The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-21
ABOUT THE STATE
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ferent Sections.
In list of more than 1000 citations
of New England heroes are mentioned
Corp. Maurice t. Doolan and Pvt. Ray
mond Mangan of the l03d infantry, Goth
division. Both young men are from Rut-
land.
Fay Thompson of Bristol was fined $500
and costs of $3.50 in Burlington city
court this week, after he had been found
guilty of furnishing liquor contrary to
law. Thompson was unable to pay his
fine and took the alternative sentence of
1858 days at the house of correction,
Rev, r. w Magoun pastor of the Epis-
copal church at Fair Haven, has accepted
call to the passionate Of the church in
Bellows Falls, succeeding Rev. A. G. Will
son, who has become Y. M. G. A. secre
tary in the overseas service. Mr.. Ma
goun will move to Bellows Falls about
Dec. /.
Miss Alice Potts, 2s, until recently
maternity nurse for the Brattleboro Mu-
tual Aid association, died last week in
Philadelphia of influenza. Miss Potts
enlisted as Red Cross nurse and went
to Boston Oct. 1, being sent at once to
Pennsylvania to care for influenza pa
tients
On Monday night Rutland people dis
cerned plainly a rainbow, formed when
the sky was clear in the east, and the
rising full moon was luminous enough to
throw on the dark rain clouds in the
west a complete bow, although not dis
tinctly enough to bring to bring out the
prismatic colors.
At the semi-annual meeting OF the
board of bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, held at Yonkers, N. Y, last
week, Bishop Charles Bayard Mitchell,
LID, of Minneapolis, Mimi, was as
signed to hold the Vermont conference
and Bishop William Burt, LID, of Buff
falo, N. Y, to hold the Troy conference,
containing the Burlington district.
A lacquered brass vase, presented the
First Baptist church of Brattleboro by
Misses Rena M. and Hortense A. Hall in
memory of their father, the late Deacon
j. Edward Hall, was used for the first
time last Sunday. The class in the Bible
school of which Deacon Hall was for
many years the teacher has furnished
the flowers for the morning service for
years, after which they are given to the
lick.
Mr.. and Mrs Oliver DesLauriers of st.
Adams Bay have received telegram
stating that their son, Sergt Leo Des-
Lauriers, has arrived at base hospital
in West Virginia, He left St Adams
over a year ago with the machine gun
company He was wounded June 10 and
never returned to his company, He was
able to work, however, and was EN-
ployed in government printing Office
for some time.
When sugar cards first were issued in
Brattleboro, the grocers gave them out.
and it was soon learned that some per-
sons were taking advantage Of the fact
and obtaining more than one card. When
the new cards were, given out, the food
administrator had charge of their issu-
ance and about 200 less were called for
than the first time. A population of
7,437 was shown by the cards, this being
only Approximate.
Foxes are reported to be raising havoc
with Vermont's crop of turkeys, accord
ing to statements Of farmers who come
to Burlington from Grand Isle. Some of
the biggest focks of turkeys in the state
are ordinarily raised in the island coun-
ty, but the losses by foxes this year will
probably reach several thousand dollars.
All over Vermont there has been a big
increase in the number of foxes for the
reason that there has been very little
hunting of them lately.
A revival of wheat culture in Vermont
began in 1917 under the call of the gov
eminent for more extensive planting.
About 5000 acres were raised with a
satisfactory yield. So well satisfied were
the growers in different parts Of the
state that in 1918 there were at least
$4,000 acres grown, which. with an aver
age yield of about 20 bushels to the
acre, would mean 100000 bushels grown
in Vermont this year. This is enough to
make about 10000 barrels of flour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleophas Desautes OBJ.
served the 50th anniversary of their mar
riage at their home in Winooski Mon.
day. Accompanied by the bridesmaid
and groomsman Of 80 years ago, Mrs
Napoleon Mongeon and Hubert Desautels
Mr. and Mrs. Desautels went to church
in the morning, where solemn high mass
was sung. The choir consisted entirely
Of members Of the family. After the
church ceremony, wedding breakfast
was served at their home During the
day they were presented purse of 5000
in gold. In the evening a reception was
held in their honor
A break in the service water pipe in
Brandon Sunday caused washout, when
tons of earth were washed away, leaving
hole some 10 or II feet deep 20 feet
wide and 20 feet long About 25 feet OF
concreJe containing wall was also washed
out. The break was caused by using the
water pipe frcI. he school for ground
for the electric lighting system in the
high school, the electrical connection
melting the lead pipe connecting the main
with the service pipe leaving five.
eghths inch opening in the pipe, which
did the damage. On account Of the break
school was closed until Wednesday morn.