The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-24

in connection with the annual vale.
fair.
Mrs. j. L. Crane broke her RICH
wrist and was severely shaken up OF
Wednesday, when she rocked her chat
off the piazza at her home in Middle
bury and fell down flight OF steps
Mrs. Mary Palmer last Friday OBJ
served her oath birthday anniversary
at her home in Wallingford. She re.
tains all her faculties, is able TO read
without glasses and il well posted on
all current events.
Anna Frances, two-year-old daugE-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mckearin
Of Rutland, fell from a second-story
porch, 20 feet from the ground, struck
on a piece Of marble and has only q
broken arm and bruises as a ,result.
st. Johnsbury merchants have been
victims lately Of check forger. q
young man who bought bills of goods
and paid with forged checks. He is
thought to have gone on into Canada.
The loss to st. Johnsbury merchants
was about 500.
Francis E. Barley Of Rutland has
reported to the secretary Of state that
while driving car owned by Beecher
& Guthrie Of Rutland recently, he was
crowded into by car driven by
Frank Pike Of West Rutland, with
$25 damage to the Beecher q Guthrie
car resulting.
Edward G. Crosby, who represented
the towb Of Brattleboro in the legis-
Iature Of 1912, is candidate for the
Office of senator from Windham coun-
ty. 1t had been expected that SEN
ator George L. Durham of Brattleboro
wcuii etand for reelection, but he
has announced that he is not candi-
date.
Farm buildings in Newport belong
ing to John Kendall were destroyed by
fire Thursday night, with total loss
Of $1,000, partly covered by insurance.
Tramps are thought to have started
the fire, some having been noticed
about the premises that night. The
family were all away from home SO
that nothing was saved from the house
or barn. The livestock were in the
pasture.
Announcement is made by State
Adjutant Allen Fletcher, that United
States Senator David /. Walsh of
Massachusetts has accepted an invita-
ton to be the principal speaker at the
state convention of the Vermont Amer
can Legion in st. Johnsbury on Sept l5l
and l6. Senator Walsh is one of the
best orators in the United States
Senate.
The committee appointed by the
Vermont Press association consisting
of Otto r. Bennett of Manchester, John
Z. Sushing of st. Adams and Howard
L. Hindley of Rutland, to name the |
best preparatory school paper in the
state, met at Burlington Saturday. |
The prize of ne-hundred-d dollar
scholarship to the University of YER
mont was awarded to the Brattleboro
high school paper, HE Dahl Honor
able mention was awarded the River
side, Waitsfeld, the Cabot Chronicle
and the Academy Student, st. Johns
bury.
Z Governor James HARNESS. recent |
article upon Standardization of adj
mnistration which probably is mis-
understood, generally speaking has at !
tracted considerable attention amongl
students of administration SO that the
United States, chamber of commerce
through George Laracus, who was at
the toy manufacturers convention,
made an effort to get in touch with
Governor Hartness Will Elm Vermont
to get further information upon the
plan which Governor Hardness has
set forth in different articles on the
subject. He was unable TO meetl
Governor Hatrness. who was in the
northern part of the state Saturday.
The Lake st. Catherine Realty Co..
Inc, of Polltney has fled with the
secretary of state certificate showing
that $50 shares OF common stock at
a par value of 500 each are to be is-
sued. and that of the $4,000 of total
ldpitdi rtotht tic tntit dIlbuUb Hrs / +.
been paid in to the treasury The lat
ter certificate is signed by +. W. Bar
rett, president, and p. Mahoncy, clerk.
The stock was issued for the Lynch
property on Lake st. Catherine in
Poultney, with the boats, furniture.
supplies and other personal
belonging to the premises.
The property is owned by Harry Y.
Adams. A parcel of land transferred
by Mr.. Adams to Benjamin H. How /
5 excepted.
Partridge Survived Wet Season Well. !
A fairly large number of cartridges l
survived the wet season and will prob :
ably develop for the shooting season
lext fall, according TO reports coming {
o State Fish and Game Commission
r II. P. Sheldon from all parts of the
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