The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-30
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from Dit
ferent Sections.


The Brandon National bank has moved
from its old quarters to the new block,
built for the bank and for Thomas w.
Rogers. The two blocks were built to-
gether.
Sharon is to have an Old Home day
F, Aug. IL. A free dinner will be served
to all visitors 70 years old and over
Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph will de-
liver the address of the day.
The question of making the Waterford
toll bridge free to the public is being
taken up. A toll of 25 cents has been
levied for years upon all vehicles cross
ing the bridge in either direction.
Col T. J. O'Callaghan of New York,
who is the last survivor of General Gust
ers band of American troops which We're
massacred by the Sioux Indians at Little
Big Horn Mont, in 1876, was visitor
1 in Rutland Sunday.
A barn on the farm of Horace LaQue
of Salisbury was struck by lightning
and burned TO the ground Sunday. The
contents, with hay, one calf, harnesses
and farming tools were lost. There was
only $500 insurance.
I A large pavilion is to be erected at
Joe's pond with dance hall, bowling al
leys, etc, under the management of Car
( lyle S. Sargent, recently returned from
service in the navy. Plans are in the
hands of contractors and several sites are
under consideration.
The citizens of the town of Windsor
are planning big celebration on Aug.
l6 to begin in the early morning and last
throughout the day and part of the
night in recognition of the services of
those from Windsor who took part in the
world war.
DR.. II. O. Hutchins of Windsor found
the other day letter in the attic OF his
home that .was written June 81, 1919 IT
was written in Washington, ID, G., and
addressed to Mrs, Mary Pomroy, Wind
sor, VT There were no such things as
envelopes in the period of hundred
years ago and the letter was folded and
sealed with wax The price of the post
age was 25 cents.
Because Of alleged poor streets, reac-
tionary government, poor housing eondi-
tions, lack of municipal cooperation and
the recent strike among employees of the
Vermont Milk Chocolate company Of
Burlington, President John Walker of
the concern states that the Miller Can
DIV company. which was to have come to
Burlington, will be located elsewhere.
Col. and Mrs D. L. Morgan of Rut
land will observe their golden wedding
anniversary Aug |. They have resided
in Rutland for As years. Colonial Nor
gan is veteran of the Civil war, having
enlisted in the First Minnesota regiment
at the age of II years. He served on the
staff of the late Gov G.. Fl. Prouty as
Judge advocate general in 1908 and as
chief of staff under Gov. John A. Mead in
1910. At present he is adjutant general
of the Vermont department Of the G.
A. R,
Thieves, supposed to have been boys,
stole about $25 worth of candy, bananas,
ice cream, etc, from the Booth drug store
in Burlington last Sunday afternoon, the
store being Uttered with discarded boxes
of confectionery and banana skins. They
made their way in Iver the transom in
the roof At the Central drug store, j.
Edward Reeve reported seeing three boys
stopping to look into the window there
while he was working in the store that
afternoon, and the same three are sus-
peeted of the break at the Booth store,
Five hundred persons attended the cell
ebration of the 10th anniversary of the
building of the church in Barnet last
Sunday. Three persons attended who
saw the old church burned in ls49 and
the present one erected-Henry A. Moore,
Mrs Mary A. (Goodwillie) Somers and
w. s. Brock Of Barnet The brick church
was burned Feb 10, lS49, and on July p,
Just five months and three days later, the
present big white church was built and
Rev. Thomas Goodwillie, pastor at that
time, preached the first sermon in the
new building He was pastor there from
1870 for 40 years, followed by his son,
Thomas, who also was pastor 40 years.
Rev f. H. Laird, the present pastor, re-
ferred during the service Sunday to the
fact that two of his great grandfathers
Robert Laird and John Wallace, signed
the original call of the church in 1900
This church, when founded in 1890, was
the first church in northern Vermont. II
was voted at a town meeting that a
church should be established, and that ii
should be Of the Presbyterian faith The
name of the church accordingly was
called the Barnet Center United Pres
byterian church. The town was taxed for
its support.
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