The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

The Baptist and Congregations
churches OF Derby have voted to unite
for one year.
Grasshoppers are doing much damage
70 grain, especially oats, in the vicinity
Of Vergennes
Essex Underhill and Williston are now
sugar card towns, the system going into
effect there Thursday.
Under the will of Mrs. Ernestine M.
Kettle of Weston, Mass, the New Eng
land Kurn Hatin Homese benefit to the
extent Of $4,000.
The Cascadnac house at Royalton is
now in the possession of the Interstate
Trust Company Mortgages, with John
Z. Waterman as caretaker.
The large barn on the Armon 0sgood
farm in Westford was struck by light
ming Tuesday night and destroyed by
fire. Many tons of hay were lost.
Rev. Benjamin Wheeler Of Calais, 81
years old, took part in the church serv-
ices at South Woodbury. last Sunday. He
is active and his faculties are well pre-
served.
Donald Brush of Herkimer, N. Y, has
been engaged by the Montpelier school
board as acting principal while Principal
Frederic Edwards is in X. Nj. G. A. work
in France.
During an electrical storm that passed
over Vergennes the first of the week,
three horses belonging to Ernest Begnueh
were killed. They sought shelter under
an oak tree.
Repairs are being made on the La.
noble river bridge near South Hero, the
closing of which had caused some feeling,
and within few days travel viii be re-
sumed over it.
Mrs E. S. Brigham of St. Adams has
received telegram from Edward Mer-
chant, formerly of that city, bearing
news that he has arrived at Hoboken
N j., from France.
Roy w. Peaslee of Concord, N H., has
been chosen to succeed T. r. Churchill as
agricultural agent Of Chittenden county
Mr., Churchill has resigned to enter an
officers training school.
Mrs Maggie Harris Odell of Pownal
fell on rock while berrying on lin
coin ridge" last Friday and broke her
leg. She was brought from the mountain
by two other berry pickers,
Charles w. Danforth, who was work
ing with lumbermen on the Dewey farm
in Royalton, was seriously injured a few
days ago by falling tree. He has a
broken rib and other injuries.
James Mcdonnell Of White River juno
ton recently picked from his garden q
cabbage the head of which measured
three feet and four inches in circumfer.
ence and weighed 1874 pounds.
A barn on the George Francis place in
Wells was destroyed by fire one night
recently, and with it Chevrolet car
belonging to Warren Ballard, who had
been using the barn as garage
MISS AlAfe bduGIOlL VI AdIhlS. d LEINN-
er in Lyndon academy for several yeaEs,
has resigned and left this week for Camp
Lee, Va, where she is to be an assist
ant in the commissary department.
Mrs Bertha King of Jericho, who at
tempted to shoot w G. Brooks of that
place last Sunday, after a short hearing
was ordered committed at the state hos
pital at Waterbury for observation as
to her sanity.
Rev Hugh David Jones, rector Of
Grace Episcopal church in West Rut-
land completes his duties there next
Sunday and the following Sunday begins
his pastorate of the Episcopal church
in Bellows Falls
Frank MeGill of East Burke found his
driving horse in his pasture with one hip
shot to pieces and had to kill it and
B F, Warner of the same place found
his family driving horse dead in the
pasture Thursday.
W. Grant Thomas Of Burlington was
fined $40 and costs Of Sl9.S5 in Middle
bury, pleading guilty to violating the
headlight law. The case was the result
of collision early Sunday morning with
the Frary car in Middlebury
Edmund MCGOWAN of Burlington was
arrested at the home of Wyron "Tone"
Brace at The Blocks Aug 7 after the
arrival Of the Rouses Point train,
charged with the larceny Of $40 from
passar, rv train
Harry Smith, yeggman known as
Canada Blackie," George Blanchard ard
Frank Sordiff, all three of whom made |
their escape from the house of correc-
ton at Rutland year ago, but later
were apprehended and returned, are to
be prosecuted to the extent Of the law. |
Miss Dorothy Amor, who left Wood
stock June 25 to enter reconstruction |
work in the hospital service of the Cana
dian army, is now located at the Van |
couyer General hospital military an
mex Her military warrant designates
her as first lieutenant in the Canadian
army
The three barns on the old Pratt place
in East Burke now owned by Mr.. Rex
ford were burned Thursday afternoon. |
burning his wagon, harness and farming |
tools. Mr., Rexford had a few tons Of |
hay left in the field. 1t is thought that
the fire must have started from the