The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-17
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

White River Junction IL 10 have q
motor truck for the fire department, ~,
boo having been voted for that purpose
G. s. Butler. for five years superin'
tendent of the st. Adams Gas Lagh'
company. has gone to Leominster' Mass
10 accept a similar position.
Miss Marion Adds has resigned as H.
brarisn Of the public library IN Ben.
nington and has accepted better sal
eried position in Middletown, Conn.
r. c. Comstock OF Monkton Boro, who
WAS badly injured when he fell from a
load of wood about two weeks ago. died
recently, an attack Of heart trouble be-
ing the immediate cause.
The new factory of the Vermont Choc-
plate company in Burlington can turn
out - tons of the product every ~
hours. Two shifts of help will handle
their million.dollar contract
Six new branches of the Vermont chap
her of theAmerican Red Cross have been
formed lately, at West Braintree, East
Montpelier, Lowell. West Topsham, East
Braintree and West Brookfeld
Bennington may have to go back to
The days of kerosene lamps unless the
fuel situation straightens itself out soon.
rs the Twin State company has been able
10 furnish power the last few days only
pn coal that is borrowed
AIariory. daughter of Maj r and Mrs,
John w. Tinker of st. Johnsbury, was
married Jan. 10 TO Thomas l.. Davidson
pf Windsor, Major Tinker, who had
been at home from Camp Greene, Char
hotte, n. c., on ten days furiough.
returning there after the wedding. The
groom was the star pitcher on the st.
Bloomsbury baseball team two years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson will live in Wind |
sor.
George F. B. Standish of Springfield
has been appointed recruiting officer of
the state of Vermont by the British and |
Canadian recruiting mission His bust |
ness is to enlist those who have regis /
tered in this state as aliens, of whom
there are estimated to be about $500 |
British and Canadian subjects. Mr.. |
Standish will have his headquarters in
and can be addressed at that |
Office
Harry Bishop deputy warden, and
Charles Russell were arrested at Ben
nington lumber camp Tuesday. the for
mer pleading guilty to making false
statement to the town clerk on applica
ton for hunting license. and both plead
ing not guilty to shooting a deer out of
season. On the first charge, Bishop was
fined S3l and on the other charge bail
was furnished for both for later hear
ing.
The annual winter meeting of the Yer
mont Botanical club and the Vermont
Bird club win be held in Burlington,
Friday and Saturday, Jan. % and rs, in
Science hall at the University
IF Vermont. The meeting opens Friday
1t 1890 a. m. and closes Saturday noon. j
Last summers meeting was on Mount
Mansfield and through Smugglers ,
Notch and proved one of the most profit :
Ible the club ever held. It is hoped next !
'ear to add fifty new members. I
The jury in the case of Rev. Clarence
I. Waldron of Windsor, charged with Sc. I
lition, reported disagreement in federal
curt at Brattleboro on Wednesday and
vas discharged, it having been the third
ime the jury had reported since taking
he case Tuesday morning. Judge Howe
hen continued the case to the February
ERIN of court which convenes in Bur ;
ington on Feb. 4. On motion of the '
district attorney, Waldron remains I'M l
Ter ST 900 bail. The court praised the
york of Attorney Robert c. Bacon who il
defended Waldron by assignment Bacon h
aid he felt he had done his full duty
nder the assignment and at his request g
e was discharged s
Norwich Glee Club Trips. g
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