The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-03
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A falling tree killed William Coleman,
a former resident OF Nottingham, in
Rowe, Mass. He was AZ years old.
The 30T pupils in the new school build.
ing at Swanton marched out in one min.
ute, eight seconds, at their first fire drill
last week.
While chopping board Thursday
evening, Robert Hope Of Mddlebury
missed his aim and chopped off one
thumb about half way between the first
joint and tip.
| Last week Monday was banner day
for shoeing horses in East Fairfield. j.
| l.. Archambault broke the record for fast
shoeing by pulling from, sharpening and
putting on anew the shoes on % horses.
doing il all alone.
Guy Putnam of West Wardsboro
received 20 No. 8 shot in his face Thurs
day while rabbit hunting with nine
other men. The shooting of Putnam was
accidental and everything is favorable
for his recovery.
Mrs. i. o. Morse of Brattleboro was
considerably burned about the face and
head recently when she went to look into
the oven of the gas stove to see if it was
baking as il ought, when the fame fared
out.
IL is said the contagious diseases which
have been affecting Brattleboro are
abating. However, in the last week one
case Of diphtheria was reported, IL cases
OF mumps, nine of whooping cough. one
of scarlet fever and one OF eryspelas.
Edward. the .year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs, J. G. Gibson of West Brattle-
boro, has been seriously i'll since Sunday, |
February %, from ptomaine poisoning.
He ate oyster soup for lunch at night |
and within few hours became delirious
and in serious condition.
Curtis S. Yeaw, aged 81, native Of |
Guilford died Feb. 20 in Worcester, /
Mass, as result of falling down stairs.
For 30 years Mr.. Yeaw had been cat |
erer in Worcester. At the time of the /
fall which resulted fatally, he was super
plumbing job in the cellar
and fell down the stairs, fracturing his
skull.
Charles Wooster, who il employed on a
crane at the Sheldon mill Of
the Vermont Marble Co. of West Rut-
land, was struck in the face few days
ago by the end of wire rope, which
is used to raise large pieces Of marble
from the ground, cutting deep cash in
the side of his face and just missing
his eye.
While driving home late Wednesday
light L. h. Somers of Moretown was
brown over 40-foot bank when his
wagon slowed in the icy road near the
Tiles power plant OF Middlesex. Wagon.
lorse and man all went over, landing on
he ice OF the river below. Mr.. Somers
vas injured about the head and should !
rs. The horse was cut and bruised.
The wagon was smashed into kiudliug
wood.
Charles Smith, alias Frank Latimer, i,
Fas arrested in Brattleboro recently on /,
he charge of mortgaging property al.
eady encountered in South Carolina and ,.
hen jumping $500 bond. South Caro-
ma officers had been keeping track Of
IRIS. Smith and followed her to Brattle- |
orc, where she had come to join her
usband, who had been working on the J
of the Crosby garage since
lst spring. After selling his household
Gods and collecting the wages due him, :
e had about 500 with which to com
fence the trip Of himself, his wife and
hid to the south. s
Mrs. Frank Brown, who gave Vermont
! her home, has been asked to with y
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