The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-29
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
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Medical inspection of school pupils vii
commence in Bennington this week.
A dance in Bennington Friday evening
netted the X. of G. war fund about Slo0
Vermont's quota for voluntary ship
building reserve of 100000 men VIII b'
1900.
Rutland has been having a temporary
shortage of salt caused by poor freight
conditions
Vermont now has 1872 Red Cross
branches, the latest addition being the
town of Westmore.
Charles Scott, a veteran of the Civil
war, died at his home in Bennington Jan.
%. He was in his 73d year.
Fred Underwood, aged II, for SO years
proprietor of the Wardsboro house in
Wardsboro, died Jan. % OF grip.
Rutlands community orchestra will
give second public concert soon, proba
bly, in March. The orchestra was formed
last September
The Nelson 4 Hall company of Mont
gomery Center have purchased of A. b,
Chapple the hotel at that place and took
possession at once.
A ball bat fund has been started
among the boys in Black River academy
at Ludlow, with which to buy baseball
supplies for the boys in France.
The sharity ball. an annual affair in
Rutland for 30 years and IN charge OF
the G. A. r. post and Relief corps, will
not be held this year, owing to the many
demands for money.
Frank G. Briggs, for ID years mis-
sionary in Japan, and brother law of
Mrs. Fred S. Knight of Brattleboro. died
Jan 10 in San Francisco while on his
way home on furlough,
The Swanton branch of the n. T.. M.
p. A. at recent meeting elected s. w.
Bliss of that place president. There
was discussion of the advisabillty of |
forming cooperative creamery.
Mrs. Ann West, who has passed her |
s5th birthday and been in a wheelehair, |
a shut in, for many months, at her home |
in Proctorsville, has knit 80 pairs of |
wristers and three scarfs for the Red I
Cross,
Miss Margaret NJ Powers of Hinsdale,
n. H. who had taught French in the high
aa1a OF far Exa nd -hoIf |
wears, has taken similar position in
White Plains, n, Y, where she will begin
work Feb. |.
After being buried in snow for is days,
the West River branch of the Central
Vermont railway, 36 miles long, was ,
opened up Jan. y and train was run
over il the next day Much snow yet !
remains to be moved, however. d
The board of managers of the Addison
County Agricultural society, at re- {
cent meeting, voted to change the name '
of the grounds to HsIey park, in honor Z
of Col. Silas A. ilsley, who did much Is
for the fair association There will be | i
no midwinter stock show at Middle t
bury this year, but preparations will be
made as usual for the annual fair, \
As Mrs. c. G. Kately, wife Of the Pow
nal rural mail carrier, was driving in 2
that town recently, she saw a large buck :
deer in the road some distance ahead.
As the team came nearer, the buck start I
ed for the horse, and upon seeing what 7
would happen, Mrs. kately made an out =
cry, which frightened the buck and it Z
turned and went through the woods at a
rapid gait. 1t probably did not see the v
woman in the sleigh when it made the u
charge on the horse. n
\. Buel Sibley, a prominent Benning- b
ION knit goods manufacturer, died Jan %
- at his home in that place. He was So
years old. When comparatively a young n
nan he was made superintendent of the II
George lockwood & Co. plant, which pc. r
'ition he held at the time of his death. 81
lie was senior partner in the firm and Il,
lis 40 years knowledge of the business Il
made him an expert in his line. For 70
many Years he had been trustee and h,
leacon of the Baptist church. W
GR0T0N MEN TO CUT WOOD.
,ranite Workers Are to Engage in 1t on Sc