The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-02

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Mrs. Frank Leighton was called TO
Watertown, Mass, last week TO attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Henry Burroughs,
the widow Of her brother, who died
several years ago. Henry Burroughs
was born in Newbury, being the second
child of Deacon George and Mary y.
SAWYER Burroughs. He left our town
al an early age and for many years
made Somerville, Mass, his home, IL
nally moving to Watertown where he
died. There were six children in Dea-
con Burroughs family and Of this ram
lily Of eight only one remains, MIS-
Mary L. Leighton of this place
Last Monday evening some seventy
five of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Whitney >
friends called on them and gave them
To understand that fifteen years had
rolled bv since Mrs. Whitney had
promised to love and obey Joseph
Some Of the married men (who know
how It is yourselfl perhaps out OF
sympathy left a purse Of money ior
the benedict with instructions not 70
invest it in Canadian produce and the
ladies left cut glass and other pretty
things in crystal for Mrs Whitney.
The evening was enlivened with music,
recitation and folk dance. Miss Henri
eta Bailey, the reader OF no mean
ability, was listened to with rapt at
tention while Mrs. Haines Johnson en-
thralled the audience with song. Frank
Meserve gave q gymnastics exhibition'
free gratis. modelling his stunts under
the supervision of Mrs. Noble foss OF
Boston. Mrs. Wood and Mrs, Harold
Melendy presided at the piano. Inc
Young ladies who executed the folk
dance with so much ease and grace
were the Misses Meserve and Whit
new. About II O'Clock an appetizng
lunch was served. Afterwards the
party broke up and the guests
wendell their way homeward, with
feeling that they had had a good time,
besides setting the sails Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney's ship Of matrimony 90
ship shape that the next fifteen years
tack will be as free from storms ana
squalls as the last.
Word was received here Monday OF
the death Of Miss Grace Bliss Sunday
afternoon at her home in Calais. Miss
Bliss was well known IN Newbnrys
where she has MANY friends who have
enjoyed meeting her at The home OF her
cousin, Miss Reyes, and il i with
feeling OF sadness that we chronicle
the death of this estimable young
woman who in her LIES journey did
what she could"
Mrs. NJ. A. Jewett left the first q
the week for Florida, where sne VIII
spend the balance of the winter
pin WEIGH and Parker olmstead
both gave able reports Of the Older
Bows conference held in Barre a short
! time ago. These two boys have fine
impression of Barre, and will long re-
member the hospitality Of MIR. and
Mrs. Freeman Cilley, whose guests
they were while in the city,
Mrs. ID. S. Jones has class in ply
seal culture composed OF eight or ten
of our Young married women.A This
class is for women only and the press
being debarred, all information y ratb-
or meagre, but as we understand IL,
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the class is for the development of
muscle and other fighting qualities,
which win supereede the tongue. II
the class is success II viii necessitate
the Modern Woodmen and other night
providers TO watch their steps and in
vent new excuses for being out late
nights. Success TO the class.
In the near future we are TO have
an old fashioned minstrel show Don't
know Just what it will be, but the
money is for the piano fund and i Is
under the management of Nellie GilFs
Husband. He is so overshadowed by her
fame that it does not matter much
what his name is. but we think It II
William Henry, better known as Bill
Henry. A lot Of the town boys are GO
ing to be in it, as well as all the young
married women and it is going 10 be
rich thing from start to finish. Just
keep your ear 70 the ground and listen.