The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-10
ABOUT THE STATE
Happenings Of Interest from
Different Sections.

dAPpculnks OF lutcIext XVI"
Different Sectiona
There were ia deaths and 2l0 births
in st. Adams during 1921.
The Central Vermont contemplates
improving its freight yards at Brattic-
boro.
The annual meeting Of the Green
Mountain club is to be held at Rutland
January IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace p, Emerson OBJ
served their 5lst wedding anniversary
at their home in st. Johnsbury Dec. 3l,
although the anniversary was really
the next day, Jan. l.
Frank d. Hill Of st. Johnsbury, aged
81 years, died Saturday of Bright's
disease. A painter by occupation, Mr..
Hill had piled his trade in st. Johns
bury and nearby towns for 40 years.
VIII Young, who is employed at the
ice plant of the Rutland railroad COM
pany at Alburg, was painfully injured
recently by being crushed between two.
cakes of ice and it Is feared that he
suffered a broken leg
G. ]. and r. j. Decker, Inc, Of South
Deerfeld, Mass, have bought three
farms in Westminster Of Charles M.
Holton and plan to raise tobacco there
on large scale, beginning next season..
when something like so acres will be
planted to this crop.
Archie G. Winchester Of Brattleboro
landed Great Northern pike while
fishing through the ice Wednesday. 1t
weighed IL 10 pounds and measured
exactly 36 inches. Mr. Winchester had
some difficulty in landing the fish and
was bitten on one finger.
Miss Luella Boutah, daughter of Mr.. |
and Mrs. George Boutah of North Al
burg, was badly burned one day last
week. Being cold when she returned |
home from school, she stood with her |
back very close the stove and her
clothing caught fire and was nearly
burned off.
Ward Prouty of Newport suffered a
fainting spell while passenger on the
b. & M. train to st. Johnsbury and
fell against window. Cuts were
sustained over his right eye. He was
removed to Brightlook hospital upon
arrival in ST. Johnsbury His injury
is not serious
The biIilding in Milton occupied BY
the Milton Public library and by r. S.
Morgan as printing Office was dam
aged by fire one day last week. The
books were all removed to safe quar-
tiers and the fire extinguished by pals
of water and an extinguisher. All the
damage to contents was to the print.
ing stock from water.
Rev. Morgan Ashley, rector Of
Trinity church in Rutland, injured the
back of his head in fall ON the skat
ing rink last week, where he had ac-
companied his little daughter. He has
been in bed since the fall, which hap
pened last Wednesday. Rev. Fl. Fl.
Chapman. assistant rector, conducted
the Trinity church services Sunday in
his place.
\
Rev. p. A. Nolin. curate of st. Pet !
er's church in Rutland, preached his
farewell sermon Sunday, having been !;
notified the evening before by Rt. Rev. !
j. J. Rice of Burlington that he had !
been transferred to the pastorate of 7
the Catholic church in Fairfield. Rev.
Thomas Mcmahon, pastor of the :
church at Fairfield, has been transfer-I
red to Rutland to succeed FIR. Nolin.
Vermont savings banks and national
banks paid higher taxes for the G
first part of 1921 than for the six \
month period preceding. The corpora
ton savings bank tax on deposits for v
the six months ending June 80, 1921 Il
was $2l9399.25, which is an increase of h
s5,6l0.S0 over the tax for the proceed /,
ing six months. The national bank A
tax for the six months ending Sept.
30, 1921, was SOL ,299.05, an increase y
IF S3,2S0.Ss over the previous six !,
month period. Trust companies showed q
/ decrease of business for the period 4
ending June 80, with tax of $780, I,
s64.8S, which is decrease of S976.0s {,
rom the tax for the previous six :
months.