The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-13

health officer, on "Some Problems in
Public Health and Sanitation under
the auspices of the mems brotherhood
at the Center, who win serve their
annual oyster supper.
Moses E. Decell, jr., of Clarcmont,
n. H.. has been a guest of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Decell, dur
ing the hunting season.
The funeral of Mrs, Samantha
Vaughn was held from her late home
Saturday forenoon, Rev. j, Garfield
Sails officiating. Burial was in the
Lewis cemetery in Middlesex. The
bearers were w. II. Vaughn. Frank
Vaughn. Edward Chamberlain and
Wells Chamberlain Of Middlesex.
Amog those present from out OF town
were Mrs Wallace Goodwin and Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Chamberlain of Mont
pelier and Mrs Magoon of Stowe.
AT the last meeting of Ezra Stet-
son Woman's Relief corps, the follow
ing officers were elected, which will
be installed Jan. @, dinner being
served at that time; President, Car
RE r. Batchelder; senior vice, Dora
Wood; Junior vice, Dora Hodge: chap
lain. Mary Davis; treasurer. Ethel NJ.
Ayers; conductor, Jessie NJ. HAYES.
Appointive officers to be announced at
next meeting.
Mrs. Ollie O'Clnire spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Brad
way in Montpelier.
Good news continues to arrive CON
corning the condition of Harold Hay
den. If his improved condition contin-
ues, it is expected he can come home
the last of this week.
Among those who attended the meet
ing of the Shriners in Montpelier FRI
day evening were w B. Clark, who
PLAYS in the band, Messrs. Campbell,
Putnam. Robert Perry. W II. B. Perry,
Gilbert Somerville, Scott, Max Ayers,
Adams. Woods, Henry Wallace, D. w.
Cooley, Dutton, Maxwell Dir. Allen,
Stanley. Fullerton and Or. E. Foster
of the Center While these men were
having a gala time in Montpelier .heir
wives, sisters and sweethearts were
also enjoying themselves with Mrs. +.
A. Stanley. Five hundred and bridge
were PLAYED and different stunts per
formed. some of which, as well as the
refreshments, are said TO have had an
air of mystery about them. These la
dies are self-named "The Sinners" aud,
il IS said. think thew can enjoy them
selves as we'll as the Shriners them
selves.
Friday evening, twenty-one mem
bers of Dillingham; grange took n
pleasure ride to Montpelier. The team
was that of the road commissioner Of
Duxbury, Z. T. o'Brien.
The December number of The Ore
gone Grower, among photos published
contains a very good likeness Of NJ. 0.
Evans, field man for the Oregon Grow
crs' Cooperative association. Mr..
Evans was FIVE years connected with
the state work through their agricul-
tural college and is evidently putting
some of his native hustle and deter
minafon into this work and winning
out for the association as he has al
ready done in whatever he undertakes.
The value of cooperation, which so
far is much more developed in the west
than the east, is sized up in an edito-
rial in this paper; "a study Of coop
Grafton on the Pacific coast during the
past 81 years has shown that these CT
forts bring first, a Standardization, a
reduction in the cost Of packing, re-
duction in the cost Of transportation
and distribution a decided reduction m
the cost of selling Bring about a wild
er distribution as regards both time
and place, greater per capita con
sumption. eliminates many unneces-
sarv handlers Of the product, each de-
handing a profit and thus in its entire
operation tends to bring the producers
more and still deliver to the consum-
er a product at lower price" This
association is advertising the fruit in
dustry. One Of their branches which il
newly named Is the "Mistland famous
Oregon fruits"
The Christmas spirit Is much in evil
dence and plans are being made for a
community Christmas at South DuN-
bury church. grange Christmas and
school Christmas, besides so many
home gatherings. Lack Of DAYS enough
near Christmas TO cover them all
makes the fixing Of dates pulling. for
to those already mentioned will prob
ably he added club and organization
gatherings.