The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-14
WILLIAMSTOWN
Program for Old Home Week Full of
Features,

Features.
! On Thursday morning, Aug. 81, at 10
o'clock will begin the Old Home week
celebration in Willaimstown, grand pa
rade starting the festivities All so.
cieties, clubs, organizations and people
are requested to contribute floats, decor
ate theig teams and autos and take part
in the parade. The parade will form
near the South Main street bridge un.
| der the direction of Henry st. Peter as
marshal, with Henry Olmstead and Ber-
nard Hayward as aids. Cash prizes will
be given to the best decorated auto
| floats, best horse drawn floats, best rig
of horribles, best decorated baby car
riages with babies A public dinner will
| be given at grange hall from 1880 to
$50, after which there will be band
concert and baseball game between
Williamstown and Chelsea. Another
band concert viii be given in the evening
and then meeting will be held at the
| grange hall when Ave minute speeches
and messages from former residents will
be given. The Schubert male quartet
of Boston will also furnish entertain
ment. On Friday, Aug. %, there will be
program OF sports, a basket lunch and
address by Rev. George Il. Price OF Rut.
land on his experiences in the war coun-
tries, a community sing, baseball game
between Williamstown and Moretown
and ball with music by Gilbertson's
orchestra.
A special communication of Summit
lodge, No. l04, is called at | p. m. Sat
urday, Aug. 10, for the purpose of at
tending the funeral of brother Dennis j.
Carlin. Per order w NJ
Il. j. Rutter, optometrist, from Mont.
pelier, will be at the hotel Monday, Aug.
J ls. Call and have your eyes examined.
William p. Cheney of Burlington, Blu
nal NJ. Cheney, wife and little daughter
of Danville, and Rev. Benjamin Wheeler
and daughter Mertie, Of Calais, have
been guests OF Mrs. Charles Blanchard
| the past week.
The Eastern Star will hold a lawn
party at Carl Seaver's on Friday even
| ing, Aug. Is, The Williamstown cornet
band No be present and give its weekly
concert, instead Of from the bandctand
Everyone is cordially invited
Albert G, Martin and sister, Miss Ger
| trude Martin, are passing few days
on south hill at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Charles L. Hayward.
The school directors have had quite
job Of grading done at the village school
house, the sand for filling being gener-
ously furnished without charge by Mrs
| Lucy Earle Holt. While more could be
done in this line, the result Of the work
just finished is marked improvement
in the appearance Of the school grounds
Mrs, Charles Ellis and son, Theodore.
Of Westwood, Mass, are visiting their
cousin, George T. Colby Mrs Ellis was
formerly Miss Emma Town, daughter OF
the late Hosea Town of Warren.
Mrs Betsey Benedict, who has been
visiting in Barre for about month
past, returned yesterday to G. L, Hay.
wards.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Smith and two
children OF Newark, Dell are visiting
Mrs. Smiths brother, Jules j. Alexander.
Miss Julia A. Simons il spending
month at Blodgett's Landing, Sunapee
Lake, n H.
Overseer Of the Poor Hiram A. Thur
Der was in Graniteyille and Barre YES.
terday on business connected with the
insurance of Mr.. Haaka, who was ten
ant OF the Drlry farm last year and died
Of the "fu," leaving a wife and Ave
small children
Mrs. Bessie Hayward Holt returned 20
her home in Barre yesterday, after few
days stay with her parents in town.
y ] Hollobaugh Of Washington, n. J.,
is with bis sister, Mrs Musettc H. Seay-
er, for a stay Of month.
Rev. Alba NJ Markey has returned
from a visit to his wfes father, living
in Salem Depot, n. H.