The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-03

served their golden wedding anhlNersoi.
at their home in Marlboro Dec. u.
There were II deaths in Rutland dur
ing December but the greatest numhe
from any one disease We're four IRON
nephritis.
Little Doris Cheney of East Burke lei
over backward into pail OF boiling wat
er Monday night, but is as comfortable
as could be expected,
There were 43 more commitments &c
the house of correction at Rutland during
1917 than during 1915, there being 30
during the year Just closed
The dwelling house of Newton Page
in Danvlle was destroyed by fire New
Years day, with loss of $1,000, par
tally covered by insurance.
The price of kerosene oil has advanced
three cents gallon in Rutland within
the last few weeks, increasing from II
cents per gallon to Is cents.
Harold Porter, aged 81, manager of
the Direct Importing company's store in
st. Johnsbury, died at Brightlook hos
pital in that place Sunday OF diabetes.
War brides were not numerous III Rut-
land and fewer marriage licenses were
issued there in 1917 than in the year
previous. The number for 1917 was l34
and for 1916, 40.
In Brattleboro there was an increase of
20 in the number of births last year over
19l6 and the number of deaths in the
same period was decreased by II. In
marriages, the number decreased 3l4,
as Brattleboro is no longer listed in the
Gretna Green class.
The Crew -Levick company plants in
st. Johnsbury, Newport, Essex Junction
and White River Junction have been
closed. The st. Johnsbury manager has
gone to Boston to enter the employ OF
the New England Maple Sugar com
pany and gave as the reason for the
plant shutting down in the scale city |
as the congestion of transportation lines,
which hindered their getting shipments
through
The Sunday services of the Eatland /
Congregational church will hereafter be
held in the Community house, and the
use of the same building has been offered
to the other churches of Rutland Last
Sunday because of the cold there was no
service at Trinity church and those at
tending the Congregational church met in
the vestry because OF the inability to
heat the large auditorium. The mid
week meetings of the Congregational
church will be held at the parsonage.
A large amount of building has been
done in Bellows Falls the past year, the :
expenditure probably exceeding a quar-
ter of million. This is double the
average of the past four or five years.
The largest items are the Boston & t
Maine locomotive roundhouse. which cost r
$4,000; the Standard Paper eompany's | 1
mill. which cost $23 900; Liberty Paper q
company, $4,000; f. j. DeForges new L
garage, $4,000; p H. Coolies new print. fl
ing office, $4,000 Only few dwelling
houses have been built, most of the ex. D
penditure having been on business enter
prises Il
Mrs. Mary L. Smith, aged So widow "
of Rev Rufus Smith died at her home a
in Brattleboro Dec. 81, after weeks W
illness due to old age. Mrs. Smith is Sc
well known throughout Vermont as her ei
husband was agent of the Vermont Pap Il
fist state convention for n time and the az
family Their lived in Montpelier. 1t was
at their home in that city that the Bap- IN
list church of Montpelier was organized j
They moved to Brattleboro in 1872 and II
had lived there since. Mr. Smith died st
Jan. z. 1882. She leaves a sister, Mrs OF
lorinda B. Taylor of Rutland, aged 3d. GO
and brother, Asa 5. A. Bixby of Lud 10
low, aged SO years. Another brother
died four years ago at the age of 81. ae
ma