The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-17

The Fletcher company of New Orleans
recently mailed a package of postcards
to Hawaii, on which the postage was
s597. The package required the largest
amount Of postage of any ever sent from
that vicinity.
The new electric line from Fairfax
Falls to Burlington constructed by the
Public Electric Line Co. of St Adams,
was connected up Sunday night and
was given, the next morning, its first
test, which proved satisfactory in every
way.
Miss Sawanee Taylor of the Fair
and Warmer theatrical company was
married in Bratteboro Monday to the
manager of the company, Charles Kar-
los Eagle, by Rev Delmar E. Trout
They were attended by Mrs, Z. c. Far
rington of Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle IT, Gleason made
novel getaway from their friends
after their marriage in Rutland Wednes-
day morning by leaving in bakers cart
and later taking an automobile to a
point outside the city. where they board
ed a train for New ork.
Mrs. Nancy Aldrich, West Burke's old.
est resident, died Oct. at the age OF
gS years. She was married when 30
years Of age to Isaac Aldrich. who died
in 1917 at the age of l04, Until July,
when she fell and broke hip, Mrs. Aid
rich had been able to be about the house,
but few weeks ago a cancer developed
which caused her death.
The Fairbanks museum at St.-Johns-
bury has received several valuable ad
ditions lately, among them large loon,
black duck, woodcock and gray
squirrel from the estate Of Miss Carrie
Underwood the tailor's outfit used for
many years in st. Johnsbury by Il. Tn
derwood, and block of wooden pegs for
shoes given by n 7 Martin of Crafts
bury. Mrs p C. Houghton of Kirby
has presented the museum copy Of
Murray's English reader, published in
1918.
Mrs. Wellington Curtis, so, was run
into and severely injured Monday in
Bellows Falls by car driven by Rev.
Z. p. Farrell, pastor of ST. GATHERINGS
Roman Catholic church in Charlestown,
N. Fl. Mrs Curtis was crossing the road
in front of her home when she was
knocked down and run over, the weight
of the ear breaking rib, which pune
tured a lung, causing internal injuries.
Her condition was very low at first, but
she was reported a little better later.
Rev. Mr.. Farrell was placed under ar
rest pending the outcome of the acct
dent.
Roy L. Jones, 81 years old, of South
Burlington, who was arrested Monday
and placed in the county Jail on the
charge Of writing the letter received by
George H. Allen of Burlington on Sept. 2
last, threatening to kill his cattle and
burn his unoccupied buildings if 5000
was not left at a certain place on a
certain date, has been released from Jail
on $500 bail for his appearance in county
court No attention was paid to the
letter and on Sept. IL Mr.. Aliens boat
house on the shore of Shelburne bay
was burned. Jones denied any connec-
ton with the affair, but the stationery
on which the letter was written came
| from the University of Vermont and,
being traced Jones handwriting was
found to closely resemble that Of the
letter. He was for three years a member
of the class of 1920, taking the agricul-
tural course and living part of the time
at the university farm He is married
and at present is on the night shift at
the chocolate factory in Burlington. He
? formerly lived in Randolph.