The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
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Mrs. 4. M. Scott of Brandon last Ma!
bought 100 day-ol chicks and raised %
out of the 100.
The Richford branch of the Red Cros'
receives small but steady income by
serving tea at it's rooms Tuesday after
Moons.
Plans are being discussed TO utilize IL
rooms in the Hotel Bardwel, which was
damaged BY fire recently. II Is probable
that the burned part will be rebuilt
c. NJ. Belden of Benson, aged 90 years
is in excellent health and does quite bit
of work about the house. His wife, aged
81, gets the meals and is smart for her
age.
During the remainder OF the winter
the Methodist, Baptist and Congregation
al churches of Newport will unite and
meet for services in the Congregational
church.
The Lake Bomoseen line of the Rut-
land Railway, Light & Power company
has been closed and will not reopen. The
track will be torn up and Bomoseen park
will be sold or rented. The company
states that the park has been a source of
loss of about $4,000 year.
The store OF j. B. Yandow in Essex
Junction was broken into Tuesday night
and about 800 in merchandise was car
ried away A quantity of beans and
barrel of flour are among the missing ar
ticles. The heavy snowstorm obliterated
all tracks about the building and the
police have small clue to the burglars.
A helmet knit for the Red Cross by a
Rutland young lady, in which she placed
her name and address, was sent to Kan
sas, where it became the property of
Thomas Jones, who in acknowledging the
article stated that he had visited in
Poutney and often made trips to Rut-
land.
Louis Blair of East Wallingford has
sued William +. and Matilda +. Sharon
for $500 for the loss of driving horse.
Mr.. Blair was driving between Walling
ford and East Wallingford on Sept. &c
last when horse owned by the defend |
ants ran away and collided with the |
team of Mr.. Blair, iniuring one horse so
that it died.
White River Junction fears the fuel |
shortage will cause the shutting down of
the Grafton County Electric Power COM
pany, New Hampshire concern, which
serves West Lebanon, Lebanon. Hanover
~ H. and White River Junction. Coal /
has been borrowed from the American
Wooden company of Lebanon to last un
til now.
Mrs c. C. Bresee, who lives on a farm
west OF Brandon, recently saw large
red fox nearing the house She had
heard that animals were fond of music,
so she placed a record on the victrola.
Upon hearing the music, the animal came
almost to the piazza and, sitting down.
listened until the music stopped, then !
calmly turned and trotted off towards
the woods.
Rev w. H. DesJardins, pastor of the !
First Baptist church in Saxtons River, !
who has been away on a leave of alb
sence to do Y. NJ. c. A. work at the New
port. R. l., army and naval station, has h
decided to remain in that work and last ]
Sunday resigned his pastorate at Sax +
tons River His family will move to y
Newport to remain with him while he is y
there. a
Henry c. Congdon of Rutland, a vet 4
sran of the Civil war, died Jan. ID in v
Rochester, N. Y, where he was visiting Il
granddaughter. He was 81 years old. a
For Is years after the war he was as II
'istant to the judge advocate general in
D. c., and then returned to o.
Rutland and for Is years served as con- fl
luctor on the Rutland railroad. He was O.
llso employed for IL years as Waterman N
" the Howe Scale company. Four chill N
Iren survive, is grandchildren and 20 b
reat grandchildren.