The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-08
MONTPELIER

! The monthly board meeting OF the
{ local Red Cross was held at the office
! of the nurse Friday, March 4. The fol-
! lowing report of the school work was
was given Home nursing classes, ZZi
visits to homes, "a miscellaneous Vis-
its, 10; time spent in school, ~ hours.
| About 100 children have been weighed
and measured, $50 have been found TO
| be 10 per cent or more underwelght
for their height. 1T is hoped that par
ents will cooperate in every way pos
sible to bring these children out of the
malnourished group. Eight children re-
reiycd treatment at the first dental
clinic. held Feb 90 1t was assumed
that each child understood the daily
care necessary to continue to Keep
their teeth in good condition and that
they were fitted out with tooth paste
I and brushes.
The work Of the Red Cross nurse IS
AT present entirely financed by the To-
cal Red Cross branch. Any who did not
renew their membership last Novem :,
Der will recognize the great need OF
promoting the work by renewing now.
r. il lust 81 to belong to the Red
Cross. and you who have children in
the schools must appreciate what the
public health nurse means to indivldu-
MS and to the community. The mem
bership fee may be sent to Fl. D. Hop
kins. treasurer of the Montpelier
branch. or to Miss Katherine Z. Spear,
city hall.
Used piano at bargain. 1872 Main
street. adv.
Alderman w. b. Stratton entertained
the members Of the board of aldermen,
that has Just gone out OF office, at ms
home Monday evening. along with a
few of thee department heads; and,
after dinner, the evening was passed
with cards and "reminiscences OF the
last two years work. While the mem
hers of the board of aldermen have not
agreed always on all matters that
| have come to their attention it was
the unanimous vote last evening that
Alderman Stratton could serve an ex-
cellent repast and provide pleasant
evening
| News has been received in the city of
the marriage Of Miss Laura Bailey,
formerly resident OF the city, and
Charles Higgins in Kings Lane, Cal,
where Miss Bailey, with her parents,
went some time since. She was mar
ried on Feb. 10 Her husband is en-
aged in the oil business at Monte
/ belIo, Cal. They viii reside with the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Q.
Bailey, for the present.
Rumor was afoat Monday that the
new council was going TO make sew
eral changes in different departments
of the Montpelier city government, IN
fcluding the combining of the street de-
lpartment under the water superintend-
! emit change in oyerseer of poor, re
duction in the police force and traffic
duty to be done by the fremen. SO the
| first regular meeting Of the new conn
icil to morrow evening will be watched
with no small degree Of interest.
Mrs. Charles Birtel has returned
from Fairfax, where Rev and Mrs! a.
II Webb were rendered surprise
PARTY and reception by the Methodist
church of Fairfax last Friday evening
! in celebration Of Mr.. Webb's remark
able and unbroken record of so years
+ service in the ministry of the Vermont
conference. A splendid program was
given, following which the Fairfax peo-
I pie presented Mr. and Mrs Webb a
purse of money Congratulations were
/ g.. u~a4.Iobnyo RaltosVs Falls
/ Mortified and other charges, where
they had lived Mortified also sent
generous gift to be added to the purse
Park Pollard. the member of the
House from Cavendish, went to his
home this morning, called there by the
serious illness of his father, who Is 81
wears Of age Mrs. Pollard accompanied
her husband They went by the way OF
burlington and were met in that city
bv a physician, who will go with them
to Cavendish.
c. II. Dempsey. commissioner OF edu-
cation. will speak at o'clock Satur-
dav afternoon to the members of the
D. A. r. at the home of Mrs. G. B.
Walton.
G. b Carpenter. bank commissioner,
who was i'll for a couple OF weeks, has
recovered and is able TO be again in his
Office.
Mrs. Sarah Cummings died about s
o'clock this morning at the home Of
I Mr.. and Mrs. George Connors in Mid
dlesex. where she has been residing.
She was native Of Berlin, born June
lI5. 1886 and had lived nearly all of
her life in Berlin and Montpelier. She
is survived by two brothers, Leonard