The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-30

Norman s. Foote has purchased o
George T. Marvin of Preston, Kan, o.
acres Of land in Middlebury, upon which
are located famous bubbling springs
and he has offered this land to the stat
for a fish hatchery.
A large Packard touring car, said tt
belong to an Amsterdam, n. u, man
was burned on the road between Brandon
and Salisbury a few nights ago IL u
supposed the fire was caused by leak
in the gasolene tanl'
Mrs. A. b. Woodwork observed her
g3d birthday anniversary Aug 20 at her
home in the Harlow bridge neighborhood
in Mortified. She is in good health and
in the past year has spun a quantity of
linen and made several quilts.
George V. Seaver, one of the oldest
locomotive engineers in the country, died
few days ago at his home in Proctors-
VILE Mr.. Seaver ran locomotives in
Vermont before the Civil war and after
wards in Pennsylvania and Texas.
Farm Loan association has been
formed in Newport, with 10 charter
members Application will be made at
once for loan of S94,700, secured by
real estate and personal property of
the persons to whom the loan is made.
The 3s fresh air children from New
York City who have been spending two
weeks in Bellows Falls, left Aug. 2s for
their homes. Bellows Falls merchants
supplied material for MILDLY blouses and
boomers for the girls, which the women
made for them.
George Schemeley, an employee of the
Nelson & Hall company in Enosburg
Falls, suffered an accident to one thumb
at their plant Monday and while crank
ing his car preparatory to going to doc
tor to have the wound dressed, the crank
kicked back and broke both bones in his
right wrist.
Capt. George L. Byroade, T. S. A., re-
tired, has been detailed as commandant
and instructor of military science and
tactics at Norwich university, to sue
coed Col. Frank Tompkins, L. s. cavalry,
now on active duty. Captain Byroade
has had IS years school experience. He
will arrive about Sept, 10.
It is estimated that it will cost the
town of Concord from $4,000 to $4,000
to repair the damage done to her high
ways by the cloudburst of Aug. "a.
During the same storm, bolt of light
ming entered the house of David Ram
age Of East st. Johnsbury, burning a
large hole in a rug, but doing no further
damage.
Harry Mallory of Waterbury, Conn,
pleaded guilty to fishing in Lake Horto- |
MIA without license and paid fine |
of $40 and costs in Rutland city court, |
The minimum fine of S25 and costs was
imposed and SIS of it was then remit
ted Mr. Mallory claimed he was in a
boat instructing in the art of casting
and was using regular casting weight I
In East Burke, during a severe electri-
cal storm last Friday evening lightning
struck the fire station on Burke noun
tain. 1t took the soes off Adna Bur
rougs' shoes that were on the floor,
ripped out the watch pocket on some
trousers hanging up to dry and burned
his suspenders, then passing out of the
building through a window and into
pail of water.
Beginning next Monday, the Fairbanks
Scale company at st. Johnsbury will go
back to its old schedule. On May | the
clock was set ahead an hour to give an
extra hour of daylight for gardening, but
on Sunday night the hour hand will be
set back. The president of the Fair
banks company asserts that the expert
ment was an unqualified success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin A. Smith observed
their golden wedding anniversary at
their home in Addison Aug. 2s Both
parties were natives of that place Mr..
Smith has been elected to all the town
offices and has been town constable for
25 years. At present he is county sheriff,
having been elected to that office for sew
en- terms and now serving his 18th year
in that capacity.
Mrs. Katherine Humphreys, native
Of Rutland, where she lived until few 4
years ago, is in critical condition at
Providence, R. J., following a beating
which she is alleged to have received
At the hands of Walter Turner, a room
sr in her lodging house, table leg be- .
ing used. Mrs. Humphreys is in hos -
,ital with a fractured skull, several 4
scalp wounds and abrasions. She is GO
years old. Mr.. Turner is 25. No mo-
i've for the act is known.
Rev. F. A. WEIGH, pastor of St. Paul's
hurch in Orwell, has been given purse
Il money by his parishioners in Orwell
md Shorehsm, for the purchase of al
Under FIR. Welchs pastor =
tie at Orwell, the debt of $4,000 has q
'een cancelled and many improvements q
ave been made on the church. In Shore.
am, besides identifying the church 4
property, there is a fund of over 1000