The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-28

ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
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Mrs. Adeline Hastings was found dea
in bed at her home in St. Johnsbur
Monday.
Ex-Mayor b. L. Stafford of Rutlan
will deliver the Memorial day address
Wallingford.
The Brattleboro water main burst Sal
urday night and for two days the tow
was without adequate fire protection.
Libbie Akey was found dead in be
recently at the home of Joseph Lapre
in Monkton, where she had been house
keeper for many years.
Mrs. John @. Bourne of Mount Holl,
died very suddenly while attendin,
church there Sunday. She had been il
poor health for several months.
III. M. Davio of Newport, railroad
trainman, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are $226S0 anc
he has assets of $235, all claimed ex
empt.
Robert b. CtIrrier of Sherburne, iur.
or in Rutland county court, in order to
fulfil his duties, walks % miles daily, il
\ mi ;a % -
land.
DR.. Arthur w. Farnsworth, for IL
years Rutland dentist has given up
his practice and gone to Davenport, Ia,
where he will take up the study of
chiropractic work.
The Woodstock Lumber company has
finished the winters job of logging ON the
mountain east of Stevens Mills, Richford.
The estimated cut of hard and soft tim
Der is 100000 feet.
j. Nash, for seven years foreman in
the l.. f. Benton spark plug factory in
Nergennes, has gone to Norfolk, Va,
where he has position as master ma
chinist in the navy yards.
Bellows Falls is the first place in the
state to organize home guard. This
was done at meeting Monday night.
Several citizens volunteered for duty at
home in case Co is called out.
The milk cart of w. E. Pierce of Bel
lows Falls upset one day recently and
100 quarts of the tactical fluid were
poured on the ground This was the
second time this winter Mr.. Pierce has
lost cart full Of milk.
The longest freight train that ever
passed through Lyndonville went through
Sunday morning. 1t was comprised OF
"a cars and three engines More cars were
put on there and another engine, max
ing four engines and probably about 100
cars.
One of the best native steers ever de-
livered to Springfield market was re,
ceived by M. c. Lowell from Abel Stay
ton OF Felehville. The animal, which |
was not quite five years old, dressed |
1875 pounds and brought check for
Sl9l.40.
Miss Louise M. Abbott, native of |
Burlington and for many years resi- |
dent of that city, received injuries in |
an auto accident at Winter Park, Fla,
March 81, which caused her death. The
ear in which she was riding collided with |
another. She was So years old.
Angus Mcleod, aged 81 years, died at |
Brightlook hospital, st. Johnsbury, few
lays ago of internal injuries resulting
from blow in the abdomen with a
piece of timber. which flew from ma
,hine at the plant of Z. & r. Fairbanks
company, where he was employed.
William Walters of Carlisle, Pa, who
vas employed by DR.. Carleton Lee at his
summer camp, Lazy Lady island, near
1t. Adams, last summer, was thrown
rom motor cycle in Carlisle recently,
rushing his skull and breaking several
zones in his body. Death was instanta-
leous.
Rev. Harry L. Garfield, who recently
esigned as pastor of the Universalist
hurch in Woodstock because his parish
oners were outspoken against his pa
fist ideas, has been asked by unanimous
ote of the church to reconsider his res
gnation and it is expected he will do so. |.
The electric road from st. Adams to
Il. Adams bay, which had been out Of
commission since Feb. %, on account of
now and ice on the rails, was re-opened :,
ionday, but the line between ST. Al :
ans and Swanton is still closed, and no
reelection has been made as to when it I
ill be cleared. !
The Bennington board of trade has =
aken steps to form a stock company to
uild tenement houses there. Shares in
ne corporation are to be of a par value
S25 each and this agreement is not
, become operative until at least ST.
10 in stock has been sold. Each share
stock shall entitle the owner thereof
, one vote in all meetings of the stock
olders of the corporation.
All the new school bonds for Rich
'rd, to the amount of $4,000 have been
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