The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-04
WATERBURY,


The office of the state manager of
war savings is being moved from the
Carpenter home to the room in Mrs. Belle
Cooley Greene's house facing Park row.
Mrs. F. +. Ingram and daughter, Fran
ces, of Yonkers, N Y, are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. II. Whitney.
Miss Annie Dorothy Palmer and her
guest, Miss Fannie Carpenter, spent
Thursday in Burlington, meeting at Els
sex Junction two other Lyndon institute
graduates, Miss Betty Kimball and Miss
Irene Allen of Westford.
Mrs. H. d. Hopkins has been called to
Baltimore, Md, by the death of her
brother, who died following an accident.
Mrs, c. C. Abbott and daughter, Avis,
visited in Chazy, N. ", last geek, guests
of Mrs. j. w. Pratt.
Prof. Jacobs of Burlington, state min
erologist, who has been making an ex-
animation of the mine of the Vermont
Tale Products Co., reports a very large
mine and fine tale. 1t is hoped by all in
terested in community development as
well as those directly interested, that
work there may progress and plans laid
may mature.
Mrs. P j. Chase has received word of
the death of her father, George Gary, in
Ferryland, N. f. He was born in that
place and was SO years of age, He had
been sheriff for As years Beside Mrs
Chase, he leaves three other daughters
and one son. There are also 10 grand
children. The funeral was held yester
day
The family of Walter Irish went to
Camp Martin, Milton yesterday for a
weeks camping. L. Huntley Palmer ac-
companed them.
Mrs. b. f. Hart has been called TO
Orange, Mass, by the death OF her broth
r-in-law.
Miss Avis Abbott had a most happy
afternoon and gave much pleasure to
her many friends at birthday party
at her home in Duxbury Friday. Eleven
of her young friends attended and moth
ers and other guests. A large pyramid
cake with candles was most attractive,
while each young guest received crepe
paper basket of candy. Miss Avis was
the recipient of many pretty gifts.
The presence of those who are inter
ested in buying cattle for France has
Ghustu IlutI INTEREST IlltY utlltfS anu
dry cows, all blacks and whites, have
been shipped from the NJ W. Abbott
yards and % bulls, all registered by
Charles Abbott. These were all bought
in Vermont and went to Newport News,
Va, from here Charles Abbott now
starts on a buying trip through New
Hampshire and Massachusetts,. NJ W.
Abbott expects to make a much larger
shipment in two weeks.
Mrs. John Tilton is visiting her sister
in Wales, Ont.
Work on the farms connected with the
Vermont state hospital for the insane
has progressed well this spring There
seems to have been band of willing
workers under Supt. Arthur Bailey and
the new Ford truck has helped much in
eXpediting the work. One hundred and
ten acres of the 740 are under cultiva-
ton This beside the 10 acres of garden
which L, 4. Mansfield manages as gar
dener. OF this acreage there are 3lh
in potatoes. With this acreage and a
good crop they expect to supply the
needs of the institution this year There
are Al acres of corn, four acres of this
being sweet corn for the local factory.
ihiS iuNi dNiNe VI SUI iDE DtdHS lOT
the factory they have canned, taking the
canned product in exchange for use.
There are two acres of shell beans and
five of yellow eye. One and one half
acres of winter squash, one half acre
of pie pumkins, $500 cabbage plants.
Ten acres of peas and oats are raised
to cut green for the cattle, about 400
tons of hay have been cut There are
Is head of beef cattle, 43 head of young
stock, four yoke of cattle and five spans
of work horses and driving horse. Be
side 81 head of registered Holsteins in
charge of E. Erehenhen herdsman. The
milk from these is all used in the hos
pital, about 800 pounds daily for cook
ing and table use There are 200 hens
and 300 chickens, while on the Duxbury
farm the pork industry under Walter
Irish is a large factor in feeding those
at the hospital. Here is the large pig
gerry, which is in great need Of enlarge
ment, and slaughter house. About 600
pounds of pork is slaughtered for the
institution each week beside beef, Mr..
Irish being an expert butcher In add-
ton to those it was necessary to raise
for hospital use nearly $500 worth Of
young pigs were sold this spring. The
feeding of those working and for care
is well managed, as the best Of food is
largely produced on the farms.