The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-25
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A scaffold, built for the purpose OF
storing grain, at the farm of Frank Hall
in South Hero, broke last week, striking
and killing three calves.
Alfred Lauzon, a wo-year-old Ben.
nington child, few days ago swallowed
one of the brass keys used TO open cans
of sardines, which made him very sick.
He was taken to hospital in Troy,
y. Y, where by X-ray, the key was
located crosswise in the esophagus.
knowing that the child must starve to
death unless an operation were perform
ed. since no food could pass by the key,
DR.. Rainey of the hospital, with an in
strument he secured while taking a
special course in Vienna, removed the
KEY in four minutes.
Through the efforts of the Putney
board OF trade, private dwellings and
public buildings have been repaired and
Iepainted, the streets have been oiled
and plans have been formed for the
matchmaking of several streets. The
same organization was also instrument
tai in opening the Putney hotel and Sc
curing manager
The Woman's Home Companion of
New York has offered prizes and medals
of $50 for the Better Babies" contest
to be held in connection with the Rut-
land fair. Mrs. George +. Chaffee is sup
erintendent. Entries close August ~.
Rev. Daniel Crosby Greene, the senior
missionary of the American board in
Toxic, was decorated on May is by the
Japanese emperor with the order OF the
rising sun of the third class, the highest
honor which is ever given by the mikado
to civilian resident in Japan. Mr..
Greene was the ninth of twelve children
and came with his father to Windsor.
Vt, when a young man. He graduated
from Dartmouth college in 1864 and
later from Andover Theological semi
nary.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry M. Harding OF !
West Hartford observed the 59th ami |
yersary of their marriage Aug. 20. Mr.. |
Harding was born in Pomfret in 1884
and has always resided there with the |
exception of six years. He has been a |
member of the Woodstock Masonic lodge |
for over 80 years Mrs. Harding was
Miss Jane Cole. born in Braintree in |
1896. They have five surviving chill
drcn, ten grandchildren and thirteen |
great grandchildren.
The Wilson's are entertaining consid-
erablv Mt the summer White House in
Cornish. Among Others there for the
ware Sir George Bullock, gov
ernor OF Bermuda. Marie Dressler, the
actress, who has a summer home near
by, has been in Harlakenden TO render
some of her impersonations and last
week about 80 ladies of the Discussion
club held their weekly meeting there.
The case against DIR. George D. Sam
son, of Burlington, who was charged
with not stopping his automobile when
ordered to do so by a policeman, has
been thrown out of court. Doctor Sam
son explained that he could not see the
policeman on account of some shields on
his machine.
In digging cellar under the old
school house on Second street, Hydeville,
IN Castleton which was built in the
sos, workmen found corn stubble az
sound as when cut years ago and hard
rs wood.
Andrew Wooley of Putney, awakened
Dy hedgehogs on a recent night, dressed I
md followed the animals with shot
run. He tracked them to the orchard
md found two in an apple tree and was
ible to kill them. They were large and
at
The news of the escape of Harry \.
rhaw from Matteawan was received in
hester the day il occurred. by means
II the wireless station of Vincent La
which he constructed himself.
One float in the Hartland anniversary {
parade, Aug. Is. was the victoria in