The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-24
ABOUT THE STATE
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A big flock Of starlings was seen in
Milton one day last week,
Walter Estey Of North Ferrishurg re-
ports seeing meadowlark Feb. s.
Miss Ellen NJ. Walkup, for As years
milliner in Putney, died Feb. 10 at the
age OF so years.
Rev. w. L. Wood last Sunday read
his resignation as pastor of the Congre.
gational church in South Hero.
Swanton's new slogan, proposed by
Miss Minerva Blake of that place, is
''New Engand's Northern Gateway"
Mrs. Homer Finney of Sharon is Civ.
ing to her friends firm red apples of the
l9l7 harvest. They appear as fresh as
when picked.
A fox came up the village street in
Sharon a few days ago, having been
chased by dogs. 1t ran about a few min
utes and then took to the woods.
Miss Margaret Stanley of Burlington
has sailed from New York for France
She went with company of Y. M. G, A.
secretaries bound for work in the leave
areas.
Mr. and Mrs. r. A. Ross of Chester cell
ebrated the 56th anniversary of their
marriage yesterday Mr.. Ross is now 80
years old and Mrs. Ross is rs. Both are
in good health.
Rutland young women who went to
the summit of Mount Killington last
week found is inches of snow there,
which is much less than usual at this
time of the year
J. Edward Adams is exhibiting in
White River junction table beets that he
harvested from his garden Oct. 20, 1917.
The beets are sound and tender and
have been kept in sand.
A leak has been discovered in the wa
ter main under the river at Swanton
and the village water supply will have
to be shut off at least tWao days so that
DIVER can put IN new pipe.
Rev r.. W. Puffer of Enosburg Falls
rendered his resignation as pastor of the
Baptist church to take effect March 81.
He has been with the church five years
and had a very prosperous passionate,
Rev. Henry c. Ledyard has resigned
as pastor of the Universalist church in
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feet April 30. He is to take up the
work of organizer with the branch of the
American Federation of Labor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen B. Caswell of Mil
ton, who are spending the winter with
their daughter in Providence, r. l., are
to observe their 50th wedding anniver.
sary there on March 4. Invitations
have been issued for the affair,
Mrs c. H, Curtis, who died in Bradford
Feb. Is, had been in business there longer
than any other person in town. Her
business career covered a period of 81
years, SO of which was as a dealer in
millinery and women's goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Wood observed
their 5Sth wedding anniversary at their
home in West Brattleboro Feb. 10. On
account of their advanced age no pub
lie observance was held, but they enter
tanned relatives during the day,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Foster of Mont.
gomery have received notice of the death
of their son in France Jan. q. Tt is sup
posed that he was killed in the troop
train wreck, as among the boys named
by Congressman Greene as victims of
the wreck was Frederick c. Foster head
quarters company. Mr.. Greene secured
the names by cable from General Perish
ing
States Attorney Phelps of Fair Haven
says that between so and 60 drivers of
automobiles in Rutland county have
their machines equipped with lights
which violate certain sections of the gen
eral laws of Vermont, and that he will
see that the law is enforced to the let
ter after the violators have been prop.
erly notified, if they continue,
Mr.. and Mrs, Benjamin ]. Hoxie of
ProetOrsville are still anxiously await.
ing information as to the whereabouts
Of their son, Irving, who disappeared
from home on Nov. TO- At the time he
left home his parents believed he was
headed for White River Junction to en-.
list. He was only ii, but would easily
pass for a boy OF II or IS years. He
had brown hair, rather long face, we'll
built and weighed about ll5 He al
ways seemed happy and contented at
home on the farm, and his parents are
hoping every day that he will return.
An involuntary petition in bankrupt
cy has been filed in the office of the clerk
of the United States court in Rutland
against the Vermont Auto Sales com
pany of Brattleboro by the Vacuum Oh
company of Boston, which has an alleged
claim of 5000. It is alleged that the
.Brattleboro concern committed an act of
bankruptcy last December by turning
over all its collectible bills to Neil b.
Clawson of Brattleboro and by permit.
ting the Firestone Tire company of
Springfield, Mass, to obtain Judgment
against it by default, said Judgment re-
sulting in the attachment of all assets
and making the tire company q pre-
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