The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06

AZ AuHlp ititFfN III hOADuIN
which opened July l.
Robert Merrill of Bradford has beer
chosen principal of the junior high
school at st. Johnsbury.
On account OF the war, among the
campers around Caspian lake at Greens.
boro there is but one young man between
the ages of Is and 80 years, and he has
enlisted
G. Il. Batchelder of 0rono, Me-, field
agent from the Office of forest pathology
at Washington, d. c., finds the white
pine blister rust widely distributed over
the town of Lyndon.
Freeland II. Foster of Barton dropped
dead in wood lot about two miles
from his home last week as he was show
ing the land to prospective purchaser.
He had been in his usual health.
Mrs. Lloyd Wallace of Akron, O.. for.
merly Miss Belle DEMO of Bennington,
was among the passengers on the trolley
ear which tumbled into the whirlpool
rapids at Niagara, N Y, last Sunday.
She was drowned.
Alex. Hulburd Burlington taxicab
driver, was arrested yesterday on
states attorneys warrant and was
placed under bonds of 81 900. He ran
over and killed Fred Broullard in Bur.
lington June To-
Mrs. Lucy Ann Mcdonald Grow, the
oldest woman in Lamoille county, died
lin Morrisville June 20 at the age of 95
years. Her whole life had been spent in
Morrisyile and most of it on the farm
where she died
Frank, the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Petelle of Holland, died last
week from eating pills. He was hunting
for some candy and found some pills
which a doctor had left, eating about
two dozen. He died soon after.
+. Fl. Hallett, st. Johnsbury mar
ket gardener, has a stalk of rhubarb |
which measures six inches in circum-
ference, is % inches long and the spread |
of the leaf in the widest part is 30x32 |
inches.
Cars in st. Johnsbury are being dor.
rowed" rather too frequently for the
peace of mind of the owners. A number
of autos have been taken from their
garages lately, run until toward morn.
ing and then returned in none too good
a condition.
A hen belonging to P. d. Lee OF North
field laid an egg within an egg recent.
ly, the outside shell measuring 0 Lilo
inches the long way by IA inches the
shortest way. The egg weighed 5l3
ounces. Within this egg was another,
shell and all.
Members of the home guard in Bel
lows Falls, to the number of 20, are on
guard in that place. taking the places OF
the National Guardsmen who were
called back to the mobilization camp.
The guards are paid 25c an hour by the :
town.
Y Earle G. Keller, son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. A, keeler of Morrisville, has re.
ceived an appointment as clerk to the
general of the war department
at Washington, D. c.. and has assumed |,
his duties. He was a graduate of Peo-
pies academy last spring.
Fred L. Davis of Hartford, for eight
years live stock commissioner in this
state, CT July 3 severed his connection
with the Office and will give his attention
from now on to his big farm, to which 7
he has recently added 100 acres.
George Beckwith of Granville, n. Y,
and George Whitney of Salisbury were .
arrested in Middlebury recently, the first '
ior not having license and the second u
'or refusing to show it when asked to
BY game warden. Beckwith was fined
Us and costs amounting to 1925 and a
y htney was fined S34 and costs of 1925. D
Mr.. and Mrs. Alphonse Mongeon OBJ d
erved their 50th wedding anniversary =
July / at their home in Winooski.
There was a family reunion on that day
t which IS were present, including the
Mrs. Mongeon is 70 years
II age and her husband is II. Mr.. Mon I
,eon's parents, and also his wifes, lived !
o celebrate their 50th anniversaries.
A span of horses belonging to F. T.
smith of Moscow ran away few days 4
go and Struck a group of small boys =
laying in the road Lester, five-year-
Id son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Adams,
fas knocked down and his clothes were
ably torn, but beside few bruises he
vas unhurt. The two other children
'ere not hurt.
The auto war" between New Hamp-
hire and Vermont seems to have come
D an end. The New Hampshire traffic
uthorities have notified Bellows Falls C;
utomobilists that they may have free
ccess TO New Hampshire roads and Yer "
lont, in turn, will be open TO New =,
ampshire cars. According to the New VI
smpshire commission the whole situa- w
on was due to a misunderstanding.
North Alburg is facing the probability =;
diphtheria epidemic. The youngest 81
lid of William Sheldon died last week n,
ter a several days illness, although AZ
lysician had not been called until the sc
y Of the child's death, when be pro- :,
ounced it suffering with diphtheria. o;
here are four other children in the ~,
mily and the had been playing q
ith the na;ohhors' rbfIdrn, - ,,-,..T ! -