The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-15
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
Welcome Home Day Saturday Planned
to Be Big Event.

Every detail is now completed for the
biggest day Hartford has ever seen, the
welcoming home of all soldiers and sail
ors of the late war and the veterans Of
former wars. The latest feature on the
program is the securing of a Curtis aero
plane to be operated by j. j. Lynch, a
Vermont boy serving in the late war.
Mr.. Lynch will fly from Rutland to
White River Junction, landing on the
state fair grounds, and during the day
will make passenger carrying trips. Any
one wishing to make a flight may do so
by arranging with the committee in
charge, The ball game between Jericho
and White River Junction is no mean
feature of the day 1t is understood
that all places of business will be closed
from IL noon until 6 p. m. on that day.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
soldiers and sailors of West Lebanon to
attend the banquet as guests of the
Hartford boys. The Y. NJ G. A. com
mittee have extended their cooperation
and will open their service building on
the fair grounds TO the public, the build
ing TO be in charge of Secretary A. G.
Hurd. Come early and bring that lunch.
AT a special meeting of the Windsor
County Farm bureau executive commit
tee, held at White River Junction on
Saturday, Aug. 8, it was voted to ar
range for county exhibit at the Yer
mont state fair at White River Junction
on Sept. to IL In order that the best
possible exhibit may be had it is neces
sary for the cooperation of the farmers
throughout the county. Do not wait for
Mr.. Otis to come to see you in regard to
helping make this exhibit the very best
possible; but if you have any produce of
any kind, either garden truck, grain,
fruits, or an Al sample of alfalfa, clov
er or mixed hay, drop Mr.. Otis card
stating what you have and it will be
greatly appreciated, and thus save a
good deal Of time.
Harold Cary Thornton, the son of Rev.
and Mrs. II. L. Thornton, who has re-
turned from overseas duty as a naval
reseryist, is home for short furlough.
Owing to the prolonged drought, the
Hartford Water company will be com
PEELED TO draw on the West Lebanon
reservoir either the last of this week or
the first of next. Manager II. l., Tucker
Hbatts lnhL bbN nbtCl nov III w
Lebanon reservoir is in much better con-
dition than that drawn from there in
the fall of 1917. This year the water
will be pumped from the reservoir on
Mount Lebanon to the regular reservoir
on Hurricane hill and then through the
regular main to the consumers, thereby
being twice filtered.
Harry Gale has sold the White River
tavern hall, located in Hartford, to Al
fred f. Watson. Mr. Watson will re-
model the hall and it will be used by the
NJ w. A. and for social events.
Rev #. G.. Alger, the pastor of the
Hartford Congregational church, has re-
turned from Boston and will resume his
pulpit next Sunday.
An accident occurred on the tavern
grounds the other morning when Mr..
Mason OF Lebanon attempted to start
the motor truck used for moving away
the lumber. His hand caught in such a
way that il severed the end of finger
on his right hand.
Hartland's welcome home for her BOYS
will be held Saturday, Aug. %, with an
all day meeting, with sports in the morn
ing, 4 free dinner at noon and speaking
in the afternoon. There will be band
for the full day. Hartland people, get
ready for the. solicitors and help make
this day equal to the days other towns
have given their boys,
The ottaquechee Wooden company is
developing a water supply on H. ]. Mil
ler's land 1t is a never failing spring
with plenty of water to supply village
twice the size of Evarts. The residents
here are much pleased with the prospect
that at last there will be water Cspring
water available here.
A very attractive, wedding took place
on Tuesday morning at the Church Of the