The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-25


ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from
Different Sections.
the Goth anniversary of their marriag,
at their home in Green River, in tn,
town of Gulford, June 20.
Ten houses in Middlebury are to b,
used this summer for housing the stu
dents at the French school of the
Middlebury college summer session.
j. G. Watson of Brandon was elect
ed secretary treasurer of the Ayrshire
Breeders association at their 45th an
nual meeting held In Springfield Mass.
recently.
Forty thousand dollars is to be ex.
pended IN a cement road in West Rut.
land for distance of 2,400 feet. A
bond issue was authorized to cover
the cost of construction.
The small huts, built at Fort Ethan
Allen to house the thousands of sol
diers stationed there during the war,
are being RACED and the grounds have
taken on their pre-war appearance.
Andy Sherman, while drawing logs
in Bridgewater Corners last week, was
caught between log and a ledge, re-
ceiving injuries which made necessary
the amputation of one leg below the
knee.
Donald Fl. Ballou of Chester is the
owner of very old compass, with a
sun dial, given him by his cousin, Hen
ry ID. Ballou, of Wallingford. This COM
pass about 40 years ago guided
through the wilderness the first Ballou
to settle in Vermont, coming from
Richmond, N. H. and settling in
Shrewsbury.
Edward w. Aiken of Putney has an
nounced his candidacy, for the Repub
lican nomination for senator from
Windham county Mr.. Aiken is a farm
er and fruit grower For four terms
he has served as a member of the House
of Representatives, in 1912, 1915, 1917
and 1919.
Evelyn, six-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Harita Perry of West Brattle-
boro, was struck by an automobile
driven by Ernest Young of Boston on
Tuesday evening and her left leg was
fractured below the knee. The child
was running back and forth in the
road.
Lieutenant McCreery, who has been
in the vicinity of Middlebury purchas-
ing Morgan horses for the U. S. gov
eminent, for use in the cavalry, has |
ty at Mortified and II head to Fort |
ROYAL, Va. The government stock farm
in Weybridge has shipped the stallion,
Donlyn, and the mare, Jewell, with a
six weeks colt to Tacoma, Wash.
Roscoe Harris, instructor in physics
at the University of Vermont, was
married recently in Festus, Mo-, to
Miss Lenore Baker They are to spend
the summer on the shores of Lake
Champaign, but in the fan Mr.. Harris
goes to Chicago to teach in the School
of Osteopathy while taking special
course in the University of Chicago,
toward Phi. D, degree.
Fire early the morning of June Is
destroyed the sawmill in Cambridge
port owned and operated by w. Will
der. Nothing could be saved except
the sawed lumber outside of the mill
Mr.. Wilder carried no insurance. Be-
sides his books, he lost a chest of val
liable carpenters tools, large and small
saws, planer and a shingle machine
He has 100000 feet of logs in the yard
not sawed. |,
The degree of Phi. d. from Column
bis university was granted to Miss
Mary l.. Landon, daughter of Mrs. s.
town, N. j., and the late Professor
Lsndon. Miss Landon was also elect I
I'd to Columbia university chapter of :
Sigma ri, an honorary scientific soci-
ETY.. She is assistant professor of
in the chemistry depart
ment at the present time.
Cavendish has been cutting down
maple trees that were considered dan
yerous by reason of decay and % were ,
A decayed elm I'M. Ludlow
blew down in recent wind and went
through the roof of the residence Of
apt. f. A. Howe, SCATTERING three
and the piazza roof and rail-
About six months ago residents of )
hat section had complained of the 4
ree's condition and asked the village
rustees to have it removed.