The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

In st, Johnsbury, since last spring, 200
combination hunting and fishing licenses
have been issued.
The st. Johnsbury Commercial club
has decided upon Dec. 7 to as the time
for the Christmas openings at the stores.
Mrs. Glare Stevens, the first engross-
ing clerk of the probate court in Bur-
lington, died Monday at her home in Es-
sex Junction, She was over 30 years old.
Mrs. Addie Williams, a resident of
Glover, fell from a stepladdcr while at
the home OF Mrs. A. X. Chandler, near
| Willoughby lake few days ago, and
broke her thigh bone.
Mrs. Henry pitman of Troy, n Y,
has offered 81 900 toward the purchase
of the Hooker property in Brattleboro
for a public park. Mrs. Pitman is a
native of Brattleboro.
Arthur Oshawood of Bradford was
badly burned when, thinking a fire to
be out, he poured kerosene into the
stove. 1t Immediately exploded, burst
ing the front of the stove.
b. w. Freeman, who was proprietor
for two years of the New Sherwood
house in Burlington, and then went to
take over a restaurant in Albany, n.
Y, has returned to Burlington and is
again manager of the New Sherwood.
Sherman R. Moulton of Burlington has
been appointed by the justices of the su.
preme court of Vermont reporter of de-
csons to succeed John w. Redmond OF
Newport. The appointment is for two
years, beginning from December |, next.
The transfer of the Cooper Manufac-
turing company's plant in Bennington to
the Black Cat Textiles Co. of kenosha,
Wis, took place Nov. 49, the sale having
been announced Oct. 81. The Bennington
plant will be continued as heretofore.
Miss Eunice Pond of Putney, who is
taking training course for nurses in
the state hospital at Northampton,
Mass was thrown downstairs by a pa.
tent few days ago and received |
bruised back and slight conclusion of the |
brain.
Apples are one of the few things that I
are cheaper this year than last. Retail t
prices for them are only about half what
they were last year, Mcintosh Reds and
greetings selling in Burlington now for
$3.50 barrel when in 1918 they were
S. These prices are practically standard
all over the state.
The first annual meeting of the Aero
Club of Vermont, to be adjourned from
Monday, Nov. ID, will be held on the
evening of Monday, Nov. %, at the He
tel Vermont, Burlington. The annual
Inner will be served at o'clock and
he business meeting at $50 o'clock, II
$ hoped that all members Of the club
md all citizens of Vermont interested in
Ieronautics will be present.
1t has been found that the baby boy
eft at the home of c. W. Skinner in
Cast Bloomington Oct % was left there
" DR.. Gilfllan of Beebe, z, Q. The
hid, which had no home, had been sup
orted for some time by the doctor, who
eciding he could assume the burden no
onger, brought it to the Vermont side I
t the line and left it. The child will
robably remain with Mr.. and Mrs Con- "
erse, who are much attached to it. !
A concert given Tuesday evening in
he city hall auditorium at Burlington ,
onsisted entirely of compositions by
george d. Sherman, the veteran leader q
f Shermans Military band and during ;
he evening Mr.. Sherman was presented !,
loving cup, S45 in gold and a box Of eli :
ars. For 80 years he has been connect
d with the military band and before
hat for seven years was leader OF the c
herman band in Winooski.
North Bennington has had three quite u
erious accidents this week. Sunday, an 7
n armature, weighing Is pounds, fell =
n one foot of J. T. Maselield, who works II
Or the f. z. Waist company, breaking !
,me of the small bones in his foot. Mon
ay, in the shops of the II. c, White COM !,
diNy ~ ptits ctIuNh bttiHt 1.
iggart, IT,, in the head, knocking him II
and young man named !,
weet had one arm drawn into a belt :,
nd badly crushed. =
The Richmond Cooperative Farmers -
;sociation is to have a meeting Nov.
in the new public hall at Richmond,
oening with business meeting at 10 :
m. In the forenoon. Morgans X. Toll = =
rup of the office of markets will show n
7 illustrations and examples, the value - :,
the different articles contained in "
hole milk. An invitation has been ex- ~ ..
nded to a committee from all the CO. =,
,erative creameries in the state 1t is
.pected that addresses will be made in =,
e afternoon and evening by Gov. -
1arles w. Gates, Charles J. Brand, chief g
the office of markets, Washington, d. .,
/; b. H. Rawl, chief of the dairy divis- - -
n, Washington d. c.; J. c. Orcutt, ~
ON the Boston Chamber of Commerce. :.
f. Sevey, editor New England Home ~
cad, Springfield, Mass. E. S. Brigham, =,
ate commissioner of agriculture; Dean =
L. Hill, Vermont state experiment =,
alton; j. P. Taylor, secretary Greater ~
ermont associations; Willis \. Cady, II,