The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-12
MONTPELIER
Much Livestock Burned In Weld Barn
On Mortified Road.

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The barn of Fuller Weld farm on
Northheld street burned Thursday night
with most OF its contents, representing
about $4,000 An overturned lantern
caused the fire. 1t is. understood that
no insurance was carried. Only two
head of cattle out Of about 60 and one
horse out of six were saved. A new
Buick automobile and about 80 tons
Of hay, beside farm implements, were
destroyed A chicken house containing
tabout so chicken caught, but the flames
were put out by volunteers with the
two small extinguishcrs from the Mont
pelier fire truck. The fire was burnings
fiercely when the truck arrived in re-
spouse to telephone call, and all that
could be done was to keep the house
from catching A favoring wind helped
lin this and steady stream OF chemical
was kept on the corner nearest the
barn, which was smoking hot even
|with this protection. The barn was a
large one, measuring about 200 feet
long, All the furniture was removed
from the house by neighbors when the
house seemed in danger Of catching fire.
| Fred M. Long has settled his account
as guardian Of James Loyett of War.
rem. Eugene Y. Campbell Of Waterbury
has settled his account as administra-
tor of the estate of the late Melissa
Warner of Roxbury. The will of John
|M. Hill. late of Plainfeld, has been filed
for probate. Norah r. Lawrence, late
Of Hardwick, has been appointed adj
ministratrix of the estate of the late
Eugene P. StiIson of Woodbury..
The football game scheduled for
Armistice day afternoon by Montpelier
and Spaulding high school was can
celled because Of the condition OF the
field
A notable fature Of the Arpistice
day parade was a ear carrying some Of
the mothers OF boys who lost their
lives in the World war. The car was
guarded by line of ex-soldiers on one
side and ex-sailors on the other. The
three gold star mothers who rode We're
Mrs Arthur Desilets Of Barre street,
mother of Arthur Desilcts, who died OF
influenza while his transport was one
day out from France on the trip across;
Mrs. G. +. Holt of Langdon street,
mother Of Harry A. Holt, whose death
occurred Oct. 10, 1918 at Gettysburg
hospital; and Mrs. Hattie Cove, mother
of Earl Edward Cove, who served in
the navy and died In Scotland, Feb. III,
1919. The Grand Army men and the
disabled veterans OF the World war al
so rode in automobiles.
The funeral OF Mrs Fred Fearing.
who died Thursday, will take place AT
2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the
Methodist church. A PRAYER occurs
preceding this. which takes place at her
lat home. She was a native of Berlin
born as years ago, a daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Currier She is
survived by her husband also her moth
er and brother, Arthur Currieh She
was prominent in church work, Won
ems Relief corps. Maccabees, Daugh-
tiers of America and grange.
Howard Hindley, editor OF the Rut-
land Herald, discussing the disarma-
mcnt conference at an Armistiee day
meeting held in the Unitarian church
Tuesday evening. laid hope for the sue
cess of the conference in the spirit OF /
the men who composed it. He sketchcd
the characters Of the representatives.
from France. Japan. England, Italy,
and the other countries represented. On
Japan, Mr.. Hindley said, the whole con-
frence hinged in his oTsor} Stat
ing tina. disarmament was an impos
sibility and the word a misnomr for
the conference. Mr.. Hindley said that
in his opinion the best TO be hoped for
was a sort Of naval holiday in which |
battleship building might cease.
Mrs. Henry Holmes. has gone to
Shreveport. La. where she viii visit |
with Mrs. J. F. Marine. her daughter.
Her grandson, Robert Wilder. accom-
panied her as far as New York.
The Salvation Army, which has for
many years had rooms and held its |
services in the large room on the third |
floor Of the Dieter block, Is moving into
better quarters, Almon and Mitchell, |
ownrs Of the Comique theater, having |
rented the building to the army for
services purposes. Major William Quirk
conducted the first services Saturday
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