The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-10
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

George Grosyenor, aged 80, nativ,
of Winoosiki, was found dead in bed al
Springfield, Mass, last Friday.
In North Ryegate the condition of tn,
roads prevented the mailman from com
plotting his route for several days last
week.
The state Y. NJ. G. A. has purchased Sc
acres at the southern end of North Hero
rs "A site for Camp Abnaki, the boy S
camp,
Fred +. Wilson and wife of Burling-
ton have sold their lT0-aere farm with
stock and tools to Rhett Fletcher and
wife of Newport, for $l2,500.
George Davenport, son of Rev. and
Mrs. George w. Davenport of Burlington,
fractured both bones in his left leg just
above the ankle while playing baseball
recently.
George johnson, charged with taking
mortgaged horses out of the state, was
found guilty in court at Middlebury Fri
day and was fined $25 and costs. He
was arrested in Crown Point, n. Y.
Rev. William G, Leonard, aged SO, and
Henry Leonard, ~ Sc, brothers living
in Brandon, have taken out hunting Ii
censes for this year The older of the
two is exceptionally active both mental
ly and physically.
Six orders of maple sugar, sent by G.
A. Barber to parties in France, were re-
turned to the shipper from New York
City on account of the refusal of the
transportation companies to undertake
the delivery of the goods to the port for
which they were intended
Miss Teresa Burke of the East Proctor
road near Proctor, received word last
week that her brother, Michael f. Burke
of Boston, lost his life when the British
horse steamer Englishman was torpedoed
and sunk on March "a. Mr.. Burke was
employed as a horseman on the boat.
Mrs. Abbie Churchill found last We'd |
day upon visiting her house in Brandon.
which had been closed for the winter, |
Jlldb IL itdd pttH tiOlVHShiN ihHeotNCh /
and was in great disorder She did not |
find that any of the contents of the
house were missing.
0. X. Collins, for six years superin
tendent of the schools in the town of
Rockingham, has been elected superin
tendent Of the schools in bingham, Mass.
The salary is larger in bingham and
Mr.. Collins will also take special work
at Harvard college.
The marriage OF Miss Mary Cecilia
Goodwilic of Oak Park, H., to James
F. Townsend OF Proctor, too place at the
home of the bride last Saturday night.
The bride had as her attendant Miss
Dora Goodwillie, and Lee Trumbull was
best man to Mr.. Townsend
Mr. Larkin OF Saranac Lake, n y,
while in the store of Goddette brothers
in Essex last Thursday, had shock and
died that evening. He came to Essex TO
talk over a farm purchase which he was
and was taken i'll sudden
ly He never regained consciousness. He
was IS years of age,
Henry O'Malley formerly of st. Johns ?
bury, and for the last several years in I
charge of the government fish hatcher 70
les on the Pacific coast. has been appoint I
ed chief of the division of fish culture at t
in place of Robert Johnson, a
recently deceased For a time 0'NIalley /.
was at the St 1ohnsbury hatchery under
r. W. Titcomb
Benjamin Franklin Allen, jagged II 9
years. and Civil war veteran, died at 4
ais home in Clinton, Mass, on Thurs .
lay Mr. Allen was a native OF Hghgate ]
md was born May ), 1916. When IL
ears old he enlisted as private in the7th
ermout infantry Since leaving Yer
mont he has resided in Manchester, n
r., where he married Sarah Augusta !
Moods, who survives him. He also lived /
n Lewiston, Me- and Clinton, Mass.
James Kiniry. sheriff Of Windsor
ounty since 1910 who olliciated at the
angling of Mary Rogers and Elroy Kent
t the state prison and who has a reputa
ion for hunting bad men will not be
andidate for re election. Business affairs
nd his health have made him decide not
. run. Deputy Sheriff F. A. Leland of
hester. d. A. Elliott of White River M M
and Paul c. Tinkham OF Roch. in
ster are candidates for the office. O.
The Vermont public service commission -
as ordered the Central Telephone com
any to repair and place in good and ade !
uate condition its line from Providence
land in Lake Champlain to Grand Isle
nd to furnish good service to DR.. II. Nell
m Jackson of Burlington, who has
INNER home on the island and who
-ought petition. The company is also
'dered TO furnish tariff schedule for
,change service On the petition of L. "
Northrop against the Postal Tele-
company, the commission al
Is ordered change in location Of poles
ID lines on the petitioners premises in VI
e "Narrows," so-callcd. in Sheldon. 60
Boston Man Fined in Brattleboro.
Judge Frank +. Barber Of the Brattle-