The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-31
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from
Different Sections.

ddppeu1u8S OF lutcIeh@ 49,
Different Sections.
Rev. Berton A. Fisher has resigned
his pastorate of the Baptist church IN
North Springfield and accepted one IN
Huntington, Pa.
William Clark of Vergenfes had
four fingers on his right hand severed
nearly to the wrist while operating a
corn husking machine in Charlotte.
r. A. Amsden of Greensboro Bend
had 10 hens killed by skunks N one
night. The next night he set bar.
rel trap and found two skunks IN lt
the next morning.
The supply of water in Benning-
ton at the present time is so scarce
that the utmost care will have to be
used by the residents in order to have
4 supply in case of fire.
Fred Hutchinson and Jefferson Flint
Of the hamlet in Braintree called Peth
recently found bee tree with about
l25 pounds Of honey, and D. H. Bass
of the same place, while pioughing
recently, found box containing dia-
mond ring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. G. Moor
duyn. who were recently married in
Brattleboro, are to make an airplane
fight to Omaha, Neb., soon, distance
of about 1900 miles. Mr.. Noorduyn
hopes by this flight to win some IN
ternational prizes. His wife was Miss
Bertha Piggott, teacher Of home eco
Monies in the Brattleboro schools.
Mrs. Edward Porter OF Orleans sui
fered broken nose and decorations OF
the face in an automobile collision
near Orleans last Wednesday night,
according to report received at the
secretary Of states Office. Mrs. Por-
ter was taken to Orleans hospital. The
car in which she was riding was driv-
en- by her husband The other party
to the collision was Floyd kennseon
of Irasburg, who was driving car
owned by the Jersey Star Creamery
association
Stanley Fleury OF Burlington visited
his mother in Isle La Motto recently
and on his return home took bags Of
vegetables and apples. After passing
sandbar bridge the steering gear broke
and he had to leave the car long
enough to 80 to house and telephone
far an auto to TOW him into Burlng-
ION. In his absence the car was riffed
Of the apples and garden produce, also
two clocks, which Mr.. Fleury was tax
inc to Burlington for his mother to
have them repaired.
Springfield voters held special
meeting Oct % and voted to bond the
town to cover an indebtedness Of Sl20,-
600. Town Clerk Lawrence presented
To the town beautiful town seal, the
design Of himself and RUSSELL W. Por-
tern The seal il to be two inches u
diameter and shows view OF the falls
n that village At'the left side stands
the figure Of mechanic with one
hand resting on a mallet, with the 9th
err outs stretched and holding scroll.
The figure is symbolical OF the indus
trial life of the town The mcchan-
les foot rests on gear, the result OF
invention and industry combined. In
the lower part of the design appear
the figures, "l76l," the date Of the
towns incorporation. Around the seal
are the words, "Town Of Springfield,
Vermont"
Between 10 and 20 men are employed
at the new granite quarry in West
Dummerston of the Presbrey Leland
Ouarries Inc, and the quality has been
found exceptionally good. Stone i
now being gotten out there for sol
diers' monument to be erected in New
Jersey. Two derricks are already avail
able and another will be erected in
few months. Thus far about 1850 car
loads of granite have been shipped,
most OF it to the railroads for ripTap
work, since the work OF opening the
quarry has only just begun, but sew
cral carloads of fine monumental stone
have also been quarried and shipped.
A block Of the Dummerston light
granite weighing IL tons is nearly
ready for shipment now. The soldiers
monument to be erected in kearney,
N. j.. and dedicated next Memorial
day viii be IL feet four inches high
and win include statues, the monu-
ment to be surmounted by a granite
ball. on which viii be perehed bronze
eagle. As there arc no cutting sheds
In Dummerston, the rough stock IS
shipped to the Presbrey Leland works
in Barre. Work viii continue uninter-
rupted through the winter except
when weather conditions are prohibi-
tive.