The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-10
WILLIAMSTOWN


Regular meeting Of Modem Woodmen
Tuesday night. All members please take
notice, as there is important business to
be transacted
b, g. Hoyt has rented the Martin meat
market for temporary Office and Ever
EFT Waldo Is engaged as his bookkeeper.
Favorable reports are received from
Mrs. G. u. Sivright, now recovering from
an operation at the Barre City hospital.
George L. Simons was in East Ran
dolph last Friday evening, where he
played at dance in that village
w. B. Jones has bought the brick
house on North Main street, built by
James 5. Beckett end purchased of Mrs.
Beckett by the late Elwin j. Clogston.
A goodly number of members of the
Masonic fraternity responded to the in
vitation Of the ladies of the o. i. S. to
visit them in the observance of gentle
mems night in Masonic hall last Thurs
day evening. A short program, made up
of vocal and instrumental music by To-
cal talent and recitation by Reginald
French was listened to with interest and
then the audience was asked to join in
the singing of familiar songs. This being
disposed of, supper partners were sought
for by following lines of colored Irvine
that were disposed in very intricate
manner about the room and at the end
of which one was supposed to find a
partner Some were lucky enough to
meet with success, and some with dan
ger. When all was arranged, the tables
having been set up in the meantime, a
very generous and tasty supper was en-
joyed. The committee who had the af-
fair In charge YVES Mrs. Marie Seaver,
Mrs. Lottie French and Miss Rhoda
Bruce.
Clifford Blaine has lately been in town
for short visit to friends before going
to the home of his parents, who have re-
moved to Ledue Alberta. He arrived at
Newport News, Va, Feb. 0, and was dis
charged Feb. 10. When first enlisted he
was a member of the 302d field artillery,
battery F, but was later transferred to
the I'd division of engineers and went
with them to the front at Verdun. Later
he was sent to the Chateau Thierry sec
tor and on July again moved TO the
Rheims Scissor sector. He went through
without wound. though he was in the
hospital for a time.
Joseph DAILY received news Saturday
Of the death in France on the 2lst Of
February of his nephew, Mark James
Gilbert of White River Junction. The
young man enlisted at Keene, n H., and
the cause of death was bronchial pneu-
monia.
Mrs. Jane Williams of Barre is in town
for few days and is the guest of Mrs,
Martha Wales.
Clarence p Mcconnell, who has lately
been honorably discharged from troop
NJ, LIST L. s. cavalry, on border duty at
Douglas, Ariz., writing under date Of
Feb. ~ from Los Angeles, Cal. to Mrs.
Anne +. Randall, states that he was to
leave that city by boat the next day
for Seattle, Wash, thence BY rail to Big
Lake. where he win visit his uncle, A. Il.
Lockwood, and other friends From this
point he goes 10 Kellogg, Idaho. for a
visit to another uncle, J. d. Mcconnell,
before joining his wife in Minneapolis,
MINI.
The annual meeting Of the trustees Of
the public library for the election of off
GERS will be held in the library next
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock. At
the present time the board has no presi-
dent or secretary, one having resigned
and the term Of office of the other ex-
pired.
f. l.. Hopkins has lately returned from
New Haven. Conn, where he has for the
past nine months been in the employ OF
the Winchester Repeating Arms com.
pany.
Druggist George E. Adams is spending
q few days in town and vicinity with rel
atives.
Mrs. Louisa Whitcomb, who has been
quite sick at the home of her daughter.
in-law, Mrs, Ida Whitcomb, is at this
writing q little better.
Rural carrier Of route No. l. Robert
f. Clogston, was off duty three days last
week and the route was covered by sub.
stitute John Irons.
In the report Of town meeting last
week the name Of the second constable
was by mistake given as Frank Bell.
willie instead of Allan Mcpherson Ad.
dress, GraniteyiIIe
The custom of giving ones farm a dis
tinctiye name has much to commend it,
but It is suggested that this name be not
used alone without the name Of the
owner in business correspondence Such
addresses as "Willowdale Farm" or The
Birches" are often delayed in delivery
or cannot be delivered at all, postofiice
employees not being informed as to their
location,
Tomorrow is the day for the every
member canvass Of the NJ Z. church for
pledges for funds for the work Of the
church the coming year. In the evening
there will be reports Of the work accom-
plshed and a supper for the committees
and friends in the vestry.
Mrs. Frank II. Nichols, who with her
husband is on the farm of d. X. Lille of
Montpelier in PutnamvilIe this year is
in town for few days with her sister,
Mrs. Jason +. Martin.