The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19

recently. H. V. Wheelock and II. l..
Hunt caught 70 pounds of fish.
Percy Love. who wandered away
from his home in Milton over month
ago has been heard from and IS IN
Leicester Junction. He was expected
home this week.
A dog, belonging to George Mitche,i
of VAUDEVILLE, killed large wooochucN
Wednesday. The animal was out sun
ming himself, when the dog stole
march on him.
County Fish and Game Warden E. ii.
Metealf of Brattleboro has received
from State Fish and Game CommIs-
sioner Linus Leavens a re-appointment
for the year ending Feb. !, 1922.
winslow Clark, one of Shoreham's
most prosperous farmers and recently
elected president of the Addison Coun'
tv Shorthorn Breeders association, died
during Tuesday night, having retired
in his usual health, apparently, but be-
ing found dead in bed IN the morning
Bernard J. Byron of Bradford met
with painful accident while out rab-
bit hunting the first of the week. One
OF the hunters in the party, taking the
white socks Bernard was wearing LOT
a rabbit, fired with true aim. The re-
suit was that about 20 shot took effect
Oliver D. Dean, colored, was arrested
bv United States customs olhclals
Wednesday evening at st. Adams
when quantity of opium was DIS
covered in his suit case. He was taken
TO the Franklin county Jail and had
hearing before United States Commits
sioner G. D. Watson Thursday
st. Johnsbury is taking up with real
vigor the matter of moving picture
shows and largely attended meeting
Wednesday evening passed resolution
asking the local movie managers TO
present at least twice week a show
that can be advertised as absolutely
clean throughout
Fred B. Harris of Brattleboro has
gone to Lake Placid, N. Y, to enter as
as amateur contestant in the interna-
tionaI ski jumping contest to be held
Mt the Lake Placid club Monday. Mr..
Harris was one of the founders of tn
Dartmouth Outing club, and has had
much experience in ski-iumping. The
contest is open to amateurs and pro-
fessionals
Mrs. Charles f. Schoff, wife of ex-
Senator Schoff, narrowly escaped seri-
GUS injuries Wednesday when she was
thrown from a carriage in which she
was riding from her home in st. Al
bans to another part of the city. She
received minor bruises The horse ran
away and when the carriage swerved
and hit the curb, Mrs Schoff, the driv-
er and the horse were all thrown to
the street.
w. III. II. Conner, formerly for nine
years assistant postmaster at Burling-
ton, was stricken with a shock about
10 days ago and is in critical condi-
ton at his home in Hardwick. Mr.. Con-
ner is a veteran of the Civil war, was
one of the founders of the Porter
Screen company at Winooski and the
first travelling salesman TO take the
road for that company He moved to
Hardwick about three years ago.
Hosea Parker, an employee OF the
Vermont Farm Machine shop in Wind
sor, created the sensation of his life
one morning last week when he blew
the whistle at III o'clock, thinking 1t
was IL. Schools closed their morning
session and the MONDAY rush for home
began and was we'll under way in some
places before the mistake was discov-
cred. As Mr.. Parker has had charge of
blowing the whistle for 81 years, he
has been 'kidded" good deal since
his mistake.
A. e. Kunderd, the famous glsdiolus
hybridizer of Goshen, Ind, has been in
Bennington this week, visiting at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs George NJ.
Hawks, interest in Mrs. Hawks work in
raising gladioli bringing him to that
place. She has grown many of the Kun
derd variety and Mr.. Kunderd became
interested through her exhibit at the
national gladiolus exhibition at Boston
last year. He il recognized as the
worlds most successful hybridizer and
has created many of the most beauti-
full varieties now grown.
A woman who had become intoxicat-
ed on vanilla and wintergreen essence
was put off the train AT Milton one day
last week. She was unable TO give her
destination and reeled down the street,
while Milton man who happened TO
ecme in on the same train, took her
four months old baby ard her suit case
from the train She vas kept over
night by one Of Millions Aindhearted
citizens and then was al ie TO go on e.
st. Adams, her destination. She car1e
from Bristol. The child was unusually
attractive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ". Arthur Of
Orwell celebrated the 5Qth anniversary
of their marriage az the B,andon inn
last Wednesday. Nineteen members 81
the family, including children and
grandchildren. were present. A special
dinner was served az the inn in honor
of the party and large wedding cake
z. get 80