The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-18
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Col. Alexander Halves, aged 81 years,
and native of Barnet, died Saturday
in Honolulu. He was resident OF San
Francisco, Cal.
Preparations are about completed for
a whirlwind canvass to raise $40, 900 by
the Congregational church OF Brattle-
boro, its purpose being to buy the So
called Goodhue property and improve
the church plant.
Clarence Sloan of Moretown, serving
sentence of from six months to one
year at the house of correction for bur-
glary, has been pardoned by Governor
Fletcher. Sloan had just completed the
minimum sentence.
William 0'Rourke met with an ac-
cident Tuesday, Dec. 0, while chopping
wood. A tree fell on him and it was
necessary to cut away limb before he
could be extricated. 1t was found that
three ribs were broken and that he had
received bruises on his back and should
ers.
Mrs. Byron Dickinson left Enosburg
Falls Saturday morning for her former
home in Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson
were married about two months ago,
Mrs. Dickinson was disappointed in YER
mont and, being used to living in a city,
decided she would return to her former
home. By mutual agreement between
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickinson the latter re-
turned to Ohio.
BY the prompt and effective use of
stomach pump the life of William
Hubert, aged 35, shoemaker of Water
bury, was saved Sunday afternoon. 1t
is said he bought 10 tablets of morphine
and took seven. After the pump had
been used, friends kept the man on his
feet until 2 o'clock in the morning, I'M
til the effects of the poison wore away.
The 20 men who have been employed
several months in drawing out the logs
of the International Paper company
at Bellows Falls have been discharged,
the company keeping only IL men for
the winter in the yard at North Walpole
for loading cars to be brought to the
Y Vermont side of the Connecticut river.
The last of the drive was abandoned
last week on account of the river freez-
ing, but only few logs were left.
Jens Christensen was sentenced at
Brattleboro Monday morning to not
more than seven months nor less than
six months in the house of correction
for assault on his wife Sunday at their
home in Guilford. He had been home
from the same institution just six weeks,
having been sentenced by Judge William
r. Daley of the municipal court on 0c-
tober IL, 1912, to not less than ID
months for similar offense. At the
expiration of his minimum sentence,
with time for good behavior deducted, he
was paroled by Gov. Fletcher.
Thomas M. Deal, formerly of st. AL
bans, died at his home in Covington,
N. Y, Tuesday. Mr.. Deal was born in
Champlain, N. Y, 65 years ago and in
early life came to st. Adams to enter
the employ of the Central Vermont rail
way, first in the car shops and later as
sleeping and passenger car conductor
He was for time superintendent OF
the Missisquoi Valley branch of the Gen.
trail Vermont, and for several years pre-
vious to his going to Fort Covington he
was manager of the Franklin County
his death he was United States immigra-
ton officer at Fort Covington. Mr.. Deal,
during his residence in Vermont, was
prominent Republican and held many
offices. He represented st. Adams in
the state legislature and was also
senator from Franklin county.