The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-24
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.


ferent Sections.
Thurman w Dix, Burlington city en-
gineer, has reported to the city council
of that place that six bridges in Burling-
ton are dangerous and unsafe for traf-
fc.
George w Green, 73, veteran of the
Civil war, serving in Co. G, 9th Vermont
infantry, enlisting at the age Of II
years, died at his home in Lincoln June
IA, after an operation for intestinal trou-
bic.
A service commemorative of the Tooth
anniversary of the erection OF Christ
Episcopal church in Guilford was held
Sunday in the old church. Only occa.
siona services are now held there, the
rector of st. Michael's church, Brat
tleboro, having charge of the parish.
Effort Stevens of Bennington, charged
with breaking Jail, changed his plea IN
county court in Manchester from not
guilty to guilty and was sentenced by
the court to serve not less than three
years nor more than. five in states pris-
on
Mason White Sharp, son of Rev. and
Mrs. F. w, Sharp of st. Johnsbury, and
Miss GIendeen Ball are to be married in
Grace Methodist church. St Johnsbury,
Monday evening, July I. Mr. Sharp is
a student in the theological department
of Boston university and pastor of the
Methodist church at Milford, n. III.
Kate Demag, the woman who was
shot at Winooski by Motorman Joseph
Campbell. will recover and as soon as
she is able TO leave the Fanny Allen
hospital for the jail she will be arrested
as an inmate of a disorderly house and
placed in jail with her companion, Rose
Taft, who is charged with carrying on
the house.
Suit has been brought in Windham
county court by Bruce D. Kaiser OF
Wardsboro against Reuben W. Adams Of
that town to recover $500, of which
Sl400 is claimed for alleged misrepre-
turn articles claimed to belong to the
plaintiff and to have come into the pos
session Of the defendant by finding.
The bridge built 81 years ago over the
West river near its junction with the
Connecticut river at Brattleboro must
soon be repaired with new one, pre-
sumably one of iron. The supporting
timbers are breaking, but the Brattle
boro authorities will try to make tenn
porary repairs that win take it through
this year.
News has been received in Benning
ton of the death of Mrs. Jeanette Hop.
kins, widow Of Henry Hopkins, former
president OF Williams college in VIII
Jamestown, Mass. Mrs. Hopkins home at
the time of her death was in New York,
but she was the daughter of the late
William s. Southworth, a prominent
Bennington lawyer, and was born in
Bennington
Mrs. Anna Houran observed her saith
birthday anniversary at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Frank NJ. Thompson, in
Bennington last Friday and celebrated
the day by picking enough Strawberries
for the shortcake served at the obsery-
ance Of her birthday in the evening. On
one of the recent hot days she walked
from the Thompson home to the village
of Bennington, distance of at least
two miles.
The residence of Frank A. Farnsworth
of Middlebury was burglarized Friday
evening during the absence of Mr.. and
Mrs Farnsworth for an hour. Money
was the principal thing taken, a purse
belonging to Mrs. Farnsworth being emp
tied, which contained about $50 of her
own money, some belonging to her hus-
band and some belonging to the Con
gregational church, which was in her Gus
tody. Jewelry and silver easily aces.
sible were not taken. A cheap necktie
was found on the floor of one of the
rooms, the only clue to the thieves. En-
trance is thought to have been made by
a skeleton key in the front door, but ex-
It was through rear door, which was
left open, with footprints of two people
leading from it,
The international sawmill at Newport,
owned by Prouty & Miller, caught fire
at $3.50 Friday evening and was de-
stroyed in two hours. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000. 1t employed about
Is men Due to the fact that the mill
was situated on the shores of Lake