The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-20

dent and general manager Of the Cen.
trail Vermont railway from 1899 to 1904.
james Casey Of Jericho was struck
by a train SATURDAY night and taken
70 the Fanny Alien hospital IN Winooski.
10 had been visiting In Shclburne over
sunday and when he got Oh his train,
stepped directly in front Of the other
train, which met II az Burlington He
was rendered unconscious BY the blow,
but that the train was not going at full
speed IL due the fact that he was not
instantly killed. lie received q cut over
one eye aud one side was badly bruised,
but his injuries are not serious
Bernard Noodard, aged Q years, and
his sister, Celia. aged three years, died
within week Of each other short
time ago, with scarlet fever, at their
home in Walden. Mr.. Woodland spent
about year ID California when, decid-
ing that he preferred Vermont 10 that
state, he returned While on the way
here, the boy contracted the disease and
the little girl took Il from him, they
being the only children in the fanny
Mics Nellie Oross, formerly Of Bur.
lington and now Of New York City,
ranked highest out Of 247 who took an
examination at Albany, n Y, last
Thursday for the podsion Of secretary
of the board Of education Of New York
City. Miss Cross. Who was the youngest
person who took the examination, will
take up her work January IS next She
was educated IN the Burlington public
sahoOls and attended Miss fiLler's board
ing school IN New York for one year.
The clothes repairing and cleaning
shop Of $. Bloch in ST. Adams was de-
stroyed By FIRE early Monday morning
The loss Is about 81 600, with no insur.
ance. The cause Of the hre was the ex-
plosion Of gasolene tank in NJ. Bloch's
room, where he was at the time Of TIE
accident, an the suits hanging on the
walls being destroyed. William Gilwea
ran a barber shop in the same buiding,
but bis only loss was the damage BY
water, and the building itsolf was little
damaged
Lorenzo d. Porter Of Connecticut, who
had been eanvassng for some time in
Jamaica, in order to pay his way in
school, was drowned there July 6. Al
few days before the accident he bought
pair OF water wings &C one OF the stores
there being unable TO swim a stroke,
and later his body WAS found standing
nearly erect IN the water, which was
about foot over his head The body
bad probably been in tho water "a hours.
The water wings were under one arm
when he was found.
Mss Grace Herpe, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Hsrne. who reside IL
The western part OF Morristown, at.
tempted suicide Tuesday morning, July
~, By taking paris green. II Is sup
posed that an overdose was taken which
probably saved fatal rrgults A. near
as can be learned the young girl had
been working very hard and had be-
come despon6snt The fact that she
had taken poison was not known until
after dinner when the girl was found
on the bed IN her room. The family
moved to Morlishown from Burlington
last spring.
John Kelsey Of Salisbury, aged Is
years lies al the pont 81 death a. the
result x injuries received late Sunday
night when the Wheels Of heavy wagon
passed over his body. Eeksy, who Is
in the employ Of the New England Tele.
phone { Telegraph o. e. construction
man, WAS driving one Of che oompanys
wagons between Middlehusy and SAILS
bury when he was thrown OF, the wag.
Oh pa ssing oTer bis abdomen. The horaea
ran and search resulted in finding the
unconscious body Of Kelsey BY tho road
side Tools and cable to the weight
q about 1000 pounds were III the heavy
wagon when it passed over Ills body.
The date set forth for the annual pill
grimage and service at the old town
church IN Rockingham IL Sunday, July
ST. Arrangements are being made for
some speakers Of national reputation.
As heretofore the summer residents Of
both Wslpole n. b., and Westminster
are taking leading part IN the arrange.
ments and the citizens Of Rockingham
are entering into the plans with enthua
asm The rheYionk annual meetings have
called together audiences varying from /
800 to 500 from al that section ard the |
occasion has become an event hooked I
forward to with Anticipation BY those
interested IN tie town and its historical
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