The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-17
RANDOLPH

Miss Cora Osgood and Miss, Lucille
Grant left Friday for Boston to re-
main for few days.
Mrs. Florence Bridges was in Mont
peler on Friday for a business trip, Mr..
Bridges is at his home in Maine and
does not gain from his ill health.
Miss Mary Wedgwood closed a
months vacation here with her mother,
Mrs. w. F. Wedgwocd. on Friday, and
went to New Haven, Conn, where she
will resume her position in the city H.
brary.
Robert Sault, after few days rest
here with his sisters, Misses Agnes and
Mabel Sault, returned to Lawrence,
Mass, to take up his position as must
cal instructor in the city schools.
The mercury went the lowest on Fri
day morning that it has at any time
during this year. The thermometer
ranged from 30 to 40 degrees below
zero in the different localities, and it
remained very cold through the day,
the mercury remaining right around
the zero mark all day.
Rev. Fraser Metzger left Friday on
his trip to indianapolis, where he went
to be present at the meeting OF the ma
tional commission of the American Lee
gion, to lay out prigram for "Ameri-
canism.' On Tuesday he will be in Chi
cago and meet with the national social
service commission OF the Congrega
tional churches. Thursday Mr. Metzger
speaks in Newport, before the Orleans
County Teachers association, and Fri
day at St. Johnsbury, before the Gale
donia County Teachers association
President Thomas of Middlebury col
lege will occupy the pulpit of Bethany
church on Sunday.
A new fire alarm for the town is
being installed by an expert from the
Gamewell company. The compressor,
tank, horn and connecting apparatus
are already placed. In the telephone
central office is to be placed the trans
mitters or alarm ringer.
d. f. Gould, who is seriously i'll with
pneumonia. was said to be about the
same on Friday, and had not passed
the crisis.
Fred L. and Fidelia Luce have sold
their house on School street and their
wood lot in Braintree to George +.
Lackey Of Montpelier. and Mr.. Laekey
has sold his farm in Barnard, known as
the Hathorn place, to Mr.. and Mrs.Luce,
who viii take possession in the near
future. The trade was made through
the Templeton and Gaylord real estate
agency.
At the first annual meeting of the
Randolph post of American Legion,
held on Thursday evening, the follow
ing officers were elected; Commander,
Roy L. Johnson: ice-commander, Rob
ert Thayer; adiutant, Bernard Madi-
gam finance officer, Ernest w. Aus
tin; chaplin Rev Fraser Metzger; his
torian. r. II. Barrett; members of the
executive committee. DIR. +. O. Angel,
Edison Clifford, II Allen Hancock; en-
tertainment committee, Bernard Madi-
gan. Ernest w Austin and Rae Y. Par
rott They expect to give a minstrel
show in the near future.
The ball recently given by the fire.
men at the warehouse of ths Sails
bury Furniture company. netted the
firemen about $50.
Mrs. r. II. Parrot of Montpelier came
on Wednesday to pass few days here
with her sister, Mrs. ID. l. Chadwick
Mr. and Mrs. II. w Cheney visited
relatives in Mortified the first of the
week
Guy A Osha has sold two building
lots on Maplehurst, purchased of Fran
els Woodward year ago, to ID. C..
Woodward.
Alexander McLaurin went TO Three
Rivers. p O.. Sunday where he expects
to work for his uncle, who is in the
lumber business
Frank Copeland. Frank Kidder and
Howard Holden went TO Bristol, Conn.
Sunday night. expecting to find EN-
ployment but returned Tuesday, not
being satisfied with the prospect at Bris-
toll
The Brigham Sheet Gelatine factory
is busy ON orders. II nov uses for stor-
age and operating the entire space of
the large building on Weston street.