The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-12-24
NORTH POWNAL

Miss Mary Purcell, who teaches in
Proctor, is spending the holidays here.
Julia, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. f.
f. Barber, of Riverside Farm, is i'll at
her home,
Clayton Thompson has installed a
new hot air furnace in his store on
Main street.
Daniel Pettibone has taken posi-
ton with the Boston & Maine railroad
as signal man.
Ralph c. Paddock, who was injured
in foot ball game at Williamstown,
Mass, some weeks since, is improving.
The Oxwel Acetylene Gas. Co. of
Newark, N. j., has installed a new
gas generator for lighting the resi-
dence of DR.. Everett +. Potter.
Milton Barber, a native and for
many years a resident Of this town,
died last week at the home of his son
Henry in Champlin, MINI. He was SO
years old.
Miss Marcia B. Eldred, supervisor of
the operating department of the Al
bany hospital, has been recent guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
j. Eldred.
Laurence Hitchcock, who is stu
dent in Williston Seminary, East
hampton, Mass, is spending the holt
days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
C. E. Hitchcock.
The members of the family of A. N.
Smith have all been quite ill. Char
lotte Smith, the youngest daughter,
has been in the North Adams hospital
having her tonsils removed.
Louis O. Clare, who has lived here
for 35 years, was found dead in his
room in the home of Alfred Rice,
where he boarded. His remains were
placed in the vault of the North Pow
nal cemetery.
Mrs. Eunice Wilcox, who narrowly
escaped almost instant death from a
wound accidently inflicted by her son
short time since, is improving The
accident was caused by an old screw
driver with sharp end which was
fitted into wooden handle and which
flew out of it, as her son, Harry Will
cox, was passing through the yard and
swinging it in playful attempt to
smear a corn cob. The metal part OF
the screw driver flew from the handle,
and taking an opposite direction,
struck Mrs. Wilcox with great force
as she happened to open the door. The
sharp point entered her breast, pene-
trating it for about an inch. Her son
was frantic when he realized what had
happened, and, after assisting his
mother to her room and drawing out
the blade, Immediately summoned a
doctor, who stopped the flow Of blood.
Mrs. Wilcox's friends congratulate her
upon her escape.
ARLINGTON
Mrs. Elsie Skinner is seriously i'll at
her home.
Mrs. John J. Risdon and son spent
Tuesday in Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reid Of Pitts
| field, Mass, aree in town.
Paul Waterman has returned TO
New York after spending the summer
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Jones OF Rut-
land, were guests yesterday of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. |. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Vaughn, Mrs. H.
C. Benedict, and Miss Sadie Hard
we're recently in Troy.
Mrs. Paul Rochester Of New York,
is spending a few days with her
father, G. w. Miltimore.
Mrs. Alfred Buck left for Balti-
more, Md, Sunday night, called there
Il y the serious illness Of her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Whittier are re-
joicing over the advent Of daughter
born to them at their home in South
| SALISBURY.
Roger Higgins, student at the
Middlebury high school, is spending
the Christmas vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Higgins.