The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Mrs William Ellis, who died July p
at the home OF her son in Whiting, woulC
have been e3 years old in a few days.
The ls.month.old child of John Cush
ing OF South Burlington, who was mad'
violently i'll by drinking blung, is recov
ering.
A piece of ice weighing $50 pounds
dropped on one foot Of George S. Diekin
son in Bellows Falls recently, fraeturine
two bones.
The Windham County Agricultural So
ciety and the Vermont state grange will
hold a field meeting and basket picnic
in Brattleboro Aug. Is.
In the vicinity OF Vergennes, Lincoln
and Starksboro the potato crop will be
practically failure, owing TO the con.
tinued rains in the early spring.
William II. Finn assumed his duties
as postmaster at st, Adams Monday,
succeeding Charles S. Forbes, Republican,
who had served four years and IS days.
John c. Dowd, inventor OF ebonoid and
ivoroid, used extensively as substitutes
for ebony and ivory, died Friday at Long
Beach, L. l. He was a native of Brat
tleboro.
+. w. Bissonette of Shelburne frac.
tured a rib few days ago when he
fell Ia feet from the roof OF barn on
which he was at work. He was also
badly bruised.
Ernest Pease, arrested in Dover Sat
urday for getting into an alteration at
a dance in that place, was sentenced TO
three months in the house of correction
and to pay costs of 1920.
Corporal James Macallum Wardlaw of
the 10th Canadians, who gained a medal
at st. Eloi was presented 10 the king
during the latter's visit to Cambridge,
Eng. Corporal Wardlaw was a former
resident of st. Adams.
Phillip Hogaboom, who was taken i'll
at his home in Enosburg Falls last
Wednesday, rallied and went later to
the home of his daughter in Berkshire,
where he was found dead in the wood.
shed Thursday morning, apparently as
he had started to go outdoors.
A bull terrier bit John White, aged
l3 years, son of J. j. White OF Burling-
ton, the last of last week. badly tearing
the boys face. The animal was at once
killed. 1t showed no symptoms OF rabies
and unless blood poisoning should de-
velop the boy should soon be over the
wound.
Walter Cleveland and Charles Ives
were sentenced in St Adams city court |
Saturday to spend the remainder of their
minority at the state industrial school /
at Vergennes, for stealing Sll from A.
w. Fisher The boys are each IA years
old and have been at the industrial school {
before
Ebert Forbes, ten year-ol son of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter j. Forbes of Middle
bury, was severely kicked in the face Just
below the left eye recently, making
deep cut and rendering him unconscious
for several minutes. He was driving a
colt from the pasture into the barn.
Camille Savard, a Winooski truck.
man, had his left leg broken between
the knee and hip Saturday, when his
horse ran away at Queen City park
and, upsetting the wagon, threw load
of heavy bath lockers onto Mr.. Savard
He was taken to the Fanny Allen hos
pital.
Raymond Goodrich of Rutland, while (,
on the road towards Middletown with |,
number of companions Friday for days
outing, was struck by an automobile !
which came up from behind and was Sc !
riously injured. The flesh about his face, r
arms and one leg was badly torn and !
bruised, and he was taken to the Rutland ;
hospital. The driver of the car which ;
ran him down was said to be J. c. !;
Coombs of Ira.