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John Pashby of Burlington, a veter-
an, is missing. He left home Sunday
night and his destination is not known.
lie is III with asthma and has just got
a pension. He leaves a wife and nine
children destitute.
Benjamin Bacon OF Landgrove, who
disappeared about Christmas, has
been located in Nebraska, where he is
with relatives. He was engaged in an
extensive lumber business and the
cause for his absence is not known.
Frank Barrett of Burlington was
killed Friday afternoon while stand
ing in the Central Vermont yard at
st Adams. He had just finished his
run when he was struck aud cut in two
by a yard engine. The deceased was
a single man.
Castleton, Vermont town of about
1000 inhabitants, is noted for the long
life of its residents. During the year
1902 there were 80 deaths, IA Of the de-
ceased being over so years of age
each. Two of these were over 81. Ten
were between 70 aud so. One married
couple died within few days Of each
other after living together as man and
wife over u years.
The residents OF the village of
Bethel have raised 1000 and pur-
chased four acres of land and given
the same to the Woodbury. Granite
company on which the latter will erect
finishing sheds as soon as the season
will permit. The company expects TO
employ over one hundred additional
hands as soon as the sheds are com
pleted.
The construction of new buildings
and repairs on the present quarters at
Fl Ethan Allen, near Burlington, will
cause an expenditure Of nearly 5000,
600 during the coming summer. The
new buildings include two barracks,
one bachelor officers quarters, two
stables and two gun sheds. The re-
pairs will be made to the brick stables.
Captain 7. b. Lamoreux, construct
ing quartermaster, is in charge
A fire which originated early Satur-
day morning in the boiler room OF the
Currier block on Main street in Barre,
destroyed that structure and the Shep-
lee block adjoining, causing a loss OF
nearly 100000. The ground floor Of
the Currier block was occupied by the
Boston Bargain Store veale *
Knight, dry goods, and the Union
Clothing Store Ia the upper stories
we're tenements and Offices. Sheplee
block was occupied, by Sowdeu a.
Lyon, grocers, and B. ". Hooker,
furniture.
Ex-Governor Frederick Holbrook OF
Brattleboro completed 80 years of life
Sunday, February Is. The venerable
war governor was the recipient of lG
gifts of beautiful flowers and Is letters
of congratulation. Twenty-one per-
sons called TO greet the governor and
to clasp his hand. Governor Hol-
brook had an attack of influenza in
January, But be has recovered fully
and goes out for walk on every
pleasant day. He is in good health
and his stepis firm and his mind clear.
His has been an eventful life, and hon
orable as we'll.
Mrs Chas Everts of Salisbury gave
an exhibition of nerve recently which
has rarely been equaled She was
Smelling corn and using a corn she'll
ing machine to do the work. Finally,
in putting a cob OF corn into the ma
chine, the forefnger of her right hand
got into the cogs in such manner
that she could not extricate it. She
waited and called for help for fully an
hour. At last, despairing of any re-
lief and unable to longer endure the
pressure of the machine she literally
tore the finger off at the second Joint
and then walked calmly to the village,
a distance of half a mile, to have the
wound dressed. Outside of the loss OF
the finger there win be no serious re-
suits.
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