The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-14
Lucius Bruce's Funeral Was from
Sons Home Friday.

4 The burial Of Lncius Bruce took
! place in the Duxbury Corner eemetcr.
| Friday afternoon The funeral waA
held at the home Of his son, George
Bruce, in Morctown and Rev. Fred
Sellars ofliciated. The bearers were
! Howard Bruce. John Alexander, Wal
ter Russell and George Haywood of
Middlesex.
The deceased was born in Duxbury
nearly SO years ago, the son Of Moses
and Chlorea Bruce, and in this town he
spent much OF his life. Besides his two
children, which were mentioned in 4
previous copy of The Times, he. has
seven grandchildren and four great,
grandchildren. His mother. who lived
to good old age at the Bruce home
at Duxbnrv Center, was the honorei
member Of a degeneration picture a
number OF years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Grout are the
parents OF son, born last Saturday,
who has been named Francis Monroe
Grant, il.
The condition OF Fred II. Perry re-
mains about the same. and Mrs. b. II.
Demeritt remains in Beverly Mass.
Mrs. Philip Shonio, who was one Of
the county delegates TO the meeting II
the Vermont farm bureau in Burlinc-
ton, showed her practical nature by
wishing for her recent birthday a
bushcl of holders. The Duxbury home
bureau took the matter in hand and
saw that she was well supplied.
The Pierian club held a most inter
esting meeting at the home OF Mrs O.
l.. Ayers Friday afternoon A fine pro-
gram was the order. the roll caR being
"The best book read during the year
and why liked it," Many good points
were brought ont. among the books
mentioned being those of Dorothy Can
field Fisher and Robert L. Duffus, A
fine paper on Better Speech" was pre-
pared and read BY Mrs. Fife and one
on Does fiction raise the literary de- /
velopment Of its readersf" by Mrs Gil |
more. These had much food for thought 1
and were good for example. A vocal |
solo was sung by Mrs. Kathleen Le-
Baron Luce and an encore in which her 1
mother, Mrs. LeBaron, Joined. Mrs. I
Palmer was accompanied Delicious re-
were served by the hos.
tesses. Mrs. Ayers and Mrs. Burbank. [
States Attorney G. y. Adams wac in 7
and Montpelier last week H
md spent the last of the week in Bos-
on
Last Friday evening another of
hose popular parish suppers were en-.
Dyed at the Congregational church.
Fun from the start seemed TO be the
program. Airs. c. y. Adams was chair
nan and with the following commit 4
ee, Mrs. j. T. Smith. Mrs. John Bur
eigh, Mrs. Max Ayers. Mrs. Robert
Perry. Mrs. Charles Allen, Mrs. J.
Niltsic Brisbrin and Mrs Burton Luce,
here was enough entertainment fur
lished to make all wish for another so
ial at once. The Looking Backward
extette and the Jack and Jill" song
md the solos with iikelele by Mrs. Il
nee were an most enjoyable. while
he stunts and games. particularly the
Umbrella stunt. kept those who braved
he trial active and good natured. Mrs.
Z 7. Smith at the piano and Earl
Twombly with the violin. did well
heir part. Refreshments were served
nd the large number who attended
cit that an evening Of wholesome so
ial life had been passed
A number of people from the Center
nd Dillingham; grange are planning TO
tend the state meeting IN Rutland
=. J. Rutter. optometrist. will Be at
be Green Mountain house. Saturday.
'ec- 18th Call and have your ewes
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