The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-04
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Bennington raised s5l6,74 during wal
library week.
Don C. Stiles, who is in Y. NJ. c. 4
work in Alexandria, Va, has sold hi
stationery store in st. ohnsbury.
Miss Kcmpp, one of the grade teachers
in West Derby, is temporarily filling the
position of principal, as i. Ii. Uranr
has been called to enter the army.
Another case of scarlet fever has de.
veloped in Roxbury, the son OF George
Bell having been taken i'll in school. The
building has been f,migated.
The Youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
win Stevens of Mortified Falls was bad
" burned about the face last week by
pulling tumbler of hot jelly off a
shelf.
George A. Chase, youngest son OF the
late C. NJ. Chase, founder Of the Lyndon
Union, died recently at Ashland, Ore,
where for six years he had been a fruit
grower.
Rev. C. w. Clark we'll known through
out the state died at the Congregational
parsonage in Georgia Monday, aged near
ly sc years.
An overheated electric fatiron caused
a small fire at one of the cottages OF
Middlebury college Tuesday evening, but
the blaze was extinguished before much
damage was done.
Women of Arlington and vicinity have
knit $50 complete sets, consisting OF
sweater, muffler, helmet and wristlets,
for the Quitting of the sailors Oh the
battleship Vermont
Miss Myrtle Miller, for eight years
head nurse at Brightlook hospital ST.
Johnsbury, has been called to the base
hospital at Fort Macarthur, Waco, Texas.
She enlisted for Red Cross service year
ago.
Miss Grace Jenkins, one of two dis
trict nurses which the Bellows Falls wom-
IN CIup Huppui Us, ld5 itelSLcAs anu ipA |
the present the other will do the work
alone. The club has supported district
nurse work for IA years, and for the last
six years there have been two nurses.
For the larceny of a fashlight from
the Tavern at ST. Adams, Stephen Shell
don was sentenced to from four to six
months at the house of correction. Shell
don, who is q years old has criminal
record, which was taken into account in
the sentence. He has been a cripple
from birth, having only one arm.
The annual convention of the Vermont
Sunday School association will be held
in Middlebury Oct. Is and 10, instead
of in Morrisville, as previously planned.
No one under Is is to be allowed to at
tend the meetings and no delegates
will be allowed to attend who come
from places where there are active cases
of polio.
Green River is in the hands of thieves.
While Mr. and Mrs. Otis johnson were
in Brattleboro a day recently, someone
in broad daylight gathered a bushel or
more Vi lOuldbOta, tboh CfNl PN"i !
from a pear tree, and took bushel and
a half of potatoes from the piazza. At
LYMAN Glaciers, in the same place, a
bushel of lima beans was picked and a )
large watermelon. At Myron Thomp :
sons, potatoes were dug from the field. :
Brattleboro is to start a yarn club
for~the purpose of raising funds for the /,
purchase of more material. The Red !,
Cross branch there has already expended :
over $500 for supplies, but the money :
is gone now, though wooden supplies are
still needed. 1t is hoped to secure 1000 g
members for the club and to raise =
81 900 Members will be asked to pay :
25c month for four months. The :
slogan is: IF you can't fight, knit; if .
you can't knit, buy yarn" .