The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-22

The Baptist church at Starksboro wa'
re.dedicated Sunday,
Mrs. Mary J. Hamlen died Sunday at
her home in Bennington at the age OF
~ years.
Rev IL. w. Cummings began his pas
torate at the Stowe Congregational
church last Sunday,
Mrs Marion Forsyth, aged 80 years,
Fairfax's oldest resident, died Saturday.
She was the last of her family.
Jefferson w Baker of the staff of The
Burlington Daily News has gone to De.
troit, where he will enter the insurance
business.
Rev. w. L. Bissel of Vershire has
accepted a call to West Townshend Con.
gregational church, and will begin his
labors soon.
Arthur c. Hoag, for many years sta.
tion agent at North Pownal, died Sun
day in the hospital at North Adams,
Mass, aged 60 years.
Mrs Susan I. Clark, aged 65 years, was
found dead in bed at her home in East
Charlotte Sunday She had been in fail
ig health for some time.
A trio OF doctors, S. w. Paige and T. VI.
johnson of St. Adams, and II. l.. Pierce
of Swanton, each secured buck aver
aging 200 pounds apiece in Bloomfield.
Mrs. w Milo Small, who died Satur-
day at her home in Morrisville, had been
a member of the Congregational church
of Stowe for 60 years. She was Is year,
old
Mrs. Maria Hadley an aged West
Brattleboro woman, had a shock, proba-
bly, Friday night, and was not found UNI
til Sunday. She was in a semi conscious
state but could not move.
During an epidemic of humps in Ben.
nington which seems to be abating for
the reason that all those not previously
immune have doubtless had the disease
now, over 200 cases have been reported
to the health officer.
Martin L. Gleason, a we'll known Rut
land lveryman was injured Friday,
when. as he was assisting in moving
a hen house, plank whirled around and
struck him in the jaw. He was rendered
unconscious by the blow.
The re.opening of the Methodist
AkfIlIiSfpn htob hos hapn nm !
dergoing extensive repairs, will take
place Thursday evening The Rev, B. NJ.
Kent. superintendent OF Burlington dis /
trict, will preach the sermon.
lawsuit brought by F. T. Wakefield +
against the town of Greensboro and the T
building committee for an alleged balance T
due on building a school building in the
town in 1911 was tried last week and
decision given in favor OF the defend
ants.
Capt. Charles L. Wheatley, who has :
been assigned to construction work on
Corregidor island, Manila Bay, for two
years, has been transferred to Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, and is now on his way
to this country. Captain Wheatley is
son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Wheatley of
Montpelier.
w. O. OBrien of Cayendish went to
Rutland about three weeks ago with
good sized roll of money and a desire
for a good time He awoke the other
morning to find his roll gone and the
story he told the police resulted in the
arrest of several and his own arrest as
WELL
Captain John Quincy of the t. A.
Scott, ir., which accompanied the Ger
man submarine Deutschland from New =,
London when she left port on her return ,
trip to Bremen, who, with five members
of his crew, was drowned, was brother 4
in-law of Mrs. Frank d. Tucker of Brat |
tlcboro. He had been in the employ OF j
the T. A. Scott Wrecking company for i
II years as wrecking master. L
Emery A. Melendy, town representa- ,
from Londonderry and station agent at {
South Londonderry, was operated on at I
the Brattleboro hospital Monday for the I
STOMACH IIPSET7