The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-25

Rutland ministers and churches have
entered a protest against the act intro
duced in the legislature permitting Sc
lectmen or aldermen to license moving
picture houses, ice cream parlors and
fruit stands for Sunday business,
Ephraim Wilder 70, was found dead
in his home in SALISBURY Friday morn
ing. Mr.. Wilder was last seen alive the
previous Monday, when he appeared in
his usual health He had been very
melancholy since the death of daughter
and had preferred to live alone, refusing
the hospitality Of friends.
Frank L. Austin, a prominent arch
itect of Burlington, narrowly escaped
serious injury at the Franklin County
bank building Saturday morning, when
he slipped from ladder and fell to the
floor below. Had not the fall been brok-
en- by a workman, death might have re-
suited. 1t is thought he will be about in
few days.
Alden Brothers of Boston have notified
the milk producers Of Windham county
that the milk car from that county will
be discontinued on April !. The farmers
are much puzzled to know what to do
with the milk after that time and have
send a delegation to Boston TO discuss
in East Poultney, Henry w. Frost, has
been shipping 400 quarts a day and
many other farmers have been shipping
as much as 200 quarts,
Ia, fol -,
hotel at the Union station in Burlington
Saturday night, but remained in it only
few minutes, left behind a two-week
old infant and took the next train south.
Their suitcases were checked to Water
bury, but 1t is thought they had no in
tention of stopping off there. Each
woman was about 20 years old. The
authorities are on the lookout for the
women, as there is a heavy penalty for
abandoning child.
In a runaway accident in Bennington
Saturday. Fred Lawrence, 10, was quite
badly hurt about the head. The horses
became frightened when the wheels of
the milk wagon to which they were at.
tached became caught in the electric car
track and they ran, throwing the driver
out. He struck on his head and a cash
was cut. He was also stunned, but no
lasting injury was done. Farther on the
outfit collided with a truck team, the
milk being spilled over the street
Arrangements have been made between
Frank II. Duffy, director of the federal
employment bureau in Rutland, and p f.
Howley, owner of the building in which
the bureau is located, so that the bureau
will not be closed, as the government
ordered because of lack of funds. Mr.
Duffy win give his services free and Mr.
Howley will give the rent of the office
a. his contribution until there are funds
available, as it is thought an appropri-
alton will be made by Congress when it
convenes. At present Mr.. Duffy has ap-
plcations from 40 farmers who want
help.
Supt George 4. Chedel of the Cham
plain Realty company says decision has
been made to have no log or pulp wood
drive down the White river this year 1t
will be the first year since 1912 that
there has been no drive down the White
river. The postponement of the drive is
because large supplies are already at the
mills and yards. The amount cut this
year in the White river territory is TO-
600 cords, the equivalent of 100000
feet Last years drive was 100000
feet, the largest ever down the White
river.