The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-08
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS or INTEREST FROM
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Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Stone observe
their golden wedding anniversary Aus
~ at their home in Albany. II was ais
Mrs. Stones birthday.
Perry Joslyn, son of Gen. Stephen ]
Joslyn, retired, Of Burlington, is wit
Pershing's forces in France, and hi
daughter, Dorothy, is there as Re
Cross nurse.
Rev C. r. Garvn closed his pastoral
of the u. p. church at East Craftsbur'
Aug. 20, after nine years work there
During his pastorate a new church build
ing was erected.
The heaviest freight train ever TO g
through Barton went south the first o
the week, consisting Of 70 loaded cars
Once before longer train, but made ~
of empty freight cars, went north, con
tanning % cars
Four Orleans county automobiles were
under detention at Derby Line last week
when they attempted TO get by the Gus
toms officers with booze which they had
secured in Canada. Each was Obliged
to pay duty.
ID. f. Gotta has thrifty patch of sweet
potatoes growing in Bellows Falls, which
were started in the house last February
and transplanted in May. The vines are
luxuriant, but Mr.. Gotta does not expect
any potatoes will mature.
Mr.. and Mrs James Tyson of South
STAFFORD have given three sons to the
country's war service Richard, the ED.
est, is in the navy; James. 4th, and Blu.
chanan are in the army. Mr.. Tyson, sr.,
was former owner of the Strafford
copper mines.
A. II. Cobb of Rutland, the Oldest
printer in the state of Vermont, who was
stricken with paralysis, is more comfort
able, although his condition is still Sc
rious. Mr.. Cobb celebrated his fiftieth
year with the futile company composing
room staff three years ago
Edmund B. Moore, a demonstrators for
the Jones & Lamson Machine company
of Springfield, has received commission
from the war department at Washington
as first lieutenant in the ordnance section
of the United States army, He has not
yet received orders for active service.
Miss Rose Daigle of Lyndonville lost
her pocketbook while attending the Sher
brooke fair last week. 1t contained
mileage book of nearly 500 miles, about
81 in money and ring Walter Daigle
while returning from the fair, had his
pocket picked of $55 as he was asleep
on the train.
Hiram Edward Round died Aug 80 at
his home in Springfield of Brights dis
ease which resulted from his service with |
the Connecticut troops in Arizona last |
year. He contracted malaria there, and |
the marching and horseback riding
brought on assesses, Bright's disease |
resulting. He was 80 years old.
Stanley c. Fits, who has been in the
munitions transport service in France
for the French government since last |
May, has arrived at his home in Brat
tleboro. He is still under the French
government, but will enter the aviation
service of the American government, and
as soon as he "signs up" with America
he will be released by France
F. c. Royce who lives in the town of
Roxbury is raising his own coffee this
year, as he has for some previous years
The coffee stalks are 81 inches in height.
one stalk has 26 pods on it and anoth. T.
er 80. The pods have the appearance of
pea pods, except that they grow up the
stalk. At maturity, about the middle
of September, the pods turn black, after
that the beans are removed and ground
as needed. Mr.. Royce will have about
100 pounds.
William c. McGinnis, formerly super.
of the North Troy school dis
trict and from 1912 to 1915 a member !
of the state board of education, has been !
elected superintendent of the schools in !
the town of Rockingham, to succeed B. !,
f. Merriam, who has been given years /,
leave of absence to engage in army Y. /,
NJ. G.. A. work in France. Mr.. McGinnis i,
is native of Hyde Park and graduated |
from the University of Vermont in the I
class of 1907. From 1909 to 1910 he 8
was superintendent Of the Kurn Hattin I
Homes at Westminster and then for +
seven years was connected with the {
Troy schools. t
The claims department for Vermont, b
New Hampshire and Quebec of the Amer a
can Express company is to be located
n Bellows Falls, beginning Oct. |, and a
he company will occupy new and en- g
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