The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-24

The recent census Of the school chill
dren in Burlington shows there are il
that city 1850 of school age.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jared Howard observed
their 57th wedding anniversary Aug
10 at their home in SALISBURY Valley.
Josiah II Warren of Wolcott, age 8;
years, committed suicide recently by
hanging. No reason is known for his
act.
George Spencer and Herbert Wood.
ward OF East Haven, on recent blue
berrying trip, picked two and one.half
bushels in three hours.
Homer Norway of Waterbury, aged go
years, dropped dead while at work on
the new school building at Morrisville
last Monday. He had been in his usual
health.
Charles Butterfeld, an employee of the
National Acme company in Windsor,
while holding work for fellow employe,
was hit on the hand with the big ham
mer when the latter missed his aim. Mr..
Butterfeld's thumb was driven back into
his hand by the blow.
The contract for the erection of fac
tory for the Welch brothers in Burling-
ton has been awarded the Kieslich COM
pany. The factory will cost about $20,-
600, and this will be the nucleus of
larger plant, consisting of a new boiler
house, storenouses, etc.
Nearly $50 persons attended the pic
mic and reunion of the Joes Brook
Schoolhouse association in East Barnet
Aug. o. A Boston entertainer amused
the crowd, the county agricultural agent
spoke and woman from the home eco
Monies department of the University OF
Vermont gave canning demonstration.
Rev. DR.. Arthur H. Bradford, pastor of
the Rutland Congregational church, who
has been granted a leave of absence of
three months in order that he may en-
gage as director of religious work with |
the New Jersey troops at camp in
Admission, Ala, has been transferred to
a larger job at the officers training
camp at Fort Meyer, Va.
Mrs. NJ " Babcock, sister of the late
Josh Billings" and a resident of Airing
ton for many years, died in Saratoga
Springs a few days ago as a result of
breaking her hip in the early spring. Mrs.
Babcock, who before her marriage was
Blanch Shaw, was 81 years old and was
a very bright and witty, being devoted
to books like her brother.
DIR. w. w. Townsend of Rutland, who
has accepted a commission as captain in
the medical reserve corps, has been as
signed to the cantonment at Wrights-
vile, n j. Dr. Townsend had been
asked that his assignment be in New (,
England, but was notified with his as
sgnment that the Wrightsville post was :
an important one and needed good man ,
in charge, hence his assignment.
The Congregational church in Lyndon
will be 100 years old Nov. 80, but the
Aug. Is, bringing it at time when {
the summer people, many of them espec- \
ally interested in the church, might par !
ticipate. There were many historical o
sketches and centennial fund was n
started, over 500 being pledged at one i
meeting.
Rachel Susie, l6-year old daughter of
Mrs. Christy Susie of Burlington, left I
lome June for a visit and has not yet
eturned. She left with Howard Cor
lon, aged % years, ostensibly for a visit
It his former home in New Haven and u
hen to go to Greenfield, Mass, where :,
he and Gordon's married sister were
o find work. The girl, though only 10,
ooked considerably older. +
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Steve Somebeck, IL, Alfred Pennock, I
l. and Charles Kirkpatrick, s, Bellows L
'alls boys, were in municipal court there
few days ago, charged with cutting n
Western Union telegraph wires, They
Omitted the charge and then the first G
wo named were charged with stealing
,welry from a house in Westminster. p
q sentence was imposed, but the boys
ere placed in charge of q probation
ficer.
Il
Hope, nine year old daughter of Mrs. -
Iaroid Cooper of Morrisville, who is
sending the summer in Elmore, was in
lred recently in a shooting accident.
er brother, Reginald, aged IL, was play
& with revolver which was thought
be broken, when it was discharged,
I'd a 32-calibre bullet from it struck
nail on a versnda post, glanced of and
I the lite girl on the cheek. The
illet was removed and it is probable
at nothing worse than a flesh wound ds,
III develop. wi
John c. 0Dnnell of Bellows Falls, i
Gently commissioned at PIattsburg as at
second lieutenant, will leave soon for IN,
'ance for instruction in trench war fo,
He rraa oraduatad f-nr, h. Il