The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-17


Walingford toymaker, was born IN
Waterloo, P. O., although he passed most
of his life in Vermont. For many years
he was employed in Capt. 2. E. Chase's
toy shop.
Rev. DR.. John S. Lyon, who recently
announced his resignation as pastor OF
the Second Congregational church in
Holvoke, Mass, after service OF IA
years, is a former Ludlow man and a
graduate OF Black River academy in that
village.
HAY friction, according to the town
news chronicler in ADDISON county, set
fire to the wagon the other day and con-
sumed the entire load of hay.
So great has been the shortage of
water in the West Rutland reservoir,
that force OF men has been kept busy
night and day pumping water from a
sppring into the mains of the village.
Chester autoists for the first time in
history are using motor vehicles to
make the trip over the mountainous
stage route between Chester and
Weston.
Judge f. G. Swinnerton of Rutland,
chairman of the first district Republican
committee, announces that the district
convention for the nomination of con-
gresham will be held in Burlington on
the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. s.
While target shooting at West Bolton,
I'LL IS Char De Ia,,N
ally shot through one leg, the ball pass
ing through the thigh.
Mrs. Jane Bemis, who died in Column
bia, n. H., few days ago at the age of
SO years, was born in Ludlow and lived
there many years.
Only fair progress has been made in I
putting the big 60,000,000 foot drive of |
the Connecticut Valley Lumber Co. over
the dam at Bellows Falls. For three
days the wind was from the south and
drove the logs back and while night
gang has worked inressantly, the logs /
are still at standstill, Mills below the
falls are closed until the drive is over.
F. b. Chamberlain, North Enosburg
farmer is recovering from the effects of
an operation which neeessitated the re-
moval of his left eve. For time it was
feared that the other eye would become
pathetically affected.
Pumpkin village in the town of Fair
field suffered tho loss of two of its larg-
est farm harms during recent lightning
storm. The heaviest loser was Arthur
Potter.
Through the kindness of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hall, the children of the War
ner home in st. Adams were able to hold
their annual summer outing at Dream
lake in Fairfield
The Vermont association OF Berkshire !
Massachusetts, held trolley
ride and basket picnic Bennington battle
day in commemoration of the 18th
of the battle. Around 60 !
went by special car from Pitts
field to the battlefield. After a picnic =
lunch in the grove near the monument,
a Civil war veteran guided the party
through the scenes of interest and ex-
planned some OF the historic features =
with the meeting OF Hessians 7
md Americans.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, the Denver y !,
Judge, closed the Chautauqua program at :,
Brandon Saturday with his address on
he "Misfortunes of Mickey" Because
# its success this year, Brandon will en-
ertain Chautauqua again next year.
Walter c. Wood of Bennington, who
las been acting as an instructor at the
of Vermont summer school,
las been chosen to assist Prof H. F. it
'erkins in his investigation of the fish B
srasites of Lake Champlain. W
The Heavy Artillery of Montreal, tr
fhich participated in the peace eenten- hs
ial at st. Adams July 4. has been as m