The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-29
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION


forest fires for some time past in the
vicinity of Woodstock on account OF
the drought and accumulation of fallen
leaves, up TO the time of the light rain
the first of the week. Fortunately nc
disastrous fires have occurred in this
vicinity. On, Saturday about | O'Clock
however, Master William Chandler
saw fire started on Me hill just be-
low the children's play house at the
Brooks bungalow on Durham hill. He
and his father went up, after telephon
ing L. r. Houghton. on the other side
of the HILL and they got the fire
stopped within few rods of the play
house. Meanwhile an alarm had been
given and numerous helpers came from
Woodstock, Taftsville and elsewhere,
but the work had been practically com
pleted. 1t was ground fire and for
tunately only one tree got TO blazing.
About the same time a fire started in
the Walicka woods in Barnard and
burned over the hill into NJ. J. Lew.
is woods, scorching five or six acres
IF timber and open land, but help raj
lied promptly and stopped this also
without serious damage.
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Payne of Yves
ton, Mass, with their sister, Miss Mil.
bred Payne of Pomfret, visited his
brother, Harley Payne, and family of
Quechee recently.
Mrs. Lucy Barker. who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia, is more
comfortable AT this writing.
Louise Gardner and family of Que
chez recently entertained his niece,
Miss Grace Gardner, of Greenfield,
Mass.
Charles and Bill Banagan, while fox
hunting one day recently, saw a large
animal, believed to be lynx or a bob
cat, near the Shattuck place, and each
got a shot at him, but failed to stop
him; the next day Ernest Perkins
went to investigate and found his
home under the Shattuck barn. Sew.
eral half-eaten hens showed that he
lived wei, and that he had been there
quite recently Traps were placed near
the henhouse, hut at this writing have !
not been disturbed and it is believed |
that the animal has either died of gun
shot wound, or has changed his place of |
residence. We omitted to mention |
that Charles got fox.
The supper and entertainment for !
the benefit of the West Hartford H. /
brary was well attended The Dart.
mouth quartet was fine and the adj ,
dress by DR. W. W. Keen OF Phila. !
delphia vas greatly enjoyed by all |
About $50 was taken in.
DIR ". $. Parker and bride. nee
Miss Ellen Ptatt OF Boston, are spend
IN their honeymoon at Charles Dim.
icks bungalow in West Hartford
- ery taboaqtv and Miss Annie
II p" Of Brooklyn, \. Y. were mar.
ried in Woodstock last Friday and are
al home to their friends on the Leon
ard farm. which he recently purchas ed.
DR. c. W. Kidder, the district health
officer, had the children in the first and
second grades come to the schoolhousr
Thursday morning for the purpose OF
taking the cultures of the children aud
they were then 10 be sent home and
await the findings of the Burlington
state laboratory and those who are
negative will be allowed to attend
school next week.
James 4. Allen. who has been to
Boston on business trip. returned TO
his home on Thursday night
Roland T.. Stevens is in Boston on
legal business and expects to be there
for few DAYS.
Edwin +. Smith. who is q teacher in
one of the schools in Springfield. Mass.
was a recent visitor at the home of
his mother on Gates street.
The Congregational chapel of West
Lebanon was the scene of a pleasant
gathering on Tuesday evening. Oct.
20, when reception was rendered 10 ,
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Clark. the OCCASION
being the 18th anniversary of their
marriage. Vocal and instrumental So
lections and violin solos called for
most generous applause. The chief
event of the evening was the re-
tying OF the knot, which was done
with due pomp and ceremony. Rev n
L. Thornton officiating as clergyman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Chapman
rs best man and matron Of honor. A
purse Of silver. given in token Of the
esteem Of many friends. was presented
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark. Refreshments
were served during the evening. Gaistvl
was the keynote Of the evening. Not
even the brilliant masses Of manle
leaves which frightened every corneri
'ould outvie the mood of the com
psny 4 good old fashioned "insr~
with young snd old gathered about the
piano. making the very rsftrrs rinrl
with their melody. brought the eve.
ninEis entertainment 60 fitting close
Mrs r. r. Moore has been enter
taining Dir. and Mrs. Alfred Stevens
u 81 Albsns.