NJ,
held a special meeting in Masonic hall
Tuesday afternoon and evening. The
meeting opened at o'clock and the
mark master, past master and most
excellent master degrees were conferred
on Horace II. Udall, William Stone and
Ernest Kendall Of STAFFORD. At s
o'clock the companions went in body
to the Junction house, where they par
took of bountiful supper.
Att ,F l.
granted by the secretary of state in
cooperating the Davis & Lebouryeau
insurance agency at White River June
ton. The incorpOrators are Edwin Da-
Wis, the present efficient manager of
the agency Charles l.. Lebourveau,
cashier of the First National bank of
White River Junction, G. p Tarbel of
the law and, insurance firm of Tarbell
& Whitman of South Royalton, Judge
A. G. Whitman and Stephen b. Whit
ham, son of Judge Whitman, Of South
Royalton. S. b. Whitman expects to
assist Mr.. Davis in the active manage
ment of the agency and the transfer
takes place Dec. l.
Miss Alice OBrien of Hardwick spent
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs. d. A.
Pingree of Cascadnac avenue
B. +. Adams of Lyndonville was in
town Wednesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. f. Z. Smith of Gates
street left Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with their son, James Smith,
who Is principal of the high school in
Attleboro, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baldwin of
Woodbury. were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Carr of Maple street
Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin were on their
way to South Carolina, where they will
spend the winter.
Miss May Evans is new stenog-
rapher in the employ of Shepard & Co.
on Main street.
A very pretty wedding took place at
the home of a. d. Lyman of Jericho
Tuesday evening, Nov Is, when his
Alice Neva Lyman, became
the wife Of Elias Cornelius Lyman of
Chester, Mass The ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. II. L. Thornton,
was witnessed by about Is immediate
groom's relatives were able TO be pres
ent Immediately after the wedding
service large reception was held at
the house, about Is people being pres
cnt. Refreshments were served. Many
valuable presents We're received by the
bride and groom. After d wedding trip
which will be spent with a cousin of
the bride in New York and the groom's
parents in Chester, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman will make their home with the
brides father for the winter, until the
house ON their farm in Jericho is com
pleted