The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-23
About the State

Miss Julia A. G. jackson of Brandon,
for some time a missionary in Porto
Rico, sent out by the Episcopal church,
has gone to New York to pass few
days before sailing for Porto Rico. where
she will remain during the winter.
The Westminster and Walpole bridge,
across the Connecticut, which was de-
stroyed by fire about a year ago, will
be replaced by an iron and concrete
structure costing $4,000. 1t is nearing
completion and will be opened to travel
next month.
The White River Junction health Of
ficer anticipates no smallpox epidemic
in that village. He says that the gar
bage man afflicted with the disease had
been in bed and under the DOCTORS care
three days before smallpox symptoms
appeared. The patient is now doing
well.
Dir. George Davenport Of East Ran
doiph, who viii be So years old in De
cember, has never been shaven by bar
her, thus wrestling from jeremiah KEEL
ley of North Brookfeld, Mass, rs years
old, the distinction of being the oldest
man in the United States with such
record. DIR. Davenport has not shaved
since 1884.
The largest mortgage ever recorded in
the Brattleboro town clerks Office is that
for 81 100000 just executed by the Yer
mont Valley Railroad company to the
Boston Safe Deposit and Trust com
pany to secure an issue Of four and one.
half per cent. 30-year first mortgage gold
bonds A copy has ben lodged in every
town through which the road passes
A Guilford man went into a Brattle-
boro bakery few days ago to pay
bill Of 50. lie peeled a yellowback oil
big roll and received the change Of
$40. The peculiar appearance of the
bill attracted the girls attention and
she went TO look at it again after the
customer had left and found it to be
that of the 500 denomination. The man
is registered in the directory as a farm.
err, which goes to show that there is
still money in Vermont soil.
The daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Hubbard Of Rochester, Noyem-
Der IL, possesses an unusual number of
great grandparents They are Mr.. and
Mrs. Crosby Martha and Mrs. Amos
Guernsey, grandparents Of Mrs. Hub
bard, who was formerly Miss Guernsey;
and Mrs, f. NJ Montague and Mrs. "
VI. Hubbard, grandparents Of Mr.. Hub
bard making FIVE great grandparents
These, together with Mr. and Mrs. f. A.
Guernsey and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hub.
bard, the child's grandparents, make up
record not often surpassed. OF the
five great grandparents all are over 20,
while Mrs. V. NJ. Hubbard has reached
the aged OF Sc, Mrs Amos Guernsey
is SO and Mrs r. M. Guernsey Is TO-
The centennial of the Congregational
church Of Coventry was observed Thurs
day afternoon and evening, November
IT, nearly 200 people being present.
This church was organized October 2,
1910, with II charter members, by Rev.
Seth Payson. The first settled pastor
was Rev. Lyman Case, who began his
ministry in September, 1922 Since that
time IL pastors have served the church.
The present one, Rev Morton w. Hale,
began his service on the very anuiver
sary day, October 2, 1910 Two former
pastors, Rev. j. @. Langford and Rev
A. S. Bole, were present at the anniver-
sary observation, assisting in the sery-
ice. Deacon D. NJ. Camp Of Newport,
responded to the address OF welcome.
oor,;r,, from, 4ha Taf,.4ras,a , ;.,r.1 .h,,r.b
Of Newport, which was set off from the