The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-19

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the town of Wolcott for $1,000.
Bellows Falls is to have no house-to-
house canvass for the fifth Liberty loan
All who desire to subscribe viii do so at
the banks.
Mrs. Alfred Drown of Lyndon was Sc
verely injured in fall recently, one hip
being broken and one wrist. She has re-
manned unconscious since the accident
In Morrisville's village meeting this
week it was voted to discontinue the mu-
nicipal woodward, as the necessity for it
has passed 1t showed loss of about
$780,
Rev. Mr.. Baker of Lowell, Mass, has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Congregational church at Randolph Cen
ter and will begin his duties at the lat
ter place May !.
Five members of the faculty of the
Enosbmg Falls graded school district
have resigned to take up other lines of
work, their designations to take effect at
the end of the school year.
Three carloads of cocoa beans arrived
in Burlington Thursday, and yesterday
the plant of the Vermont Milk Chocolate
company, which had been closed down
for few days, while waiting for the
shipment, opened up to work.
By the will of Mrs e. E. Sargent of
st. Johnsbury, the Church of the Mes
siah in that place gets 5000. The will
also provides 5000 for the Methodist
church of Moretown, of which her moth
err was member, and 5000 to the town
Of Moretown to care for the Sargent
Howe lot in the cemetery.
Henry c. Jones, an American Express
agent living in Florence, Mass, has been
arrested for polygamy. 1t is alleged
that with a lawful wife, Jennie c. Jones,
he married Daisy Wilcutt in Brattle
boro and has been living with her for
the past six months. He pleaded not
guilty and his case was continued for a
hearing.
The chicken thieves that have been
operating in Washington county have Sc
cured quite haul in Middlesex within
the past week. From L. O. Wilder they
secured II Rhode Island Reds and few
barred plymouth Rocks; from the New
hall brothers Is hens were stolen and
from Mrs. Frank George, six.
Walter Strong was severely injured
this week in Hyde Park Mr.. Strong
was driving a team, standing up in a
wagon, with an automobile hitched on
behind. The machine started up and
jammed into the wagon, throwing Mr..
Strong out He struck on the back of his
head and was badly bruised and shaken
up.
Within month many millions Of
small lake pike and pike eggs will be
placed in the waters of Lake Champlain
and ponds and lakes throughout the
state from the three government ship.
ping stations at Milton, West Swanton
and Burlington. A stripping station is
to be established on the wharf of the
Champlain Transportation company in
Burlington, which will be in operation
within a short time.
The Queen City Cotton company's
plant in Burlington, which has been prac-
tically closed for two weeks, will be re-
opened next Monday morning, thus CIV
ing employment to the 425 people who
have been idle. The differences which
caused the cessation of work have been
adjusted. The weaving department has
been closed for two weeks owing to the
objection of the weavers to having their
looms run automatically for half hour
at noon and at night.
Edward J. Walker of Burlington, who
brought suit against Joseph Mitchell of
that city to recover 81 800, alleged to be
due him for work done by him in Mitch
ellis saloon, received sl6l and interest,
bringing the amount up to SlS7.34. 1t
was ruled in court that Walker could not
claim pay for work in the saloon while
he was an alderman, as an alderman IL
not allowed to have anything to do with
saloon, according to the statutes. The
damages awarded, therefore, were main.
ly for stable rent
Fire, which originated near the fur
mace, and the water used to extinguish
it, did $500 damage to the home of DR..
and Mrs Arthur w. Farnsworth in Rut-
land Wednesday evening. Two streams
OF water were prayed upon the mousse LOT
two hours. Had the telephone been usa.
Bile when the blaze was first discovered,
it is thought it could have been easily
checked, but central did not answer and
time was lost in getting to the nearest
fire alarm box which was considerable
distance from the Farnsworth home
The Rockingham hospital at Bellows
Falls is badly in need of more student
nurses. Until the war opened there was
no difficulty in securing them. Now but
very few can be induced to register. In
order to make it more attractive for at
tendants the trustees have voted to in
crease the compensation from So per
month and keep during the first year,
$40 during the second year and $l2 dur
ing the third year to $40, $l2 and $l5
respectively. Because the hospital has
been obliged to hire registered nurses al
most entirely, it has had to borrow $4,000
during the winter to meet running ex.
penses.