Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

WHITE R1V Err JUNCTION.
A new addition. and one of Statewide
interest. to the livestock on Beulah farm.
that estate in West Hartford village Of
George w. Handy, is a flock of 1877 pure
bred and registered Shropshire sheep, and
1t Is the present-day purpose Of Mr.. Handy
to still further increase the number. All
the sheep are in fine condition and APP
pear to be contented in their new home.
Still another livestock item at Beulah
farm is a showing Of no less than III
pigs, most of which are Of the Chester
White breed. However. to the herd there
have recently been added some purebred
and registered Berkshires. Still another
new and interesting sight at the farm is
thoroughbred Arabian filly that is to-
day about a year and a half old. This
Arabian colt was a present to Mrs. Handy
from her uncle. Spencer Borden. the
well-known cotton manufacturer and
livestock breeder of Fall River, Mass,
and exhibited at the Vermont State and
other fairs. There are to-day more than
500 acres in Beulah farm and it is the
present purpose of Mr.. Handy to en-
gage extensively in sheep and swine
breeding.-G. Milan Smith of Hinsdale.
N. H.. member Of the quartermaster's re-
serve corps at Dartmouth College, was a
week END guest of his brother. Guy
Smith.-William w. Russell, former
resident and cashier Of the First National
bank, now treasurer of the National Life
Insurance company, Of Montpelier. was in
town Sunday and at the Robert E. Smith
family home.-Local thermometers regis
tered near to the zero mark on Sunday
morning.
| Cashier c. L. lie Bourveau Of the First
National bank was on an extended bust
ness trip to Boston last week.-The sum
| of $4,718 had been subscribed to the Y.
NJ. c. A. war work fund up to Wednes-
day. the 21st, in the town of Hartford.
OF the total sum Hartford village con-
tributed $40; Wilder. $4Ss; Deweys Mills.
81, 100. and White River Junction. $2,713.-
The recent enlistments at the local
recruiting office include Carl c.
Johnson. a leading and every way sue
cessful farmer in Pomfret and veteran
| Of the Spanish-American War. He Is &c
years old and he passed his physical ex.
animation without faw Other recruits
are Fred L. Blanchard Of Randolph. Mer.
Vile Burgess of White River junction
Lewellyn Spaulding of Woodstock. and
Charles b. Ryan of White River juno.
ton.
The average weekly production OF
butter at the West Hartland Creamery
now owned and operated by A. l.. Dow
is nearly 10000 pounds. One Boston
customer has a weekly consignment o.
1000 pounds and the plant to-day give.
employment to seven men. Milk ant
cream are gathered daily by auto trucl
from vicinity New Hampshire and Yer
mont townsville Rev. Frank G. Alger
present supply Of the Hartford villag,
Conversational Church, has rented the
suite of rooms in the Main street build
ing recently vacated by Mrs. Mary C
Pease who will pass the winter il
Hartford, Conn.-George w. Reynolds
and family. residents for several year.
in the apartment house Of Miss Rowell
Hartford village, have moved to tn,
William Dutton farm which is abou
two miles up the White river and OF
the way to West Hartford.-Mrs. Xii
ton of West Lebanon. NJ H.. was the or
ganist at the morning service in tn
; Hartford congregational Church Sun
day morning Miss Bessie Carr is a
} the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred A. Carr. as a graduate nurse from
, the Barre City hospitaL-A unioI
. Thanksgiving service was held in tn
, Methodist Episcopal Church at go
. a. m.
SOUTH ROYALTON.
, The Rev. ]. II. Mosely has been con
, fined to the house for the past weel
' with an liberated tooth and was un
8 able to speak at the union service las
Sunday evening.-Homer Isham ha
! finished work at st. Adams and has re
3 turned home.-Miss Grout. trained nurs
) from Randolph. is caring for Edith How
. ard.-Miss Grace Barrow3 of Peabod,
Mass, is spending the Thanksgiving re
Z cess at !. G. Barrows.-Harold Barke
! from the University Of Vermont is a
! home for a few days.-C. f. Hibbard
, moving his family into J. j. Foster
house. as the house where he formerl
lived has been sold by Mrs. Frankli
Stoddard to Mrs. Fayette Greene an
{ Mas Hortensia Greene.-Mss Id
: Brownell. who has been a great suffere
l. for a number Of weeks, died Wednesda
: morning.
n UNIVERSITY NOTES.