The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-06
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

Mr. and Mrs. L. A, Bryant are to OBJ
serve the 50th anniversary OF their mar
rage at their home in Lincoln, Sept 10.
lafayette day win be celebrated in
Burlington next Sunday, Sept. 7, and
The arrangements are nearly completed,
< Alan H. Pierce of Fairlee died recent
ly at Amesbury Mass, after two days
illness caused by infection following vac
cination.
One of the largest fungi ever seen near
Brattleboro was found there by f. c.
Brown this week. II measured 4S inches
i'm circumference and weighed nine
pounds.
Miss Mary Dearborne, stepping out on
the piazza at George Wards in South
Royalton, where she resides, fell through
trap door leading to the cellar, break
ing her left leg and one hip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Turner cele.
brated their 50th wedding anniversary at
their home in Grafton Tuesday. or the
III children, 10 were present. Among
other gifts received was $40 in money.
IN trolley car accident at Worces.
ter, Mass, Sept. 3, Harry NJ. Hubert
of Monkton, motoman, suffered the
loss of both legs at the ankle and prob
ably will die from the injuries.
About 1000 women in Burlington will
pay the poll tax this year, as the result
of the suffrage movement last spring,
hut, judging by the attitude of those
who are called upon to pay the 81 tax,
there will be considerably fewer next
year.
Although the price of coal will adj
vance in all parts of New England from
so to rs cents ton, St Johnsbury deal
ers will continue their custom of ad-
vancing their price 10 cents ton on the
first of each month as they have done
the past season.
Miss Hattie Brown. aged Is years,
aaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Brown
yNewport, was badly injured Monday
when she was assisting her father in
painting the barn. She was standing on
ladder when her foot slipped and she
fell from the second story, fracturing
both wrists.
The Green Mountain inn, in Stowe,
which has been closed TO the public, is
soon to be opened again, with Mr. and
Mrs. T.. w. Webster of Waterbury in
khaFge A number of the business men
~ Stowe, who had been instrumental in
getting the inn reopened, contemplate
forming stock company and building a
summer hotel at Smugglers' notch.
A transfer of property, which may
have a considerable effect on the ice bust
ness of Burlington, was effected Sept 8
when j. Edward Reeves purchased at
auction the largest ice house in Yer.
mont, that of the Consumers Ice com
pany, which has a capacity Of 1000 tons.
II is the intention of Mr.. Reeves to
form a stock company and go into the
wholesaling of ice and manufacture OF
ice cream on an extensive scale.
Robert w. Mahoney of Bellows Falls
whose automobile ran into and over,
turned an auto truck from Someville,
Mass, south of this town last Saturday,
appeared in the municipal court Sept. 4
aud gave bail in the sum Of 800 for
appearance next Monday He is charged
With reckless driving Frank Phelps
charged with embezzling Sl35 from Gus.
tat Stromberg, secured bail in the sum
of $500 and was released and his case
was continued to next month.
Bert f. Merriam former superntend.
ent of schools in Bellows Falls who was
engaged in Y NJ. c. A. work in France
and returned to New York three weeks
agh will come to Bellows Falls next
IM6pday and will be given a public recep-
ton in the Congregational church. On
September is he will sail from Vancou.
yer, B. c., for Siberia, having engaged
to continue, Y NJ c. A. work in that
country for two years more. Mrs Mer.
riam viii remain in Bellows Falls
&c Bingham, proprietor of Bingham 3
drug store, the oldest drug business in
st. bloomsbury, has sold his establishment
to Shirley K Brigham, who has been a
clerk in the store for the past 10 years.
Mr. Bingham retires after 80 years in
the business. He succeeded his father at
the time Of his death in 1870, and is
one of the oldest druggists in Vermont.
The store was founded in Is45 by Mr..
Bingham's father, the late J. c. Bing-
ham.
r. r. Raynerston, %, who was SEN
fenced in Bennington Tuesday to term
DIN states prison for grand larceny, ca.
capped from the Bennington county Jail
Wednesday evening, making his way out
with the aid of his bare hands only. He
is small fellow and by standing on the
steam heating pipes in the corridor Of
the jail he twisted one of the bars from
its lower fastening and made an aper.
lture big enough to squeeze his BODY
Through. The escape was made early in
the evening and was not discovered for
some hours. He admitted stealing a
bicycle from Leander Jewett of Benning-
ton and of rifing the Buck lumber camp
and stealing miscellaneous lot of plum.
der.
st. Johnshllry is aspiring to be the