The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-04

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Miss Alice Norwood OF Rlchmono
il somewhere in France with Red Gross
unit
Word has been received in Burlington
that Professor Appelmann has sailed IRON
Halifax.
Navigation on Lake Champlain closed
Saturday, when the steamer Ticonderoga
made her last trip for the season.
Twenty.t two three yard bandages were
sent from the Pittsford Red Cross branch
Saturday, making a total OF 10 sent
from there in all.
Fred Booth left his home in Caven-
dish Thursday evening to get shave,
bought a ticket for Bellows Falls and
has not been seen since.
A horse which strayed from the barn
Of the w g. Reynolds company in Bur
lington ten days ago was located Nov.
20 at Starr Farm beach, where it was
browsing in meadow,
John Selden, principal of the Bristol
high school, and Miss Marjorie Lee, an
assistant in the school, were married
Thanksgiving day at the home of the
bride in Vergennes.
Fred T.. Davis, former state livestock
commissioner. has been chosen to fill the
vacancy on the board of selectmen for
the town Of Hartford, caused by the
death of Robert Smith.
Miss Harrington, musical instructor In
the Burlington high school, is teaching
the pupils the new war songs, feeling
that all should know the songs which
the soldiers are singing in the trenches,
Charles Reed of South Hero had his
left hand amputated at the Mary Fletch-
er hospital last week, that member hav-
ing been drawn into corn cutter and
so badly mangled that it had to be taken
off.
The large electrically illuminated star
which has hung from the steeple of the
Rutland Congregational church during
the holiday season for the past three
Years, was lighted for the first time this
year last Sunday night.
Two boys, Fred Bump and Wilfred
7 IfI 4 4 i
near that place Thursday, freed bay |
lynx. One boy stood guard while the |
other went for his father, who shot the
animal. A So bounty was received.
When the blocking of the wheels on
a wagon containing ton of coal gave
way, as the driver was about to deiv-
er the coal at the house of II. S. Gould |
in Swanton, last week, the whole load
slid down a bank and deposited the coal
in Forge brook.
The Appalachian club of Boston. of
over $500 members, composed of both
men and women, will make Bristol its
headquarters this year at the time of
the annual Christmas outing in the
l. ut IluD - uut w dIIINbi
at Bristol Dec. 90 and for five days will
enjoy outdoor life.
Mrs. Bert Maxfield the Starksboro :
woman who shot and killed her four
year old son and then attempted to kill
herself, is recovering at the Fanny AL
len hospital in Winooski. The bullet is
still in her head. 1t is alleged that she
sent her husband to a store in Starksboro
for morphine, to the use of which she
was addicted, and when he returned
without it she became crazed and started
shooting.
John Cameron, for some years EN-
,loyed by J. r. eastman of Burlington,
who was injured Nov. 90, when he fell
,r was thrown from one of the heavy
wagons, died Nov 2S in the Mary FIeteh-
n hospital At the hospital it was de-
;ided that the wagon passed over his
body. Mr.. Cameron was AS years of age
His body was taken for burial to Ben
lington, where his wife was at the
ime of the accident.
Harry w. Smith, for four years deputy
ollector IN charge at the customs port
n Alburg, has been appointed special
eputy TO the collector at Buffalo, the
enter of the big customs district of the
United States. Mr.. Smith is Highgate
10Y and since 1908 has been employed
n the customs department in the vari-
MS departments. His promotion came
rom Washington and was a recognition o
f his merit in the work. b
DIR. c. w. Dunstan, physician in v
died suddenly on Thanksgiv- u
ng day. Had he lived until next Feb
nary he and his father, who was also p
physician, would have practiced medi. II
inc in the town for just century. DIR. a
,unstan was between rs and so years =
Id and had been in active practice up to
he time of his death. He had been "
ealth officer since the law was passed L
) years ago. Gov. Horace T. Graham, -
-ho was to have made an address at the
ks memorial service in Burlington,
ancelled the engagement that he might L
ttend, the funeral of his fellow towns.
ian.
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