The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-11
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Diff
ferent Sections.


The town of Sherburne was visite
by thunder storm Tuesday night.
Middlebury selectmen have awarde
the contract for new iron bridge a
East Middlebury
Seventeen persons united with tn
Methodist church in West Burke on tn
first Sunday in March,
There We're five marriages, nineteel
births and thirteen deaths in the tow
of Holland during 1911.
Mrs William p. Arlington, who die
recently in Crookston, Mimi, lived il
Chester forty years ago,
The Vermont Marble Co. has sent 81
quarryworkers from West Rutland t.
Seattle, Wash and Alaska.
According to present plans, the new
Congregational church at North Pow
nal will be dedicated June 9.
The Vermont Young Mems Christian
association will hold its annual con
vontion at ST. Johnsbury, April 1921
Rev. Henry Lamb of Hyde Park hal
received call to become pastor of thu
First Congregational church of West
Brattleboro.
Approximately six miles of sidewalk
/ Il. - H.. 81 IN Rrat fiah
ami the sum of $4,000 will be necessary
TO lay the walks.
Warren Wilson of East Haven ha-
an egg which measures four and one-hali
inches the smallest way and weighs fouI
and one-half ounces.
Brattleboro is ready to pay $3.50 a
week for a baseball team the coming
eason. A year ago 81 ,455 was raised
to maintain a team.
Mrs. Mary Cuson OF North Ferris
burg aged 81 years, went sliding few
days ago with her great granddaughter,
Gwendolyn, aged years.
Rev. +. p Treat, pastor Of the Con-
EDUCATIONAL church at Richmond for the
past eight years, has rendered his resig-
nation to take effect May !,
Ex-Governor George H. Prouty gave
au Illustrated lecture on his recent ku-
ropean trip before the Newport civic
federation last Tuesday night.
Rev. Thomas r. Carly. pastor Of st.
Bridgets church in West Rutland is
passing several weeks in St Augustine,
Fal., for the benefit Of his health
c f. Barrie Of Brattleboro has been
granted a patent on corn-husking ma
chine through his Washington, ID. G.
patent attorneys, Davis & Davis.
The s0th annual session Of the Troy
Methodist conference will be held at
Saratoga Springs. \. Y. April 0 to 10,
Bishop J. w. Hamilton win preside.
While working in the woods near
McIndoes one day recently, John Sham
pany was taken suddenly i'll and had
to be taken home. His death followed
next day,
Rev. George b. Johnson, who acts as
chaplain to Bishop Hall Of the Episco-
pal diocese Of Vermont, has gone to the
Isle of Pines, Cuba, for the benefit of
his health.
Rev. J, NJ. Frost of Waterville, Me-,
former pastor of Grace Methodist
church in st. lohnsbury, will deliver the
Memorial day address in the latter town
this year.
News was received in Barnet on last
Monday Of the death of Joel Brock in
Green Mountain. Ia Mr.. Brock was Is
years old and for a long time resided
in Barnet.
The annex to the Rutland hospital
viii be ready for occupancy by April !.
The addition will provide special con-
veniences for operating rooms and
mems ward.
A forgotten deposit in the Rutland
Savings bank has grown in value from
S25 in 1858 to S359.35 at the present
time. The sum has been paid to the
heirs Of the depostor.
A hen house in Manchester containing
2Gp White Leghorns and belonging to
the Shaw-Lodge Co, was partially de-
molished by wind last week, although
few of the fowls were killed
Mrs Emily Harrington Hunt, who
died recently in Barton, was born in
1877 in Pawlet. For many years later
she lived in Westmore, going later to
Barton to live with her son.
The next annual meeting of the YER
mont Teachers association will be held
in Rutland, October 24, 25 and 26 The
Marble city entertained the state teach
ers' association four years ago.
A house belonging to George Chase in
East Charleston was burned to the
ground last week together with a guam
fifty Of valuable matched lumber which
the owner was about to ship away.
Dustin Farnum, the well known thea
trical manager, whose death occurred
in New York late last month. was
frequent visitor at the home of Brown
ell Wilcox in Pownal for many years.
A LARGE ice gorge has formed On tho