The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from Dr.
ferent Sections.

Bellows Falls is to raise money for a
welcome to her soldier and sailor boys
by putting on minstrel show.
There were four applications for liquor
licenses in Hartford town, three of them
In White River junction and one in
Windsor.
Paul c. Belknap, 81, son of w. c. Bel
KNAPP of Bellows Falls, was one of three
students elected to the board of Tie
Dartmouth, the college tri-weekly news
paper, as Il result of the annual so5h-
omore competition, just ended.
A. w. Jaquith is the only one in the
town of Thetford who sang at the dedi-
cation of the church in 1860. He has
sung in the choir for over go years, was
chorister for over 20 years and still sings
good first tenor.
An audience of 100 people gathered
at the University of Vermont gymna-
stun in Burlington to hear the concert
by Alma Chuck. She drew the largest
audience ever attracted by a single ar
fist in Burlington. The artist received
$1,000 for her appearance.
The men of the Universalist church
in Brattleboro served sugar supper on
Tuesday evening, which was attended by
over 400 persons. 1t was the most large
~ attended of any supper of the kind
ever given there. Fifteen gallons of
syrup were used.
The Northern Vermont Fish and Came
club held its annual banquet at the New
port honse in Newport April 10, 1875
members being present. Commissioner
Dinsmore, federal fish and game commits
sioner of st. Johnsbury, spoke. Bur
rough's orchestra furnished music. DIR.
Scott of, Boston entertained.
s. P. Cushing of Cambridgeport, while
driving in Athens, met with a peculiar
accident. His horse stumbled and fell
and in trying to help the animal up he
was thrown over bank and the horse
rolled onto him in such manner that
he could not move. Passersby assisted
him and he was able to drive home, al
though suffering much pain.
Following the lead of the neighboring
fairs at Middlebury and Rutland, the
management of the Vermont state fair
at White River Junction has decided to
open four $1,000 stakes to be raced at
the annual exhibition, which this year
will be held during the week of Sept.
s, following the meeting at Rutland.
Two petitions in bankruptcy have been
filed in the Office of the clerk of the
United States court at Rutland. John
Metevia of St. Johnsbury, a laborer, has
liabilities of $4Sl.60 and assets of $3.50,
all of which is claimed exempt. Henry
Cerro of Montpelier is the other petition
err. He owes $663.55 and has assets of
500, claimed exempt.
Ruel *. Thayer, for several years man
ager of the TipTop farm in Westmin-
ster, is now connected with the manage
ment of the 400-acre farm at Buzzards
Bay, Mass, known as the Bay End farm
He has charge of the poultry depart
ment. Mr.. Thayer is graduate of the
Vail agricultural school at LyndonvilIe
and has been for several years engaged
in raising and marketing poultry. He is
secretary of the Connecticut Valley
Poultry association.
Mrs. Eva Osgood of Brookline, while
looking over some old papers, found one
said to be the first paper printed in
America, the date being l704. The paper
is called The Bolton News Letter. She
also found copy of the Vermont Phoe-
nix, printed July 10, 1850, and a paper
with George Washington's death in it,.
The latter paper was draped in mourn
ing. The subscriber for the paper was
Ephraim Park of Brookline. There were
also other old papers.
The Greenville, Me-, plant of the Ven
Ger Products Co., owned principally by
G. t., w. r. and 7. w. Hall of Mont
gomery, and other men known in north
ern Vermont, was burned Monday with
100000 loss The same parties have
controlling interest in the Blair Veneer
Go. of North Troy, owned by the Yer