The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-09
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings of Interest from
Different Sections.

ScCtiOuss
An automobile belonging to Leo
Williams of North Craftsbury was
ltolen one night last week, but was
lound abandoned or hill In Albany.
The Brattleboro high school had the
arpest enrolment on the opening day
his week of any time in its history,
here being a total of 376 names. The
enior class number 50, the junior w,
ophomore SO and freshman 1879.
One of the new employees in the
Wilder paper mills of the International
Paper company was drowned in the
Connecticut river Sunday afternoon
The BODY was found and taken IN
charge by the Lebanon, n. H., authori-
Ties.
Lewis Case of Rutland died at the
Sill Odd Fellows home in Ludlow on
Monday. At the time of his death he
was the oldest living member of Eu-
teka lodge of Masons of Fair Haven,
where he lived before moving to Rut-
land.
Over 200 Bellows Falls children were
given an auto ride last week to South
Acworth, N. H., as fitting ending
10 the playground fun of the summer
Because part of the promised cars DID
not appear, nearly 100 youngsters mad
TO be left behind.
A few days ago stray bullet en-
tered the side of Forest c. Armstrong s
house in Ludlow and passed through
pne room and partition into sec
pnd room. Mrs. Armstrong; mother,
Mrs. Edgar Ballard, had left the room
but minute before.
The top of Mount Mansfield is com
ing to be recognized as a good place
to get rid of hay fever. A number of
Burlingtonians and people from other
parts of the state have gone there TINS
summer for that purpose and have
been very successful in the attempt.
Norman A. Carpenter, who died at
his home in Huntington Center Sun
day. at the age of SO years, was one
of the oldest residents in town. lie
had lived for 20 years on the place
where he died. In 1906 he was mem
Der of the legislature and held many
town offices.
A. M. Corser has in his garden in
Putney. several cotton plants, which
rev from seed which he planted last
Nav. They are about three feet tall
and some of them have blossomed,
which is unusal for this latitude. The
seed were found in car loaded with
eottonseed meal shipped to Putney.
Raymond Drew, an employe of the
Plymouth creamery in st. Johns
bury. in the heavy truck he was driv-
ing, went through the bridge at Wheel
ock and into the water 20 feet below
His back was wrenched but he
received no other injuries. The truck
loaded with ice, was only slightly
damaged.
A peach tree. loaded with luscious
fruit, at 275 st. Paul street in Burling-
ton. was started from a peach stone
Is years ago by Miss Mary A. Brown.
This year it is estimated that the
tree is carrying about a bushel OF
good sized peaches, which are deli
cious in taste. Peaches are not often
raised in this climate.
NJ, P. Rasmussen, who has been farm
management demonstration connected
with the extension service of the Uni
versity of Vermont since the spring of
1920, is leaving his position the first
of October to return to Cornell uni
versitv, of which he is a graduate, to
do post graduate work for a doctors
degree in his special line, and to do
half-time work in connection with the
extension service of that institution.
His family viii accompany him to
Ithaca.
Miss Marguerite Hazel Facteau
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon
Facteau of st. Johnsbury, this week
received her diploma as trained nurse
from the Trull hospital in Biddleford,
Me-, where she had been in training
for three years. Since she graduated
announcement has been made of her
marriage last March in Biddford to J.
Arthur Paquette of Boston. They used
their two weeks vacation for a honey
moon trip and on their return the
groom left for his employment and the
bride returned to her training. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paquette viii spend the winter
In New York.
The Pawtucket Lumber company's
min in West Windham burned Sunday
morning The cause is unknown, but
there is reason to believe the fire was
incendisry. There seems to be hoo
doc about numbering in this region.
Frank n. Hastings was smothered in
sawdust in A A. Goodell's mill near
the schoolhouse about 20 years ago,
and not long after that mill was burn
ed. In the last five or six years three
companies have given up the work on
account of financial difficulties. Last
summer the Pawtucket Lumber Co s
first mill was burned. with no insur-
ance. II is understood that this mill
was insured. The A. A. Goodell above
mentioned is now in North Brooks
vile. Me-. and last week his mill there
was burned with no Insurance. His