The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-29
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS or INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The Mddlebury college glee club which
has been regularly under the direction
of Dr. Cunningham will make trip TO
New York City and points in New Jer'
yey in March.
James Leamy, an employee of the Ma
tional Acme company of Windsor, lost
his right hand few days ago while at
tempting TO board freight train mt
Claremont junction. lie slipped and the
train passed over his hand.
A bobcat which had taken refuge I'M
der the plank driveway TO his garage in
East Corinth was killed by G.. +. Cook
recently. II had killed one of the Cook
eats and then went under the planks.
The animal measured four feet two
inches in length.
1t is seldom that the grass on the
meadows is dry enough January rs to
be burned over but this condition pre-
vailed ON meadow on the A. +. Ball
place in Rutland. As matter of curl
grass that evening and he soon had a
merry fire going.
The Vermont Marble Co.'S store Off
cials at Proctor have completed paying |
the yearly dividends of Az per cent to
employees. The total sales for the year |
1915 amounted TO $4,000, while the
sales of the company's employees amount
ed to $75,6S5,90. As has been the Gus
tom for number of years the dividend
is paid and the one for the past year was
somewhat more than for the year 1914.
Mrs. NJ V. B. Hayden of Duxbury has
knit 40 pairs of double mittens, seven
pairs OF gloves, three pairs of socks and
one pair of leggings besides getting the
yarn ready herself, since the first of
last November. During that time she
has had five men in the family part of
the time and does her own work. she
is in her I'D year.
Rev. William H. Walbridge, who was
born in Brookfield in 1910, died Thurs /
day at his home in Milford. n. II. II
lie held a long pastorate of the Unita !
rain church at Stowe. In 1909 he gave I
up ministerial duties and bought a farm !
in Milford; four years ago he sold the q
farm and bought a smaller place near d
the village of the same town. He is h
survived by many relatives in New {
and Vermont. In 1909 Mr.. i
represented Milford in the Z
man OF the Milford school board. He n
also served on the school board at Pc h
terboro and Rochester. "
Postmaster P. G. Dodge of Randolph :,
was arrested Wednesday at Randolph
IN warrant issued by M. NJ. Wilson, I,
.own grand juror, to whom complaint Il
rad been made by three citizens, sup a.
ported by aflidavits. The charge is il +,
egal furnishing of liquor. 1t is alleged T,
hat on Dec. "a, 1914, Mr.. Dodge treated Q,
he rural mail carriers, or some OF them, ii
With intoxicating liquor within the pre- al
incts of the postoffice Mr.. Dodge APP NJ
reared before Justice of the Peace L. +.
}riggs at the town clerks Office and
t his request the hearing was postponed
0 February 4. He was released under
is own recognition in the sum of $500. r.
Ir. Dodge claims that this prosecution
) but another chapter in the postoflice
controversy which began with the dis
nissal, ON his complaint, of two Ran 4
olph carriers.
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Deputy Sheriff F. S. Lockwood of III
'roctorsville has been appointed keeper Fl
t the Windsor county Jail to succeed ye
he late j. Howard ODER. Mr.. Lockwood WI
as been deputy sheriff for ten years Se
nd had substituted for Mr.. ODER at va op
ious times when the latter was i'll or u
uring vacations. He was born in II
IS years ago and for % years sp
as station agent for the Rutland rail ina
Dad at Proctorsville. He began rail tel
,adng at Northfield in 1888 as oper- as
tor and assistant agent. He then WI
rived eight months at Royalton. after cas
hich he was retained as relief agent adj
nd saw service at White River juno
on, South Royalton, Bethel Randolph,
fn all at 20 different sta
ons on every division of the Central ut
ermont except New London. He has
I'D the Office of selectman and other
ices in Cavendish. While station :
gent at Proctorsville, Mr.. Lockwood pa
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