The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-06
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Tag day in Burlington Saturday net
ted 1928 for the Humane society.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Packard celebrated
their 5Oth wedding anniversary in Jeri-
cho Center Feb. 2S.
Margaret Kelly, who died recently at
Manchester, left st. Joseph's orphange in
Burlington $500 and the same sum to St.
Jeromes church, East Dorset.
The only town in Windham county
voting license was Wardsboro, where the
vote was 30 to l5 This is the first time
the town has cast a majority for Ii
cense. In Fairfield and Tinmouth the
vote was tie.
Arthur ], Hathaway of Burlington, a
teamster employed by j. Z, eastman,
was injured recently when log rolled
ON him. Mr.. Hathaway was taken to
hospital and although advanced in years,
it is believed he will recover.
Prof c. E. Putney of the Burlington
high school was remembered on his 10th
birthday anniversary by all the stu
dents of his Greek classes, who pre-
scented him a picture, Despite his
years, Professor Putney is still vigorous
and teaches daily at the school.
Walter Finlayson, treasurer and man
Rger of the Vermont Construction com
pany of Burlington, died Monday at his
home there and the same day son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Finlayson at the
Mary Fletcher hospital Mr.. Finlayson
was born in Bellows Falls in 1901,
DeForest Baker, for II years resi-
dent of White River junction and widely
known as livestock and dairy cattle
buyer and dealer, died March ! following
a protracted illness from general debili-
ty, He was 81 years of age and came
to White River Junction from Meriden,
N. H,
At a fire in Burlington Tuesday, when
the barn of w. II. Murdoch was burned,
four tiremen were buried in burning
wood and lumber when the floor cayed
in. None was seriously injured and all
continued their fire fighting. Two tons
of hay, about 80 brIhels of beans and
other garden produce were burned,
Cassius r. Peck Il. V. NJ, '02, son OF
the late Cassius Peck of Burlington, and
recently honorably discharged as major
in the Judge advocate generals depart
ment of the army, has Just become asso-
ciated with the law firm of Griffith, Lei
ter & Allen of Portland Ore. Before he
entered the army, Mr.. Peck was at
Marshfeld, Ore.
The Guilford Cooperative Creamery
association has brought suit against the
manager, +. C. Bates, for a balance of
$3O6,45 alleged to be due from him, and
which he is said to have received for
the plaintiff in q fduciary capacity. Mr..
Bates claims that he does not owe the
association the money, He has now left
the employ of the company.
Rev. Charles D. Fairman, rector of st.
Mary's Episcopal church in Mortified,
died Feb 2s after a weeks illness. He
was born in Rochester, n. Y, in 1884
and came to Mortified in December,
1917, soon after his marriage The fu-
neral was held Monday and the body
taken to Rochester, n. Y, for burial. He
is survived by his wife and step.son and
his parents. .s @
For breaking seals on freight cars en-
gagged in interstate traffic and stealing a
barrel of OK tongues, a tub of butter
and other merchandise from them, Her
bert Lampman of Swanton was SEN
fenced to spend six months in county
Jail, the sentence being imposed by Judge
Harland B. Howe in federal court in Bur
lington. Lampman was arrested Jan. II,
being caught with the goods. He is 30
and has a wife and child.
Judge F. W. Gregg, a native of North
field, died Feb. "a in Los Angeles, Cal,
of tuberculosis of the throat. He gradu-
ated from the Mortified high school in
the class Of 1874, from Dartmouth in
1878, and then studied law He settled
in Arizona for the practice of his pro-
fession and later removed to California.
In 1889 he married Miss Agnes Wilson,
who died five years later. Judge Gregg
was appointed U. S, district Judge by
President Arthur.
Mrs. Rebecca Swift Beaman, widow of
Admiral George w. Beaman, U. S. n,