The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-30
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from
Different Sections.

A carload of sugar, 20 tons, was SOLD
in Bennington last Wednesday at e
cents pound.
Grace Unity club, connected with
Grace Methodist church, st. Johnsbury
turned into the church last year 81 200
During the year the club earned ST..
505.4S.
Three persons in Chester have won
prizes in the Boston Post limerick con
test, Hugh H. Henry winning one of
$3.50, Mrs. Henry $25 and Rev. R. M
Jones $50.
Daylight saving will be adopted by
most of the industrial establishments
IN Bennington, going into effect Sun
day, April IL. This will give the viii
tage trustees a chance to arrange a
local ordinance at their meeting April
7.
A golden-ringed pheasant is an un-
usual visitor which F. l.. Hoisington's
family have at their home in Felchville
this winter The bird comes several
times week and eats food which is
scattered from window. His brilliant
plumage has been much admired.
Rev. w. r. Shaw for two years ras-
tor of the Advent Christian church in
Rutland, has resigned Mr. and Mrs.
Shaw will leave Rutland in May for
Salem, N. Y, where they have a sum
mer home, and Mr. Shaw will take an
extended rest before accepting a new
passionate.
Mrs. Sidney Slice received bad burn
on her foot one day last week when,
on coming into partially darkened
room at her home in Newport, she up
set pail of boiling water which she
had left standing on the floor q few
moments before. Her foot was badly
scalded before she could get her stock
ing and shoe off.
The Brattleboro Lumber corporation
has just begun excavation work for
the foundation of building 80 feet
long and 50 feet wide at its last block
plant on Vernon street. The building
viii contain four dry kilns for drying
lumber to be made into wood heels for
women's shoes. The company recently
decided to expand its business by max
ing wood heels.
DR.. Harriet +. Parker, formerly of
East Putney, the physician in charge
of the woman's hospital in Madura,
South India, has been very i'll with |
paratyphoid fever, but is recovering |
DIR. Parker works under the Women's |
Board of Missions Congregational |
and has for many years been aided in !
her work by contributions from the |
various Christian Endeavor societies in |
Vermont.
The Vermont house of correction,
used until the consolidation with the
state prison some months ago, is to be
sold to the highest bidder. The board
of control has already advertised for
bids. There was some idea that the
state board of education might want
the buildings and site for a state nor
NAL school, but no action has as yet
been taken in that direction. The
house of correction was built in 1877
and its location in Rutland is very
beautiful.
A Springfield couple have been keep
ing their savings and valuable papers
in an old pocketbook, in preference to
a safety deposit box or a bank ac-
count and recently when the lady of
the house went out on shopping trip,
she hid this pocketbook in the oven of
her gas stove. On her return, she for
got the pocketbook and lighted the
burners of the gas stove in a hurry to
prepare supper. As a result, all that
is left of nine $40 bills, one $40 bill,
an insurance policy and some other
papers is mess of ashes. The loss
amounted to considerable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas II. Stone. who
spent most of their lives in Vermont,
the Goth anniversary of their
at their present home in Ros- ;
Iindale, Mass, which was attended by ,
four generations. Mr. and Mrs. Stone ,
we're married March 25, 1860, at Dan ,
vile. During the Civil war, Mr.. Stone
served four years, was wounded twice
md was taken prisoner while in field
hospital. He was born at st. Johns
bury, July 20, 1888 Following the
civil war he served two terms in the
Vermont legislature, from 1880 to 1884.
Mrs. Stone was born in Danville, Feb.
:. 1912, and until her marriage was
Miss Sarah p. Stocker.