The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-02

Thieves stole 40 hens and one duck
from the hen house of Ernest Sheridan
in Newport Center recently.
Joseph Scott tapped IL trees in Iras-
burg last week and made from the sap
one and half quarts of maple syrup.
The Biiou theatre in Morrisville has
been sold to the Black syndicate, but
the, manager has a lease covering a Pc
Rod of IA months.
A number of women were among
those who applied for hunting licenses
Mt the city clerks office in Rutland at
the opening of the deer season.
A puppy less than year old, belong
ing to II. S. Clark of Glover, drove a
home one day last week, where it was
shot.
The state has, this fall, distributed
10000 salmon trout lingering in the
waters of Caspian lake, Greensboro, and
$500 steel-head trout More of the
latter are expected.
Mr.. and Mrs, d. ID. Hewitt observed
their 50th wedding anniversary at their
home with their daughter, Mrs. Frank
r. Blanchard, in Rutland, Nov. 26. Mr..
Hewitt is 73 years old and his wife II.
Miss Sarah Electa Farmer, 80, and
probably Rutlands oldest resident died
Sunday of bronchitis. Most of her life
was spent in the house in which she
was born and where she died. For 70
years Miss Farmer had been member
of the Congregational church.
Israel Lafayette, one of the aged res,
idents of Starksboro, is the father of Ia
children, IL of whom are living He has
65 grandchildren and IA great-grand-
children. He is called father and grand
father by over 100 persons, Mr.. La.
fayette is 70 years old.
NJ Z. fuller, 20, who had lived alone
in Barton for about six months,
drowned himself in Crystal lake Nov.
26. He had only distant relatives and
it is supposed his act on the night be-
fore Thanksgiving was caused by de-
spoHdency at his loneliness. He left
his coat nearby and pinned on it a note
telling where his body would be found.
u The Baptist and Congregational
churches of West Charleston have voted
unanimously to unite in all church
services and to hire Rev, W. c. John
son, who has been pastor of the Con.
gregational church for the last year, as
supply until next April The first Is
weeks all services will be held in the
Congregational church and the balance
Of the time in the Baptist church.
In the death of George Messenger.
Nov 90, the town of Norwich lost one
of its oldest citizens, who was born
there Jan. 30, 1895. He was one of IL
children, only one of whom survives.
Mr.. Messenger was educated in the
town schools, including Norwich uni
yersity, when it was located there, and
participated in the centennial observ-
anee this fall of that institution For
III Gtdlsf anu uiisI llit TIME Ol MS
death, he was town clerk and treasur-
er. Four years he served in the Civil
war, being sergeant in Co. B and the
9th regiment.
when the late war broke out, Mrs.
Philona Miller of Castleton Corners,
over so years of age, felt that she
would like to do her bit, so she com
menced to knit various articles Of wear
ing apparel for the boys over across.
She knit 48 pairs of socks, five muf.
fiers, five pairs Of wristers, seven
sweaters, three bandages, two wash
clothes, two knit hoods and one knit
shawl. Then she commenced to knit
4 shawl for the queen of Belgium and
got it half done when her eyesight be-
gan to weaken. DR.. Griffin of Fair
Haven was called and stopped the
work. In short time she went blind.
She lost her health and eyesight for the
cause.