The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-10

during Sunday night and Monday, which
was the heaviest fall at any one time IN
several years.
The contract for building the armory
at Bellows Falls has been awarded Ell
lot & Kieslich of Burlington. Seven
contractors entered bids.
Over $500 has already been pledged
toward fund for the erection of a gym
nasum and club house for the use of
the young men and young women Of
Rutland.
Over 400 Knights OF Columbus wit.
lessed the comforting Of the third de-
gree on 40 candidates at Fair Haven
Sunday afternoon. Nearly every coun-
Gil in Vermont was represented.
Hyman Bloomberg OF Burlington, a
shoe dealer, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy with Clerk II. s. Platt of the
United States court. His liabilities are
$l,259l3 and he has assets of $3.50, with
$500 claimed to be exempt.
While James Rowe Of Brandon was
drawing a load of hay Saturday after
iiboIt q pOI tIbH vi luS may SDppEu OiI
throwing him to the ground. Upon ex-
animation it was found that several ribs
We're broken. his shoulder dislocated, and
head bruised.
+. ]. Redmond, jr., of Shelburne,
farmer, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy with Clerk f. s. Platt of the
United States court. His liabilities are
81 QQA al bo I'm &C 400
with 1864 claimed exempt. There is
life insurance policy for $1,000,
Mrs. Maria knight, aged "a, while try
ing to move about the house during Sum
day night, when the electric lights in
West Brattleboro were out because of a
broken wire, fell downstairs and suffered
a compound fracture Of the right leg
about the knee. She is in q critical CON
dition at the Memorial hospital
There are now l52 inmates at the
house Of correction in Rutland, serving
sentences. OF this number 25 are wom-
en-, which completely fills the women's
apartments in the institution. There is
only one vacant cell in the house of cor
rection department and two empty cells
in the Rutland county jail
Mrs. Wilbur Cutler had the left ear
torn from her head last Friday night
when the horse started while Mr.. Cutler
was out OF the wagon. Mrs. Cutler
was thrown out and one wheel went
over her head. The ear was sewed back
on. The accident happened in Springfield
as Mr. and Mrs. Cutler were on their
WaY home from marty
Tracy Wilson, the l4-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wilson, who dis
appeared from his home in Poultney
November 10, was located in Waterford
N. w. Nothing had been heard from the
youth from the time he left until last
Thursday, when a younger brother of
the missing youth received letter from
Tracy stating that the latter was in
Waterford, where he had employment
and intended to remain.
Colon, Panama, newspaper an
nounees the engagement OF Miss Aura M.
Matos Of Colon and Robert J. Huntoon,
formerly Of Chittenden, who is a plumb
er in the employ of the United States
government and is in hospital service at
Colon. The wedding will take place in
January. Mr.. Huntoon was formerly
member Of company A, Vermont national
guard, Of Rutland,
The tenement house in Charlotte,
owned by John Whalley and occupied
by Alfred Simons and family, was
burned to the ground Saturday evening.
The children were alone in the house
and when help reached them it was too
late to save anything but few pieces
Of furniture They had Just purchased
their supply of winter clothing, which
was entirely lost.
Judge Frank L. Fish of Vergennes has
handed down a decision in the chancerv
case, recently heard in connection with
the Williams Slate company of Pawlet, |
appointing Henry O. Carpenter, of Rut-
land receiver for the company. Mr.. Will |
liams motive in seeking receiver arose
from his suspicion that he was being UNI
fairly dealt with by other stockholders |
and that the company was nearly in
solvent.
Z. H. Walcott, formerly editor OF the |
st. Johnsbury Caledonian for some years
and later of the Burlington Free Press, |
died Sunday at Wellesley, Mass, follow
ing an operation for appendicitis After
two years in Burlington he went to
Boston and since then had been claim |
agent for the Boston Elevated railroad. |
Mr., Walcott was also honorary consul |
for Japan, having represented that gov
eminent in New England for several |
years. He had lived at Wellesley with |
his daughter, Mabel, for Is years. He t
was about So years of age.
Charles Dow of Burlington is at the