The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-26
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The Burlington Savings bank has re-
deemed 50 bill of 1895, which was
sent in by New York man.
Pending the arrival Of Roy Peaslee
from New Hampshire, H. A. Dwinell is
acting as Chittenden county agricultural
agent.
A Massachusetts, man, motoring
through Vermont, expressed surprise at
the large acreage of wheat to be seen on
all sides.
A unit Of the students army training
corps is to be established at Middlebury
college, an officer having been assigned
to duty there.
Rutland painters, L. L. Wood, aged 10,
and George Woodward, aged 70, fell 45
feet from scaffolding and were badly
injured recently.
Thirty-six fresh air children from New
York have taken possession of Bellows
Falls. They have been distributed among
the farmers in that vicinity.
A bad cut resulted when Capt. j. M.
Hamilton of Rutland, stationed at Fort
Williams, Portland, Me-, dropped a sur
gical knife on his foot, but he is re-
covering.
Not SO much as elbow out" marred
a l,O0O-mile motor trip which Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Mead of West Rutland re.
Gently completed,
Ray F. Russell of Mill village, near
Rutland, is an enthusiastic wheat grow
err, especially since he picked stalk that
measured four feet.
The recent death of Mrs. Levi p Nor
ton recalls that her husband, a native
of Sharon and once vice-president, is still
living at the age of 95. He retired from
public life many years ago.
Millions Red Cross branch realized
handsomely from an outdoor pageant
given by the Bluebird camp on the
shores of Lake Champlain.
North Troy people think so much of
their local band that they voted in spe-
city meeting to appropriate an extra $3.50
that outdoor concerts may be continued
till cold weather.
Out of the state men who are seek
ing to organize the milk producers are
telling the farmers that there are fift-
teen ways Of selling milk in New Eng
land when there should be but one.
Rutland police took revolver from
Mabel Flanders, who was dressed up
in a boys suit. 1t is alleged that she
tried the hold-up game and the states
attorney is investigating.
Farmers gathered in the town hall at
Grand Isle were bent on settling a dis
pute over the value of seed corn which
did not grow until the parties immedi.
ately involved settled their differences
informally.
Dogs took toll of several fine sheep
owned by A. G.. DeBrune of Greensboro
recently, and the agitation for the elimi-
nation of the worthless cur has been re-
newed in that section
Practitioners of St. Paul's Universalist
church in Rutland has received announce
ments of the wedding of their pastor
Rev. Clifford R. Stetson, and Miss Mar
garet Tower of North Adams Mass. The
wedding took place in Jacksonville,
Seven of the largest public school
buildings in Burlington will burn soft
coal next winter. School commissioners
reached this decision, not because they
we're unable to procure coal, but because
the shift to soft coal meant that there
would be 500 tons more of anthracite
available for homes in the city
NJ f. Rooney, Rutland lumber man
has purchased over 100 acres of timber
land on Cold river in Mendon from Clar-
endon Power company and will begin ex.
tensive numbering operations. This part
of Mendon was numbered over many
years ago Many families lived there
but the mills and cottages have dis.
appeared through decay. Titled land
has grown up to forest and farms have
been abandoned. Even the cemetery
is almost obliterated Mr.. Rooney will
build several houses for his workmen.