The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-26
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

HAPPENINGS or INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The recent thaw ended thc sleighing il
Bennington.
Bay Johnson of Sheldon on Dec. y
was fined sl00 aud costs for the alleged
shooting and killing of a deer out OF sea
son.
:. o. Brush, for Is wears conductor
on the line Of the Burlington Traction
company has resigned and entered the
poultry business IN Milton.
A portrait of the late W. A. Lawrence
OF Bristol has been painted by Scott
Clifton Carbee of Boston, to be hung in
the Bristol public library.
The annual dinner and Christmas tree
for the children of the mountain district
about Rutland will be held as usual this
year, although little later than usual.
In the case of the state against M. Is.
Cantell of Enosburg, arragned on the
charge Of keeping his barber shop open
on Sundays, he entered plea OF nolo
contender and paid fine of 50 and costs,
John II. Morse, for % years superln-
tendent of the Carpenter Organ company
in Brattleboru, died Dec. II in West
Boylston, Mass, where for the past year
he had lived and carried on market gar
dening.
The 23d annual winter meeting of the
Vermont Botanical club and the 10th
annual meeting of the Vermont Bird
club will be held at the Williams Sci
ence hall of the University of Vermont
Jan. % and 20.
To save fuel, the Methodist, Baptist
and Congregational churches of Middle
bury will unite for Sunday evening
and midweek services, decision as to the
Sunday morning services being LETT with
the ministers of the various churches
Mrs. Louis Poirier, one of the captains
in the Red Cross campaign of Winooski,
fell early in the campaign and broke one
leg Just above the ankle Although
from that time on confined to the bed, |
she proved to be an enthusiast by con
tinuing her knitting.
Frank Slack, who caused Rutland rail |
road officials in that city considerable |
trouble for two weeks, when he persisted |
in trying to buy special train to convey I
him to Florida, was taken to the Brattle
boro retreat Saturday. His discharge
from that institution nearly two years
ago was revoked.
Two Rutland physicians have recent
IL been indicted under a United States
act designed to stop the illegal sale of
drugs They are Dr. t. A. Heidel and
DIR. John D. Hanrahan The former
pleaded guilty and paid fine OF $3.50,
while the, other furnished bonds for
later appearance.
The Burlington Trust company has
been awarded the contract to furnish the
city with all the money borrowed on
loans for the current year
at the rate of 5.05 per cent. A year ago t
the same bank secured the contract at /
$50 per cent. The higher rate is caused /
by the difference in the money market /
because of war conditions. Fl
The sum Of 81 ,l4l win be raised by the e
,oung women undergraduates of the
of Vermont for the friend !,
.hip fund, by two entertainments and =
,ther features this winter The friend 4
hip fund is national college financial :
ranch, which viii 60 towards the relief
# the allied war prisoners.
Theodore Davenport, aged l6 years, !.
'leaded guilty IN city court ia Burllng !
on Saturday to the larceny of several =
rticles from the home of Bernie Good ',
ich in South Burlington, where he had =
een working for time. Davenport
vas from West Springfield, Mass. He :
vas sentenced to not less than five nor
more than six months at hard labor in
he house of correction in Rutland.
The teaching forces in Stowe are be
ng depleted for one reason and anoth-
r. Miss Lucy Huntley, teacher in the
Ugh school commercial course, has ac-
opted position in the Pennington. n.
t., high school, and Miss Weatherbee
tho recently accepted the position in r
towe left vacant by the resignation of i
Iiss Hazel McCuen, has herself resigned
, accept position in the war depart
tent of the United States government |
Washington, ID. G. es
Engineering Students and the Draft. IT
Norwich university has recently re-
lived from the Office of the chief OF en-
neers at Washington the regulations
regard to engineering students and the
aft.
Under certain conditions such students
ay be placed in class V of the drafted in
en- and be allowed to finish their AGA ar
mic courses They must be citizens of NJ