The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-17

A turnip grown in the garden of
Homer R. Noble of Ripton gained the
weight of Is pounds.
+. T. Williams and John Whitcomb
of Mendon each shot and killed doe
in the open zone in that town last
week and Daniel O'Rourke got one in
the Clarendon zone.
Someone broke into the cottage on
Breezy hill in Springfield belonging to
G. G. Richardson of that place and
stole Is all-wool blankets recently.
Harry G.. Clogston, formerly chief
clerk in the New Sherwood hotel of
Burlington, has leased the Addison
house in Middlebury and assumed man
agement of the hotel this morning.
Fred Page of st. Adams has been ar
rested and placed in the Franklin com-
ty Jail on the charge Of stealing pack
ages from trucks Of the American Ex-
press company. The thefts are alleged
to have taken place while the truck
was in the station at night.
James L. Hurley of Bennington, who
masqueraded as United States naval
officer and cashed several bad checks in
Burlington last July, is in jail in
Bridgeport, Conn. He will be brought
to Burlington soon for trial His OPP
erations after he left Burlington in
cluded various cities in Rhode Island
and Connecticut.
There went out of existence in Poult-
ney last week business which had
been conducted there for just 30 years.
This was the Rood studio, which was
managed by the owner, +. M. Rood,
but for the past few years much of
the care of the business has devolved
on the son, Harry Rood, on account Of
the failing health of his father. The
elder Mr.. Rood now retires and the son
will devote his time to his own studio
in Granville, N. Y.
Claude, five-year son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert L. Pitcher of Burlington,
is in serious condition at the Mary
Fletcher hospital as the result of being
struck by an automobile of Frank Aus
tin of the Austin garage of that city.
The child had run into the middle of
the street. A cash was cut on his
head and it is feared the skull is frac-
tured.
James F. Dewey of Deweys Mills,
Hartford, announces his candidacy as a
delegate from Vermont to the coming
national Republican convention. Mr.
Dewey rs active in the affairs of Hart
ford and its section of Windsor coun-
ty. He is president of the board Of
trade, vice president of the Hartford
Savings Bank and Trust company and
superintendent of the wooden mills in
Dewey's village.
Miss Ann Batchelder, Woodstock Z
first woman grand juror, conducted her
first case there Nov IA. Mrs Myrtle
Howard was charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses in selling
knitted rug exhibited at the Wind
sor county fair belonging to Miss May
Bugbee. Grand Juror Batchelder is
said to have made an excellent argu-
mcnt of the case. The jury Of II men,
however, found the respondent not
guilty after 20 minutes conversation.
Mrs, Polly Reynolds of Essex Center,
who leaves soon to spend the winter in
California, will make the trip alone at
the age of 90, if her son finds it i'm,
possible TO leave his business to ac.
company her. She says she would not
mind the trip alone in the least. Mrs
Reynolds reads the finest print with
out the use Of glasses, does the most
delicate embroidery and is an excellent
dancer, although she does not care for
the newer steps. She takes long auto
rides and enjoys life to the limit
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