The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-26

son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Bertrand Of
River street, was seriously injured yes
terday when he fell from the top Of a
building being put up across the street
from bis nome. With several other
boys, young Bertrand was playing on
the roof, when he fell through an open
ing to the cellar, a distance Of 25 feet.
He was picked up unconscious and it is
feared he is injured internally. No
bones were broken.
Walter Verge Of Northfcld, chauffeur
the past year for James b Estey, y
III at his home with infantile paralysis.
John Macchi, aged 30 years, and En-
rico Yenctti. aged 20. were married Sat
urday in West Berlin BY Martin W.
Wheelock, justice Of the peace.
One Of the largest travelling cranes in
use in this vicinity has been placed Ia
tine new she'd Of the National Granite
company. n was made by the Lane
Manufacturing company
w. S. Smith gave dinner to his ush-
ers and best man Saturday night AZ
the Country club, in honor Of his APP
preaching marriage to Miss Martha Ann
Cutting, which takes place tomorrow
evening
Miss Caroline A. Fullerton, former
resident Of this city and for five years
a teacher in a high school in Mime
apoIis Mimi. has been appointed as
teacher Of English in the schools OF
China.
Word was received Friday by Mrs.
j William y. Gibson, who was visiting
here, 81 the death Of her husband and
later dispatches show that his death
was caused by fall downstairs, when
bis skull was fractured. The accident
happened at nis boarding house in
Northampton, Mass, where he was sell.
ing nursery stock. The funeral win
be held in Jericho, this state, where
Mrs. Gibson has gone.
Plans are being made for holding a
large public meeting Of the Vermont
chapter Of the National Red Cross as
ISOLATION III Montpelier some time dur
ing the session Of legislature. Miss
Mabel T. Boardman. who is an organizer
Of Red Cross societies. will be present
and address the meeting and il is
thought the date will Be between 0cto-
Der % and 25. Governor Mead is presi-
dent Of the state board of the Red Cross
and will preside over the meeting.
A squadron from Fort Ethan Allen.
consisting Of three colored troops. was
here Saturday on a practice hike
! They came here from Waterbury, where
they spent Friday night, and returned
there Saturday afternoon, returning TO
the fort yesterday. The trip was
test ride, in which they must cover
70 miles IN three DAYS and with the trip
TO Montpelier about 90 miles Of that
I distance had been covered The num-
Der Of men and horses was about $50.
The new common battery system Ia
the telephone office went into effect yes
terday and il Is thought that it will
handle the business Of the exchange for
the next Is OF 20 years The new Of
frees. which take the room formerly oc-
eupied by the Blanchard opera house.
are finished in an up-te.date manner.
4 The rest room for operators Is fitted
/ up for the convenience Of the girls dur
ing their two l5-minute rest periods.
Two thousand two hundred wires are
connected to the terminal boards and
protective system
George A. Buck Of Burlington has
I been secured to take the place Of gen
( eral secretary Of the Montpelier I. N.
Il G. A.. which office was resigned recent
III by w. II. Pitcher Mr. Buck has been
doing Y. VI. G. A. work IN Burlington,
and comes to bis new position we'll pre-
pared. Mr. Pitcher leaves the middle
Of this week for summit, n, j., where
he viii be associate general secretary
OF the same association, having charge
Of the social and religious work Of the
boys department This VI M. G. a.
Is one Of the largest in the country.
Captain L. NJ. Shedd, Iong-ti resi-
/ dent and postmaster here for four years,
being appointed in August, 1898, died
4 Saturday at Richmond. He had been in
+ poor health for some time, but was
I confined to his bed only one day. the
cause Of his death being tuberculosis,
\ Lorenzo N. Shedd was born in Lowell,
Vt. August 10. ls43, the son Of Lydia
q. and Mnrcellus A. Shedd When he
was a young man, his parents moved
Ia Richmond. where be lived until bis
enlistment in 1862 in Co. f. 9th Yer
mont regiment He was a sergeant in
the company and was discharged No
vember 10, 1863. This discharge was
\ for promotion to the position Of second
I lieutenant of the 9th q. s., black
regiment. and he was made first lieu
tenant Of mis- regiment in May, 1865.
I He served on the staff Of Gen, Sedg
4 wick, Cen Draper Major Gen. Bal
I dvn Smith, and Mai.-Gen. Whitzel.
4 He also engaged in special detached
duty IN connection with the expulsion
Of Macmillan from Mexico by the
French. Later he was employed as clerk
in the commissary department at sew
eral western stations and was collector
of revenue for Vermont. He was a
member Of the G. A. r., and the Loyal
/ Legion. and staunch Republican He
was also member Of the Apollo club.
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