The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-20


ont sugar for three weeks mad gestau-
rants are serving coffee without sugar,
The five-year-old son of David
Adams of North Hyde Park was badly
scalded one day last week by upsetting
pail of hot water.
The Masonic temple in johnson was
dedicated Oct. 10 with impressive cere-
monies. 1t was rehabilitation of the
building itself, formerly the Baptist
church of johnson for nearly 100 years.
Twenty tons of soft coal ready for
use IN the Swanton schools began to
heat last week and emitted such guam
titles of gas that school had to be dis
missed, after which the 20 tons were
shoveled outdoors.
A. Barton Hepburn of New York,
donor of Hepburn hall at Middlebury
college, recently sent his check for
81 900 to be used in the purchase Of
books for the French department.
Miss Ellen Brown of Mortified has
been chosen Librarian for the public
library in Hinsdale N. H., to succeed
the late Miss Charlotte S. Slate. Miss
Brown was formerly employed in the
Mortified library.
Over $50 retail clerks in Rutland
signed petition, which they present
ed to the Rutland Business Mems as
eociation, asking that the stores be
conducted on the basis of eight hours
day or As hours week.
Rev. William Shaw, district super
intendent of the st, Adams district
Vermont conference, has received and
accepted call to the pastorate Of the
Methodist church in Gardner, Mass. DR..
Shaw will have oversight of the rural
churches near Gardner He will take
charge of the work Nov. |.
The state convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union is to be
held in ST. Johnsbury, at Grace Meth
OulSG church, OCt' Il 10 ~. nc SueSb
of honor will be Mrs Ella Alexander
Boole, Phi D., vice president large
Of the national organization and presi-
dent of the New York state organiza
ton. ..,t
For those who believe in signs, there
is prospect of long, cold winter
ahead, as hunters and trappers testify
the musSrats are taking special pains
to build their homes much larger and
higher this year than last The upper
sections of the mounds are lined with
eat tail heads to make them especially
warm.
Mr., and Mrs. f. L. Worthey Of
Bradford, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Speare
of Chelsea and Mr.. and Mrs. w +.
Young of FaiTlee celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary Friday evening at
the Worthley home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wortbley and Mr. and Mrs. Speare
we're married at double wedding serv-
ice 25 years ago.
Charles Blair, a Newport druggist,
has been arrested for alleged assault
on Ward Prouty, his brother-in. law,
and is out on 81 900 bond, awaiting
hearing which will be held in few
days. Prouty win also bring suit for
personal damages against Blair. The
alleged assault took place in Prouty's
office, the trouble starting over domes.
tic alterations.
Major Many, who some weeks age
received heavy shock at the electric
power plant in Cavendish, when 10000
volts passed through his body, has
left the Rockingham hospital at Bel.
lows Falls, but there art still 10 places
where the skin has not healed, there
being double that number of burns
when he entered the hospital
Mrs. William L. Demerritt, who died
Oct. at her home in Morrisvile, was
born il Berlin Feb. 10, 1853. For many
years she lived in Stowe and then in
Wocott, but for Is years had resided
in Morrisville. She married William
Harris of Stowe in 1868 and after his
death married William Demerritt. Chill.
dren surviving are John Harris of West
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