The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-12

Plans Laid for Forming an Episcopal
Mission in Town.

Mission in Town.
! Rev. G. r. Brush of Hardwick CON
| Quoted an Episcopal service at the
Methodist church Sunday evening. Aft
err the service a temporary organza-
ton for W mission was effected with
| Herbert Mayo as warder, %. r. Smith,
secretary, and Mrs. Maude Pike, treas
urer. A communion service was held
at Mrs. Pixies home Monday morning.
A conference will be held at the same
place Tuesday evening.
Rev. c. Z. Hayward preached an ex-
cellent sermon at the Community
church Sunday morning upon the i'm
portance of church attendance.
The committee in charge Of the
Mary Fletcher hospital drive Is max
| ing as thorough canvas of the town
as possible Contributions of all kinds
may be left with Mrs. Hayward or
Mrs. Fl. f. Shaw.
AT the meeting of Mansfield Noun
tain grange, P. of H., Saturday eve
ming, the third and fourth t--rees
were conferred by the grange degree
team upon Mrs. Mildred Russ, Miss
Agnes Towne, Miss Brenda Bennett,
Leon A. Russell and John 0. Recor Al
harvest supper was served under d.
rection of Miss Florence Austin. Vis-
itors present were Mr.. and Mrs. A.
w. Foster of Morristown, Mrs. John
Burns of West Bolton and Mr.. Stewell
of Windham.
There were thirty -threc present at
a family gathering at sunny Hill
side the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
II. Straw. Sunday afternoon. Besides
Mr.. and Mrs. Straw and four children
the number included, Mrs Mary Shsr-
bert of Stowe, Mrs. Clara Conrtmanche
of Franklin, N. Y, Mrs. Irving NJ.
Parker of Melrose, Mass, Mr. and
Mrs. Willis NJ. Douglass and six chill !
dren OF Jacksonville, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Felix r. Sherbert and Mr.. and Mrss
Lewis w Sherbert and little daughter |
Of Northampton, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph s. Sherbert and five children Of
Granville, N. Y. Mrs. Karl Moody aud
two children OF Lincoln and Mrs. r. w
Brown and little son Of Greenfield,
Mass. Mrs. Courtmanche, Mrs. Park
er, Mrs. Straw, Mrs. Douglass, Mrs.
Moody and Mrs. Brown are Mrs. Mary
Sherbert's daughters and the three
Messrs Sherbert are her sons. This
was the first time in eighteen years
that they have all been together. Be.
sides the grandchildren present, Mrs.
has seven others, the four
children of Mrs. Courtmanche, Carl NJ.
Parker of Boston and two other chill
dren Of Mrs. Moody's. She also has
s@en great grandchildren, the grand
children of Mrs. Courtmanche. Mrs
Sherbert is the widow of Francis r.
Sherbert, who died twenty-four years
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Sherbert began
their married life in Stowe and five
IF their children were born here. They
afterwards lived several years in Law
III and for short time in Belvidere.
where Mr.. Sherbert died. Since his
Heath Mrs. Sherbert has made ner
lone in Stowe, where she is respected
ind esteemed. She * Justly proud Of
Ter large family Of children and passes
part of each year with them at their
lifferent homes. Mrs. Conrtmanche
md Mrs Parker are remaining in
stowe few days. The others OF TIE
amily left for their homes Sunday
fterhoon and Monday morning.
Mrs. II. W. Barrows aad son and
laughter, Douglass and Dorothy Bar
ows, of the University of Vermont
assed the week end at their home N,
towe. =
Mrs. Lois Wright and children
assed the week end with Mrs G. Nj. 2
lawrence in Morristown
L. b. Tomlinson and Mr.. and Mrs !,
A. Tomlinson attended the funeral =
{ John Markham, nephew-inlaw 4