The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-03

and Mrs Axel Carson of West Rutland,
broke one hip Sunday when she fell from
a sleigh.
James Dooley, aged 80 years, who
died Sunday in West Rutland, had
worked for the Vermont Marble COM
pany for over 40 years.
Mrs. Theresa Alden died Sunday at the
age of 81 years at her home in Vergennes.
For 20 years she had been blind
In Bellows Falls during the year 1916
only six bell fire alarms and 10 still
alarms were given. The property dam
age was less than $4,000.
Physicians of White River Junction
and adjoining villages have increased
their charges for services 33 l-3 per cent,
the high cost of drugs and living ex
penses being given as the reason.
It has been decided to tear down the
old Central Vermont station in Burling-
ton and the work will be started early in
the spring. The space now occupied by
the buildings will be used to enlarge the
railroad yards.
A fire which started Sunday night in
timbers over the fireplace in the Brandon
inn was noticed by Mrs. G. L. Moore, the
landlady, in time to avert serious conse-
quences.
The Pittsford Congregational church
at its annual meeting found itself with
al lie NJ IN ba +pa
The church voted to increase the minis
ter's salary 500 year.
mick of the Woods" play produced
at Londonderry 80 years ago, was given
there again recently, and at the dance
following, G. L. Parker who is more than
80 years old and who has prompted for
dances for more than so years, oficiated
in that position.
Jan. and the Unitarians of Burling-
ton win observe the Tooth anniversary
of the dedication of the church build
ing This is the oldest church structure
in Burlington. Hymns used 100 years
ago will be sung at the meetings and |
special speakers have been secured
Andrew NJ Leonard from 1894 to 1900 |
leader of the Rutland band, died recent
~ in Claremont, n H.. at the age of
as years. In Claremont he was leader
of the American band, had charge of a
large orchestra and gave lessons on va
rious Instruments. Overwork caused his
collapse and pneumonia, setting in,
proved fatal.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace OBJ
served the 50th anniversary of their
wedding in ST. Johnsbury Jan. |. Mrs.
Wallace is over so years old and Mr..
Wallace is II. He served three years
in the Civil war. Twelve years ago he
retired from active business life, after
following his trade of carpenter in Bar. I
net, Danville and st. Johnsbury. Their
five children were all present at the an
niversary
Because Dr. Z. S. Bowen of Brattle-
boro would not fill for Harry Davis, aged
% years, of Springfield, Mass, preserip-
tion for morphine, Sunday, the young
man stole the doctors bag as he left
the office. The matter was reported to
the police and Davis was arrested. He ,
stole the bag hoping to find therein NOR
phine that he could take, but took none
of the medicine as he found he could
not read the labels He was sentenced
in court to three months in the house of !
correction at Rutland. 8
The Vermont Dairymen's association
is to meet in the armory building at G
Burlington Jan. 9, 10 and IL. A BAN !
quet is to be given Jan. IL. These 2
meetings have been usually little at
tended by Holstein breeders, Jerseys be- |
ing the predominant breed represented, 9
but this year there will be a Holstein q
booth, maintained by the Holstein- Erie |
sian association, with speaker, Gen. c, a
w. Wood of Worcester, Mass, at the /
banquet, and an attempt will be made {
to show adequately the Holstein- Erie r
sian interests. All breeders of Holstein- =
Friesian cattle who plan to attend the i
dairymen's meeting are asked to COM o
municate with o. L. Martin, Plainfield. a
Three Bennington young people were o
injured in coasting accidents recently. S
On Monday Wilbur Carroll, aged 10, had r
both bones in his right leg just above o
the ankle broken when his double run
fer u LttI1 anu Tuitn u
young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Hurley, received slight injury to one :
ankle in the same collision. When the
steering rope of their traverse broke,
load of young people put out their feet 9
to stop the progress of the vehicle, and
Miss Julia Brew, aged 10 and senior
in Bennington high school, broke her leg
when it hit an obstruction.
John Zullo of Manchester has entered
suit in the Bennington county court q
against the East Haven Lumber Co.. for
$4,000 damages for alleged breach of
contract. The plaintiff had a contract to =
cut pulp wood on lands being numbered :
in Manchester, Sunderland, stratton and
Winhall. He was to be paid certain prices :.
per cord for the wood delivered at GER =
tain places. the company's estimates TO \
govern. He alleges that the company
failed at stated times, TO measure the /
wood and that on Dec. -, 1915, James
Howard, foreman, informed the plaintiff
that the contract had been let TO some :
one else and took the plaintiffs men and /
tools to make a road and later failed :.
to care for the tools by reason Of which l.