The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-09
ABOUT THE STATE

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The Rev +. A. smith, who has been
pastor Of the Methodist church at Nor
risyille for the past five years, has an
nounced his intention not TO accept a
roappointment nc the session of the
Vermont conference 10 be held next
April.
Smith Warren, the thrteen. year old
son OF William Warren, OF Morrisville,
is In critical condition as the result
Of injuries suffered by being struck by
falling tree. He was watching his
father fell the tree and in trying to get
away from il ran directly under II.
Ephraim Smith OF Newport has been
appointed private secretary 10 Congress
man.elect Frank Plumley of Northheld
and will assume mis- duties February l..
Mr. Smith is graduate Of Dartmouth
college in the class of 1906, and has
since graduation engaged in teaching.
State Commissioner H. G. Thomas
has appointed additional wardens as
follows: J. r. Applebee Of Island Pond
for Essex county, w. II. Nichols OF Is
sex junction, Chittcnden county; o. r.
Packard and Fred w. Hayward Of Rut.
land, Rutland county; II. j. Parcher of
Waterbury,, Washington county.
About one hundred relatives and
friends met at the home Of J. +. Cros.
sett, Of Duxbuy, New Years evening,
the gathering being in honor of the
fitty.second anniversary of the marriage
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas Morse. The
worthy couple we're presented a purse
Of Si5. Mr.. Morse is as and Mrs.
Morse 7s years old.
Mrs. Jlila c. r. Dorr Of Rutland.
Judge Wendall P. Stafford OF Washing
ton, d. c., and Chaplain A.. j. Hough
az the Vermont House OF Representa-.
tives have acceded To the request OF
Horace W. Bailey, who is preparing
book TO be used in the public schools in
connection with the Champlain tercen-
tenary celebration, to write poems for
that publication, which will be issued
Il, March.
The quarterly report Of the Vermont
soldiers home, Bennington, for the last
quarter Of 1905 shows the following
data; Number present this quarter, 90;
last quarter, rs; 10 absent on leave;
number present and absent, i0s; last
quarter, So During the period there
were readmitted and admitted 30 mem
bers. and lost by discharge or death, 0.
The average number present during the
quarter was s6j average present and
absent, 101.
The total receipts Of the Brattleboro
post Office the past year were sac, 440.-
As, a gain Of $3,o36.26 over the pre-.
vious year. The sales Of stamped paper
amounted to s36 ,56615; postage on
second.class matter mailed by publish
crs S2,524,60; postage on permit mat
ter" third.elass matter mailed without
stamps when in quantities of 1000 or
more pieces at time, Se,901.62; box
rentals, $60795. The receipts of the
last quarter, ended December 81, were
$l2,044.12.
%The report Of the dare marriage in
Groton Christmas night was, to say the
least, premature says the Groton
Times, 'rhe incidents up TO the re-
ported ceremony were accurate in the
main, although the former part Of Mr.
Iamphere's business was pure imagi.
nation. Preparations for the marriage
were made but Just before the ccre-
mony was to be performed, the pastor
was notified that his presence was not
needed A cog was slipped somewhere
and whether matters viii be adjusted |
and the marriage performed future de.
velopments alone will reveal.v