The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-23

Waterbury, FEB. IL.
Antoine Promo, Rutland milk man,
missed his deliveries Monday for the
second time in AZ years. He travels 20
miles daily to supply 1865 families,
HAYDEN Rowland. / lmontb- old son
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Rowland OF
Brandon, was so badly burned by boil
ing water Feb. Is that he died on
Feb. 20.
The Echo Lake hotel in Tyson has
been purchased by Mrs. Thomas Cook
son of Providence, r. l., who will open
it to the public in time to accommo-
date the summer trade
The Poultney public library will lose
several books as a result of some cases
of scarlet fever in the community, as
the trustees have ordered any books
burned that have been in families SO
afflicted,
Glenham Jones. since 1907 assistant
treasurer of the Brattleboro Trust Co.,
has resigned to become treasurer OF the
Manley Brothers Co., Inc, recently or
ganized to take over an extensive au-
tomobile business.
While Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Wilder OF
Sheldon were attending a club meeting
in Enosbirg Falls few nights ago,
leaving their team in the horsesheds
near the Greenwood store, about $75
worth of property was stolen from the
sleigh, including two fur robes.
Emery NJ. plumley, who represent
ed the town of Ludlow in the legisla-
ture of 1912, died at his home in that
town Feb. 10, after an illness of four
weeks with acute Bright's disease. He
was senior member of Plumley and
Sargent, real estate and pulp wood
dealers.
c. II. Babb, with the White River
Chair company of Brattleboro for II
wears and much of that time the SUI
perintendent, has rendered his resig
nation to take effect in about two
weeks, when he will assume the super
intendeney of a furniture company in
SpflngHeld, MASS
While Mrs. Costa, owner of fruit
and candy store in Rutland, was at
tending the movies one day last week,
fomeone stole bank containing about
80 from the rear of the store. A num-
her of boys who were noticed in the
tore were suspected but they denied
that they took IT,
George II. Thomas, II, who died last
week in Brattleboro, spent his entire
life in the ancestral home where he
was born. The first generation of his
ancestors came over from England in
1894 and the Thomas farm was kept in
the same family for a long period of
years. His brother, Fred, lives on an
adjoining farm.
DR. Ray E. Smith of Rutland has re-
ceived word from the adiutant general
Of his appointment as a major in the
Vermont National Guard. Major Smith
has been practicing physician in Rut-
land for IA years and served overseas
several months during the World war,
being connected with the Goth division
for time and then was captain of
he first air service corps, which saw
much active service.
Some big snow stories are going the
rounds since the recent heavy storm,
but the biggest one comes from JEFF
fersonville, and it refers to conditions
of some years ago and not to 1920.
It is said that Charles Barker, who now
lives in Nottingham, but then lived in
Jacksonville, tunneled through a big
drift so teams could go through and
that the tunnel lasted about two
months. II was large enough so loads
Of hay could be drawn through it.
An important meeting Of the state
advisory committee Of the Interehurch
World Movement of North America, is
ealled for Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Bur
lington. The meeting will be held at
the New Sherwood, beginning at Il
o'clock a. m. AT the same date and
place, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. and
possibly in the evening, there will be
meeting of the county chairmen of
he life service department, of which |
Principal G. Leland Green of Randolph |
Center is the state director.
The stockholders of the Central Yer
mont Railway company voted at st. |
Adams Thursday to issue refunding |
mortgage 5-per cent bonds limited TO
The aggregate principal amount of Sl5,- |
100000 at any one time outstanding, !
Stated May l, 1890, payable in 10 years,
10 be guaranteed as to both principal
and interest by the Canada. They al |
80 voted to, execute and deliver a
mortgage and deed of trust to the New !
York Trust company, the same to be
lien upon all the Central Nermont's |
property and franchises to secure the |
navment of the refunding bonds