The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-31
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

The severity of last winter killed all
The maple trees at g. H, Kingsbury's in
Walden and they are now being cut for
fuel,
Five new cases of scarlet fever have
developed in ST. Adams this week, max
ing IL in all, most of them being among
adults.
Rev Mr. Anderson, a student minister,
has finished his service in Middlesex and
also his school work at Montpelier sem
mary and gone to his home in Rhode
Island.
Mrs. Jane Chase, a. Of North Cam.
bridge, has knitted SO pairs of socks and
one sweater for the Red Cross, besides
doing all the baking for her family and
some other work.
Rev r. w Magoun, rector of the Epis-
copal church of Bellows Falls, has ac-
cepted an invitation to be one of the
Vermont delegates to the New England
conference for league of nations to
meet in Boston Feb. and s.
w. M. Marshall estimates his loss in
the fire which destroyed his garage in
Bennington Tuesday at between $4,000
and $4,000. Thirty cars of different
makes were burned and "a 900 worth of
new tires, Several of the cars burned
were being stored for their owners
Someone last Sunday attempted to
blow up the stone crusher and other ma
chinery at the stone quarry in South
Burlington. The electrical system which
operates the plant was badly damaged
and every tool in the building had been
tinkered with. Six young men who were
seen near the plant that afternoon are
suspected and an investigation is being
carried on.
Mrs. Letitia Eaton, who died recently
at the home of her daughter in New.
port, had a long record as church organ
list. AT the age of Is years she began
as organist of the Congregational church
in Franklin, and after going to New
port was organist at the Baptist church
Id years, at the Congregational church
IL years and at the Methodist church
five years.
Wylie B. Jones, a stenographer and
advertising manager for the Wells &
Richardson company in Burlington from
1885 to 1901, and in recent years at the
head of an advertising agency in Bing-
ham, N. Y. died suddenly in his automo-
bile Sunday afternoon while on his way
from Binghamton to New York. At the
time of his death his wife was in Miami,
Fla.
The Massachusetts, state ornithologist
would like to receive information regard
ing the distribution Of winter birds in
towns in northern Vermont. ANY in
formation regarding the presence of pine
or evening grosbeaks, snow buntings, red
polls, goldfnches, tree sparrows or 9TH
er birns would be gratefully received if
forward to E. H. Forbush, state orni-
biologist, 1856 State House, Boston Mass.
The Barnet Historical association has
been in correspondence with the post
master of Barnet, England, for the sake
of the friendly feeling brought about
through comparison of the two places
of like name. The writer from England
sent history Of his town and invited
any Barnet Vermont, boy to run out and
see the English Barnet. So far as known
there is only one town in the United
States by the name of Barnet and there is
but one in England with that name, The
Barnet Historical association of Yer
mont will attempt TO learn if there is
any connection between the two towns
IN their early history.