The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-23
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS or INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Mr.. and Mrs. T., NJ. Carlisle of North
: Chester celebrated their tlfticth wedding
/ anniversary March s.
The recent kake walk at the Universe
ty of Vermont, Burlington, netted pro-
III of Ss25.65, which will go for the bene-
iit of athletics.
Young John Osgood of Bradford, who
fell on an electric radiator and burned
his face. neck, and one arm seriously,
is recovering from his injuries.
The village of Bennington has adopted
a curfew ordinance, the signal TO ring
each night at $3.50. 1t viii apply 10
children of 10 years and under.
AT the annual town meeting in Bar
ton the matter of fireproof sub-sta.
ton brought out very little discussion
and IL was voted TO buy site and the
trustees were instructed TO build suit.
able station.
Samuel Mcintosh, Northfelds oldest
citizen, observed his Doth birthday ami
versary March Is at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. c. $. Richmond. He is
in the best OF health and walks down
stairs every day.
Members of the four Montpelier as
sociations of the campfire girls have
shown their interest in the war by max
ing up five baby kits which were shipped
TO five mothers in France. Each kit con- !
tanning clothing and toys.
Fremont l.. Ross, Rutland boy has !
signed contract to Join Bonnette broth
and other aerial novelties, in which he
viii engage at the state fair this season.
He is only Is years old.
Edward /. Kent, conductor on the
Central Vermont railway for many years..
died Monday at his home in Roxbury.
He was 20 years old and retired about
10 years ago. He served in Co. X, 7th
Vermont regiment in the Civil war, sery-
ing three years.
A Mortified club, composed of young
ladies, has taken the initiative for rails
ing money to maintain public play
ground in Mortified this summer. 1t ia
their idea to secure piece of land suit
able for a ball ground, also such equip
ment as they can obtain, which might
be moved to the school grounds for the
school year, and then in winter to flood (
the tract of land for skating rink.
Patrick H. Fleming of Bellows Falls,
secretary of the United Irish league, re- :
seived a box of shamrock few days =
ago from John E. Redmond, the Irish
eader of Dublin, Ireland The sprigs 0
we're in good condition when they ar
lived and Mr.. Fleming distributed them
lmong his friends. Mr.. Redmond also =
the Irishmen fighting in the
renches and sent thousands of boxes of
hammock to the fighting men.
Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Linsley of Middle u
Jury observed their golden wedding ami e,
ersary March 20. Mr.. Linsley was born @
4 February, 1876, and Mrs. Linsley in II
september, ls45. Mr.. Linsley was Il
vil war veteran, enlisting in Co. A, 9th T.
'ermont Volunteers, in February 1864, sa
nd serving until the end of the war He Is
as twice wounded. At the close Of the ~ =,
celebration, Mr.. and Mrs. Of
.insley were given a purse of $50 in ;,
old ~ ~
One hundred and forty cases of tuber- A.
lloss were treated at the Pittsford SAN
forum last year, according to the an
ual report just given out. OF these 46 Nj
ere sent there by the state, l3 different =
Ises were aided by the Vermont chap -
r of the American Red Cross societyi
nd one patient was supported for IL
eeks by the Vermont Fedora ton OF
'omens clubs. Since the sanatorum 1
as opened, eight years ago, 720 patients
I'VE been treated. For the year just
ist there was daily average of over
The joyous greetings of his dog caused
e death on March 20 of William VIII
n Wells at hospital in Dorchester,
here he was taken after the accident.
r. Wells was out walking when the
e. recognizing him from a distance, ran
ID leaped against him, knocking him
wn and fracturing his hip. After be-
g taken to the hospital, pneumonia set
and he failed rapidly. Mr.. Wells was --
years old and was probably one of =
G best known statesmen in the United
ates. For nearly 20 years he repre-
nted the firm of the S. A. Smith Mig.
mpany of Brattleboro.
Last Monday DIR. and Mrs. Henry C.
well observed the 50th anniversary
their marriage at their home in st.
hnsbury. DIR. Newell was born in
rke, Oct. 49, 1885, and went to st.
hnsbury in 1854 After graduating
I'm Dartmouth medical college in 1868,
entered the United States service, be-
commissioned assistant surgeon of
J Third Vermont Volunteers in De-
,er, 1868. He was acting surgeon of
racks at Brattleboro till May, 1854
en- he joined his regiment. He was -
stored out in May, 1865. Some years =
, he withdrew from active medical ~