The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-27
WILLIAlMSTOWN I
Community Christmas Tree Exercises
Very Successful

i designs as wen as candy boxes an,
presents. The first part of the eve
Y ning's program was given by the low
er grades Of the day school in eharg
Of Miss M. Seaver and Miss Il. Covell
r They had been trained by their das
!. school teachers, Misses Seaver ant
Hart and Mrs. Whitney The childrei
filed their part Of the program Will
! great credit TO themselves and thei,
teacAers. The second part Of the pro
gram was under the training and di
rection of Mrs M. A. Outland. 1t was
:, part musical and recital, representing
the shepherd on the plains of Bethle.
, hem and the visit Of the three wise
men Of the infant Christ child.
The various scenes were beautiful.
lly presented by a large company Of
artisans and singers. The whole Sc
ries. was very beautifully and effec-
lively presented and Illustrated the
able and efficient training of Mrs. Out
land.
II AT the close Of very good program
Santa Claus appeared dressed in full
! regulation uniform and looking very
well and supremacy happy as he greet
ed the children and was greeted by
them. After making the children more
. happy by the presentation of boxes of
| Christmas candy and other presents he
bid them all good night and good bye
4 until another year.
The committee feels that the exer-
cises were great success and desire
to express their thanks to all who
helped in any way to furnish the pro-
gram.
To those interested the following
brief statement il made as to the
| financial end Of this community affair.
A balance was brought forward from
Hast year Of 1888 In addition there
has been contributed SAT- by Mr.. Wal
/ bridge from an extinct fund left over
from an old local society. The boxes
placed in the stores realized about SIS
and MIRA. Ainsworth contributed S..
Total about $2S.63. Expenses: Hall
REM, decorations. candy boxes, candy
and other small items total S24.56,
! leaving balance carried over Of S4.07s
| The committee desires to thank all
who contributed to help provide the
funds Of this institution which pro-
| vides 40 we'll to make the children hap
| by and glad at this joyous season Of
| the year. Chairman, Dec. '26, 1922.
Doubtless, readers Of The Times
have been inquiring If the local man
was sick or lost in the Christmas rush
and we are now Lappy to say that he
still able to be up and about after the |
4 s.rsl T.. al ku
no lack of willingness to write during !
the past week but simply a lack OF
time to attend to it. We hope now TO /
be able to send in items regularly. and
ask the assistance Of the local public
iii getting an accurate statement Of +
the facts regarding any items Of gem
eral interest.
There has been radio installed at
Erwin III. Martins for some little time
and messages are received there clear
~ from many points. The second re-
ceiving station in town was installed
in the rooms Of Charles G. Curtiss in
Hiram Drury's house on Beckett street
and very satisfactory reports are re-
ceived through the means. II
Married, Dec %, by Rev. c. A. Sim
mons Of Washington, at the home of
Fred A. Flint, his son, Harry Flint,
and Miss Elsie Smelling Of Barnard.
The young man has rented his fathers
farm and will take possession on JAN
l. The house Is arranged for two fam
lilies and Fred A. Flint and wife win
continue to live there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Bacon, who for
merlv lived here and later in Elmore,
Morrisville and Newport, are now
with their son and family in West
Lebanon, N. II. The son Is employed
IN the B. & NJ. railroad, with White
River Junction as one Of the terminals :
If his run.
The annual meeting Of the Cemetery
association will be held in the Office
u the town clerk on Monday, Jan. |,
It 2 o'clock p. m. This meeting is for q
rearing reports Of officers, electing Of I
icers for the ensuing year and for /
ransacting any other business that
nay come before it.
A regular meeting Of Summit lodge,
70. l04, r. a. A. NJ, will be held on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 3, for work. 2
Gillian Irons, a student in the =,
'ufts dental college, was in town last s
geek calling ON friends. His father, i
lev. John Irons, former pastor of :. :,
he Congregational church, is in Bos- :.
on just now as a supply and Mrs. !,
rons is in Burlington, where Francis I;
a student at the U. v. VI. :,
Warren Covell was at work in the Il
ostoffice during the rush hours of the IN
eek before Christmas.
Harry Anderson, who has been az
ork in Stonington. Me-, for several
ceks past, has returned home and =
i'll soon be employed in Barre.
win H. Lougee got q fall while at 4
ork on the addition to the ice house y
Smith 4 DAILY on the shore of Cut
II pond a short time ago, an insecure =,
aging giving way and as he lay on u
aging below a plank that fell struck A
m in the face, lacerating his fore
'ad and nose quite badly. He also S
IS lame shoulder as the result of
e fall. He is able to be around but -
IN not return to work for several
Iys.