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

ABOUT THE STATE
| HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
| DIFFERENT SECTIONS
| r. j. Kretzer OF Boston has opened the
copper mine at Berkshire, which has not
been worked for several years.
The Cow Testing association of Char
lotte has engaged Harry Fitzpatrick OF
Pittsford as official tester
Sherman r. Moulton of Burlington ha =
announced his candidacy for election as
senator from Chittenden county.
c, M. Darling planted an acre of peas
on his farm in Lyndonville April IA and
has also planted an acre of beets.
The next annual convention of the
State Teachers association will be held
at Burlington Oct. IL, Is and ID.
After 40 years residence in Califor.
MIA, Walter Gilfllan has come to Yer
mont for visit in West Barnet and vi
cinity.
The marriage of John G. Norton of
st. Adams and Miss Mabel Z. Reynolds
of Montpelier, which took place in Cor
nish, N. H., Oct. 80, 1915, was announced
Wednesday.
Miss Portia MeGill has been having
a serious time at her home in East Bar
net from poisoning received from con-
tact with some plant at the church ON
Easter Sunday.
Little Jessie Burpee of Addison may
die as the result of burns received on
her head when dipper of boiling water
was spilled on her. Her face is so swol-
len she cannot open her eyes.
In. the fire which destroyed the Brigh-
ton abbatoir April 81 w. A. Kicker of
st. Johnsbury lost 25 out of 2s head of
cattle, with loss of 1897, which
amount was made good by his insurance.
Someone acquainted with the habits of
the family of Robert Wells of White
River Junction entered the house recent
" during their absence and took $3.50,
which Mr.. Wells had collected for
bakery company.
Albert Recosh of Webster. Mass, and |
Edward Sullivan of Pittsfield, Mass. ar
rested while starting to drive away in an |
,uto which was left in front of a RGt- |
and building, were sentenced to two
months in jail.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Brooks. who have |
been longtime residents of st. Johns
bury, have gone to Manchester, N. H., to
make their future home. Three years
,go Mr.. Brooks retired from work in
he scale factory, where he had been
employed for 81 years. entering the fac
DRY at the age OF 2l.
Mrs. Emeline NJ. Hardy celebrated her
DIST birthday anniversary informally at
he home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry
,, Lamprey, in Concord on May /. Last
ear formal observance of the centen-
Ty anniversary Was MAUI uut tlIls. year
IRIS. Hardy's health is rather poor, and
he celebrated in a quiet manner.
A yearling bull in a drove of cattle
eing driven to st. Johnsbury Center
Inferred the barn of George Goodenough
4 that place and then passed ON into the
ouse, through the kitchen and into the
itting room. Mrs. Goodenough, who
'as working in the kitchen when the an.
nal entered, made hurried exit 1t
tempted to leave the house through {
ay window and was considerably cut.
len in charge finally backed the animal
ut.
John Newton Gale, one of st. Johns
ury's oldest residents, died April 81, aft
: four months illness. Mr. Gale was
orn in Barre, the son OF John and
(Sheddl Gale, in 1888. and
hen he was three years of age his ia
Ter died and the family moved to Hard {
lex, later going to st. Johnshury, where b
; has since resided. He was one of
lie organizers of Green Mountain lodge, 5
. E. o. p, of that place. He also held !
,riOus town offices and whom the vii 2