The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-29
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFyBRnSl SECTIONS

DIR. and Mrs. V. NJ Hardy Of Morris
vile have presented to the academy Of
that town the latest edition of the New
international Encyclopedia, in % larg,
volumes.
Mrs, Harriet Abel, whose Tooth birth
day was celebrated in Enosburg Falls on
March y, has been in failing health for
the past two weeks, with slight hopes
OF improvement.
1.-THE Brunswick hotel in Rutland has
been sold by John, II. Quinn of Boston
to Stephen Cragin of Rutland. For
many years the hotel was owned by
the late Michael Quinn. 1t is a FIVE
story brick structure.
Springfield recently held public meet.
ing, with speaker from Burlington, to
create interest in the cleanup movement
which that place proposes to carry out,
and even the Springfield brass band,
whose existence had almost become for
gotten turned out and furnished music
for the occasion.
Eleveny ear-old William Keeler's ride
on the handlebars of Raymond Elms-
worth's bicycle near their home in Bur
lington Monday resulted in the breaking
of two bones in Keeler's forearm and
badly scraped face as he fell off before
the ride was over.
George Newn, young Englishman,
,uh4 bod ,unrl,iyry OF fha
in Roxbury for some time, has left for
his home in England where he expects
to enter the military service of his
country. He had drilled with the militia
for two years before coming to America
and has brother already with the army
on the continent.
As Dwight Long was riding his motor
cycle along the highway in Warren few
days ago, hen flew up from the side
of the road, striking him in the face
and causing him to lose control of his
machine. One leg was badly cut and the
ankle of his other leg was sprained.
The Rutland City hospital hopes to
realize at least $500 from a canvass of
the city next Saturday. Moving picture
theatres have volunteered to give ten |
pc cent. of Saturdays business to the
fund and collections are to be taken for |
that purpose in the various churches on
Sunday.
The new foundry of the Howe Scale
works at Rutland is completed. 1t is
l25x300 feet and on two sides is almost
entirely of glass. The new building
takes the place of the one destroyed by
fire the night of December 10, 1914.
Even the price of ginseng is affected
by the European war, as the last prod
uct from the Bassett ginseng farm in
Hydeville sold for only 81 per pound,
price much lower than any crop for
many years However, Mr.. Bassett had
100 pounds, so the crop melted him a
neat sum,
During Sunday nights electrical storm,
the spire and tower of the Congrega
tional church in Westfield We're struck
by lightning, removing some shingles
and doing slight injury to the inside.
The cost of making the repairs will be
considerable. During the same storm,
the house of Floyd Blake, in South
Woodbury., was struck by lightning and
nearly every room in the house damaged
to some extent The family were stunned
and for time they were rendered I'M ,
conscious.
Audubon L. Hardy, for II years SUI
perintendent of the public schools of !
Amherst. Mass, has resigned his posi- :
ton, the resignation TO take effect at |
the end of this school year. He has not q
his future plans. Mr.. Hardy i
Ia well known throughout Vermont as i
well as Massachusetts,. for he served four
years as principal of the high and $
graded schools in Randolph. and was Is a
years vice president of st. Johnsbury $
academy. In 1898 he was elected SUI
of the schools in Amherst y
md of the school union of Amherst and c
Pelham in 1902. \
At the 26th annual session Of the
grand lodge of Vermont, y. r. O. p. held y
IN Hardwick this week, the following Of :
icers were elected; Grand warden, Henry
D. Fillmore of Bennington. vice warden.
/. A. Bullock Of Mortified: secretary.
4. A. Bartlett Of st. .Iohnsbury: treas.
lrer. r. G.. Rowland OF Barre; chaplain. o
Mary J. Roberts Of Springfield; guide, y
". Y. Green OF Bennington. guardian, :
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