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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1917
Page
6
Plainfield news rounds up a long list of local visitors and residents' movements. Ernest Batchelder Barrett guests, Reuben Hudson South Ryegate visits, families from Chelsea Barre Montpelier East Montpelier and Marshfield appear, many attending graduations, church and school events, with several enlisting or preparing for service and a young campfire group at Jon's pond.
L G Filis suffers rheumatic eye and head issues while Rey Glark of Boston visits sister Mrs L Martin. Mrs Eleanor Pathol dies at home.
Mrs William and daughter Stra Lee Bult visit and offer comfort while Mrs William Revor and Mrs P C Weeon attend at Orentontille. Mrs William Revor remains more comfortable as this report is written.
Mrs Claudia Katelle Robinson and George Albert Snow wed at St Pauls chapel Burlington on June 14. Snow, an electrical engineer and Sharon station agent, plans to live in Sharon. Honeymooned briefly. Also notes Red Cross meeting, visiting relatives, and local school graduation events with diplomas awarded and performances.
Miss Grace Hurdle visited her sister in Waitsfield and returned to Moretown Friday. The village primary and grammar schools held a Pine Hill picnic on the last day of school. An annual congregational meeting was moved due to infantile paralysis quarantine.
Florence Delano arrives from West Roxbury to spend the summer in Hardwick. Amelia Hartson of Barre visits George Warner. Lorinda Foss returns home. R G Norcross visits with Grace Hinds. Olmsted and F K Philbrook families infected with measles. Henry Notress and Peter Greenia visit relatives in Highgate. P E Poss and Loriads Foes visit Hardwick relatives.
Bethel news notes Bertha Hartwell and her son John visiting her parents in Swanton with her father Royal Hazard. Wil liamstown guests Mr. and Mrs. W. Fifield attend a Burlington family reunion. Misa Ethel Martin from Waterbury visits L. G Cague, while Glenn Hubbard moves his family to T. J. Lavere’s on North Main. Willamay Toland attends Simmons College commencement in Boston with her mother Mrs. Toland. Putnam becomes local Metropolitan Life agent from Randolph to White River Junction. Various residents travel, visit and work changes noted, with Nellie Players’ entertainment next Friday supporting the local Red Cross.
Chelsea residents engage in visits and vacations as Neva Bohonon returns from Norwich and Dr. A T Marshall vacations in Boston. Local firms announce Thursday half days in July and August. Notables include Judge Wilean in Hyde Park and Cadet Ambaroso’s Norwich visit. Recent births, moves, and employment changes are noted, along with repairs at the local bobbin shop and planned machinery upgrades.
A short item notes Gerald Hunt, a soldier from East Bethel, currently stationed overseas. Details on unit or destination are not provided in readable text.
Doris Lattimer attended graduation exercises with her mother Ellen Lattimer. Ruth Scott finished at Middlebury College and is visiting her parents. Mrs. M. J. Washburn arrived after Boston and plans to visit relatives in Underhill. Hannah Mann hosts in St Albans. Mina Parish departs Granville for vacation. William Duff visits from Barre. Harold Perkins family to Woodstock. Emma Packer visits Bethel before returning home. Woman’s Relief corps hosted by Dana Luce with 35 guests, ice cream and cake. Edwin Goodwin of Hyde Park returns home after a visit. Mrs. Warren Church and Harold Church with A. T. Neff’s family stop by. Funeral guests for Jerry Goodheart include Joseph Goodheart, Mrs. David Bruce, and Edward Goodheart. Fred Fairbanks and Lyndon Thomas travel through town. Miss Fallon Matthews goes to Northfield. Angie Pike and Annie Wood visit Kasex and recover from illness. T. Powers, commercial instructor, to Northampton for vacation, may return next year. Red Cross canvass planned with six captains and house-to-house effort.
North Calais residents Nina French and Nellie Smart of Peacham visited Elbert Ainsworth’s last week while Ada Cate spent a day in Barre. Lucetta Hawkins of Morrisville stayed with Faith Board the past week. Myrtie Thurston finished work at Warren Ainsworth’s and joined her mother in South Woodbury. Emily Powers went to Barre to visit her son Henry Powers. I S Tabor and J W Lawson hosted visitors last week. A campfire gathering and dance hall were planned for Friday night June 22 with Leroy Jackman and Kat Levitin in attendance. Leroy Jackman and Kat Levit were married at Edith Beard’s home on Thursday June 24. S K Cameron died suddenly at home early Monday morning. funeral arrangements not yet complete.
Mrs Addie Parker spends days in Bradford at William Swift's home. Mrs Flora Bailey visits Lyme New Hampshire for a time. John Lane of Plainfield installs a new switchboard at the Orange County Telephone central. Mrs Svisite died at Ara Slayton's East Calais home on Saturday June 9 after long illness. Toys: funeral Monday at 1 Attinck. Bevsie Jacobs weekends in Montpelier. Mrs Clem Spencer and Mrs Ira Robinson visit Marshfield. Myrl Laverence works in Montpelier at Harrie garage.
Entomologists report high power solid stream sprayers proving effective for forest, park, and street trees. Arsenate of lead is used with 10 to 12 pounds per 100 gallons, covering up to 600 gallons per acre. Early spraying after leaf development improves control of gipsy moths and brown-tail caterpillars, with safety precautions and notices required for poison use.
The article reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier’s refusal to join a coalition cabinet over conscription, noting Conservatives misused war patronage. It warns Liberal support may defect as Dominion seeks 1M to 2M troops, risking party splits in English-speaking provinces, with a comparison to the U.S. Civil War era.
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