The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-28
E. MONTPELIER CENTER

Fred Strong, who has been very il
+ for more than a week past with mus
eular rheumatism, is now a little more
comfortable and his many friends al
hope he will soon be able to be out
again.
The date for the presentation of thu
playlet at the Center is set for Satur
day night of this week and after the
play box social will be held and .
general good time is expected Al
come and encourage the efforts of oul
young people to support the Sunday
school and church services. Boxes will
be sold, but there will be no admission
fee to either the play, entitled "The
Deacon's Second Wife," or the social
that will follow.
Mrs. Lewis Mayo is slowly recover
ing from grip cold, which for time
seriously threatened her with pneumo-
mia. Her daughter, Irene, was at home
two weeks from her school work in
Montpelier, but has now gone back.
S. H. Lyford was i'll Sunday and
Monday with a severe cold, but re-
turned to his work on the railroad sec
tion Tuesday.
Fred Anderson, returned soldier,
has been a guest at the home of j. X.
Young several days, He worked for
Mr. Young before he went to the war.
James Sandison and George Daneause
are each drawing load of wood to
Montpelier every day and can't draw
fast enough to keep up with orders.
Lyle Young has lately drawn more
than 400 bushels of ashes from Plain
field and Marshfeld and will use them
on his land this year
c. A. Badger returned Friday, Jan is,
from Burlington. where he was elected
president of the Vermont Sugarmakers'
association at the convention held after
the state dairymen's meeting. We are
glad of the honor conferred on our
townsman and also of another honor
that has come this way, as Marshall
I.amson. who came here and bought
a farm in the Morse district not long
ago, won the first premium of $40 for
the best gallon OF maple syrup at the
sugarmakers' exhibit, scoring 100
points. which is the first time anyone
in this state ever got 100.
Rev. j. Wesley Meade of Montpelier
preached a very able and interesting
sermon at the Center last Sunday and
in two weeks from that date Rev. Mr..
Leach of Montpelier is expected to be
here and preach.
The Cleaners are to meet with Mrs.
Alfred Bailey at the next meeting, on
Thursday afternoon Of next week A
good program Is promised
Changers please remember that Wi
at Plainfield. the home of the state
master, Orlando Martin, next Saturday.
Jan. 81.
Mrs. Perry, an elderly lady who
boards at Arthur Mack's, in the west
part of the town. is i'll.
Mrs. Betsey R. Jacobs of the Horn of
the Moon district is in very poor
health. She has never recovered from
a bad fall three years ago, when she
broke one hip and was confined to the
bed a very long time
We are hoping the young and very
enthusiastic master Of our grange viii
be able to carry out his plans for
successful year in 1920. He hopes to
add a good many to our number OF
patrons and have programs that viii
interest them and also be a help to
them in then daily life.
Miss Ruby Gladding Of the west dis
irict is teaching in the so-called Dud-
Jew district in Middlesex on the road
from Montpelier to MiddIesex Center.
She is quite young, but doing well as
teacher.