The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-10
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS oF INTEREST FROM
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DIFFERENT DEcTioks
Twins wers born last week TO Mr.. ane
Mrs. John Peppin of Stowe, making !.
children in the family
Committees have been chosen to see
about the uniting OF the Congregations
and Baptist churches In Jamaica, under
one pastor
Henry B. Cushman, for several terms
municipal Judge Of Orleans county, has
resigned and Gov. Graham has appointed
in his place Willard NJ. Wright of Bar
ton.
Rev. Charles Waite, formerly of Rich
mond, and later in Essex Junction, has
volunteered for Y Nj. G. A. service in
France. He is a Congregational minis.
ter.
Carroll G.. Page of Hyde Park has re-
eeived an appointment as assistant pay
master in the United States navy and
enters upon his duties in about three
weeks.
A barn belonging to Ellis Rushford of
Montgomery Center was burned recently
and the loss was only partly covered
by insurance. Children playing with
matches are supposed to have started
the fire.
Arthur Prescott of Garfield came near
being killed by electricity during show
er last week. He was driving home from
Morrisyille when bolt stunned the
horse and Mr.. Prescott has been par
tally paralyzed ever since.
DR.. Edmund Desautels of Burlington
has received word that he has passed
the examination for appointment as first
lieutenant in the dental reserve corps and
will be commissioned soon He graduated
from Tufts dental college in 1916.
George r. Rand, born in Colchester in
1874, died at his home in Ludlow Mon
day. He was a veteran of the Civil war
and at its close for 40 years was con.
nected with the Chicago, Burlington & |
Quincy railroad as conductor. For the
past two years his health had been very
poor.
The water supply in Middlebury is so
low that the commissioners have decided |
to shut it off from the mains from 10 |
p. m. to 4 a. m. every night until further
notice. Unless the citizens are very care
full of the supply or heavy rains come,
the use of water for anything but do
nestle purposes will be prohibited
The eight -month.old child of Mr., and
Mrs. Michael Carlow of Chester met its
death few days ago during the absence
OF its mother. She left it in high chair
while she went to a neighbours and on
her return found that it had slipped
down in such way as to hang itself
by the strap used to fasten it in the
chair
After four weeks of terrible suffering ,
the little son of Mrs. Matte Fender OF
sohSliic 10 IttONtIiuE' " Hiis pay +.
ing with some peanuts, he sucked one
into one lung, where it formed an alb. !,
scess. A few days ago, during a continuous
coughing spell lasting an hour, the
strength of the little fellow lasted long !.
enough to throw off the peanut
Because of the excellent military work !
done at the University of Vermont the ,
past year, that institution will be con. !
tinued in the distinguished" class, where i
it has been rated for the past three G
years As result, ten of next years I
graduates, who have completed the mill o
tary course, may be appointed without t
examination, other than a physical one, c
rs second lieutenants in the United
States army.
This is said to be the dulest sea +
son of the past Is years at Caspian lake,
Greensboro. On account of the war, the
young men usually there are otherwise !,
engaged and on account of the infantile
paralysis situation, many Montpelier and J.
Barre cottage owners have not opened up :;
heir cottages. Of the two tennis courts, ;,
only one is in use and that but little. v
The number of golfers is smaller than =
usual and the fishing is the poorest for
generation. Perch in the lake are de-