The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-08

ABOUT THE STATE |
Happenings of Interest from
Different Sections.
Mrs. p f., Reynolds of Essex Center
% years old, is planning to take a triI
to California this winter.
Dexter Kathan of Putney, who par
ticipated in the bear hunt in Dovel
last week, shot fox on the way there
The skin was valued at SIS.
The southeastern Vermont teachers
will hold a convention in Brattlebort
Jan. 49, This will include those from
Windham and part of Windsor coun
ties.
An apple is on exhibition at thu
Preston store in North Ferrisburgh o.
the Wolf River variety, which meas
ures Is inches in circumference anc
weighs is ounces.
A northbound train hit and killec
three cows and hurt another in Wesi
Danville one day last week. The cows
were owned by George Allies of tbs
Lakeside house.
The Rutland Fair association is out
of debt and owns, without any encum
brance, all the buildings on the fan
ground. This years fair was a bis
success financially.
The commercial club OF st. Johns
bury has voted to arrange for spe
cial town and village meeting to ex'
empt from taxation the proposed shirt
factory and the Plymouth creamery.
AT three day rummage sale helI
in Hardwick last week for the benefit
of the hospital, the amount of money
received was over $500 and there were
also over $50 worth of canned goods
and vegetables donated.
Wayne Blodgett of North Danvilll
was badly burned about the face Hal
loween night. He was wearing a beard
ed false face and was carrying a jack
o'-lantern. The top to the Lantern
came off and the beard caught fire.
An automobile party which came
over Rochester mountain Thursday
morning reported that snow was TIVE
feet deep at the top Of the incline anC
that they could not have completed
the trip had they not had large car
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert d. Farr observed
the 50th anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Westminster Nov.
They were married in the same room
where the anniversary was held and
have lived in the house for the 81
years.
George l.. Hapgood, who retired from
active business about 10 years ago
and who died in Bellows Falls Nov
4, was for 30 years baggage master a
the railway station there and late,
served on the police force two years.
Two automobile tires stolen from {
Burlington garage last spring wer,
found Tuesday near Fort Ethan Allen
in the woods, where they apparently
had been since they were stolen. Tit
wrappings had not been removed from
them.
South Lincoln's Oldest resident, Mrs
Elizabeth Parent, who became 81 year
old this week, celebrated the event by &
gathering of all her children, grand
children and great. grandchildren al
we'll as more distant relatives. Besidet
gifts of money, she was presented |
bouquet of 81 carnations.
GwilymMiles, well known throughou
Vermont as a soloist and musician, j
to succeed Nelson P. Coffin, the direc
tor of many musical organizations il
this vicinity for the past several years
as supervisor of music in the Keene, n
H., normal and high schools
The cost of legal advice in RUTLAND
county is to go up soon, lawyers o
the Rutland County Bar association de
oidiu0 nj racpnt upptin0 that fhei
prices are not on a par with those asket
by other members of the profession il
other counties of the state A commit
tee was appointed to revise the SEIZED
ule.
j. Hobart Pierce has resigned hi
position as teller at the Clement Ma
tional bank in Rutland and next montl
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