The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-22

tleboro observed its 25th anniversary
this week.
Clifford n Dustin Of Randolph has
been elected principal of the junior high
school in Lowell for the coming year.
Friends of Private John A. Luce, who
lis serving a term in the state prison for
stabbing to death Albert A. Prentiss, a
Burlington railroad man, are seeking a
pardon for him.
n John Stewart of Brattleboro pleaded
guilty to charge of having short bass
Asn his possession. He paid fine of $40
and costs. He was arrested at Spofford
Jake, New Hampshire.
Two men who drove into Bennington
with horse and carriage went away
without the property, which is sus-
Epected by the authorities of having been
Estolen somewhere in Windham county.
FL James Richardson Leonard, assistant
cashier at the Brandon National bank,
was married in Sanford, Me-, Aug. 20 to
Miss Edna Sharp of that place. The
bride has been a clerk in the Sanford
National bank.
Loretta DeForge of Burlington, who
is charged with breaking her period of
probation, was recommitted to the Yer
mont industrial school to remain until
she attains her majority, which will be
Nov 25, 1921.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Bigelow OBJ
served the 50th anniversary of their we'd
. ding at their home in Stowe Aug. ls.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Houston, whose 50th
anniversary was celebrated year ago,
were among the guests.
One of the most severe electrical
storms that ever struck Poultney occur
ed there Tuesday night, bolt of light
ming striking and cutting directly in
two the large cable wire on Main street.
All telephone connection with the town
was cut off by this for two days
Grasshoppers, which have been doing
great amount of damage in the country
districts about Middlebury, have now at
tackled the gardens in the village itself.
Everything green in the way of veget-
table life is being eaten by the pest,
section for many years.
A peacock, with tail spread and head
proudly erect to show its plumage to
best advantage, two ruffed grouse and
Ia red -tailed hawk have been presented
Nto the Fairbanks museum at st. Johns
sbury by Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Hale in
memory of Mrs, Jennie Reid Hale.
Manuel Bailey formerly of Stowe, but
recently of Morrisville, hired a Ford
car Monday evening to go to Water
bury, which up to Tuesday night had
not been returned, although Bailey was
gto bring it back Monday night With
.him was his brother, John, and the for
mer's wife.
Two Willismstown, Mass, boys, Will
liam Lewis, Is, and Raymond Beaton, IL,
siwere arrested at Bennington Aug 10 on
1.-THE charge of having stolen SIS in money
from delivery wagon near their home,
After arriving in Bennington the lads
had purchased supplies for camping
trip, consisting of watches and chains,
pistols, shoes, stockings, trousers, shirts,
sweaters, neckties, caps, cigarettes and
knives, and still had in their possession
$25.26 in money.
~ The ashes of Frederick A. Woodbridge,
who died in London, England, July Is,
1919, arrived in Vergennes Saturday and
committal service was held Monday
afternoon in the family lot in Prospect
cemetery. Mr.. Woodbridge Is the last
of his family, who were early and promi-
nent settlers in Vergennes, and also
prominent in the state. His father, Fred
erick E. Woodbridge, at one time was
a representative to Congress from that
district.
The directors of the Sheldon Poor
House association recently appointed a
special committee to go over the books
of the secretary and treasurer with a
view to correcting alleged errors made in
the annual report of the directors for the
year ending last January l. This COM
mittee has reported that it finds discrep.
ancies amounting to S2,34379. This in
vestigation was the result of charges
made by J. M. Trombley that he found
J discrepancies in the report.
When the brakes failed to work on
an automobile which was going up Stow
ell hill in Londonderry Aug 10, the car
ran against a bank and was overturned.
Mr.. Fabricius of Weston sustained a
broken shoulder and other bruises, Mrs.
Everything green in the way Of vege-
injured and Mrs Jensen and one child of
the same city received bruises. Two
other members of the party were unin-
jured. The Worcester people were visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Fabricius. The car was
somewhat damaged.
A large number of tourists visit
Stowe every day, many of them remain
ing at the summer hotels or in private
homes. w. H. Adams made four trips
from the Summit house on Mt. Mans
field to Stowe with his auto truck one
day last week, on the last trip bring
ing 20 people to the station and tax
ing twenty back to the Summit
house. The house is running to its full
capacity. woman visitor at the Sum
init house Monday walked from North
field to Montpelier, arriving in Stowe
on the 6;45 car She left on foot for
the Summit house, expecting to cover
the 10 miles during the evening.
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