The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-22
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
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The Vermont Milk Chocolate company
of Burlington is fitting up baseball
field for the benefit of the employees.
1t is practically assured that all the
business blocks in Brandon which were
burned recently will be rebuilt as soon
as possible.
Byron N. Clark, state Y. NJ. c. A,
secretary, is on his way home from
France, where he has been in the serv-
ice Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
There is a possibility that Rutland
may have Children's home The COM
mittee in charge of the project has in
mind the Charles M. Smith residence as
a site for the home.
Sergeant Guy H. Smith of Ludlow, a
members of the 18th infantry, won sill
yer medal in the rifle championship of
the American expeditionary forces at lie
Mans, France recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Russell OBJ
served their 50th wedding anniversary
at their home in Middlebury May 10.
Mr.. Russell's health is poor and there
was no public celebration,
Miss Jane Peters, who fell downstairs
at the home of Mrs. Kilgore in Essex
Junction, is now at a sanatorium in that
village with broken ribs, broken collar
bone and other severe injuries as a re-
suit.
Mrs. A. O. Ferguson was badly burned
about the face, neck and arms at her
home in Burlington Tuesday while clean
ing some clothing with a sponge soaked
in gasoline. The sponge caught fire
when she laid it too near a gas stove.
Daniel Farnham, who shot and killed
Charles III. Clifford at Essex Junction
April %, was taken Tuesday to the
state prison at Windsor to serve q term
of not less than four nor more than 10
years.
The house in Cambridge occupied by
Austin Chase and owned by H. N Gray
was burned to the ground Sunday even
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oil stove. The family barely had time
to get out with their lives. The loss is
$1,000, covered by insurance
An important real estate sale in Shar
on this week was that of the Clarence
Burke farm to DR.. Charles j. Neff of
Montelair, n. j. DR.. Neff buys for a
permanent home and will come to Shar
on with his family early in June. He is
a young man, but has retired from the
practice of medicine.
The board of school commissioners Of
Rutland have replied to the petition of
the teachers of the city schools for a
further increase in salary with the state
ment that it cannot be done with the
money now available. Should the city
vote 4 higher tax rate with the under
standing that the school teachers should
profit by the raise, their petition could
be granted.
C. f. Hooker of the Hooker Howe
Costuming company is in Burlington
with view to locating his business
there. The company caters to the stage
trade making costumes, wigs, ETC., and
although the amount of help employed
would not be large, still ii would be q
desirable business TO have in Burling.
ton. Mr.. Hooker has been in the bust
ness for 20 years.
After he had driven his fathers ma.
chine at an alleged speed of between 80
and 40 miles an hour up Church street
in Burlington without an operators Ii
cense, l5-year-old Alton hutchinson, son
Of L. O. Hutchinson of that city, was
arrested Tuesday. His father was out
Of town and the case was put over until
his return. Because Of his minority the
boy was unable to secure license.
The Vermont Library association has
arranged the following district meet
ings: May %, at Dorset, in charge of
Mrs. f. f. Kingsley May 20, at Bristol,
in charge of Miss Edith j. Chamberlain,
of Vergennes and Miss Mary R. Bates
of Burlington; May 28, at Jacksonville,
in charge of Miss Anna J. Mower Of
Morrisville; May 20, at Wells River, in
charge of Miss Evelyn S. Lease of Mont
pelier. These meetings are for the pub
lie as well as for all library workers.
AT a meeting of the executive commit
tee Of the Windham county farm bureau
in Brsttleboro ii was voted to buy an
automobile for the use of the county
agent The car which the bureau for
merly owned was presented to County
Agent Sweeton when he resigned in con.
sideration of his excellent services.
It is reported that several bald eagles
have been seen around Brattleboro and
one is said to have been shot recently
in Townsend. Eagles are protected by
the laws of Vermont and neighboring
states. The only birds that can be killed
or possessed in this state at any time
except game birds in the open season
are the English sparrow, startling, crow
hawks, blackbirds, snowy owl, great
horned owl and kingfsher.
The fate Of the Valley Fair associa.
tion Of Brattleboro hangs in the bal
ance, The debts amount to $1,000 and
although new concern has been formed
to take over the property of the old
association, with a capital stock of $751;
900, less than $4,000 OF the stock has
been sold If fair is to be held this
year capital must come from some
where, and if not, the property standing
in the name of the old association will
have to be sold to meet its indebtedness
in which case it is probable no more
fairs will be held in Brattleboro.
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