The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-23
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

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The Skinner Lumber Co. is planning to
locate finishing mill in st. Johnsbury.
One in every four, or 937 people in
Mortified, have purchased war thrift
stamps.
The first German war helmet to be
seen in Brattleboro is shown in Dun
ham Bros store.
Frank P. Taylor, for years corner
storekeeper in Hardwiek, is q candidate
for the general assembly.
A large stick of timber fell on John
Fradette's right foot. He will be con-
fined to his Middlebury home for some
weeks.
A shortage of teachers made neces
sary numerous curriculum changes in
Bennington high school, which re'opened
Monday.
Twenty survivors Of the old It'll regi-
ment, which formed a part Of the Army
vi lHt 0uil III lOuls SdLHCINu LII INub-
land for a reunion recently.
A German helmet picked up by Pri-
waite Joseph Hoyt explains why large
crowds hover around the display window
of the Doolin store in st. Adams,
DR.. w. A. Hamilton, a government
veterinary Inspector, has been trans
ferred from st. Adams to st. Johns,
bury.
Isle LaMotte had spectacular fire
when the farmhouse and we'll laden
barns Of Joseph lombard were reduced
TO ashes.
With only two more weeks when the
discount may be saved Hardwiek has
collected less than $4,000 OF its $4,000
tax budget,
Two young bobcats were found by Ar
chic Page of hasbury In his barley field.
One he killed and collected a bounty Of
So, The other, still alive, is Gagged,
A driverless Ford cause some eonster
nation in the streets of Newport re-
Gently, until it brought up against a
post and stopped
The body of Joseph j, Fenton, who
was killed in Florida while making a
night fight in seaplane, was brought
back to Bellows Fall for burial,
M. P Maurice Of Worthwhile, at pres
ent states attorney, and x. s Camp
bell of Belvidere are Lamoille county
Republican candidates for the Senate.
When she opened the cellar door in,
stead of the hall door, Mrs. A. j. Ladd
of East Roxbury sustained such bad
fall that several ligamehts were severely
torn.
Visitors to Smugglers Notch ali Mount
Mansfield are much pleased with the
scenic feast afforded on a trip from
Great Spring to King Rock.
With its record Of entertaining guests
for more than century the old Shar-
ON inn is in a fair way to be put in
shape for another century The colonial
front is being improved and other alter
ations are under way,
Three members Of the Hotel Vermont
force have been with the hostelry since
it opened eight years ago. They are;
Helen Shea, telephone operator; Miss
Clough, cashier; George E, Allen, porter.
Capt. John Sullivan, who headed G
eompany in the old lat Vermont infap.
try, has returned to Camp Wadsworth
at Spartanburg, s. G., after furloughipg
for week at his home in St. Adams,
After five successful years in the pri
mary schools of Lyndon Miss Alice Ban
croft has gone to Camp Lee to work in
the commissary department.
Rutland Red Cross workers have sent
out S. o. S. for more help, as the sur
gical dressing work requires many as
sistants.
A large barn on the old Charles Farm
ham place was nearly consumed before
anybody noticed it was afre 1t hap
pened in Peru.
The Old Stone house in Brownington
was the scene of the annual meeting Of
the Orleans County Historical society.
Three hundred were present and inter
esting bits of history were brought to
light in several papers contributed by
the members.