The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-21

ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The postal savings at the windso
postoffiee now total s03a.
Charles Bowers of Felchville, vet
eran of the Civil war, is dead.
Billings library in Burlington has beer
closed until further notice for repairs.
The home of James o'Neil of Under
hill burned TO the ground Thursds,
morning
An albino hedgehog was captured alive
on the farm of +. E. Earle in Plymouth
few days ago.
Twenty-seven mothers and 200 young
sters enjoyed the Salvation Army outing
at Burlington Thursday.
Balloon ascensions and double para.
chute drops will feature the grange fair
at Ludlow Sept 20 and 81.
Mrs. George Nutting had one foot bad.
ly injured recently when a horse which
she was leading stepped on il.
Gov. Gates and Daniel Willard will be
among the speakers at the Old Home day
observance in Hartland, Aug %.
ST. Johnsbury academy is making an
effort TO establish teachers training
course this fall for the opening of school
The old grist mill at Milton has been
dismantled, all its iron, including shaft
ing and pulleys, having been taken out.
Over 800 grangers held field day at
Lyndon Center Friday and heard ad-
dresses by Theodore n. Vail and John A.
Mcsparrow Friday.
Milton has passed an automobile ordi-
nance that ought to please all motorists
who are lovers of speeding. In the words
of contemporary, ct was voted to let
'em fly"
s. f. Noonan of North Ferrisburg was
awarded third prize at the 22d annual
convention of the international Apple
Shippers association Friday at Niagara
Falls, n. Y.
A carrier pigeon came few days ago
to the home of Calvin Sears in Ludlow.
1t was in nearly starved condition and
bears a leg band with the inscription, |
"a ID C. lol4-707"
While Gordon Murray of Ripton was
driving on the road a few days ago his /
horse kicked up bit of gravel that /
lodged in Mr.. Murray's eye, necessitat-
Ing medical attendance.
Springfield Eagles were winners in the
membership contest of class + orders at
the business sessions of the grand aerie,
Fraternal Order of Eagles, which ended
at Savannah, Ca, Friday.
Harris Rome, Burlington junk pedler
who resides on Bright street. received in
ternal injuries Friday when his horse
ran away with him on Essex street. 1t y
is not known what frightened his horse.
Vermont Red Cross, says the membership 1
has jumped from 757 to nearly 900 l
throughout the state in the past few /
weeks. OF these Burlington has nearly |
400. q
George Merrill, formerly of Hartland, /
but now of Florida, is visiting friends in
Vermont. He made the journey from /
81 in, nd 4
then sold his outfit and continued by a
train. t
Miss F. A. Sherman of Weston is hav !
ing a seven-room log bungalow built. s
The structure is to be scanned with beam T
board and 325 logs were necessary, Miss s
Sherman will build several other bunga- o
lows in Weston.
Rev. Arthur " Allen, evangelist of the
Baptist state convention, married Miss Y
Henrietta Francis Agnes Layghton, only
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William
at the home of the latter in
Vergennes on Wednesday. y
When the iron holding the whif1etree Of
broke and let the wagon onto his horse, la
Whlcn ran, II. T.. PRESCOTT or BRADFORD o.
was badly hurt recently. He had o deep a
cut under the chin, one arm was cut, his 81
front teeth were loosened and he was
badly bruised. cl
j,
Foster, the little son of George Hislop TT
Of North Alburg went out into the out ds
field his father was reaping and fell st
asleep among the grain. Mr.. Hislop
failed to see his son and ran into him
with the binder, cutting off his left arm
lust above the elbow.
Edward Johnson for more than 20 tv
years telegraph and news editor on the II
Daily News of Burlington, has retired
rom active service on the paper His
associates presented him a silver loving
up, properly inscribed, as token of in
heir esteem and best wishes. bo
id
A year and half old child of Jake I |;
'oquette's of North Hero was found head G
irst in a swill barrel recently and res NJ,
ued in time to save it from drowning.