The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-05
A. P. ABBOTT & co.
NoRTHFIELD.
Fire In House of Mrs. Wilder, When
Gasoline Fumes Ignited.

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Gasoline Fumes Ignited,
The use Of gasoline in the residence
Of Mrs. Wilder on Pearl street came
near causing a serious conflagration Sat
,uday afternoon. Edward Wilder had
cleaned some clothes with the fluid and,
without carefully rinsing them, put
them into a boiler on the stove. In a
short TIME the fumes ignited and the
room was filled with flames. Mr. Will
der was badly burned while trying to
extinguish the fire and Mrs. Wilder was
also quite seriously burned in passing
through the room, having TO 20 direct
ly through the flames in order to es-
cape the fire alarm was sounded, but
extingushers and the assistance OF peo-
pie nearby proved sufficient to put out
the flames before the fire company ar.
rived. The room was badly damaged
The infant child OF Mr. and Mrs.
II. LaElower died Saturday afternoon
end was buried Monday in the Catholic
cemetery.
A snall building on the Sam King
farm was struck by lightning during the
severe thunderstorm last week Tues
day night, and was burned The farm
had recently been purchased by Mrs,
Sanderson, but her loss viii be slight,
as the building was used only as a
workshop.
Harold NJ. Howe left Friday for Fri
day Harbor, Wash, where his marriage
To Miss Ella Mullis win occur some
time this month. At the opening Of
Congress, Mr.. and Mrs. Howe viii 90
to Washington, D. c., wnere he will
resume his duties, and at the close of
the session. they will come to North
field to reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey NJ. Cutler oh.
served their 50th wedding anniversary
Friday by gathering of their children
and grandchildren, They were present
ed sum of money and other gifts.
Mr. and Mrs. Cutler were married in
East Randolph, but nave spent most Of
their life in Mortified OF their three
sons, Cassius, Harry and Curtis the
two former were present, but the lat
Ter was detained at his home in Keene
n. H.
Miss Amanda Porter, aged " years,
died Wednesday, September IS at the
home Of her sister, Mrs r. NJ Hill,
Of Bright's disease. She was born in
Warren and Of the six children in her
fathers family, two brothers, Guy
Porter Of Portland, Ore, and Seth Por
ter Of Thayer, Kan, and one sister, Mrs
HILL survive her Most Of her life had
been spent with Mrs Hill, where the fu.
neral was held Friday, Rev. a. H. Webb
officiating, with interment in the Cen.
ter cemetery.
Mrs Charles G. Reed, aged rs years,
home in Mortified Center Zilpha S.
Tinkham was born in Waitsfeld in 1882,
and lived there until her marriage with
Mr. Reed, when she removed to this
town Beside her husband. she is sur
vived BY three sons, Herbert II Reed Of
Clarence A. Reed OF Waits
field and Frank f. Reed of Reading, /
Mass. The funeral was held Friday |
from her home, Rev Walter Dole of |
Enfield, n. H., officiating, and inter-
ment took place in the Center eeme-
terry.
Captain and Mrs. L. A. I. Chapman
left here Saturday for San Francisco,
where they viii remain until Novem-
Der 5, when they will sail for the Phil. |
ippines, where Captain Chapman will |
Join his command. He had been here
for four years and was highly com
mended for his work at the university |
Ine trustees of the university rendered |
him a dinner Friday at the Mortified |
house, where he was presented loving
cup, and Thursday afternoon Mrs. II. /
Spooner entertained in honor Of Mrs.
Chapman When they left here, the
corps Of cadets, accompanied by its
band, was at the depot to bid them
farewell as we'll as a large number
If the townspeople, for Mr.. and Mrs.
Chapman we're popular socially, as well
as in the formers position as profes.
sor Of military science and tactics.