The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-01

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HAPPENINGS or INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Brattleboro's second annual guest day
was a marked success. GOV. Gates was
among the speakers,
Two COWS at the pure bred stock sales
in Brattleboro Wednesday, brought si2o
and $500, respectively.
The docket for the September term Of
Windham county court contains 10 jury
cases, SO court cases and Is divorce
cases.
W. A. Smith of Stowe had one wrist
broken recently when a COW he was lead
ing yanked at the rope and threw him
TO the ground.
George A. Childs OF Brattleboro has re-
Gently filed at Washington an applica'
tion for a patent on a new device in the
form of lawn sprinkler.
Burlington produce dealers say that
they have food enaugh for sixty days
in ease there be a railroad strike and no
means of getting more
The new grange hall of Boyden grange
in Westminster was dedicated Tuesday,
Gov. Gates and State Master W, y.
Cady being the principal speakers.
Mrs. Luther Bedell of Stowe has n
Star of Bethlehem plant that has over
900 buds and blossoms on II, making II
a veritable snowbank in appearance.
The Normal school at Castleton will
open Tuesday, Sept, 5, as stated in the
catalogue. ii there is a railroad strike
the opening will be postponed one week
Charles Evans of North Bennington is
critically i'll in a hospital at Science
tady, n. Y. Mr.. Evans is better known
as "Chick" Evans, the former Boston
National pitcher.
Mrs. J. d. Blanchard of ST. Johnsbury
received injuries to one leg Wednesday
when an automobile she was entering on
Burlington street started, crushing
the foot against the curbing.
Isaac n. Rosaman, for many years
travelling representative and president
OF the Bristol Manufacturing company,
died Wednesday morning at Bristol aft
err long illness at the age of %.
Brattleboro schools may be delayed in
starting even beyond the time set by
the state board of health because OF the
Valley fair which comes sept. 10, 20 and
81. They will probably start the 10Th.
st. Michaels college in Burlington will
open its doors to students Sept. II. Ait
er consultation with the board OF
health. the authorities of the institution
nave decided that there is no reason tor
postponing the date of opening
First Lieutenant Walter r. Spaulding,
who went South in command OF Co. !
of Brattleboro, and who was transferred
later to one of the other Vermont com
panies, has left Eagle Pass, Tex, having
resigned his commission, and is on his
way home.
The first combination sale of registered
shorthorn cattle owned by members OF
the New England Breeders association
was held in Greenfield, Mass, last Fri
day. The highest paid was Sl,075 Tor a
COW owned by w. Arthur Simpson OF
Lyndonville.
Officer P. j. Henry of Burlington has
been assigned to the fairs. Wednesday
he was at the Addison county fair and
he found 10 per cent of the autoists dis
obeving the regulations. He estimated
that there were 1000 cars in the town
during the day.
Guy w. Powers of Athens, formerly
principal of Leland and Gray seminary
in Townshend and formerly proprietor
of the Townshend inn, who is to be the
new principal of the schools in Saxtons
River, has leased the Saxtons River inn
and will take possession of the house
Oct. /.
M. H. Alexander of St Adams, counsel
for E. Z. Baird of Enosburg Falls in his
suit for damages received when he ran
his automobile off the road has settled
the matter satisfactorily. The suit,
which has been through county court
once and resulted in disagreement, will
be discontinued.
About 300 persons, largely cattle
breeders gathered in Brattleboro Tues
day to attend the opening of the new
sales pavilion of the Pure Bred Live
Stock Sales company, Incy of Brattle-
boro. There were 1913 heads of regis
tered Holsteins on the ground, consigned
to the sale. The next sale will come Oct.
81 and %.
Senator Matt Divol of Rockingham,
candidate for reelection, has had the
able assistance of his wife as fellow
worker thus far during the campaign.
Mrs. Divoll is notary and she has sworn
to the validity of the signatures on his
nomination papers. Mrs. Divoll is ac-
lively interested in politics and is an ac-
tive member of the Bellows Falls Wom-
an,e club She was formerly q school