The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-11-29
MONTPELIER.
Alcohol In Chatting Dish Exploded, but
Miss Ruth Dutton Was Uninjured.

Alcohol In Chatting Dish Exploded, but
Miss Ruth Dutton Was Uninjured.
When alcohol in chatting dish explod
cd Sunday night Miss Ruth Dutton OF
% College street had a narrow escape
from severe burns. The burning alco-
hol ignited the front of her dress, which
was ruined, but the flames We're extin-
1 guished before she was injured.
Mrs. William Miller suffered slight
shock Saturday, but it is thought the
slight paralysis Of her throat will dis
appear after few days Of rest and
quiet,
f. L. Tanner has sold his painting
I business to f. L. Wyman of Brattle-
boro VINO win move here soon and take
! possession, Mr.. Tanner going to Marsh
field onto the farm he recently bought.
John Dominion and Mrs. Brocchini,
now on bail after being arrested fol-
lowing liquor raids in their homes Sat
urday night, appeared in city court yes
terday, but their cases were continued
until tomorrow.
Twenty-Five friends Of Miss Antoinette
Normandeau met at her home Saturday
evening to remind her of her 10th birth
day anniversary. Her sehoolmates pre-
sented her a bracelet. Refreshments
were served and games and dancing We're
enjoyed.
Mrs. josephine Dudley, 81 years Of
age, died Saturday at her home in Mid
dlebury, where the funeral was held yes
terday She was born in Swanton and
left six sisters, all of whom live in this
city. They are Mrs. Frank Butterfly,
Mrs. John Jerue. Mrs. Peter Rivers, Mrs,
Lawrence Friend. Mrs. David Brown, and
Mrs. James Campbell. She is also sur
yived by three children, who live in Mid
dlebury.
Mr.. and Mrs William r Dewey re-
turned Saturday from a trip to New
York and Boston. In the former city
they attended the banquet at the Wal
dorf Astoria Of the Empire State So
eiety of the Sons of the American Revo-
luton. Mr. Dewey is president OF the
Vermont society and second vice presi-
dent Of the national society. Among
others at the banquet were Mr.. ana
Mrs. Arthur Lane, formerresidents OF
Montpelier
The annual meeting Of district No. g.
l. 0. 0, f., will be held in Odd Fellows
hall Friday evening, when Il banquet
will be served Thomas Widely encamp-
ment will open the meeting. and Elmer
Clark of Montpelier viii give the adj
dress of welcome, followed by II, w.
Scott of Barre in a response. Eureka
encampment or Mortified will work the
patriarehal degree Ivy Rebekah lodge
will serve banquet at $3.50 o'clock,
after which the golden rule degree viii
be exempIifed by Minnehaha encamp
mont Of Barre, and complication OF
unwritten work by Charles w, Farrar,
grand scribe. Several matters Of bus
mess will come before the meeting. The
cncampments in this district are Mime
haha of Barre. Eureka of Mortified,
Thomas Wildey OF Montpelier, Alhambra
of Waterbury, Excelsior Of Randolph,
Granite Of East Barre and Haleyon OF
Plainfeld
The school commissioners have issued
a printed statement to the citizens OF
Montpelier, asking for better school ac-
combinations, showing that the crowd
Cd quarters now in use must be dis
pensed with They also urge the citi-
zens to attend the special meeting De-
cember 6, called Tor the purpose Of see
imp if the city viii issue 100000 bonds
to erect a new building. The state
ment goes to show that ten years ago
the school enrolment was IA; to-day it
is 1913, gain Of 36 per cent. Ten
Years ago the enrolment of the high
school was los; now it is lS2, an in
crease OF "A, or 6S per cent. Here the
overcrowding is most noticeable, there be-
ing $50 pupils and desks for only 40
at the opening Of the fall term. To
remedy the difficulty, the basement Of
the Baptist church was leased, one Of
the grades sent there and the senior
class OF the high school was assigned
to the room left vacant by the grade.
This and other questions lead the com
mittee to urge some action that will
permit of better teaching facilities for
the young people Of the capital city.