The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-16

1 titW nun Lllt saw nttihilk niii III
the abdomen, causing internal injuries
from which he died
With the holiday shopping season,
shoplifters are beginning 70 get in their
work one Rutland merchant having $3.50
worth 81 goods stolen in one day he
knew Of. He is quite sure who took
them, and expects 70 get the goods
back
/ Beulah, the little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. B. Bates Of North Pownnl,
while playing with matches on Saturday
afternoon, was quite badly burned, her
clothes taking fire, but the flames were
extinguished before she was seriously in
iured.
Forrest Hammond, aged II, son Of Fred
Hammond OF West Windsor. was badly
injured Saturday, December 4. while
sliding, the damage being dislocated
kneecap. II was only recently that
young Hammond lost two fingers by the
explosion Of gun.
Frank b. Howe met with painful,
i tnouAN ADt 1ttIoues HNciUtut ftrr1iNtt ~
the Estey organ factory In Brattleboro
4 A heavy bellows fell upon one Of bis
feet and crushed one toe. He was taken
20 the Bmttleboro Memorial hospital,
and at first IL was believed that Ain am
patation would h necessary
George Il. Wiley of Essex Junction.
while AZ work IN HE livery stable Sun
| day, made a mlsstep and broke ign
ment In his right foot Frank Demag
~ the same place, who works ii 4
blacksmith shop. sustained a painful In
Jury to one Of his eyes Friday He was
making horse shoe when cinder few
into bis eye, burning Il quite badly.
Saturday, December 4, while Peter
Smart Of Williamsville was playing with
several other children. they found
small can Of powder and, thinking Il the
proper time 70 have sons fun Peter
set fire 10 Il. with the result that he
was badly butned about the face and
eYdk II is feaFsd he has lest the sight
Of one eye, II not both, re was taken
to the ear and eye indrmary IL Bos-
ton.
Al p. Atwood, publisher o. the Brat.
tleboro souvenir calendar, who Is ems
/ ploved BY r. r. Hildreth A company,
while at work in ths wood working shop
Of II. MI Sargent, December 4, cut oif
the second and third finger on his left
hand. and badly iacerated The first and
fourth fingers on the same hand. Tie was
working about small circular saw. pre-
pairing material for mailing his calendars.
He was taken to the Memorial hospital.
Rutland and vicinity were treated to
severe wind storm Monday night,
blowing down trees and Telephone poles
and doing considerable damage. At the
home Of W r. Eddy. a shed was blown
down and small timber from Il sRas
driven BY the wind through the slate
roof of the house into bedroom. No
one was injured as the room was I'M
occupied, but it will cost about S25 10
repair the damage DONE Near Benning-
ton. 80 telephone poles went down. TAX
ing the wires with Them
Peters Brothers Of Windsor. who have
been manufacturers and wholesale and
ft1HfA QEit8FE IN Nt0DlHtNtDtfN1N There dtF
sons Tins, have purchased the business,
furniture and fixtures ID tbe shop Of
isaae G. Barber Of Westerly. r T., and
will begin their occupation there Immadi
ateiy Mr. Barber hrs been engaged
in the manufacturs and sale Of randy in
Westerly for thirty years, and the Peters
brothers intend to enlarge the rooms
formerly used by Mr.. Barber and have
the best retail rooms in that section Of
Of the country.
Hollis Sheldon. native Of Simons-
vile. was found dead in his bed at the
Soldiers Home in Chelsea, Mass, Noyem-
her % He was born in 1912. He en-
tered the service as private in com
panv X. 4th Vermont volunteer in
fantry. August ~. 1861 lie was pro.
NOTED to corporal lie was discharged
from the service September 80, 1864. aft
Ter engaging in the following battles
Lees Mills Williamsburg. Savage Stat
ton. Second Bull Run, South Mountain
First and Second fredericksburg Get
tysburg and The Wilderness Hc was
wounded III the right arm May 3, 1864
Peter Lawyea Of Alburg for whom the
federal officers III Vermont have been
searching since he was indicted at the
October 1908. term Of United States
court III Rutland for smuggling China
men. was recently arrested at Chateau
gay. n Y. and he was taken to Rut
land. He will be locked up at the
Rutland county jail until his case comes
up in court, probably at the February
term Lawyea is supposed to have aided
and abetted Bark Noon, Celestial. who
has since jumped bis bail. in getting IN
to this country from Canada unlaw
fully.
There has been recently installed in
the keepers house 81 The bennington
battle monument, which Is on the monu
ment grounds q; Center Bennington, the
beautiful oil painting Of Captain Elijah
Dewey. who was famous in Bennington's
revolutionary days, The portrait was
painted BY Earle, the famous portrait
painter, nearly 100 years ago. 1t is q
valuable antiquity. During the yeaT