The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-18
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Diff
ferent Sections.

ferent sections.
Rev. C. X. Tracy ends his pastorate
of the Congregational church IN bich
mond next Sunday.
Mrs. Leo Moss fell as she was alight-
ing from an electric car IN Burlington
Tuesday evening and cut and bruised
her head badly.
Parcel post delivery by motorcycle Is
to be instituted in Brattleboro the post
office department installing the delivery
by that method.
To accommodate the large number OF
pupils enrolled in the first grade in the
ST. Adams schools, ii has been necessary
to open new first grade.
A memorial tablet in bronze has been
placed in the Congregational church in
castleton in honor of Enroll S. Fellows
and Clayton w. Crippen, whose lives
were lost in service in France.
lightning on Sept. struck barn at
the farm in Barnet owned by Sherburne
Lang and occupied by Harvey Drew,
burning it to the ground with 80 tons
of hay, II pigs just ready for the mar
ket and two calves.
In recent automobile accident at a
bridge in Morrisville, Mrs. LavalIey OF
Iyndonville was thrown from the car
when the machine skidded and her right
hand was caught in the iron work and so
L. s.,s, hoE IN
amputate two. fingers.
Although people who have been
through the woods near Gallups Mills, in
Victory, for 90 years for various rea-
sons, have never encountered a wild ami
NAL of dangerous nature, u. A. Stafford
recently trapped bobcat within 10 rods
of the village and bear within short
walk
Roger S. Pike of Rutland has brought
suit in Rutland county court against
the Rochester Lumber company to re-
cover premium on insurance paid I'M
der the workmen compensation law at
the request Of the defendant. There is
alleged to be due S504.30 as the balance
on a premium and S24.52 interest.
A welcome home was given DR.. Char.
lotte Fairbanks by the citizens Of St
Johnsbury last Monday evening Miss
Fairbanks went overseas as the surgeon
of the American Women's Hospital unit
and was decorated oy the French gov
eminent She arrived in st, Johnsbury
Saturday.
A Burlington car, containing Warner
Keith and Mrs. Maurice Wilcox and a
Newport Center car containing Joseph
Phoenix and Titles girl, sideswiped each
other on the highway near Newport,
Sunday, taking two wheels off the Keith
ear and one off the Phoenix machine
No one was injured except the little girl,
who was somewhat bruised
The cutting department OF Tauber,
Upton and company in Rutland has been
moved to the house Of correction build.
ing, The old factory and laundry at the
latter institution have been leased by
the shirt company. Outing flannel night
robes are being made there. A new fac
tory is being built by the company,
which viii be ready for occupancy by
Jan I.
Fire in carload Of pine lumber, con
signed from Ontario to Boston, caused
loss Of 81 500 and held up three pas
senger trains and six freight trains near
Dummerston station for three hours yes
terday. The ear was set of because Of
hot box and whether the fire started
from that is not known. Fifty men from
Bellows Falls formed bucket brigade
and finally extinguished the blaze.
Asahel Upham, aged IS, and the old
est man in Chester, died Sept. H. He
had always been prominent in town af-
fairs, having represented the town in the
legislature and serving as selectman, list
er, justice Of the peace and in other min
or offices. He was farmer and born
where he died. He could repeat from
memory more history Of the town than
ever was printed.