The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16

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Work was commenced Tuesday on tn
foundation for the new fish hatchery "a
West Swanton.
The selectmen of Brattleboro have laiC
out six new streets in the Oak Grove sec
ton of the town.
Franklin Scott we'll known patent
attorney and resident OF North Ben
nington, is dead at the age OF rs.
Four revolver shots fired at a skunk in
downtown Rutland Saturday night
caused much excitement in police circles
Four Russian Poles, who had escaped
from the immigration officers at New
port, were found in Barton and taker
back 10 Newport.
The tennis tournament which will de-
eide the Vermont tennis championship
Is being played off at Brattleboro on the
Country club courts.
Eight mattresses in the Windsor club
inn at Windsor struck for higher pay
last week and left for their homes. Their
places were soon filed.
At special town meeting in Brandon
Monday an additional $4,000 was voted
for the construction of the new high
school, bringing the total TO $4,000.
The price OF ice in Burlington has been
reduced five cents per hundred pounds in
order that the ice dealers may get rid of
their supply before cooler weather.
Health Officer Henry Tucker of Brat.
tleboro has stated that the rumor claim
ing Brattleboro to have a case of infan-
tile paralysis is without doubt false.
L. A. Gunnel was fined 81 and paid
costs OF SAG in Brattleboro municipal
court Tuesday noon for running his au-
tomobie with the muffler cutout open.
Beginning Tuesday, Bellows Falls milk
dealers raised the price of milk from sew
en- to eight cents a quart, giving the high
prices of grain and labor as the cause.
Some Rutland milk dealers have raised
the price of cream from 40 cents to 4S
cents a quart on account of the difficulty
in getting milk and cream from the sur
rounding country.
Starting in as a newsboy and later be-
coming a news agent, George f. CHAIN
ers OF Rutland recently discovered that |
he had been delivering papers to two
families for 40 years.
Robert Granger was taken Monday |
from Burlington to the house of correc
ton at Rutland, where he must serve not
less than a year nor more than is months
on the charge of bigamy.
Myron L. Kidder, for many years
maker of musical instruments, and ma
tive of Wardsboro, where he was born in
1882, died of old age at his home in
Springfield, Mass, Saturday.
Seth P. Johnson, U. V. NJ, 1914, for two
years in the drafting department of the
Howe Scale works, has gone to the
briggs Sharon Ordnance Co. of Sharon,
Pa. His work will be scientific shop
During recent thunder shower the
barn of A. NJ. Wilder in Perkinsvlle was
struck by lightning and burned, together
with 40 tons OF hay There was DO in
surance on the property, which he had
recently bought.
Miss Mary f. Sargent, aged Sd years, {
The veteran rug maker of New Hamp-
shire, died Tuesday at her home in Leba-
non. She was born in Woodstock. Dur
Ing the last few years of her life she had
made more than so rugs.
John Reed, six-year old son of Nathan
ell Reed of Rutland caught a rainbow
rout l4H inches long, weighing a pound
ind three ounces, Monday, in Tenney
brook. He hooked the fish with a line
md hook tied to willow reed.
The Brattleboro soldiers aid organizs-
ion this week received contribution of
'23s that was raised by seven OF the f
yery young people of that town who v
damned and gave an entertainment and g
ale Monday for the soldiers benefit. r
The Vermont state grange and the V
Nindham county agricultural association t
United in having field day at Brattle- I
'oro Tuesday. About 80 went in auto L
mobiles on an inspection of surrounding b
arms in the morning and over 100 gath a
red for the basket picnic and speaking t,
n the afternoon. b
Brattleboro has decided upon an cat O.
lone" date and will be wide open to a
rodigals on Wednesday, Aug 80. This
1ill be the second annual affair of this Lts
ature and will be featured by having &c
verything free, such as feed at the liv- ic
nv stables, for all visitors. Last wear II
900 guests were entertained. o,
The church at North Thetford has been IN
resented two bronze tablets by Isaac B. ii
osford of New York, in memory of Rev
,aac Hosford, through whose efforts in CO
$50 it became possible to build the tr
lurch, and who preached there many n,
ears, and Harriet Cushman, who was N
rely gifted in music. which she gave in in
le church for many years.