The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-08
MONTPELIER.
Washington COunty's Oldest Resident,
Died Saturday.

Died Saturday.
The oldest resident in Washington
county, Miss Mercy Clough, died Sat
urday night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Goodwin OF East Montpelier
Center. She was born in STAFFORD and
was 81 years old November 2. having
spent "a years in East Montpelier For
eight years she was confined to the
bed Miss Clough had no near rela-
/ tiyes, but Mrs. Goodwin, at whose home
she lived and died, was niece, and John
Clough of Montpelier Center was a
nephew. The funeral was held this aft
ternoon at 2 o'clock from the Goodwin
home, with nterment in the Center
cemetery. Rev Y, F. Hendee, pastor OF
the Methodist church OF this city, Of
which the deceased was long member,
oificiated.
Roscoe Irwin was taken to the re-
form school at Vergennes yesterday to
serve the remainder of his minority for
breaking into and robbing various stone
sheds.
Mrs. T. r. Barber, who was accident
ally shot last week when her children
were playing with revolver, is gain
ing and her complete recovery is ex-
pected.
The first and final meeting Of the cred.
itors in the bankrupt estate of Fred G.
Lamberton was held yesterday and q
divident of three and two-tenths per
cent. was declared.
Richard H. Ballard and Francis j.
Marion Of Montpelier and J. w. Mon.
ahan of Winooski took the examinations
yesterday for entrance to West Point.
The examinations were in arithmetic,
grammar, geography, algebra and spell.
| ing The results will be announced
later.
Jennie Mcmillan, John Ryle and Joe
Parant We're arrested Sunday night on
the charge of mtoxieation and the two
latter appeared in the city court yes.
terday The woman was i'll and unable
to be present. Ryle was fined So and
costs Of S6,l4 and Parant was fined SIS
and costs of SOFA This was Ryle's
FIRST offence, but parant is an old of
fender.
Wallace Estey OF Taunton, Mass, who
was fined for hunting in Warren with
out non-resident's lieence, and ID. c.
Rich of Warren, who had no license m-
| til after he had shot a deer. and then
had it dated back to cover the day on
which he killed the animal were each
fined $40 and costs, which they were UNI
able to raise, and therefore they are
still confined in the county Jail.
The Kings Daughters met yesterday
afternoon with Mrs. l.. p. Gleason and
Mrs. +. Il. Smith, the feature of the
meeting being the presentation to Mrs.
f. Mead Denny OF an amethyst and gold
necklace, gift from the Kings Daugh-
ters Of Vermont. in appreciation of Mrs.
| Denny's long service as secretary and
presiding officer OF the state organization.
| When the state convention was held at
| Springfield. Mrs. Denny resigned her
office and it was there the presentation
was to have been made, but illness in
her family prevented her attendance,
Mrs. G. A, Best spoke of Mrs. Denny's
work for the organization in terms of
the highest praise, to which Mrs. Dem
my responded
Benehi Tuplin Jumper who was in
jured Friday at the Bertol granite shed is
as comfortable as could be expected, but
as more is learned of his accident the
wonder that he escaped with his life in.
creases. II was about 4 o'clock when
Tuplin was passing from one part or the
shed to another, through swing doors,
and without warning one of the doors
toppled over, striking him on the head.
! He was rendered unconscious and for
time il was thought that he was dead.
Examination by physician showed that
one ear was badly cut and a large piece
of flesh was torn out of his right cheek.
while his forehead was cut, his right
knee and right elbow were sprained and
one thumb WAS dislocated. He will
probably be about in few weeks.
| Harry Darlington, for many years a
resident of this city, died Sunday at
his home in Pasadena, Cal, after a
long period of failing health lie was
employed in the Lane shops during his
residence here. A few years ago he was
/ injured in a street car accident and
since that time his health had gradual
/ ~ failed. The immediate cause OF his
| death was a shock, which be suffered
La week ago, and from which he never
rallied. Previous to that he had two
others Mr.. Darlington was born in
Nova Sofia about go years ago, Since
leaving Vermont he and his wife. who
was Aurilla Dugar, conducted a dress
making establishment in the West. The
surviving members Of his family are his
wife and one son, Harry Mrs. A. G
Roberts Of this city is a sister-in-law