The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-11

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corn operators.
New England members of the Sweet
family viii hold big reunion at Battle
field park, near Bennington, Aug 49,
Prof. Arthur Franklin Barnes, who
for the past year has been connected
with the engineering faculty at Middle
bury college, has resigned 10 take po-
sition in New Mexico.
Charles j. Bullock longtime employe
in the office of the Middlebury Register
is in a critical condition as the result of
a paralytic shock.
Mary Baker Allen chapter, ID. A. r.,
will dedicate marker with public ex-
ercises on the site of Ann Story's cave
of revolutionary fame in Cornwall Aug.
l26 The cave is located on the banks of
the Otter river.
Poisonous plants in the vicinity of
Brandon are believed to be more veno-
nous than ever this year, more people
having suffered from contact with them
than in the past five years combined.
| A. A. Wilder, who represented Will
mngton in the late sos, died last week
at the age OF 70 years.
One hundred men were thrown out of
employment and losses aggregating $780,
900 were sustained when lightning struck
the Hutchins estate butter tub factory
in Montgomery last Friday. The build
ings were burned to the ground for the
second time in 30 years and the fire was
the fourth disastrous blow to milling in
terests in Montgomery in II years.
Miss Anna Gibson, daughter of Mrs
George W. Gibson of Richford, writes
her mother of the effects OF the Euro
pean war in Australia. Miss Gibson and
her touring party are making every eff.
fort to reach America at once.
The first squadron of the End cavalry,
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, is par
ticipating in school for cavalry in
struction at Hampton, Conn. Bay state
regulars are also enrolled
Bishop Coadiutor w +. Weeks OF the
Vermont Episcopal diocese is Mt Rock
Point, near Burlington, recovering from
a serious operation which he recently
underwent in Boston.
Two cases of infantile paralysis have |
been reported in White River Junction, |
one a young man in his teens by the |
name of A. J, Laskey and living at
White River Junction village and the |
other an employee at the Wilder mill, a
man of % by the name of Tom White.
DIR. Henry D. Holton. chairman of the
Vermont chapter of the American Red |
Cross, has received word that the ex-
ecutive committee OF the international
relief fund has decided that every in
dividual who contributes 50 or more to
the European war relief fund will be en-
rolled as member at large in the Red
Cross society, and will receive also the
October number of the American "Red
Cross Magazine Contributions NAV be
tent directly to Harry S. Howard treas,
Burlington, VT.
Practitioners and other friends of Rev.
Valentine Michulka, pastor OF the Polish
,hureh in West Rutland. have taken
teps to insure the safety and speedy
eturn of the clergyman, who is now
travelling somewhere in Galacia,, Austria
hungary. T. W. Maloney of Rutland,
It the request of the pastors friends,
las written to Secretary Bryan and
senator Dillingham; asking that through
he consular service, the West Rutland !
'riest be cared for. Father Michulka {
eft West Rutland June p to visit rel |
.tives in Galieia and also to visit his old |
cademy town. \
Claiming Polloek's new motion picture
erial, "The Little Grey Lady" has for I
is heroine Miss Gladys Grey, former !
girl, who has gained nation |
vide fame on the stage. The film is to
e shown in several Vermont towns in 4
he near future Is
Rev. f. R. Phillips has resigned the 7
astorate of the Christian church at I
Woodstock to take effect the last Sun
ay in October. \