The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-06
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from
Different Sections,

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Rutland couple. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Brown. observed their 50th we'd
ding anniversary recently. They have
six children, Is grandchildren and four
great grandchildren
In appreciation OF his services for
% years as organist in Trinity church,
Poultney, members of that church met
New Years evening to tender sur
prise to c. W. Humphrey During the
evening he was given 10 five.dollar gold
pieces.
G8 DR.. A. G. Liston Of Bellows Falls was
Recently arrested for failing to report
births within the time limit as pre-
scribed by law. He pleaded guilty to
two offenses and was fined S. for each
and costs, which amounted to about
sly.
# Mrs. Katharine Nichols, who has
been assistant treasurer of the Addison
County Trust company in Middlebury
since its formation, has resigned to-
take a position as official state stenog
rapher with Attorney General Frank c.
Archibald of Manchester.
A Packard automobile, which Carl
Hopkins of st. Johnsbury was running
to and from the trains from the st.
,Johnsbury house, caught fire and was
badly burned the night of Jan ! just
after he returned from the ! 80 a. m.
train. About $500 damage was done to
the car.
Mrs Lois S. Parker, the aged woman
from st. Johnsbury who has devoted
almost her whole life to missionary
work in India, and who was in the
United States last summer, speaking in
various sections, has undoubtedly |
reached her destination by this time,
letters having been received announc
ing her arrival at Gibraltar. She was
enjoying the voyage and was in ex-
cellent health.
Henry A. Laramour, who has wife !
and five children living in Rutland,
was ordered by the court to pay to-
ward their support SIS a week or go
to states prison on charge OF non
support. Laramour has been working
in East Wallingford as an electrician,
but has failed to send home any OF 4
his earnings, the livestock and family L
being in a needy condition.
v AT their home in West Halifax Jan.
p, Mr.. and Mrs Albert l. Thurber en-
.tertaned many guests in honor of their Il
golden wedding anniversary. Jan. 2
was also the 74th anniversary of Mr.
'Thurber's birth. Mr.. Thurber is a
farmer. but for more than 20 years
was proprietor of a sawmill in Halifax,
retiring from active business IL years
ago. when his son took it up. Mrs.
Thurber Is clerk and treasurer Of the
Baptist church.
Following the big fire at the H. Ed
ward Dyer farm in Rutland, A. New
man. cattle dealer, was arrested on
a charge of fraud, it being alleged that !
the fancy cattle ON the farm had been J
exchanged for poorer stock, supplied by /
Mr. Newman. He was held in the sum
of $4,000 for his later appearance in ,
court. Friday, second arrest took a
place, that of Michael Donovan. for 4
mer manager of the farm. on a charge i
Of grand larceny. "a
Through the generosity of the Bos- I
ton alumni of st. Johnsbury academy, c
the institution has just received a grand
piano for use in the assembly hail. The | {
Students at st. Johnsbury had raised h
5000 towards the fund and H. Philip | :
tax ~f he ala r,f he u.
balance by canvassing among the Bos-
Ton alumni The academy has now
nearly $50 students. which is the larg- II
est number in the history of the insti
luton. "
Rev Ralph f. Lowe of Rumford, Me-.
has accepted call to the pastorate of
he Methodist church in Springfield and
begins his work there Feb. Is. Mr..
Lowe formerly held pastorates in Brat
.leboro, Barre, St Adams and elsewhere
n this conference. Mrs. loves father
: seriously i'll, so that she win not
.ome to Springfield until later. Mr.. =.
Lowe succeeds Rev. w. r. Davenport in
hat place. a,
he Christmas service in the Univer- 9,
alist church in Bellows Falls is that
[ was the 3lst consecutive Christmas {,
It which Mrs. George F. Lowell has 81
,layed the organ in that church. Dur lea
ng that time she has missed only one Ia
Caster service and that on account OF M
ickness. Mrs. Lowell began her work st
IS organist in the church at so early al
IN age that special arrangement of 81
he pedals and seat had to be made :
or her use.
Woodstock is to have a new manu-
acturing industry that will employ
ative help and utilize the towns nat
rial resources. The Traders Box and
lumber company of Rochester, n. Y, III
as decided TO locate there and the
oters have decided TO exempt it from 1
axation for 10 years. The new com.
any viii take over the property and
atents of the Woodstock men located
4 the Woodward factory building and
lso the saw and grist mill business
{ Mrs. G. w. Marble. These two
oncerns are run by the same water
over.
Alfred Douglas of Whitman, Mass,
n opium victim, who was found bur ,
ed under some straw in a barn in
arton Dec. 20. has been taken to the
ate hospital AT Waterbury. Douglas,
hen found. stated that he did not
now how he came 10 be in the barn