The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-05
i. ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS Or INTEREST FROM
BITYUaMSI SECTIONS

BTFuaHNI SECTIONS
Albert D. Goodell, aged 80 years, VIII
died in Shelburne Falls, Mass, Satur
day, was native of Nottingham an'
was for Is years superintendent OF thu
Miller Falls company.
There is every indication that the sum
mer business at Highgate Springs vii
boom more than ever this year, more
rooms at the hotel having been engaged
than ever before so early in the season.
The Methodist church in Burlington
has the largest Sunday school in tn,
state, SO it claims, the membership be-
ing 1907. II has besides cradle roll OF
no members and a large home depart
ment.
Rev. George H. Credeford, former pas.
tor of the Congregational church in
Wells River, has been selected as active
field agent OF the Haverhill, Mass, as
ISOLATION for the relief and control OF
tuberculosis.
Rev. Haley Trill, who has held Con-
gregational pastorates in this state at
Cambridge, Jacksonville and Hyde Park,
has entered the Episcopal. ministry and
is now connected with the st. George
church, Montreal.
Bennington's first day of license was
not over-pleasing to the residents there,
there being much drunkenness upon the
streets. 1t was this which made the
town two years ago turn down the prop
osition, and the same result may be
apparent next March.
Rev. Wilbur L. w. Groveland, who has
been called to the Congregational church
at South Hero, had prepared himself to
be missionary to Java, but is unable
to 60 to that country at present on ae-
count OF the European war.
Rev. w. L. Boicourt of Waterbury,
who is one of the leaders at Camp Alb
MAXI, has just composed two good new
camp songs. One is sung to the tune
of Marching Through Georgia. and the
other to ITS Long, Long Way to Tip
perary." They will both be popular at
Abnaki.
The seismograph in the weather bu
reau at Mortified recorded severe earth
tremors early Saturday morning. The
first shock, was recorded about 1910
and the vibration continued until 2:45.
The disturbance was evidently at a
great distance and was exceptionally Sc
we're.
Col f. P. Woodbury., who had been
manager of the Van Ness house, Burling-
ton, for the past ten years, has opened
an Office in that city under the firm
name of f. p, Woodbury. & Co., for the
purpose of dealing in farm mortgages
and municipal bonds.
Twenty-Five men employed by the w. S.
Swallow Construction company on the
new union station in Burlington decided
Monday to work for Sl.75 a day, in
stead of $3.50, or not at all Their places
were filled with other men and the SUI |
perintendent of the job says if they re-
turn it will have to be at the old wage |
rate. Labor is unorganized in Burling- |
ton, so only the 25 men are involved.
Howard, the five-year-old-son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald Wheeler of Whiting.
ham, died Thursday of hemorrhage of
the brain caused by fall from the up
per floor of the barn through feed
hole. The boy was at the barn with
his father at the time of his fall and in
falling he struck his head on manger
on the lower floor. He was not made I'M
conscious, but a few hours later it was
found that both tables of the skull were
fractured.
Mrs. Rachel Pepper. a native of Ire
land, observed her 93d birthday ami
versary at her home in Bennington on
Monday. Mrs. Pepper does all own
homework and, although she had Sc
we're illness in the winter, fully recov-
cred from it. She was one Of IL children
and came TO America in 1850. coming
at once TO Bennington and remaining
here ever since. For many years she
was employed in the paper mills there
In 1850 she married Joseph Pepper,
whom she survives.