The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-08
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from
Different Sections.


Nearly 10 members of the Methodist
church at Rutland will take part IN
!. the pageant, "The Gate Beautiful" TO
be given at Easter.
The milk dealers of Bennington met
recently and formed the Bennington
Milk Mems association, with the fol-
lowing officers; President, Edward
Horst secretary, H. M. Russell; treas
urer, Lawrence Moore,
2. R. Alderman. an electrician EN-
ployed at the power station of the
Champlain mills in Winooski, was Sc
riously burned last week by short
circuit in a switch. His right hand
and wrist were burned almost to the
bones
Grace Methodist church, st. Johns
bury, has extended a call to Rev
George w. Hylton, pastor of st. james
Methodist Episcopal church of Spring
field, Mass, to become its pastor. The
matter awaits the confirmation of the
bishop, but Mr.. Hylton is expected TO
begin work in St. Johnsbury April l..
When the henhouse of Hollis New
comb in Guilford was burned one eve-
. ming last week, 80 hens lost their lives
and 10 bushels of beans, a quantity OF
corn fodder and some farming tools
stored there were also destroyed. The
building was insured, but its contents
were not.
Leo, Frances and Albert Desrochers,
the triplet sons of Mr.. and the late
Mrs. Fred Desrochers of st. Johnsbury,
are so much alike that it is hard to
tell them apart. The trlplets nave
been the source of much interest in
st. Johnsburv and Mr., Desrochers has
had many offers of adoption, but has
declined them.
Bv the will of Miss Bessie yarnum
of Peacham, which has just been pre-
sented for probate, the Congregational
church in Peacham of which Miss Var
nun was long time member is sub
stantiallv remembered sum of ST.
G86 40 is bequeathed TO the church, the
income from which is to go to the
payment of the salary of the minis
ter.
Miss Miriam E. Bradley, 1922, OF
South Royalton, will be among the
speakers representing Mt. Holyoke col
lege in the intercollegiate debate with
Radcliffe and Smith, to be held March
TO- She will be on the affirmative team
which will debate with Radcliffe at Mt.
Holvoke. Miss Bradley was among the
three affirmative speakers on the inter-
collegiate debating team last year and
is a member of the Delta Sigma. Rho
society
For the first time in 81 years Wind
ham has new town clerk, Paul l..
Jones. as Miss Winifred Z. Chapman,
who filled out the unexpired term Of
her father, L. B. Chapman, refused to
serve longer. The selectman, lister and
school director, each of whom had two
wears more TO serve, resigned, and
dozen persons were nominated or elect
ed for school director before one was
found who would serve.
ROYAL F. Fassett, who had been in
the Soldiers home, Bennington since
July 28, 1920, died there Saturday,
aged II years. He worked at his trade
of tinsmith in Rochester, Montpelier,
Bethel and Bennington, and is survived
by a brother, George in Middleburv
and a sister. Mrs. Charles Scott of
Tunbridge He enlisted from Lunen-
burg in Co NJ llth Vermont, March
"a. 1864, was transferred to the vet
eran reserve corps Feb. 81, 1855, and
was mustered ont Sept, 2, 1865.
still in operation was found Sat
urdav night at the home of Albert
Ouackenbush in Bennington. 1t was
made from a FIVE gallon kerosene can
with an ordinary household funnel sol
dered to the top. To the funnel was
attached several feet of copper tub
ing cooled in pail of water and con-
shutting the "worm" Ouackenbush
tried to conceal the still when he saw
the officers approaching, but left by a
rear door and walked into the arms of
another officer Quackenbush was
placed in Jail and the still was conhs-
Gated.
The mildness Of the past winter is
shown bv the statement that H. r
Porter Of Montpelier, travelling for the
Park & Pollard Co. Of Boston, has
made his trips through FIVE counties
Of northern Vermont by light auto
mobile ever since Dec. |. The only