The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-20


Stevens also presented prizes won for
| historical essays on "The Schools of Will
| Jamestown" first to lrma Cheney and
second to Howell Seaver. 1t was hoped
| that the first prize essay, which has
much to tell Of local interest, may be
| printed. The musical part Of the pro-
ram was ably sustained by Esther and
Rebecca Seaver, Mrs. w. B. Simons, Jes.
| sic Downs, Gertrude Jeffords and lisa.
belle and Robert Kynoch. Rev A. w
| Hewitt of the state board Of education
in splendid address brought the even
ing to a fitting close.
Centenary NJ Il. church--Morning
! service on Sunday, June o. at usual
hour, with sermon by the pastor, Rev A.
NJ. Marley, on "Life's Wise Builder"
| Bible school at noon. Union service in
the evening at the Congregational
church Epworth league on Tuesday
evening at o'clock, topic, 1.-THE Art Of
Building Character; leader, Hugh Hay
ward. Song and prayer service on Thurs
| day evening at same hour; subject, "a
| Heart Lesson from the Psalms--The
| Largeness Of Gods Dealing with His
| Children" You are cordially invited
to attend any and all Of these services.
| Lake Caspian in Greensboro is beau.
| tiful sheet of water with wooded shores,
and the scribe was not surprised on
recent visit to learn that there are about
| $50 cottages on its banks. We are also
| told that the drive around ii, seven
miles, afforded many fine views, the
road being quite little higher than the
lake and far enough away to give a good
| perspective. For the sake of Others who
may sometime travel that way we would
| like to say that the scenery Is all that
| is claimed for it. But such a road, or
| rather place where a road might be!
| Fairly good at rare intervals. but mostly
thickly SPOTTED with rocks, gulIies,
! lodges, cradle holes half filed with mud
| and water, some Of the worst 81 which
had been cIumsIty mended by dumping
| in loads Of small stones from the ad,
| iacent farms, with no attempt made to
cover them. Surely the town fathers of
Greensboro know that good roads are an
asset TO any community and to an even
greater degree when il has within its
borders such beautiful bit Of Gods
great outdoors as is Lake Caspian.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Adams and daugh.
| ter, Mrs. A. L. Houghton, of South Barre,
| have been here for a few days past, the
guests Of Mrs. Ahbie Burnett Morse.
Use your three-cent envelopes and
stamps before July |, as on that date the
old rates of letter postage are again eff
! fective, two cents on letters weighing
one ounce or less and one cent on postal
cards and post cards Do not expect that
| stamps will be exchanged at the post
Office, or by rural carriers, as this il not
allowed by the rules Of the department.
George f. WILDER, acting postmaster.
Rural Carrier Hiram S .Drury of route
| No. 3, is taking his vacation and the
route is supplied by Substitute Carl w.
| Seaver.
| Adna B. Downs, who has been with
his son, DIR. Henry A. Downs, of oil
City, Pa, for several weeks, is again at
home.
| Richard Martin came home with his
people from Bakersfield on the 10th, and
made brief visit before leaving for
Waitsheld, M H., where be has an en-,
eagement for the summer as chauffeur
for Admiral Hawley.
Mrs. Clayton r. Dirty Of Haverhill,
Mass, Il visiting relatives in town and
in Barre
Congregational church Morning wor.
ship at l0:45; sermon subject, Loving
the Unseen Friend" Sunday school at
noon Union service at p, N. Christian
Endeavor on Tuesday evening at s
| o'clock
sergt Harrison B. Martin recently ar
rived from France and is visiting at the
home Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs George
| r Martin. He enlisted June 20, 1917
at Montpelier in Go. H, lst Vermont in
fantry, and served on the Mexican Dor
der He received an honorable discharge
! from Camp Dix, N. j., June 4, having
/ been in the service almost three wears
Notice has also been received by Mr.. and
| Mrs. Martin that their other son, John
| L. Martin, has arrived safely at Newport
News, Va, and il feeling we'll He en-
| listed when war was declared and went
overseas in the l04th infantry, 28th d.
vision. With the exception Of five weeks
spent in hospital, recovering from
wounds received In battle, he was with
the 26th division in all its engagements
! After hostilities ceased, he was trans
| ferred to the 2l4th military police COM
pany and remained over there when the
/ division sailed for the II. s. A.
Members of the J. @. O. T. and Rebek.
| all lodges marched from their hall to
| the M. u. church last Sunday evening
| for memorial service and listened to