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

couple related that the wedding took
place before the Sunday morning serv'
ices fifty years ago and that the honey
moon was begun by going to church
ar. and Mrs. Start have been lifelong
residents of Bakersfield.
Ex-Governor George II. Prouty cele.
brated his fiftieth birthday anniversary
March 4 by entertaining Is friends at
tea. He was presented handsome gold
mounted ebony cane.
Rev. J. A. McClelland of Grafton, w.
Va, has refused cali extended to him
by the Presbyterians Of South Ryegate
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Sutton Free Baptist church, it was
voted to hold the annual meeting of
the Wheelock association of Free Bap-
fist churches in Sutton next june. AT
that time there will be services to com
memorate the building of the first church
edifice in the town, known as the Rev.
John Colby house, built in June, 1912.
In Wells River one day recently, a
! full grown buck deer followed Isaac
SWANS milk team through the village
streets. The animal passed several
| teams during the journey and did not
! appeared frightened.
The home Of Mrs r. If. Akley in
Wells River was burglarized one night
recently and $50 was stolen. Entrance
was gained through kitchen window
between midnight and morning, when
several people were in the house. The
thief hunters have failed to find any
clues.
c. G. Jones, superintendent of the
Fillmore farms in Bennington. has gone
to New York, whence he will sail for
England for the purpose of making adj
ditions Of the flock Of blooded horned
Dorset sheep at the Vermont farm. Ii
is said that it is the purpose Of the
owner, J. c. Colgate, eventually to make
the stock of horned Dorsets one of the
largest in the country.
While operating a circular saw in
Sheffield recently, Earl Bickford, the eld
est son OF George Bickford, had the
misfortune TO cut his forefinger badly.
He was taken to the Brightlook hos
pital, where the finger was taken of
below the middle Joint.
The 18th annual meeting Of the North
ern Bankers association was held in
Woodstock March with IS members
ia attendance. Elmer +. Foye, presi-
dent of the Massachusetts, Bankers as
sociation, aud Willis G. Nash. presi-
- o. Il L., IL -
New York, were guests OF the asso-
citation.
While chopping in the woods at Cor
nish Center recently. Ebert Harring
ton was struck by falling tree and
one leg was pinned under the trunk
for some time before the man could
release it, With the aid Of a staff, Mr..
Harrington was able to reach home,
where a physician found that no bones
had been broken in the mishap.
A unique curiosity is a pair Of twin
calves which were born at the +. ID.
Martin farm in White River Junction
I he calves are females, both large and
in fine condition. The sire was an
Ayrshire,
Herbert Grout, while driving along a
country road near North Hartland, saw
a flock Of eleven partridges in the trees
by the roadside.
Rev John Burton Richardson, who
died recently in Los Angeles, Cal, at
the age of 62 years, was born in Cor
NTH and lived there while boy. Later
he was graduated from Dartmouth col
lege and Union Theological seminary.
A North Thetford correspondent to
The Bradford United Opinion furnishes
the following commentary on rural
church attendance in one section of Yer
mont: If, in place of two hundred
people, there are thirteent at church
on pleasant Sunday afternoon and sew
en- at the evening service there must
be screw loose somewhere. Can it !
be in North Thetford?"
Swanton village will soon be equipped |
with new electric lighting system |
The contract 10 install the system has |
been awarded to the General Electric /
Co. OF Fort Wayne. Ind, representatives |
VI AtltNtl nave DttH III conference Will /
the trustees of the village during the
past few days.
The death of Mrs. Julia Ann Dudley |
occurred at her home in Hartford March /
Z. Mrs. Dudley was a sister of eX-Goy-
ernor Samuel Il. Pngree.
In the current issue OF the Morris
vile News and Citizen, an editorial para
graph describes as a pipe dream" the
story that five men from Lamoille coun-
tv were guests of Colonel Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay and visited the ex-president
for the purpose Of telling him that pub
lie sentiment in the Vermont county
favored him Tor the Republican nom
nation. The News and Citizen says
the roll has been called in several
towns and that nobody has been found
absent, other than a few men who at
tended the automobile show in Boston
and who declare they were not in New
York while absent. The Morrisville Mes.
,enger says: This paper has the names
lof the fve) ready to print at the prop
sr time"
The Maine Central railroad will Law
heavier rails over the ST. Johnsbury
md Lake Champlain road from Lunen-
burg to st. Johnsbury. The Maine Cen
.ra, recently leased the st. j. & /. c.