The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-11

mont Christian EndehFor union VIII ot
held at Montpelier Oct, 2, and 4.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gleason OF North
Bennington quietly observed their 50th
wedding anniversary at their home Feb
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Colodny Of New.
port gave a dinner 20 several OF their
friends in honor of their iiftieth we'd
ding anniversary, Tuesday evening, Feb.
/.
Willis n. Cady of Middlebury, master
OF the Vermont state grange, has been
appointed supervisor of highways in Adj
Olson county TO succeed j. Il. Buttolph,
deceased.
Rev. w. E. Baker, pastor OF the Nor
risville Congregational church, has re-
Gently refused an invitation 10 the pas
torate of the Western Congregational
church of Toronto.
William Rodgers of Greensboro is still
hale and hearty at the age of 70 years
and during the month of January split
SO cords of stove wood, beside taking
care OF stock on the farm.
At an enthusiastic meeting OF the
Civic association of Newport, S25 was
voted for starting the community garden |
movement. Other plans for the summer /
work were discussed.
Mrs. Rebecca r. Fairbanks Of st.
Johnsbury has given Brightlook hospital
of that place the sum of 81 500, and has
expressed the wish that the money may
be used as the nucleus of fund for
building a maternity ward.
While loading logs in the woods of
Greensboro last week, Ira ID. Magoon of
that place was struck by the binding
pole, the blow nearly proving fatal. His
nose was broken and both eyes black
ened, the pole striking him across the
face.
The four year-old child of Mr.. and /,
Mrs. f. j. Godfrey of Reading received ,
burns last week which are expected to {
prove fatal. She set fire to her clothing
while playing with matches and the =
iesh under one arm was burned so bad
y that it came off with her clothing.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
society of Sons of the American Revolu- /
ion will be held in the Hotel Vermont
'arlors at Burlington Wednesday, Feb.
3, at 2 p. m, to hear the annual re-
'orts, elect officers and consider any
natter concerning the welfare of the So
iety.
Rev. A. A. Lancaster, pastor of the
congregational church at Middlebury for
yer four years, has rendered his resigna- =,
ion, to take effect March 81 He will =
0 to Youngstown, o., to become pastor y
the Plymouth Congregational church. g.
ev j. G. Haigh, pastor of the Congrega 60
onal church at South Royalton, read ),
s resignation last Sunday, to take eff
ct June l.
Ernest @. Page, while crossing the rail-
'ad bridge at Morrisville the evening of at
,n. 81, fell through between the string on
s to the ice below, distance of about
feet. He sustained broken wrist,
oxen thumb, and badly bruised face,
Id his body was more or less bruised. 90
is thought that he was on the ice for ed
me time before being discovered. an
ST.
The Vermont Fish and Game league is WI
hold it's annual meeting at the Hotel trt
ermont, Burlington, Feb 20 and March pu
with banquet the evening Of the fal
cond day. William e. Finley of Ore ha
m Harhart X Tnh nf Conpactio u+ and fin
Jorge d. Platt of New York, all experts Is
matters pertaining to fish, will speak. lar
otion pictures of wild animal life will me
a feature of the program. hei
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