The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-29
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| The little son of Mrs. Mary Syrjala of
Andover was badly burned recently,
when kettle of hot water was over
turned on his head and arms.
One day last week, while John Peter
son and Fred johnson of Springfield
were hunting, the former accidentally
shot the latter, the ball passing through
the feshy part of the leg
Six cows, which had been put into the
cattle yard at Vergennes to await ship
ment, broke through the fence early last
Monday morning and one of them stray
ed onto the railroad track and was killed
by freight train.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. G. Varney of Wey-
bridge observed the Goth anniversary of
their marriage at their home Nov. 2.
Mr.. Varney is So years old and Mrs. Var
ney SO. Both have remargable vitality
for people OF their age.
| Bellows Falls is somewhat incensed
over the erection of large bill board IL
feet high, which stands at right angles
to the sidewalk on one of the principal
streets, and extends to the walk. 1t
hides the entrance of the new Grand
theatre and can be seen long
distance.
Irenaeus Origen Peabody Smith who had
worked for the Estey Organ company in
Brattleboro for Al years continuously,
without losing a day, died Wednesday at
the Brattleboro Memorial hospital,
death being caused by the rupture OF a
large bloodyessel in the abdominal re-
gion.
Twenty-Five years ago, F. E. Ray of
Orwell lost silver hunting case watch,
birthday gift from his father. The
watch was dropped in the furrow while
blowing and was plowed in. The other
day Mr.. Ray plowed up the watch. The
works are OF course ruined, but the cases
are in good condition.
Marion, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon Putnam OF Weathersfeld, re-
ceived burns which threatened for
time to prove fatal, Tuesday, when she
pulled from the table a pot of boiling
tea, which her mother had just placed
there. The child suffered intensely for
several days, but will recover.
The Springfield Merchants association
has made arrangements with a couple to
be married in the window of one of the
large stores in that place, Dee. 6. The
association is to pay all the expenses OF
the wedding and present the couple
gift. In another display window of the
same store a buffet lunch is to be served
Immediately after the ceremony.
The number of inmates that now an
swer the roll call at the soldiers home is
%, smaller number than year ago.
There are a dozen or more applications
for admission to the home to be acted
upon. Under the new rule established
by the trustees of the home that any
applicant whose pension ID more than
$50 month must give one-half of it to
the home, keeps back many from admis-
sion.
A cucumber of unusual size was picked
one day last week by Gladys l.abom-
bard, daughter of Edward Labombard,
OF Vergennes. 1t is 1874 inches long,
weighs three pounds, and was grown
from government seed. Government seed
seems to be producing number OF freak
vegetables this year, mention having re-
Gently been made of radish weighing
over six pounds.
Raymond A. Sanborn, aged 2l years,
died at his hame in Burlington Tuesday
evening following an Illness of but two
days of meningitis. He is survived by
his mother, Mrs. Catherine Sanborn, two
brothers, and three sisters. An accident
IL years ago left Mr.. Sanborn blind but
he enjoyed excellent health until sun.
day night, when he was stricken with
meningitis and became unconscious in
a short time.
The woman whom Fred Turrill of
Shoreham shot in the station at White
hall, N. Y, Tuesday, in fit of jealousy,
has given out a statement that her cor !
rect name is Mrs. Fred Iashua, and that
her home is in Richmond, where she mar
ried Mr.. Lashua in December, 1912, and
parted from him last May. She is 10
years of age. Although she has two bull
let wounds in her head, she is apparently
1t is probable that Mrs. Thomas f.
Boyee will become member of the
school board, to succeed Rev
j. d. Shannon. A movement in years
past TO put woman upon this board
failed, but this year it seems evident
that Mrs. Boyce viii get the nomination,
as she is backed by leading citizens of
the town. She was for many years an
instructor in the Middlebury schools and
her supporters allege the information
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