The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28

Walter MCLEAN Fined SIS and Costs
Following Family Disturbance.

Following Family Disturbance.
As a result of family disturbance
while celebrating Christmas day at his
home in Brownsville, Walter MCLEAN
was fined $25 and costs at hearing
conducted BY States Attorney Tracy
before Justice G. M Watts Tuesday,
Mr. McClean's son-in-law, p. J. Gibbon,
who was alleged to have been connect
ed with the disturbance, was acquitted
of blame and Mr.. Mclean was found
to have been the aggressor in The ease.
Miss Helen Houston and Willis Cham
berlain, Grand Isle, Married.
Miss Helen Morrison Houston, daugh-
IAter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest M Houston,
and Willis Chamberlain of Grand Isle
were married by Rev. Martin Kelley in
Burlington Saturday afternoon. After
passing the end of the week and the
holiday with the brides parents in
Stowe, Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain re-
turned Tuesday to Grand Isle, where
Mr.. Chamberlain Is employed as tele-
phone lineman, and Mrs. Chamberlain
is bookkeeper in a creamery, and where
they will reside for the present. Mrs.
Chamberlain was graduated from
Stowe high school in the class OF 1918.
The friends OF Rev. and Mrs. M. +.
Bacon, formerly of Stowe, will be in
terested to learn that Mr.. Bacon has
accepted a unanimous call to the pastor
ate. Of the Congregational church at
Charlottesville, Ill. Mr. Bacon has been
on the ground about month and likes
the place and people very much. Mrs
Bacon has remained with her daughter,
Mrs A. D. Lynch, and family in Chi
cage, but expected to accompany Mr..
Bacon on his return TO Charlottesville
after Christmas Mr.. Lynch, formerly
business manager OF the Mt. Mansfield
creamery, has received promotion and
increase Of salary in his work in Chi
cago.
p. A. Raymond, who is taking a
course in vocational education at Itha-
ca, N. ", and Mrs. Raymond are pass
ing few days with friends in town
Mrs. Fred Mccarthy closed the school
Oh Edison hill with q Christmas tree
and exercises at her home. There were
about go present.
Miss Clara Fuller returned to Bur
lington Wednesday, after passing a
week at her home.
Miss Beatrice Kaiser, who is attend
ing normal school at Westfield,
Mass, is passing her vacation at home.
NJ. G. Knight and daughter, Miss
Martha knight, of Newbury are visit
ing relatives in town.
The high school basketball team de-
feated the creamery boys 26 to ID at
the hotel hall Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Leon Butts has been called to
Plainyille, Conn, by the serious illness
Of her mother, Mrs. w. G. Towne.
L. C. Camp was visitor in Mont
pelier Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyan and Mrs. George |
Taft passed Christmas day in Morris
vile.
Miss Isabel Adams of Montpelier has
visited her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. W. Adams, this week N
There was varied program Of
Christmas exercises, with Christmas
tree for the children, at the Commune
ty church Sunday evening. The chair
man of the committee in charge was
Mrs, Mildred Russ The exercises were
BY the children and included recita
lions. little plays, acrostics, Christmas
songs and dialogues. The church choir
assisted with beautiful rendering of
Holy Night" Santa Claus arrived
after the exercises and distributed gifts
from the tree. The pastors sermon on
Sunday morning was from the text,
is Christ Kingf" and was much ap
preciated An augmented choir rem
tered an anthem and other selections.
During the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayward and some of the young peo-
Die visited the homes of the shut-ins
n the village and sang Christmas car
lis. A Christmas tree on the church
avn was beautiful with electric illumi-
nation in the evening. About 20 Christ
mas baskets have been distributed to
he shut ms and older people in the
The stores in the village
we're closed Monday and there were
many Christmas family gatherings on
sunday and Monday. Among the Wis
tors in Stowe for Christmas were Mr..
nd Mrs. A. w. Christisnson at G. j.
strands Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Grsndy
nd Miss Pearl Grandy at c. NJ. Pixies.
The Stowe high and graded schools
losed Friday for the Christmas yaca-
ion with exercises and trees in all de
artments. There were many visitors
nd varied programs in Miss Sargent's
nd Mrs. Russ rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Lovett and
hildren of Montpelier were visitors at
!. A Boyce's Sunday.
Misses Louise Morgan, Agnes Towne. ,
Irlic Wright and Clifton Stafford are I
{ home from the University of Yer /
lont for the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. +. T. Gale and little niece. Susie I
anborn. went Wednesday TO Boston, :
here they will visit relatives for a
eek, after which they will pass sew {
raj days with friends in Springfield, n
lass, and Brooklyn, n. Y. some of Il
HON have been summer guests at the v