The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-03

ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT. SECTIONS
More than 500 people registered at tn
restroom in ST. Adams during August.
General Edward II. Ripley of Mendol
is recovering from a surgical operation o.
the Rutland hospital.
efficiency will be the keynote of tho
Lamoille Baptist association at its an
nual meeting in st. Adams Monday.
A gang OF thieves attempting to rob a
candy stand at Lake Bomoseen We're dis
persed when the proprietor discharged
his revolver in the air.
One hundred members of the painters
union in Plattsburg, N. Y, with their
own band, will assist Burlington in cele-
brating Labor day this year.
Flags in Burlington were placed at
mt half staff out of respect to the mem.
DRY OF General w. w. Henry, who died
in that city this week
Mrs. Elma tMiller) Stebbins, 81, wife
of George G. Stebbins, the well-known
hymn writer, died at her summer home
in Mortified, Mass, Wednesday.
Business men Of Bakersfield are CON
ferring with the owners of a power priv
ilege in Enosburg Falls over the proposal
to light the former village by electricity.
Lack of business is said to be the rea-
son why the Central Vermont railroad
has closed its station at South Franklin.
All trains will make regular stops, but
no tickets will be sold.
The house of Prior held its annual re-
union in Jacksonville this week Mrs,
Harmon Prior, nearing her 95th year, was
the oldest member of the family to join
in the merrymaking.
David Warshapsky, Burlington ped
dler, is missing from Sandy Hill, N. Y,
where he was last seen, and Vermont
and New York police have been interest
ed in search for him.
Fifty Civil war survivors, including Is
Grand Army men from North Adams,
Mass, met in Bennington Wednesday for
the annual reunion of the Bennington
County Veterans association.
Reports that Mrs. Annie Sherwood /
Hawks, author of Il Need Thee Every |
Hour and other well known hymns,
was seriously i'll at her home in Benning
ton are discredited at the Hawks home.
Andrew ]. Plant. Burlington sawyer,
is in critical condition at the hospital
as the result of injuries received when
board struck him in the stomach as he
was operating saving machine Wednes
day.
Modern Woodmen of the Vermont de-
partment TO the number of 1000 are
planning to be in Burlington October %
to greet A. r. Talbot OF Lincoln, Neb.,
head consul of the order in the United
States.
The 22d annual convention of the Yer
mont branch of the Kings Daughters
will be held in Bennington September
1920. Mrs. Anthony II. Evans, president ]
of the international order, will be the {
principal speaker.
Albert H. ROBINSON of North Carolina, /
a visitor this summer at Old Bennington, I
celebrated his saith birthday August 81 ,
by entertaining a large party of friends /
at dinner party. Remembrance came /,
10 the host from Maine and New Mexico, .
among other states.
One hundred babies participated in the !
10th annual babies meet on the village Q
common in Brattleboro Wednesday. A {
parade in which all OF the little folks o
took part was followed by games. Had ],
il not been for the unfavorable weather, b
the attendance would have been consider. {
ably larger. G
The afth' annual reception Of the de- .
seendants of Lorenzo Brown was held in
South Vernon recently at the old Brown
Mr. Rfown xas a man az