The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-09


town at the legislature in 1874, 1892
and 1894. He served as selectman and
held other town offices, and served as
grand juror at several terms OF county
court.
The record berry picker in Benson
this year was Mrs. Mary Harwood, who
picked SO quarts Of wild red raspber-
ries.
George Leonard. a young Tinmouth
boy, shot a hawk which measured four
feet and six inches from tip to tail.
The announcement in Boston papers
of the fling of the inventory of the es-
tate of Anna p. Peabody, who died
March 6, 1911, leaving money and real
estate to the aggregate value of $l,737,-
| 472, recalls the fate that Mrs. Anna
NJ. Callan, formerly Miss o'Rouke of
Rutland, was left $4,000 by Mrs. Pea
body's will, having been her nurse.
! Baptists in Sutton are making extern
sive preparations to entertain the annu-
al convention OF the Wheelock associa-
ton of Free Baptist churches, which is
to be held in that town September H.
| IA.
Citizens of f asst Hardwick have APP
pointed committee to consider faesi-
bic means for securing a street light
ing system.
Miss Jennie Gutterson of Springfield,
sister of A. L. Gutterson, who estab
lished record in the broad jump at
the Swedish Marathon, has been en-
gagged to act as secretary TO the prin-
cipal of Burlington high school during
the coming year.
William Hatch fell from the eleya-
tor in a new mill OF the American
Wooden Co at Winooski Tuesday and
received severe bruises. The fall meas
ured eighteen feet.
Miss Geryude May Butterfeld
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w.
Butterfeld, and James McCaffrey of
Los Angeles, Cal, were married at I'M
manuel church in Bellows Falls We'd
nesday by the rector, Rev. A. c. Will
son.
sThe operating revenues of the Rut-
land railroad for June, 1913, amount |
ed to 1923, 455.5o and the operating ex
penses were $2,662 ,243,39, making the
net operating revenue S61 ,2l2.0l. The |
operating income, 44,59s.7s, is a de.
crease of S30.6l4.5l in comparison with |
the same month in 1912.
Tyrone Powers the actor, was
among the recent visit&rs at the Lake !
Champaign Yacht clubN in Burlington. |
With Mrs Powers he is making trip |
in the Edith H." During the past
season he played the part of Brutus in
William Faversham's production of Jul
Illus Caesar.
Deacon Fletcher Jones, for many
years connected with the Congregation
al church in johnson, died Wednesday
at an advanced age. He was born in
Lowell, although he had lived in John
son since 1866.
Lester Ball of Monkton, aged 90, who
yearly goes to Burlington for a weeks
visit with j. NJ Ruiter, is deep stu
dent of Vermont history, past and
present Years ago Mr.. Ball was
lumber inspector in Canada. J.
Rev. B. F. Butler, who has resigned
the pastorate of the Church of the Me-
siah at st. Johnbury, has purchased a
house at Senaca Castle, n. Y, and will
act at supply for Universalist church
es in that section.
Putney farmers are aroused over re-
peated thefts of oxen, lambs and heif
ers. Some of the domestic animals have
also been shot in the pasture.
Recently the Burlington Free Press
printed a number of items from Bea-
yer which had been signed Margaret I
Diaz." Afterwards it developed that
several of the items, at least, were
without foundation in fact. The re-
ported arrest of man on a breach
IF peace charge was among those found
to be untrue. The Free Press is taking
steps to learn the author of the items.
At the 18th annual reunion of the
Frost family, held Stalem Willows
m West Brattleboro last Tuesday it was
roted to erect suitable marker over
he grave of Rev. Edmund Frosts, the
first of the name to settle in America.
The principal guest of the meeting was
Norman S. Frost of Petaluma, Cal, the
historian of the association, who had not
Tisited Vermont in twenty-five year.
PEARS! PEARS! PEARS!