The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-19

Mrs. Orrin Beckwish of Rochester has
given to the museum OF that town a
hand reel or "niddy-noddy." Another
Gift is a fine specimen OF a weaycrs
shuttle, worn TO n CLASSY smoothness by
century OF use.
Charles III. Green of White River June
ton has in his possession 81 bill issued
by the Vermont bank OF Woodstock IN
the wear 1908 and is therefore LOG years
old The bill is in perfect condition with
its printed words as well as those that
were written clear and distinct.
u. L. Swan of Orange, Mass. was in
White River Junction Tuesday with his
family in their auto, to which is at
tached Gabriel calliope, upon which it
is possible to play 80 distinct pieces.
The calliope power is supplied by the
condensed steam of the auto engine.
w. H. Taft, whose failure in business
in West Townsend caused mental uCu.
bic for treatment of which he has been
at the Brattleboro retreat for two
months. is very much improved in health
and has returned to his home.
Mr.. Liyermore, who died Thursday in
Charlotte of infantile paralysis, aged 20,
was brother of Mrs. Floyd Foote, who
died few days before. He was i'll bit
three DAYS. 1t was while Mrs. Foote was
ca mping that she came down with the
disease and her brother was with her at
the time. Schools and churches in Char
lotte have been closed.
Rev j. Preliyet, former Vermont
clergyman now residing in Paris, u in
this country and making his first visit
to Vermont in 20 years. He left Paris
before war was declared. Before leaving
this state, Father Prelivet held pastor
ates in Enosburg Falls, Barre and North
field. Fifteen years ago he left America
for Paris and this is his first return
trip.
Michael Romano, the third victim OF
asphyxiation by gas in Providence, r. l.,
died Sept. IL in a hospital, following the
death of his wife and infant daughter
from the same cause. A triple funeral
was held Wednesday from st. Anthony's
church in White River junction, in which
place the family lived. Mr. Romano was
AZ years OF age and employed in the
b. & M. enginehouse at West Lebanon.
MIR. and Mrs. Romano leave six children.
Peter Phillips, the Burlington man
who married his wife at the house OF
correction, where she was serving SEN
tenee, following stormy passage on the
sea of life, is again in the tolls of the
law for assaulting her. He was SEN
fenced to one and one-half years at the
house Of correction Thursday, but this
was suspended on condition that he
would take three of his fse children and
leave the state, leaving his wife and
two other children in Burlington.
The 42d annual meeting of the Yer
mont branch, woman's board of mis-
sions, will be held in the Congregational
church at Newport Sept. 20 and 30. The
sessions begin Tuesday evening, Sept. 20
and on Wednesday sessions are to be
held at $3.50 A. M, 2 and 1880 p. NJ.
Among the speakers will be Miss Mary
Preston of the woman's board, Mrs.
Charles n. Ransom of the Zulu mission,
Rev. E. S. Tead d. d., of the CongregA-
tional education society, and Rev. James
l.. Barton d. d., secretary Of the Amer
lean board, who win conduct the COM
missoning service OF the newly APP
pointed missionary, Miss Cook.
But for the quick and plucky work of
his wife, Herbert Morgan would I'M
have been killed at his home
in Salisbury few days ago by his three
year-old Holstein bull, which attacked
and pushed him through two fences.
When the animal charged him again, Mr..
Morgan called for help, and his wife,
her husbands rife, placed two
shells therein and shot the animal
through the lungs. A moments hesita-
ton on the part OF the bull gave Mr..
Morgan a chance to regain his feet and
fire a second shot The animal was later
killed. Mr.. Morgan was found to have
one broken rib and many bruises.