The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-10
RANDOLPH.
Edward Dodlin Furnished Some Excite
ment Early in the Week.


which seemed like insanity, on Mon
day. His imagination led him to think
that he was pursued by all sorts Of
fiends, and he sought protection OF the
Catholic priest. He was inquiring at
every stopping place for Father 0'Don-
nell, and when he reached the Kimball
public library, Officer r. Il. Wood found
him and persuaded him to 90 with him
to the lookup whore after remedies had
been administered by q physician and
rest over night. il was found that his
frenzy was the result of an overdose
of jamaica ginger. Il. d. Rogers, his
employer, was notified, and came on
Wednesday and paid his fine OF about
! 81 and took him home.
Henry Gilbert has gone to Boston for
a six weeks stay with friends.
Mrs. G. r. Granger and Mrs. II. S.
Booth were in Barre Thursday to visit
Mrs. Changers son, Carroll Granger.
f. M. Leayitt discontinued work at
the Beedle quarry on Saturday and
with his gang of workmen left for Leom'
mister, Mass.
o. w. Mann left Thursday for Bos-
ton and the last of the week will go
TO chihuahua, Mexico, to look after his
interest in a silver mine there.
Professor Raymond Mcfarland of Mid
dlebury college has been here this week,
observing the work and methods of the
high school here and the school at the
Center.
The canning season has closed at
the factory of Demeritt & Palmer, there
having been 80 tons of pumpkins and
2s5 tons of squash canned at this fac
tory this fall
The Central Vermont railroad is build
ing large cement gasolene tank just
north of the stockyard for the pur
pose of lighting the station much more
cheaply than can be done with cleo
trio lights on the meter system.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stevens, who have
been here ON a two weeks vacation,
have returned TO take up their work in
the state hospital for the insane in Mid
I dletown, Conn, where they have been
engaged as nurses for several years.
Mrs r. G. Morton has decided TO close
out her stock of drugs and give up the
I business which has been conducted by
herself and her late husband, X. G.. Nor
ton, since 1862. Mrs. Morton takes this
1 step to relieve herself of the care OF the
business and viii atteEd to kome duties
hereafter.
4 Mrs Ernest Sargent and her sister,
Miss Alice Mcintyre, who came from
Woodsville, n. H., TO look after the
| closing of their home on South Pleas
ant street for the winter, returned on
Thursday. accompanied by their aunt,
Mrs Temple, who will remain FOR
time with them.
The Jewett house is soon to be closed
and Mrs. f. w Jewett and her daugh-
ter, Aehsah will accompany her sister,
| Mrs. Frank Parsons, Of Yonkers, n. ",
to California, starting about the first
Of December. They expect to pass the
! winter in Pasadena or Los Angeles, they
having brother at the former place
/ The date Of the exercises attending
the laying Of the corner stone of the
new school building has been changed
from the 22d to the oath, the last date
being much more convenient time for
all interested. The speakers have all
been secured and following the outdoor
exercises and before the address by
President Benton. music hall orchestra
will give a concert for the entertain
ment of the audience
Rev. Father NJ. s. 0'Donnel was tax
en- i'll on Friday lSst with an acute
form of Indigestion. which produced
slight hemorrhage of the stomach. He
has been quite i'll since then, and is
under the care of Miss Hattie Sault,
trained nurse. For the first time since his
ordination nine years ago he was I'M
able to attend TO his church services
and Rev. Father Ladue Of st. Mich
aels college Of Wnooski supplied the
church here.
The Randolph union district teachers
have organized their reading club and
elected the following officers; Superin-
tendent HI. w. Lewis, president; Miss
Mary Tewksbury, secretary; Mrs. Luz
cinda Cleveland, treasurer; collectors,
Hattie Churchill for Brookfleld; Mrs
Catherine Holman. for Randolph; Maud
| Eddy for Braintree; electors, Mary
| Tewksbury, for Brookfeld Carrie Eat
on, for Randolph; and Mrs George Ford
for Braintree Miss Jennie Stewart and
Miss Gladys Jones are, respectively, col
lectors and electors, for the graded school
district
The house Of Raymond Hall was
robbed of money and watch on Tues
day of this week by stranger whom
Mr.. Hall had just given dinner. The
man left and Mr.. Hall went out to his
work, but on his return he saw the
stranger going out of the house and
upon investigation he missed his purse
and watch and at once invited neigh
Dor to accompany him in the pursuit.
After driving little distance they over
took the man, whom they invited to
ride. TO which he assented, and the party
went at once to East Braintree to Officer
G. w. Flagg's who, upon being Informed
of the offense, arrested the alleged thief
and he WIS brought here and placed |
in the lookup. Tuesday morning he
was given hearing before Justice L.
r. Briggs and as result he was bound
over to the county court in the sum of
5000 and Thursday, z. d. Howe took
him to Chelsea. He gave his name as
Fred Clone and his age %. He is a
Frenchman and said he was on his way |
from st. Johns, and that his parents |
lived in Manchester, N. II.
BARRE TO HAVE PUBLIC ExHI-