The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-23

ABOUT THE STATE
y HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Peacham is conducting a campaign K
secure $4,000 academy endowment anc
il meeting with good success.
June 80, 1915, was the centennial OF
the first postoffice in Dummerston. Part
oil the old tavern in which the Office was
located still remains in use as farm
house.
Charles Sweet a Fairfield farmer, was
killed last Saturday by being trampled
under his horses feet in the barn at his
home. He had just returned from St.
Adams.
While feeding his hens Arnold Alb
bott of Bellows Falls dropped $35
diamond ring among the fowls, which
was Immediately swallowed. He does
not know which hen acquired the
interior uecoIatloH.
A big force of men fought forest
fire on property belonging to Jerry
Keefe on the back road to Westmin-
lister Sunday. Several acres of second
growth pine were damaged. The fire is
believed to have been caused by ber-
ny pickers.
James L. Packard, five-year -old son of
MIR. and Mrs. James l.. Packard of White
River Junction, is to receive an engraved
medal from the Ralston hero commission
of st. Louis, NO., for bravery in rescu-
ing his older brother from drowning in
the White river.
Mrs. Exine Juneau, aged IS years, died
on the train at Essex Junction Tuesday
morning while en- route from Worcester,
Mass, to Montreal. She was travelling
in a Pullman car, accompanied by her
physician tuberculosis was the cause
of her death.
Almost every day Burlington's chief
of police receives word from the chief
Mt Providence, R. L., giving notice of
Ford cars which have been stolen from
the latter city. According to word re-
ceived in Burlington Wednesday three
cars had been stolen that day.
Lewis Bills, of Newfane hill, met
with a serious accident while playing |
baseball with the Williamsville team
in Jamaica. He started to run from
one base to another and turned his
right ankle, breaking one bone above
the ankle, and badly tearing the liga-
ments.
In Bennington Wednesday morning,
100 carrier pigeons were released from
the American Express office, to which
place they had been sent from Manches-
ter, N. H., by John Warwick. As soon
as they were released, the pigeons start
ed rapidly in the direction of Manches-
ter.
Lawrence A. Wilson Of Boston, former
ly pastor of the Congregational church
at Hardwick and who was instrumental
in establishing churches of that denom-
nation in East and West Charleston,
is to sail next week for Europe, to study
war conditions, which he will use in lee :
ture work.
Mrs. Mida G. Peabody, formerly of !,
but now in the employ of the !
government in Washington, was among !
the tourists held up week ago in yell !
lowstone park. The coach in which Mrs. J
Peabody rode was not molested, but she !
was one of a party of l3 persons, one /,
pf whom was relieved of $40 !
barrow and Aiken of Putney bought ,
a 40-acre pasture and now have sew =
eral acres in strawberries, raspber- =
ries seed potatoes, cabbages, corn, !,
be done on abandoned land, as their !,
venture has been highly successful. o
Mr.. Aiken is building two-story .
house on the property.
In the town of Wallingford, four miles
'outheast of the village, is the Walling-
ord ice gorge. where, even during the
'ecent extremely hot weather, ice is in I
,lain sight among the rocks and a fine G
pring of ice water flows. Last Friday, ,
when the heat was expressing. a party U
listing the spot found the temperature v
Tot exceeding 60 degrees at any time II
Turing the day. The gorge Is on the pl
ide of a mountain, where rocks tower a
Upward for hundreds of feet. p
A new system of gardens az Shelburne W
arms, the estate OF DR.. and Mrs. w. m
ewsrd Webb, south of Burlington. has
1sde the place charming spot. Ter m
aces. fountains. beautiful flowers and Al
ralks add a delightful touch to what $
ras already beautiful estate. A rock.
~ is feature Of the garden, with sew y
raj outlooks from which beautiful views p
{ Lake Champlain and the Adirondack n
fountains may be obtained Pc
A New Orleans. la. paper Of July IN
5 had the following concerning a Nor se
sville residents ~OrviIle ID. Cboate bo
! years old and wealthy. Of Morris ri
lie, Vt, and Mrs. Rosa A. Williams
., were married here after a court "a
hip conducted BY mail They met M
astsrdsy. duly a.. for the first time" kn
r. Choate who has been a resident Of ss
louisville for nearly a lifetime. fs
Missioner and has recently been Com ,.
ander ~ James ~ Warner poet. This
bic ffth matrimonial venture.