The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-28
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

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The Methodist Episcopal church at
Bristol will observe its 10Th anniversary
Wednesday.
The steamer Vermont completed her
seasons trips on Lake Champlan Sat
urday and went into winter quarters at
Sheburne harbor.
The price of ice in ST. Adams has been
raised from 40 to so cents hundred. Ice
has been imported from Enosburg FANS
and st. Johns, p. G., for several weeks
Arthur H. Brown of st. Adams, la
borer, has filed petition in bankruptcy
with Clerk +. s. Platt of the United
States court. His liabilities are SS07
and he has assets of $4lo.s0, all claimed
to be exempt.
The corner stone OF the new federal
building in Bratteboro was laid Satur-
day morning, former Congressman Kit
tredge Haskins welding the trowel.
There was no ceremony attending the
laying of the stone.
A meeting of the Vermont Shoe Re-
callers association will be held at the
Hotel Vermont, Burlington, this evening,
following dinner to be served at $3.50
o'clock. Thomas w. Ray of Rutland,
the president OF the association will pre-
side.
A stock company is to be formed
which will start new industry in North
Clarendon, wood working concern,
which will take over the Paper Clay Co.'s
property and construct new building
next spring. About 40 men and women
will be employed.
Mrs. Joseph Aud of Burlington, who
IL the executive secretary Of the wom-
ans section, Vermont state committee
of the commission for relief in Belgium,
has sent to the commission report OF
the work accomplished by the women
of Vermont through her organization.
The total amount raised was $3,375.42.
The Burlington Merchants association
will have dinner next Wednesday even
ing at $3.50 o'clock at the Van Ness
house. The speakers will be Adjt.-Gen.
Lee S. Tillotson, Capt j. L. Bond, U. s.
A.. inspector instructor of the Vermont
militia, and Capt. /. L. Reeves, Y. ,. A.
The general subject for discussion VIII
be "Vermont Militia and Vermont Mill
tary Resources"
Clarence Birch, for IA years and until
a wear ago resident of Brattleboro, was
eIectrocuted in Branford, Conn, Satur-
day while working on electric light
wires He was employed by the Bran
ford Lighting company and his Older
brother Raymond, was electrocuted in
the same manner in 1918, while employed
by the same company.
J. Henry Kidder, one of Wilmington's
most prominent citizens, died Friday
night at his home, after a long illness.
Mr. Kidder owned large properties in
Wilmington, had been deputy sheriff,
n dealer in horses and cattle, an auction
Ger and at one time owned half inter-
est in the Vermont house, then the only
hotel in Wilmington.
The First Congregational church OF
st. Adams and the Congregational
church OF Georgia are considering the
matter of federation. The proposition,
which already has been voted upon ia
Vorably by the Georgia church, was pre-
scented to the st. Albsns church Sunday
morning and the vote will be taken next
Sunday.
The eve surgeon at the Troy hospital,
10 which Walter HOLSTER, the Benning-
ton boy, who was hit in the face with
q charge of peas, was at once taken,
states that the youth has undoubtedly
lost the sight of both eyes. He has also
been suffering from a fever, but is i'm
proving from that condition. Young
HOLSTER was alleged TO have been pill
Jering grapes, when the owner fired a
charge Of peas at him.
About PAS students are enrolled in the
1T. Adams high school, which is the larg.
est registration for the past 10 years
bnd probably in the history Of the school.
An additional teacher was made neces-
sary by the increase of pupils. The
enrolment in the eighth grade, 81, i
also the largest ever recorded, and the
total enrolment in the city schools,
about 1875. IL is thought. l. record
enrollment. II IL possible that the pri-
mary grades win show q slight decrease.
Middlebury had three accidents last
Saturday. George Demo. aged IS years,
cmplosed on one Of the new college
buildings, fell distance Of Is feet,
striking on a pile OF stones. He was
hadiy bruised. made unconscious and re-