The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-29

Returns nave DeeH TecblFeu lIom All
but ten of the rs towns in which weru
sold Red Cross seals the past season.
The amount received win be at least
double secured the year before, large
part of which will be expended for treat
ment of tuberculosis patients.
Marshall f. Nour If Rutland, dealer
in oriental rugs, has filed petition in
bankruptcy with Clerk +. s. R-stt Of
the United States court. His liabilities
are 1885 and he hes assets OF S9,4S5,
which includes an insurance policy of
81 900 and on wiIich there is mortgage
of $1,000 J, c. Jones Is Mr.. Nour's
attorney.
The charred and SCARED body of little
Lucy DiMello, five-y edr-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. michael DiMello of Rut-
land, whose life went out after hours
of agony, spent between 3 o'clock Fri
day afternoon and 2:30 o'clock Satur-
day morning, when she died at the Rut-
land hospital, is the latest lesson in
fire horrors in Rutland.
At a meeting OF the committee APP
pointed at the recent annual meeting
Of the Bennington Battle Monument and
Historical society to take up the mat
ter of the proposed memorial to Par
son Dewey" no definite action was TAX
EN-, but the Rev. Isaac Jennings was in
structed to secure from sculptors sub
mitted drawings OF designs, and ways
and means looking toward the raising OF
funds were Diseased.
A. f. Hatin, who is employed at the
American Wooden company's office, Bur-
lington, and who has been suffering Tor
the past three weeks with serious skin
disease Of the face, was badly burned
Tuesday evening Mr.. Hatin was band
aging himself and had almost complete
lv concealed bis face with cotton bat
ting. where the cotton caught fire and
in an instant his face was surrounded
bv flames. His brother, Arthur, who
was sitting nearby, extinguished the
flames, escaping with few burns about
the hands.
At special village meeting in st.
,Iohnsbury the vote of the annual meet
ing. to appropriate 5000 To the st. Johns
bury band, was reseinded, and il was
voted that a committee from both bands
and a disinterestcd outsider be chosen
u make up band from the best ma
teral OF both and that when this con-
is effected, the sum of $1,000
be appropriated for the organization,
The fire truck matter was left as it was
voted at the annual meeting, appropriat-
ing a sum not TO exceed 81 500 for the
purchase of an up.to.date automobile
fire truck.
Wallace Robinson of Boston has Civ
en- to the town of Reading a town hall,
furnished complete and lavishly, in men,
Dry OF his father, Marvin Robinson. In
the building, which is two stories, is
the Felchville postoffiee, offices for the
town clerk, selectmen and two others, |
md commodious dining room fitted |
with a range, crockery, glassware and |
inen for the dining room, all furnished |
,v the donor. On the second floor is |
.he hall, with two waiting rooms and |
large audience room, at the entrance /
VI which is an oil painting OF Marvin /
Robinson. The floors throughout are of 1
hardwood, the building is heated by two
furnaces and lighted with electricity. |
rhe dedication exercises are TO be held I
Feb l. when free dinner
md supper are to be served, the Wind
or orchestra is to furnish music, and
IN opening hall is to take place in the
,vening, with tine serving of a turkey
upper.