The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-12

The following list of officers was
elected at the annual March meeting
in this town: Clerk and treasurer, +.
w Gilman; lister for three years, G..
l.. Dwinell; selectman for three years,
G. ID. Perry; road commissioner for
south end of town, j. d. Buxton, for
north erd, j. Henry johnson; overseer
of poor, Lee Shortt trustees of pub
lie mones selectmen; auditor for three
years, G. b. Lamberton; town grand
juror, j. w. Mears; first constable, +.
A. Folsom; law agent to prosecute and
defend suits. Lee Shortt library trus-
tee for five years, f. c. Pitkin; school
director for three years, B. ;. Gamer
on cemetery trustee, S. +. Dwinell. 1t
was voted TO raise a tax OF "a.
Mrs. Ethel Gray of Calais is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Clara Shortt,
for few days.
B. w. Davis was a visitor in Mont
pelier Wednesday.
Mrs. Il. j. Morrill, is i'll with the pre-
vailing distemper
DIR. +. f. Corson was taken il last
tNullAldN W ili uu anu lIhs DttH dLttiitl-
ed by DR., Burbank of Cabot.
The teacher training class will meet
next Wednesday at 230 p m. with |
Mrs. c, NJ Lilley.
Mrs. WIN Lunge and Earle DwinellI
are among the latest victims of the |
prevailing epidemic.
Owing to the storm last Saturday, |
nhtxy mail ranatVtal 81 thia |
office, the return train from Wells Riv
err having been stalled in the snow at
Ricker's Mills and not getting through
until about noon Sunday.
Ernest Lamberton has moved his
family to the village, into the house
which he purchased of S Swerdfeger.
Miss Helen Prouty was confined to
The house for few days by an injury
% one foot, caused by coasting acct
lent
Mrs. Lee Short was a business Wis
tor in Montpelier Wednesday
Most of the schools in town, which
rad only this week to keep before the
ypring vacation, were closed for the
erm on account of the condition Of the
Dads after the blizzard.
V. II. Hudson was in Cabot last week
o take charge of an auction
L. c. Pitkin has been i'll with flu the
,ast week
Oscar Bemis expects to 60 this week
0 the Mary Fletcher hospital for treat
nent,
DIR. H. s. Carver Of Barre was in
own Tuesday and Wednesday to visit !
!. r. Cole, who has been very i'll this ,
seek with gravel.
L. L. Spencer was in Montpelier on i
Wednesday for medical treatment. II
The topic for Sunday morning will +
e "The Final Surrender" which will |
e followed by the communion serv- s
&c. In the evening the pastor will I
peak on "The Meaning of Lent" +,
Rev George Furness was business S
isitor in St Johnsbury Tkgp~day.
Considerable excitement prevailed {
ere Wednesday over the article in the a
aper concerning the disappearance of G
red +. Pitkin, who was thought to
ave persisted in the storm last Sat t
rday, while on the way to his h ne c
/ Epping, \. II. Mr.. Pitkin is ma y
We of this town and hi. many friends
ere We're greatly relieved when a tele- i
ram came saying that he was all
ght. Finding that he could not reach
ome, he took a train for Boston and
'ent Sunday with his brother, Percy
There were no church services in 4
'wn last Sunday. This is the third i
me since Jan. | that they have had il
} be omitted owing to weather condi- :
ons.
News has been received here of the
'ath of Mrs. Nelson Gay at Heaton
'spital, Montpelier, on Tuesday,
arch Q. Mrs Gay was a native of
lis town and much of her life was
ent here. She leaves besides her !
lsband, two sisters, Mrs. f. A. Folsom
this town and Mrs William Kendall
Lisbon, \ II, and one brother, How
Il Tanner of Marihora Mass