The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-29
ABOUT THE STATE
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The efforts of several young women of
Burlington on flower day to secure funds
for the Belgian baby orphans, Melted
$3.50.
Among Is appointments announced on
july 25 by the war department was that
of JtIdson Hudson Cole, Bennington, cap
tain, medical reserve.
Deputy Sheriff John f. Smith, garden
er at the house Of correction in Rutland,
recently dug two hills of potatoes, plant
ed April %, and the contents weighed
IA pounds.
Mrs. i. o. Warren of st. Adams is suf-
fering from sunstroke, which she re-
ceived while bathing in st. Adams bay
last week. Her nerves are badly shat
tered and she is confined to the bed.
New York state and Vermont are now
connected at the lake ports Of Grand Isle
and Cumberland Head by large steam
ferry which can carry 25 automobiles.
There are two passenger cabins. The
boat is electrically lighted
Gardens in Bellows Falls were last
week visited by millions of green lice,
causing much argument and excitement.
About every green thing is literally load
ed None Of the poisons on the market
seem to have the slightest effect on the
lice.
Alton c. Dean of Albany, N. Y, has
caught the largest Lake Bomoseen fish
so far this season, ON July 20, with pole
and line bringing in wall-eyed pike
that measured 30 inches in length, had
girth of l5A inches and weighed 81
pounds.
A permanent trout rearing station has
been established in South Vernon for
Windham county, State Fish and Game
Commissioner Linus Leavens having pur-
chased portions of the so-called Newton
farm there for the operation of modern
plant.
Mrs. Ann Stott of Island Pond, aged
rs years, has just completed her 41st
pair of socks for the Red Cross. This
she has done besides knitting for various
members of her own family, doing her
own Homework and caring for dozen
hens
Harley L. Williams, a native of Rut-
land and for % years an employee Of
w. G. Landon & Co., died Saturday Of
complication of diseases. For many
years Mr.. Williams was head of the
shipping department of the Landon
plant, but for six months he had been
an invalid.
Lieut. Walter NJ. Tenney of st. Al
bans is a prisoner of war at Camp Viii
lingen, Germany, according to word re-
ceived from the International Red Gross
society in Switzerland. Lieut.. Tenney
had been in hospital since April 20 and
has just arrived in Yillingen.
The knitting contest in Middebury
last week proved very interesting and
there was a good attendance. A small
admission fee was charged, which Melted
$50 for the local branch The first
prize of 81 in thrift stamps was won by
Mrs. Fred A. Smith, who knitted eight
and three-quarters inches in the allotted
time of two hours. Mrs. f. Fl. Thomas
knitted six and three quarters inches and
Mrs. George B. Reynolds completed six
inches. In each case the prizes were do
mated by the winners to the Red Cross.
The farmerettes working at the Scott
farm in Brattleboro have struck and left
the place. The matron in charge Of the
girls requested one Of the young women
to leave and the rest Of the girls an
nounced that If she went all would 60.
The matron refused to withdraw her
command, the manager of the farm de-
clined to mix up in the matter and as
result all departed As workers they
were success and accomplished much
while they were at the farm. There
were 10 of Them all from the agricultural
department of the University of Yer
mont except the matron, who was from
Boston. Manager Tenney has not been
able to secure anyone to help with the
work since they left Six of the girls
went to Putney to work on the Aiken
berry farm.