The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-27


He was in his Doth year, although liv.
ing on the. farm where he was born
4 In a raid on the home of Charles
Fisher of Brattleboro recently, Is
quarts Of whiskey were seized A hear
ing has been held up by the illness of
Fisher with chickenpox. 1t will be
held Saturday.
Ernest Holmes Of Bristol was ar
rested Monday morning, charged with
hunting a deer Dec 10, after having
killed one during the hunting season.
He waived hearing and the case was
continued a week.
An old roster of Custer post, G. A,
R., of Bennington, contains names of
90 men who were members in 1887 Of
that number of survivors of the Civil
war, only eight are living in Benning
ton at the present time.
William G. Hurlburt of Rutland has
brought suit for divorce against his
wife Ora Adams Hurlburt They were
married in June, 1920, and lived to-
gether II days. The petitioner charges
intolerable severity and unfaithful-
ness.
Mrs. Clara Hart Of Lyndonville went
to the moving pictures Saturday eve-
ming, complained of severe headache
after reaching home and died before
a doctor could reach her The cause
of death was hemorrhage Of the
brain.
Miss Mary Quinlan, formerly Of
West Rutland, died suddenly in New
York last Sunday. She collapsed in
restaurant and died shortly after
ward. She is survived by a sister, !
Miss B. f. Quinlan of Brattleboro The /
body was brought to the home of Mary
A. Ryan in West Rutland.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roster observed |
the 57th anniversary Of their marriage /
quietly at their home in North Ben |
nington Tuesday, Mr.. Roster, who is
81 years old, is every day at his place 7
of business, the drygoods and furnish
ing store which he has conducted for +
many years. Mrs. Roster is 81.
Frank A. W'ahlquest, resident of
Bennington since 1856, died Jan. y.
He was blacksmith and after coming
to Bennington he was first employed
in making the forging for the Ben
nington monument, at that time in
process of construction. The metal
star surmounting the spire was the
work of his hammer
A. NJ. Robbie, one of Lyndonville's
Oldest residents, died last week from
hardening of the arteries, Mr.. Robie
was for 46 years employed in the
railroad shops at Lyndonville and
later worked for the Fairbanks com
pany. He was the oldest in years of
membership of Rassumpsic lodge of
Masons at st. Johnsbury. Mr.. and
Mrs. ROBBIE observed their 50th we'd
ding anniversary July 4, 1917. /,
Because he broke the terms of his
probation, Edwin L. Brock of St.
Johnsbury, aged Is, married and the
father of two small children, has been +,
sent to Windsor to serve an original
sentence of not less than six months :
in the house of correction. Nearly !
two years ago he was convicted of :
of his family Lately he !
has been ont of work and has handed /,
put worthless checks to various mer- !
chants. and as he did not make them ,,
good, he was sent down.
The Overland automobile taken from
Fred A. Betterley's garage in Brattle-
boro last September, has just been
,ound in Baltimore, Nd The car was I
bought by David Breanlt, who was !
IN employee at the Fort Drummer cotton !
mill, and later Mr.. Betterley fore
losed a S400 mortgage on the machine.
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