The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-07
MONTPELIER
Edward Freedom Got Burned by Escap-
ing Steam.

EuWdiu FIteuum NOl butntu Wy EoCdp~
ing Steam
Edward Freedom while at work on
the stationary engine at the new city
hall yesterday Was quite badly scalded
4 bY the escaping steam and lime. Ihe
water for the engine boiler was mixed
with lime. owing to The men using tHe
ame pals TO Ill the water boilers for
the engine that they did for the barrels
for the mortar beds, and as a result,
the boiler had become somewhat clogged
lwith lime Mr. Freedom WIS cleaning
| Il out and HAD taken the cap of the
valve holding The steam in with Q stick,
when someone called to him and he
turned % ZEE Who was speaking AS he
did SO, the stick slipped and the steam
and lime burst into hi face His face
and neck were badly scalded, and II ii
feared some Of the lime went into bis
eyes Once before since Mr.. Freedom
has been working on the city hall he
broke one finger and lost part Of another
A son was born yesterday morning to
Mn and Mrs. Frank Griggs
William Calais sprained one wrist SCI
yerely Saturday, while sliding down hill
Herbert Wheeler had one eyelid quite
badly cut recently, when one eye Of hts
glasses got broken.
z +. Cleveland, who has been III for
thirteen weeks with typhoid fever, was
ont yesterday for the first time.
Montpelier seminary opened this
morning after a two weeks vacation,
one Of which was on account OF the
quarantine for scarlet fever
Harry Jordan, whose hand was cut
several weeks ago at the candy shop
Of 9. H. Cross 4 Son, Is now suffering
FROM blood poisoning as a result.
Mrs. +. A. Mutt IS in Chelsea, where
she viii act as court reporter, and Mrs
n l. Laird will report the December
term Of Lamoille county court at Hyde
Park.
The seventh and eighth grades Of ST.
Miehaers parochial school have been
closed as precautionary measure, two
Of the children who attend there having
diphtheria
II. NJ. Fitzgerald Il IN charge Of the
Office Of the Direct Importing company
which has inst been started here. Z. r.
shaw. who has been here getting the
work in operation, has returned to Bos.
ton
The trustees Of the Montpelier Savings
Bank and Trust company voted yester.
day 70 increase the rate Of interest paid
depositors to four per cent, and the rate
on loans secured by first mortgage to
sis per cent
A son was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter I'll Henderson Of Co9gan.
iowa. Mrs. Henderson viii be remem.
bered as Miss Edith Jackson. who has
been a frequent summer guest 81 Mrs.
Fred E. smith at Camp Lookout, Berlin
pond.
The FIRST Spanish church wedding ever
held IN Montpelier took place Saturday.
when Narcisi Monte Lombana and Miss
Soledad villa were married at 81. All.
sustine's church bg Father Paul Of New
York city A reception for them was
attended BY over two hundred Spaniards,
French, Italians and Americans from
here and Barre. There are about $50
Spaniards N this city. there being Is
families and many unmarried men.
Nearly AL 81 them came originally from
the vicinity Of Santander.
Another case Of scarlet fever has do /
yeloped in Montpelier. this time in the
Union school Clan Smith. a pupil IN /
the grade taught By Mrs. Kate j. Ter.
riil was taken I'll Friday noon. after
attending school IN the morning. Neither
the teacher nor Superintendent Browns
combe was notified and Il was not /
known until yesterday what the trouble I
was As soon as ii was learned that I
he had scarlet fever, the scholars were
dismissed and the room quarantined. II I
Is not known how long The quarantine +
will last. but every preeaution win be
taken to prevent an epidemic Of the dis.
ease.
The Marquis de Lafayette chapter.
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
held its annual business meeting and
election Of officers Monday afternoon al
ne home Of Mrs G. D. Mather 1t was
voted TO hold the annual business meet
ing in June hereafter, instead Of Decem-
Der. and to invite the state 4. A. r..
,hapters To hold their annual convention
b Montpelier uoxt October, during Ia.
lies week Of The legislature. The fol-
owing officers were elected Regent.
Mrs Mary N. Fisks yice-rerent. Mrs
louise Gleason; secretary, Miss Martha
! Watson; treasurer Mrs. Alice b.
Eaton; registrar, Mrs. Elizabeth d.
ingtinos. historian Miss Carsia nea,.ftf