The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-05

at $4 bushel.
Snow plows we're in use in Swanton
after last weeks storm for the first time
since snow come last winter.
Rev John L. Clark begins tomorrow
his pastorate of the Baptist church in
Bellows Falls. Mr.. Clark was ordained
in Manchester, N. H., in 1894 and has
had four pastorates since.
II was decided Thursday by the prin.
cipal stores of Burlington that they will
close their doors at noon every Saturday
and will keep open Friday evening be.
ginning July and continuing until Sep
TENDER /.
B. G. Gallup of North Sheldon, with his
hired man and seven charges from
gun, shot and killed Al crows recently
Gallup had two acres of corn pulled up
by crows.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Metcalf observed
the 5Sth anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Underhill March Is.
Mr.. Metcalf was born in Underhill June
~ iotos anu HIS Wilty NAY hlDN5 was
born Oct. II of the same year.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Mrs. Rena Grandey Morse, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles Grandey Of
Mddlebury, to Edward c, Pollard, Mon
day. March "a, in Boston. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pollard will reside in Brookline, Mass.
A big farm barn, belonging to u
Dagesse and located on the road from
Swanton to Highgate Springs, was de-
stroyed by fire few days ago, with one
calf and one pig. All the rest Of the
stock was saved. The barn was modern
structure.
Fifteen men of Co. f., u. V. n, st. Al
bans, have qualified as expert marksmen
at target practice and % as marksmen.
j. A. Chamberlin and Chester Fogg have
been selected TO represent the company
at the state competition to be held at
Bellows Falls April 20 and 30.
After the second attack of pneumonia
within six months, Russell Jewell, a.
died at his home in Bennington this
week, leaving wife and five children,
the Oldest only IL years old. Mrs. Jewell
and all the children have been i'll and
have not yet recovered, one child now
being critically i'll.
Judge Ernest w. Gibson, who recently
returned from overseas duty, az captain
in the 57th Pioneer infantry, has de-
cided to return TO the practice of law
in Brattleboro. Judge Gibson had an OPP
portunitv to remain in the service as
Judge advocate at one of the canton
ments, but preferred to return to civil
life.
Misses Lillian Kingston and Thelma
Donahue, Mortified girls, have tapped IS
trees in that place and made over nine
quarts of excellent syrup from the first
run of sap, before the storm. They
chopped their own wood, attended their
fires and gathered and boiled the sap
without any help. They are now wait
ing for mole sugar weather.
Calvin Harris, SO, well known retired
farmer and one of the towns oldest res
idents, died at his home in West Brat
tleboro about midnight April g. He had
been in failing health for several years
and was confined to his room Is months
Mr.. Harris was born in Sutton, P. O., but
came to Brattleboro when he was nine
years old and had been resident there
ever since. He married Dianna Gale of
Townshend over 81 years ago She sur
wives with one son, George E. Harris,
with whom she lives.
Two young men, Benjamin Whitney
and Arthur Wellington OF Bellows Falls,
had rather exciting time the night Of
! April 2. They attended play and dance
at Putney, driving down in two
wheeled cart On their way home about
three miles this side of Putney, the axle
of the vehicle broke, striking the horse,
which started TO run but was stopped
before any damage was done. The young
men then tried to get wagon in which
3 to drive home, which they did after
calling at three different farm houses
and walking three miles. They arrived
homo at 4:30 the next morning in lun-
Der wagon,
After arrangements had been partially
completed whereby the farmers in Wind
ham county were to ship their milk TO
the Phillips chain of stores in Spring
field, Mass, the Brigham company 'came
across" and offered to take the entire
supply of milk from the county, to be
4 shipped TO Boston. Efforts had previous
ly been made TO get the Brigham com
pany TO take the milk, after Alden broth
ers, to whom tho milk had been sent, had
[. notified producers they could not take any
after April |, but the Brighams did not
want to take the county production UNI
til after July l. However, when it was
seen that another firm was to profit by
the deal the company decided to take
the milk at once. The farmers were
glad to accept the Brigham company
proposition, preferring 60 ship the milk
to Boston rather than to Springfield.
Eleven head of purebred Holstein cows
brought $500 at auction in Brattleboro
Wednesday, none of them selling for
less than $500, The highest price paid
was 1915 for an ll.year. old COW, the
purchaser being Paul L. McNiff of Lit
Teton, Mass. On Tuesday So head Of
cattle were sold for $3.50, the highest
bidder being W. l.. Walker of Montpel-
Ter, who paid 5000 for Maplement Pietic
Z Creamelle, a six-year-old cow consigned
by i. c. Taylor of Tinmouth. Jesus Ala
of Montpelier purchased two cows. Linda
De Kol Girl, I'd, a x-year-old, for 5000
from j. L. Kerr of East Putney, and $40
for seven year-old COW from Lexington
Mass. r. Crueto of Montpelier paid
1925 for a three-year-o COW from Ward
c. Loomis' herd of cambridge, N. Y Joe