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

cat since last fall last week IN Benning-
ton.
The oldest flag floating in st. Johns
bury is probably that of Mrs. S. T..
Brooks, which has but IL stars on the
field of blue.
The old fair ground at Bethel has been
sold by 4. ID. ellison to James +, Ripley
The last of the fairs held there was
about 25 years ago.
Rev. j. II. Kingsbury of Hartford,
Conn, who was called to the pastorate
of the Congregational church at Sudbury,
began his labors there last Sunday.
The Uniform Rank, Knights of Pyth-
las, of st. Adams, at its annual meeting
Tuesday, voted to equip for home duty
if company is needed for that purpose.
The +. & T. Fairbanks firm in st.
Johnsbury has sent circular letter to
each of its employees, telling them that
they must stand by the flag and the
president or seek work elsewhere.
Blaine A. Gotta of Concord men,
Der of Co. d of st. Johnsbury, got the
call TO mobilize April after Q o'clock
at night and walked from there to St
Johnsbury, a distance of nine miles.
The four. year .old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bispee of Waterford swallowed quar-
ter Sunday, it lodging in his throat. Not
responding to other treatment, an opera
ton was performed for its removal on
Wednesday.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Ethel A. Adams of Mortified to
Adjt. Gen. Lee S. Tillotson of st. Adams.
Miss Adams has been employed for two
years in the Office of the commissioner of
weights and measures.
Employees at the freight house in Rut
land struck Monday for an increase of
20 cents day. The railroad officials |
refuse to grant this, but will compromise
by giving an increase of 10 cents, max |
ing Sl.90. About % men went out. |
Eight later accepted the l0-cent raise
and went back.
Young women in Rutland on Tuesday |
sold carnations for the benefit of the
Red Cross work and in 90 minutes had |
disposed of 200 of the blossoms. At |
the end of that time all the red ones |
were sold and a supply of white ones
put on sale, which continued to go brisk.
ly.
After communicating with the Roches-
ter, n. y, police, Montpelier authorities
became convinced that Joseph NJ. Parker,
who had been taking pictures about the
capital was doing legitimate business.
He was employed by a Rochester firm to
take pictures of business places, etc, to
be sold to the owners.
Capt Dwight Smith, a graduate from
Norwich university in the class OF 1907,
is in command of the United States
forces at Guam, where the Germans last
week blew up one of their own gunboats
rather than let the United States take
possession. He is native OF Stowe and
also has a brother in the federal serv-
ice.
Mrs. Mabel Cattanach Foster of New /
Hartford, Conn, before her marriage a
st. Johnsbury girl, has Joined the Red
Cross and volunteered for any kind of (
service. She is to enter military train
ing camp for women near New Hartford
for two weeks military training and
lessons in first aid.
Women at the Home for the Aged in T
Burlington are doing their "bit" by hem [
ming As Red Cross handkerchiefs and
knitting. The seven women in the home I
asked the matron for the chance to do I
somethingt oNUNUNNU.. =. :. {
something to help the cause along. The {
youngest in the group is 70 years old I
and the Oldest 81, the combined ages
being 500 years.
Monday night the Boston & Maine
railroad bridge over the Connecticut riv-
er and the bridge over the Wells river
at Woodsville were put under guard for
the first time, the men coming from
Fort Ethan Allen under Lieut.. l.. H.
Lampman, an officer of the regular army.
Special attention will be given to the toll
bridge over the Connecticut river.
-Four two-year-old steers in the barn
Of Joseph Pecott of Lincoln were hung
Tuesday when the floor gave way behind
hem, falling to l2-foot basement, and
leaving the heads of the cattle held in
he stationary stanchions, with their
bodies hanging in space. Their neclSs
we're drawn TO twice their natural length
A fifth steer which was insecurity fast
med, escaped death. At noon Mr.. Pc
oft had fed the stock and everything
vas all right. When the listers came
lbout two hours later, they found the
Inimals dead.
II. F. Black, very prominent in town
ffairs, died suddenly at his home in
Newport Tuesday. Mr.. Black represent
d Coventry, his native town in the leg
stature of 1850 and 1882 Because of
lis strict business integrity, he had as
isted in the settlement of over 100 es-
ates. He also served many years as
ister and selectman for Coventry and
Newport, and was chairman of the board
f selectmen of Newport at the time of
is death. Among the surviving children
5 Harry A. Black. a Newport LAWYER.
rho is clerk Of the House of Representa-
ives. sister is Mrs Ellen Huntington
{ Randolph.