The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS


DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The use of the Rutland hospital has
been offered to the federal government in
case of need in time OF war.
Willis n Cady of Brandon is in Wash
ington, ID. O., as a member of the nation
al committee looking into the food and
fuel condition of the country.
Four Brattleboro young men assembled
to the top of Wantastiquet mountain in
Brattleboro Sunday and placed United
States flag on pole at the very summit,
where it is plainly seen from the sur
rounding country.
Only one case of smallpox has devel-
oped from that of Mrs. Gertrude Hines,
the woman who came from New London,
Conn, to Essex Junction while ill with
the disease, SO far as known. The new
case is that of a woman in Underhill.
Thirty eight pupils in the Bennington
high school have been given leave of alb
sence for the remainder of the school
year to allow them to work on farms or
in gardens. OF this number, five were
girls, some of whom will work for farm
ers and others will do gardening
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Representative James Cummings of
Castleton is not yet able to leave Mont
pelier for his home, following a broken
shoulder, which he sustained several
weeks ago He is able to be about Heat
on hospital now and probably can re-
turn home in a few days.
The Baptist church in Brattleboro had
a special patriotic service Sunday even.
ing, when large silk flag on staff
tipped with brass eagle was presented
the church by the members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
who attend that church. Another large
flag has been ordered to be used outside
the building.
The st. Adams school board and city
council are at odds and one member OF
the school board has sent communica-
tion to the citizens charging that the
council has blocked every effort of the
board to obtain appropriations for school
purposes and has refused to call meet
ing of citizens so that the matter may
be discussed.
John Robinson a Democrat well known
throughout Vermont, died at his home in
Bennington Saturday. Mr.. Robinson,
who was a native of Ireland, had reached
the age of 70 years. He was sheriff OF
Bennington county for several terms, was
United States marshal for the district of
Vermont under the first Cleveland adj
ministration and postmaster under the
second.
Telben Fay just missed losing the sight
of one eye while cutting brush at his
farm in Brandon last week. He had cut
a small sapling, which sprang back, cut
ting cash across his eve, just above
the eyeball. 1t was thought at first the
sight was totally destroyed, but it is
gradually coming back. Mr.. Fay lost the
other eye in exactly the same way while
cutting brush some years ago,
Otbo > n OtIfIt6fis Wds diA robtt l
at Newport April 80 and turned over to |
United States marshal. His arrest fol- |
lowed a letter which he wrote TO the Gus
toms office at Newport. Rail has Unit
ed States citizenship papers, but has |
been in many parts of New England late
ly and attempted to cross the border into
Sherbrooke, P. O., but was refused adj
mittance by the Canadian immigration
officers. He was ready to leave Newport |
for st. Johnsbury when arrested
Miss Isabelle NJ. Brown, for go years
with the office of town clerk of |
the oldest member of the Rut-
land Congregational church and well
known in that locality, died there Mon
day at the age of 90 years. Miss Brown
was assistant to her father, who was
town clerk for 40 years, for Is years
more she assisted his successor and for
two years she was herself town clerk.
This was when Rutland, Center Rutland
and Sutherland Falls were combined and
there was much writing to do.
The Universalist church at White Riv-
rr junction is up IN arms over state
ments which their pastor, Rev. Hugo Per-
ielwitz, made in recent sermon. Mr..
Perdelwitz, who is a native born German
and has served his time in the German
army, is alleged to have accused some of
he officers in his church of being lower
han rattlesnakes, on account of what
ne terms unjust accusations made against
lin by members of the church He has
been pronounced pacifist all through
he war in which Germany is involved,
md lately the feeling against him had
,een so pronounced that an investiga-
ion was instituted by the federal gov
rnment, two secret service men having
,een in White River Junction. They
we're convinced that Mr.. Perdelwitz was
luilty of no crime against the laws Of
he country. He is a young man, per-
lsps 2s years old. brilliant speaker, a
much Travelled man and liberal minded. !