The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-11

A new business firm in Stowe is that
of II. f. Shaw, Inc, articles of asso-
citation for which have recently been
filed with the secretary of state at
Montpelier. The company is organized
for the purpose of doing a general mer-
camille business, including the sale at
wholesale and retail of feed, -four, gro
G%ceries, sugar, farm products, hardware,
clothing, boots and shoes, paints and
oils, automobiles. etc, and is capital
lied at $4,000. II. +. Shaw, the senior
member of the firm, began in the mer-
~lcantile business in the employ of Miles,
HMcMahon and company, where he
worked for seven years, receiving for
.the first year his board and $50. He
started in business for himself in Sep
TENDER, 1895, with less than 81 900 cap
Iital. The other members of the new
company are Mr.. Shaw's older son,
Gale II. Shaw, who has been employed
as bookkeeper in the business since
completing a course at the Lowell
(Mass.) business college in 1915, with
the exception OF nine months service
lin the United States navy in the World
~tvar; Mr.. Shaw's daughter, Miss Ruby
I'D. Shaw, and his brother-in-law George
w. Gale, who has been employed in
the business l6 years. Mr.. Shaw, who
is one of Stoves leading citizens, has
business interests, including a
llarge lumber business and a butter
ipackagS mandatory, and an interest
lin the Stowe Butter Package company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Goodene of Tor
r 'ngton, Conn, are visiting their broth
Icr-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. +. O..
RWclls.
The following officers were elected
flor 1921 at the session of the Sunday
school Sunday: Superintendent, Mrs.
Cora Hayward; first assistant, F. NJ.
Small; second assistant, Mrs. Janet
Adams; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Cary; choristcr, Mrs. Cora Hay
ward; organist, Miss Marjorie Watts;
primary superintendent, Mrs. Dorothy
lNclson: assistant superintendent, Miss
Susan Bigelow; organist, Mis- Dorothy
iparrows; cradle roll superintendent,
Mrs, Myrtle Raymond. There were l62
i ro7ont at the session.
The name Of f.. A. EggIeston should
lave been included in the report of the
vote Of thanks at the annual Commu-i
mtg church meeting. Mr.. Egg!eston has
done a good deal of work on the re-
pairs and improvements and has pre-
scented no bill.
Mr., and Mrs. w. w. Houston and
who expected to leave for their
Tome at Berwyn, Pa, Saturday, were
detained by the illness of Mrs. Houston
and will not leave for a few days. Mrs
Houston is recovering from an attack
Of bronchitis. Several of the family at
Houston's have been i'll with a
prevailing distemper, but are recover
ing. Others who have been i'll with the
iistemper, which usually takes the
form Of a hard cold. are Mrs. A. w. Col
ins and Mrs. H. G. Mcmahon.
Cornell Riley was at home from st.
over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Whiteomb OF
Hyde Park passed Sunday with Mrs.
viii Wright at n. G. Styles
A. j. Magoon was in Burlington for l
treatment recently. !
Arthur Warren of Johnson was a Wis
tor at II. A. Warren's last week. I
DIR. Goddard of Worthwhile, who was !
allied to see Carl Dyke, pronounced his
illness the result of a eliot of blood in !
he brain and gives encouragement that .
lie can be helped. ]
Rev. c. Z. Hayward conducted a pray .
II service at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. !
NJ. Newcity Sunday afternoon for '
he child born to them Saturday that
at birth.
The Sunday school classmates and
irl friends, to the number of 26, gave
larry Adams a surprise party at the q
ONE of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. W. !
1. Adams, Saturday evening, in honor ;,
{ his l4th birthday, which came on 4
Games and dancing and re
reshments were enjoyed and his friends
resented him a set of boy scout books
Kathryn, the youngest daughter Of
FIR. and Mrs. II. +. Pike, is i'll. {,
Mrs. C.. J.. Robinson has returned to
Waterbury, after several days at A. w. IL
L
o. II. Smith returned Monday morn Of