The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-20
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The Rev. Charles Elmer Beals, A. M
y. d., pastor of the Congregations
church in Brandon, has rendered his res
ignation as pastor, to take effect Octobe
!. He will probably enter the educa
tional field. His passionate in Brandon
has been most prosperous,
II. Zelig Fineberg of Burlington has
filed a petition in bankruptcy in the OF,
fee of Clerk II. S, Plstt OF the United
States court. He has been adJudged a
bankrupt and Thomas Reeves OF Bur
lington has been appointed by Judge
James L. Martin as receiver IN the
case.
Eric Lundberg. first honor graduate
of Dr. A. Kiellberg's institute, Stock
holm, Sweden, and an expert in theatre
cal training, has been engaged by the
gymnastics, and all branches of physi-
cal training, has ben engaged by the
Brattleboro retreat management to or
ganize and develop various new and i'm
portant departments.
A trial trip of the new storage bat
terv car now at Brattleboro will be
made on Monday. If successful, two
more combination baggage and passen-
ger cars will be ordered and the cars
will run on schedule time over the Gen.
trail Vermont tracks between Brattle-
horo, Miller's Falls, Mortified and
West Townshend.
Principal Colburn of the Burlington
high school, who has just returned from
a summer spent in camp at Craftsbury,
predicts an entering class of 200 stu
dents. To take care of the increased
enrolment three rooms on the third floor
have been fitted up as class rooms, 81
desks being placed in one. There will
be no changes in the course of studies
this year.
The Blue Mountain section of the
Green Mountain club passed Green Noun
tain day, Aug. II, on the summit OF
Blue mountain in Ryegate. Thirty-tour
people made the climb, some ascending
by team to the Cochran farm and then |
up the old Dickey road till it cuts the |
clubs trail to the summit, Others by |
taking the trail at its start at the east
ern end of the mountain. The occasion |
was the first field meeting of this sec
ton. An important project of the sec
ton is the construction of a tower that
will rise from the crowning ledge and /
overtop the trees.
A Rutland news item says that prices
have generally risen during the week
lust past. Chickens alone are cheaper l
than a week ago. Sugar retails at eight
cents, the same price that it has been
since the war boosted the price. Spices
ire higher by about five cents pound.
.'offee is retailing at the old prices al
though it costs the retailer more. But
Ter and eggs have both risen. Meats
ire generally higher, though beef and
,ork chops are selling at the same price
Is a week ago. The market is being
flooded with chickens because OF the risc
n the price of grains.
Four respondents were punished for i,
,arious offenses at the municipal court
n Grafton Saturday, Guy Blood pleaded
,uilty to intoxication and was fined,
Harlan Learnard was assessed 1854
or similar offense. Frank Cratic,
harged with beating a young child, was 2
.iven minimum of eight months in the r
louse of correction. Latrop Witherel,
veteran of the Civil war, was charged
With having handled a loaded gun in
anrerous manner while intoxicated and
vas fined and sentence to the house OF
erection. The jail sentence was sus- :
ended and he was put on probation.
Fl
Joseph Gallo, of Walpole, n H., un- n
BILE to marry Rose Marine of l03 Elliot j
treet, Brattleboro, because of the OBJ
,ctions of the young woman's brother.
,ent to the offices of f. w. Gibson and
7. r. Daley, and stating his case, asked {!
ivice as to the best way to overcome u
ie difficulty. Sheriff c. l. Knapp was "
lied to the young mans aid and &C II
,mpanied him to the home OF the young II
oman. Asked if she desired 10 marry al
allo. she intimated strongly that she &C
d. Satisfied as to this. the sheriff next 81
them to the Office of the CT
,wn clerk where license was taken g
1t and the ceremony performed by NJ
stice of the peace, Carl S. Hopkins. az
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W. F. NJ. Davis. of Houston, Texas,
Id a brother of Mrs. Thomas P. Bragg
West street. Rutland, arrived in the
tier place Tuesday after returning
ON France via England and Canada. 4
r. Davis and his son, John Blodgett HI
wis, who was with him, left Calais, :,
ance. as steerage passengers in chan N
! boat for Dover, England. They were ~
ore fortunate on the Atlantic and ~
me fret class from Liverpool TO Que "a
c on the Cansdian-Pacifc steamer ls
rginia. arriving at the Canadian city a.,
lgust II. Mr. Davis and his son went On
road July IL, when they sailed on the -,
sitania from New York. They were n,
Paris when Germany declared war on ;
ance and saw much of the superficial m
le of war as played between great NJ,
tions. the cheering, the enthusiasm, en-,
E street parades, and the mobilization. ~,
ey also saw the deeper aspects, such
the sharp rise in prices, the de-
,ralizstion of public credit, and the ms
eping women and children In Lon iro
be,
Having Been Appointed Agents for the -;