The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-11

The Hospital Aid association IN
Springfield raised $l,l97.64 in 1920.
The Windsor Choral association is to
be revived and rehearsals will start
Jan. Is. Arthur Quimby Of Cornish
will conduct. A concert will be given
at Easter time.
Winooski is considering the matter
of becoming a city and village meet
ing is to be held next Friday to vote
on the subject of accepting or re-
jecting city charter.
Mike Olhefski returned to Spring
field from Boston the other day with
some booze and while going to his
home by back route unfortunately
encountered an officer, The result was
a fine of 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Valyou were
given reception in Winooski Satur-
day evening in honor of their 50th
wedding anniversary. Both were born
in Vermont, the former in Colchester
and the latter in Essex.
The 1920 Rutland County Agricul-
tural society fair cleared $4,000. The
officers predict big business for 1921.
The fair has become so large that
grandstand accommodations are SAID
to have become inadequate.
At the oath annual show of the YER
mont State Poultry show in st. Al
bans last week, F. w. Sault of that
city was awarded the Wirthmore cup, |
and, since this is the third year he
has won it, it now becomes his perma-
nently.
The home of Newell Burnham on
the shore of Crystal lake, Barton, was
DESTROYED by fire the other night, the
owner awakening in time barely to es-
cape with his life. As it was, he sui
fered burns on his head. Nothing IN
the house was saved
Mr.. and Mrs. John O'Rourke of Rut-
land celebrated their 50th wedding an
niversary Jan. at the home of Thorn
as Burke of Castleton. Ten children
are living and were present at the an
niversary. Mr. and Mrs. O'Rourke
were presented a purse of $500.
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Oscar Beach of Salisbury was bad
" hurt Friday as he was drawing a
load of loose hay to the home of his
brother, Guy Beach, in Vergennes, the
load sliding off as he drove onto a
bridge throwing him onto the iron {
railing of the bridge and breaking
three ribs. {
Mrs. W. C. Matteson is i'll at her r
home in Northampton, Mass, with a 4
nurse in attendance, as result OF be-
ing struck by snow which slid from
a roof in Brattleboro Dec. 80 just as
she was passing by on her way from
the train to visit her aunt, Miss Hat =
tie Stearns of Brattleboro The latter
was also struck by the snow and some
what hurt.
Daniel Potter. one of the oldest res
idents of Bennington, was struck by y
an electric car Friday afternoon and
is now in the Putnam Memorial hos :
pital with fractured right leg and
a number of scalp wounds. While it is
not known exactly how the accident
happened. it is supposed he went to d
the crossing near his home on the IL
Pownal road to take ear and APP k
too closely to the track.
The Lincoln Manufacturing Co, bob t.
bin mill and boiler house are nearing W
and they win commence :
he manufacture of bobbins the coming
week. They are now installing a 60
horse power engine to run the mill,
,lso 20-horse power engine and dy
lamo for the purpose of lighting their
entire plant. A seasons stock Of logs
s being procured from a tract of tim
Der land situated in the town of Rip
on and recently purchased by the com
,any. The logs include both spruce
md hardwood, and will be manufae-
ured into course lumber, bobbins, bit