The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-03
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings If Interest from
Different Sections.

Different Sections.
Newport is to have a municipal skat
ing rink.
George Cummings, who went from
Greensboro when young man to Wis.
consin, has been elected lieutenant-goy
ernor Of that state.
Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Narcotic observed
their 5lst wedding anniversary at their
home in Bakersfield Christmas day
with family party.
A two-aere tract of land in Brattle-
boro has been bought by DIR. p. I, Lee
of that place, veterinarian, and on it
will be built hospital for the care
and treatment of horses, dogs and cats.
The Bennington section of the Green
Mountain club held it's annual outing
at He'll hollow New Years day, with a
program of skiing, eoasting and to-
bogganing
James +. Hart, night chief dispatch
err of the Rutland railroad located in
the Rutland office, died Dec 20 of pneu-
monia He was about his usual work
the day before.
An ieicle that formed from the caves
of Leon Y. Hewitt's house in Spring
field perfectly resembled a sword in a
sheath. The icicle was four feet seven
inches in length.
Crossed electric wires in Rutland
set fire to the municipal Christmas
tree Thursday night and put the eity's
fire alarm and police signal systems
out of commission for some time.
Clyde s. Randel, employed by the
National Acme company in Windsor,
dropped dead recently in the highway
near the Cornish toll bridge on the New
Hampshire side of the Connecticut riv-
err
Miss Marion Mackenzie has resigned
as Rutland county leader of boys and
girls work, to take effect Jan. !. The
new leader secured as soon as posi-
Bile.
Simon Saiger, a Burlington grocer, !
was fined $500 and costs of 1857 in |
CITY court last week for selling cider
containing more than three per cent |
of alcohol The court RENTED $3.50
Of the fine.
Ernest Kittredge Of Walden who
lost one hand some time ago, does more |
work with one than many with two
This winter he has averaged to chop a /
cord of wood day, piling it, besides
doing the chores at his own home and
at his fathers, while the latter is at
tending court
Andrew I, Goodhue, inspector of boil
ers of steam vessels for the district Of
Burlington since 1886, completed his
duties with the ending Of the year 1920,
having resigned the position. He will
be 70 years old this month He is the
father of Mrs Calvin Coolidge, wife of
the vice. president-ele
This year will make 50 years that
Clarence ]. Sargent has taught music
in Vermont, Mr.. Sargent teaches the
piano, organ, violin, cornet, etc, and
uses the same method that is used in
the Conservatives of music. Mr. Sar-
gent has large number of pupils in
Washington county.
Miss Ella Brownell, supervisor of
music at Rutland Lakewood, n. j., and
st. Johnsbury, and for two years in
the educational department of the Vic
tor Talking Machine company, was
married Dec 20 in Burlington to Frank
J.. Cain teacher of manual training
in Newark, N. j.. who for several years
taught in st. Johnsbury.
The street railway department of
the Rutland Railway, Light and Power i
through its general manager,
has announced that unless it succeeds
in materially increasing its revenue the {
service will be discontinued. The man
ager alleges that for every dollar taken !
in last month, the company was forced
to pay out 1927 The system needs new |
ties for one thing, which would cost j
100000 at the present prices, and the I
rars need repairing. {
Pliny P. Burrows, chief operator at
the power plant of the Connecticut /!
Power company in Vernon, was badly
hurt Wednesday afternoon when he
fell 20 feet, injuring his back and re-
reiving a compound fracture of his
right arm at the elbow. II was at
first thought that his spine was brok-
IN, bst as there is no paralysis it is
thought there can be no break. A
few months ago Mr.. Bsrrows was bad !
" burned about the arms and face
while operating an electric switch at
he power plant.
Two deaths in one Rutland family
he same day occurred last week. Paul
lark Baird. "a, son of Mr.. and Mrs