The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
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The visiting nurse in Rutland an
swerod l75 calls in three weeks.
The Burlington postoiilcc did the big
gest Christmas business In It's history
this year.
Mrs. Julia Bonnan died at the home OF
her daughter in Bennington Monday OF
old age, being in her s9th year.
More than 900 children took part IN
the community Christmas exercises at
Bellows Falls Saturday evening.
Arthur L. Weeks of Richford, for three
wears Chinese and immigrant inspector
at Montreal, has been assigned TO duty
ct the Richford port.
Plans have been made to form a per-
manent community glee club in Ben
nington, so successful was the communl-
tv Christmas chorus scheme. The aver
are attendance at the rehearsals was 90.
Mrs. Helena Downs was badly injured
Friday evening when she fell down a
flight of stairs at her home in Benning-
ton. She struck on the back OF her head
and received severe bruises.
For using obscene and profane Ian
guage on the Burlington streets, George
Thompson and Arthur Langlols were ar.
rested Monday and had to pay fines OF
$50 each, with costs of 1925 apiece.
After five days of freedom following
q months quarantine for scarlet fever,
the house of c. p. Cooper in Rutland Is
again placarded for the same disease, the
Oldest and youngest children now being
afflicted.
An autopsy on the body of the late
Clarke c. Fits of Brattleboro estab-
lished the fact that he died of cancer
of the pancreas, of which there was no
trace when he was operated on early IN
November.
In Windsor county court recently, w.
Z. Mack, Woodstock farmer, was found
guilty of maintaining posters on MS
land in violation of the fish and game
laws. which inhicts penalty OF $40 for
each illegal poster The case may go
to the supreme court.
Jonathan Herrick, who had served the
town of Dummerston as selectman, list
or and overseer of the poor, died Monday
night at the home of his son in Brat
II 81
weeks before the death of his wife, in
1910, they observed their 59th wedding
anniversary.
Luther Whtcomb aged "a, of Wards
boro. died Dec 10 at the home OF his
daughter in. Brattleboro. In 1894 he was
town representative of Wardsboro. For
more than so wears he had been stew
ard in the Methodist church. His moth,
er was the first white girl born in ia
maica.
+. Henry and Max Leon Powell, lr..
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Max i. Powell OF
Burlington, entertained at the Hotel YER
mont on Saturday the newsboys OF that
city. to the number of nearly 100. a
Christmas dinner was served and as each
boy passed out he was given necktie
in a Christmas hox.
Frank Seaver, native OF Hailiax'
died Sunday at his home in Orange,
Mass, at the age Of 70 years. He served
in the Civil war in the 4th Vermont in
fantry. Co /, moving to Orange soon
after the end of the war. For many
wears he was employed in the factory
of the New Home Sewing Machine COM
pany.
When Mrs Laura Cole stopped at the
Cole clothing store in Remington on
her wav home from church Sunday noon,
she f, ind two strangers there, who made
their escape while Mrs. Coles son was
after assistance. They left by the back
door. Nothing was taken from the store
and how and when the men gained en-
trance is mystery.
On the 18th anniversary of his death
last Sunday, a picture OF Kew. Austin
O. Spoor, former pastor of the Method
list church in Winooski, was presented
the church Mr.. Spoor was a veteran OF
the Civil war, chaplain of the Vermont
legislature and for several years the vii
laoe postmaster in Winooski. The pic
ture was a gift from his widow.
George Green, aged 81 years, died Tues
day at the home of his son in st. Johns
bury, as the result of fractured hip
sustained in fall in his room few days
before. He was a former railroad man
and fred the first train which ran be
tween Wells River and Barton. He was
also veteran of the Civil war. His
wife and young son both died while he
was at the front.
Fire in Dorset Christmas morning com
pletely destroyed the finishing mill OF
Saunders Bros, the loss being around
$4,000 The machinery and all the con-
tents of the building were a total loss
There was no insurance. The plant had
but Just meen completed, the company
coming from Sandy HILL Me-. and bust
ness had not yet been started, as the
owners were waiting for one small piece
Of machinery, which had been delayed
A new building will be erected at once.
A party of Is persons, returning from
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