The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-02
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The street department in Burlington
used one-half ton of salt this spring In
thawing out frozen catch basins.
One-tif of the population in the town
of Somerset has enlisted, five men being
in service out of a population OF ~
Nelson Purinton, an old resident OF
Bristol, died there last week. lie was
Quaker in religious belief, but at
tended the Methodist church there,
T.. n. Gee, former water superintend.
ent in Vergennes, has resigned, having
asked for an increase of salary IRON
$3.50 to SIS a week, which was refused.
William T.. Larrow has been appointed
in his place.
Letters from Miss Alice NORWOOD
of Richmond, Red Cross nurse IN
France. state that the unit she is with
is the nearest of any to No-Mans Lana
and that many of the American boys
are in the hospital there.
Miss Florence Dooley, who conducts
the newsstand at the Hotel Vermont IN
Burlington, had up to Saturday night
sold during the past three months more
than So, 900 worth of thrift stamps Her
highest record for one day was So4o.5o'
A lemon tree. bearing both clusters of
blossoms and mammoth specimen OF
fruit. has been grown by Mrs f, II.
Rose of Rutland The lemon on the tree
is about four times as large as an ordi-
nary one and is smooth skinned, like
grapefruit,
There passed through Island Pond last
week train load of mail from Canadian
bows overseas to Montreal. The tram
consisted of fifteen box cars and two
mail cars. A steamer landed at Port
land and the mail was sent via the
Grand Trunk to Montreal.
Rev. r. c. Penney, for six years pas
tor of the Baptist church in Fair Ha.
ven and now for the same length OF
time with the Baptist church OF Schen-
ectady, n. Y, leaves April is for y. NJ
C. A. war work. Before his ordination to
the ministry, Mr. Penney was engaged in
the same kind OF work.
Mrs. f. c. Ellis of Poutney has re-
ceived word of the death of her brother,
Private John Jones, who died in base
hospital without recovering conscious
ness after being wounded in battle Feb.
l. He was with the expeditionary forces
at Saloniki, being a member OF the 18th
Hampshire regiment
After pleading guilty to the charge OF
stealing a suit case full of chocolate bars
from the factory of the Vermont Milk
Chocolate company in Burlington, where
he was employed Louis Parizo, was
fined 500 and ordered to pay costs OF
court. which amounted to Sll.50 in the
city court Saturday afternoon.
Bernard r. Hale. son Of Hon. Frank
lin D. Hale of Huddensfeid, Eng, but
native of Lunenburg, has been appoint.
ed by President Wilson as yice'consul
at Ednburg He is p years old and
the Youngest man in the consular serv-
ice. His father has been in the consular
service for 20 wears and before that was
state auditor Of Vermont.
Private Glen Baldwin son of Charles
Baldwin of Readsboro, was killed IN ae-
ton in France recently, according TO
word recently received by his father
from the war department. He was Is
years of age. He enlisted in Go. L, Sec
ond Massachusetts, infantry, at Athol.
Mass, at the beginning of the war Later
he was transferred to the l36th United
States infantry, in the 26th division,
Henry Reynolds. aged 81 years, was
arrested in Dandy recently on the charge
of stealing a horse belonging to Harry
Greenburg of Manchester. Reynolds had
been working for Greenhurg and was
sent BY him to drive home from Ben
nington a horse that Greenburg had pur-
chased there II is alleged that he traded
the horse at SALISBURY for pair OF
horses and $40 TO boot. that he drove the
pair to Manchester. where be left the
horses and went on to Dandy with the
$40.
A herd of D deer which has been win
tering on the alfalfa field OF J. w.
Severance in Chester has been reduced
to Ia ana MT. severance mas pfaha that
will include the remainder If they do not
keep out of his field. He has spent much
thought and money in getting the alfalfa
field started and he stated that Tor
the greater part of the year the deer
have been feeding on ii. He has asked
for damages from the state, but alleges
that little or no attention has been paid
to his letters.
A pet house cat belonging TO W, H. |
Manchester of Hydevile caught crow
the other day and brought il home. a
large flock Of crows was flying low, |
when one of them pounced down on the
cat. The eat captured it, however. and J
the flock of so crows gave up the chase. |
The auction of the livery property of /
Fred c. Rand in Bellows Falls March |
80 marked the passing of town insti- |