The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-05

temperature above normal ana prcclpl'
tation much below.
Every family in Monktonboro except
two was represented az the Addison
county fair Thursday.
Potatoes are retailing at a dollar a
bushel in Rpton because OF the prospects
of poor crop this year.
Fred Davis paid fine of S25 in Brat
tleboro municipal court Friday for chas-
Using his wife while intoxicated.
The Barton Improvement club viii
have Barton guest day on Sept. 10.
Everything will be free to visitors.
A party of New York mixers set out
Saturday from Bennington, planning 70
walk the entire length of the Long trail
Lieut.. Frank S. Clark of Brattleboro
has been detailed to the University oil
Maine, his present commission expiring
Dec. 20.
A Chester ice dealer, Mr. Perry, had a
narrow escape Saturday when tree be-
meath which he was driving blew down
on his cart.
Marion Lallv is the latest of several
Bennington children to have been bitten
by large dog there. She has badly
disfgured face
Bellows Falls broke all previous rec.
ords for marriage licenses granted when
Ill applications were granted during the
month of August
The play hour for Rutland children,
established within two weeks, has been
stopped because considered unwise under
present conditions.
Mrs. Melvina Upton OF Athens OBJ
served her DIST birthday anniversary
Sunday by receiving many friends. She
is in good health.
A track meet with 10 children partici-
pating brought to a successful close the
playground season for Brattleboro
youngsters last Friday.
Mrs. Eliza P Stone of Northampton,
Mass, the Oldest member of the Baptist
church there, who died Friday, was born
in Windham Aug. Is, 1922.
Clifford Cobb of Jacksonville was con
victed in Bratteboro municipal court
Thursday of reckless driving and paid
fine of $40 and costs of $50.
A baggage car in the Newport railroad
wards burned last week and for a time
threatened to destroy othel cars loaded
with lumber, paper and cement.
August was record month for the st
Adams rest room, I,02o persons register
ing. During the two and half years it
has run, there have been l94Ss guests.
Henry R. May, formerly a resident and
a native of Wilmington, was killed at
Bridgeport, Conn, when an automobile
struck him as he was crossing the street
The horse has not vet passed. The
BAPTIST church in Chester recently com
pleted a set of horse sheds at a cost OF
800. They are of fire proof construc
ton.
There will be no Valley fair at Brattle
boro this fall because the local health
officials consider the prevalence OF intan
tile paralysis in the surrounding towns
too endangering
Slight damage was done when the tank
in the barber shop of G. H. Hatch in Bur
lington burst Friday night, letting sew
eral gallons of water onto the floor anc
through to a tobacco shop beneath.
James A. Noon and Miss Helen NJ. Bet
terlev of Brattleboro were married a.
Brattleboro Saturday on the lawn of thu
brides home. They will reside in thu
Philippines. where Mr.. Noon will take VI
a position in the bureau of education.
Frederick Holbrook of Boston ant
Brattleboro has been chosen vice presi
dent of the American international cor
poration, Sl0,000,000 New York con
Germ, and will open permanent office IL
Russia to investigate opportunities 10
American trade there.
Being held up in Pownal Center be
cause of crippled motorcycle, Arthu
Shutters and Mrs. Florence Russell
Miers of Albany inquired for justice o
the peace and after procuring marriag
license from the town clerk, were mar
ried.
DR.. John G. Morrow. formerly Of Bur
lington and Barre. is dead at Utica. \
Y. DIR. Morrow had but recently bee
arrested and charged with having been
member OF clinic Incorporation havin
10000 herion tablets unlawfully in it
possession.
A copy of the Rutland Ragged Edge
an imprOvised newspaper Of the late 70'
has been discovered by Miss Jessica n
Schryver OF Rutland in a pile Of old pa
pers at her home The paper. volume
No. 4, was printed on Jan. 25, 1879. b
A. A. Deming. well known character 0
that time.
William Russell Allen. owner Of Ale
farm. Pittsield. Mass. one Of the mos
prominent breeding farms Of trottin
horses in America. died sept; al hi
home. He was great grandson Of Re-