The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-20


A special meeting of the town of Low
ell has been called for March 25 to
see what steps will be taken toward
burying the town dead and also to elect
a lister in place of Frank Martin, re-
signed.
Rev. T. M. Merriman, retired Bap-
fist clergyman and former pastor Of
the church in Newport, died in Somer-
vile, Mass, March Z, at the age of
90 years. He preached the dedication
sermon for the union church in New
pcrt in lS4S Mr.. Merriman was a writ
er of more than ordinary ability and
numbered among his literary productions
are books entitled "The Trail of His
tory" william, Prince of Orange"
Roger Williams, indicated
Mrs. f. T. Eastman of Weston has
several beautiful house roses in bloom,
one white Augusta, measuring Az
inches in diameter.
! Elisha Van Eppa, former resident
| of Simonsville near Ludlow, died at his
home in Conway, Mass, recently at the
age Of SO years,
Miss Christabe Coolidge of Ludlow
was the only woman among twenty
three prize winners in Good Housekeep-
ing magazines recent contest for ideas
on How the retail merchant may cash
in locally on national Advertising
Claiming that she knowing sold them
COW infected with tuberculosis, al
though she guaranteed that it was
sound, l. n. Chase Of Brandon and Ar
thur A. Beeman of Norwich have brought
suit in Rutland county court against
Mrs. Fanny d. Erhardt of Berlin for
false warranty. The allegation is that
the COW affected a number OF other
members of valuable herd OF Ayr
shire cattle kept at Forset Park stock
farm in Brandon. Both sides have re-
tanned some Of the best counsel to be
found among Vermont lawyers.
President Charles Fl, Spooner' of Nor
witch university has returned from
three weeks trip through southern New
England. Saturday morning he gave
the students a lecture on right poll
ties.
C. f. Smith OF Morrisville. president
OF the state grange, who was sent to
Washington, ID. G.. to represent the in
torests of Vermont grangers and others
to prevent the passage of bills favor
ing the margarin interests. has returned
to Vermont. Mr. Smith believes that
all of the things desired by the mar
garin men will not be obtained
The Baptist churches OF Jericho and
Essex Center have extended call to
Rev. G. A. Nutting Of Montgomery Cen
ter to become their pastor. II il not
known whether OF not he will accept.
The friends of w. r. Lockln Of Rich
ford will probably present his name to
the coming OF the Vermont Methodist
conference at Newport as a candidate for
lay representative to the Methodist Cen
eral conference to be held in Minneapolis
next May,
Louden b, Livingstone, who died re.
Gently in North Troy, was veteran of
the Civil war and lived all his life in that
village. Although he had been unable |
to work for many years, the end came
Unexpectedly.
The first installment of the new equip
ment of the Central Vermont railroad |
was put into service Sunday morning, |
when two new cars We're attached to
the New England States limited train
for the first time.
Listers from Franklin county towns
and the towns of northern Grand Isle /
county were in st. Adams Monday to /
meet State Tax Commissioner j. f. I
Cushman OF Burlington.
George Arms, known by his many /
friends as the Socrates of Broadway I
is dead at his home in New York CITY |
at the age of 50 years. He was born
in Windham, this state, in 1929, the son
OF minister, who boosted an annual
salary of $500. During the Civil war.
Mr., Arms manufactured swords in Chi
copee, Mass, but retired from business
many years ago. His collection of curios
is said to be one of the finest private
collections in the city.
Finding a stone which weighed nearly
Is pounds in bag of wool which he
purchased a short time ago, was the ex.
perienee of II. b. Farrar, an Enosbury
Falls business man. He could not re.
member the man from whom he purchas-
ID the WOOL
Austin J. Goodall OF East Corinth
was arrested recently on charge of
assault with intent to kill AT a pre-.
inminary hearing, the respondent was
bound over to appear at the June SEES
sion of Orange county court. The man
was released on furnishing $500 bail.
Eleven hundred worshippers attended
services in st. Mary's cathedral in Bur
ington Sunday, when number of the
,lergy were assembled in honor of st.
Patrick. Bishop j. j. Rice of the Roman
'atholic diocese Of Burlington addressed
he congregation.
As soon as the weather permits $500
lpple trees will be set out on the Gordon !,
arm in Grand Isle Dynamite will be
lsed in digging holes to set the new
rees and another force of men will be
Employed in trimming the 500 trees al
eady on the premises.
James L. Tryon of New York. repre-
enting the American Peace society, will
peak in Burlington Friday on the sub