The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-18

and has retained the position continu-
ously ever since. He is IA years old and
has been postmaster in Wolcott for
many years.
Henry Gangnon of Morristown Cor
ners sawed seyenty-fve cords of stove
wood with a gasoline engine in twelve
.hcurs recently.
The dwelling owned by p. II. Lam
phere in Belvidere Corners, and occu-
pied by Webster Eldred, was destroyed
by fire last week.
Gilbert Baker of Trenton, No., for
merly of Johnston, and at present the
advance agent for DR.. Frederick Cook,
the arctic explorer and lecturer, visited
his old home last week for the first
time in many years.
E. H. vancor, who recently resigned
as superintendent of the Citizens Tele-
phone Co., with headquarters at Nor
risville. had been in the service 20 years.
He is succeeded by +. E. Schultz of
Burlington.
Rev. Father Crosby, who has charge
Of the Roman Catholic mission in Nor
risville, says that enough subscriptions
and assurances of support have been re-
eeived to warrant the erection of a
church in that village the coming sum
mer. 1t is proposed to erect an edi-
fee costing 10000.
Judge Z. w. Huntley, one of Wash
ington county's best known citizens,
was elected clerk and treasurer of Dux
bury last week for the 4lst time. The
late Judge Griswold had record OF
50 years as town clerk in Cambridge.
A Guthrie, Okla, dispatch records the
appointment by the federal Judge of
Isaac d. Taylor TO be United States
attorney for the western district until
a successor is named by President Taft
for Judge Emery, retired. Mr.. Taylor
studied law in Montpelier and married
Miss Kate Fuller, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II. Fuller of that city.
At a conference between representa-
tives of the American Unitarian asso-
citation and the Universalist convention
of Vermont and Quebec, held in Bur
lington recently, plans were discussed
and approved and it is expected that
the two denominations will unite in I'M
dertaking the establishment of new
parishes in the state.
Thieves broke into the henhouse
owned by Miss Mabel Boardman on the
road in Middlebury the other
night and carried away thirty-fye choice
hens. 1t was the third benhouse 10 be
broken into in that vicinity within
few days.
The Pastime Athletic club of Rut-
land will conduct wrestling and box
ing matches at their headquarters in
the future, according to permission
which the club has obtained from Pub
lie Safety Commissioner f. r. Patch.
The matches will be held with respect
to all city ordinances.
Haviland Wilmot. who died recently
in Denver, Col, was a native OF Thet-
ford. With his wife. Mr., Wilmot went
to Denver some thirty years ago.
a Newport merchant took straw
vote OF farmers and merchants living
n that vicinity with the following ex-
pressions of choice for presidential pref
renee Total, 2s3; Roosevelt, 1874; Taft,
IS; Wilson, Al; Harmon %; Clark, 2;
Bryan, /; La Toilette. /.
Captain and Mrs. Charles B. Childs
'ecently celebrated their sixtieth we'd
ling anniversary at their home in Gin
.innati. O. Captain Childs is a veteran
If Co. b. sth Vt. Volunteers. and served
e one time as provost marshal of New
orleans.
Guy d. Boynton, aged 70 years,
ergeant in Co. G., 18th Vermont regi-
nent, in the Civil war, representative
or the town Of Hinesburg in the legis-
ature Of 1875 and postmaster Of the
own for twenty years, died from the
fleets of shock Friday noon.
The Roosevelt Republican club OF
Georgia was organized at the town hall
n Georgia Center Saturday evening.
A chapter Of the Order Of Eastern |
star has been instituted in ST. Adams |
With a charter membership of IS,
Mr.. and Mrs. w, J. Churchill of Nor
isyille celebrated their fftieth wedding /
last Wednesday.
A fiery fash Of blasting powder struck I
Xavier Berseau of West Rutland in /
h. face recently while the man was |
Working in the Pattern marble quarry. I
n fixing the fire, Berseau put a little /
+ the powder in the stove and the ex-
losion followed. His face was horribly I
urned.
Rev. f. J. Kloel< of Bucksport, Me-.
as accepted a call to the Congrega-
lonal church in Bristol and will begin
is pastorate next Sunday.
Assistant Judges W. G. Greene and
:. w. Foster of Franklin county have
ppointed the following liquor license
for Richford: L. r. Da
Is, Horace z. Aver and C. Melvin Bo-
ipht.