The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-19

DefDy observed tnelr 0Utn wedding an
niversary Friday evening. Mr.. Kay il
70 years old and his wife is ~.
Because of the scarlet fever epidemi,
in Rutland, the Camp Abnaki reunion
which was to have been held there Fri.
day and Saturday, was cancelled. The
quarantine on Rutland will last about IL
weeks.
Stewart Flsgg, the brother of Mrs
Thomas I. Britain of Brattleboro, who
has been driving an ambulance on the
Verdun front for the French army, has
been decorated with the cross of war for
conspicuous bravery.
Jerry Barber, Rutland laborer, has
filed a petition of bankruptcy with the
clerk of the United States court, +. :.
Platt He has liabilities of $2l0.3S and
assets of $3.50, all claimed exempt. His
largest creditor is phyician.
William Dillon of Corning, n. Y, but
who for the past years has been custo-
dian of the Windsor Farms company,
the former summer home of Marie Dress
ier, has fallen heir to $4,000 bequeathed
to him by Mrs. Clark. whose life Mr..
Dillon saved in New York last October.
Clark Hulett, South Londonderry
carpenter. was found in his shop We'd
nesday with both feet badly frozen. Am
putation may be necessary. He is about
80 years old. A wife and two children
live in Brattleboro and since the break
ing up of the family Mr.. Hulett has lived
alone.
Joseph Willett, who conducts eastern
ers to the sunny climate OF California on
special trains. returned Wednesday to
st. Adams, where he has six days at the
end of each trip, after completing his
290th round trip from New England to
the west. He makes an average of IA
trips year.
One duck was seen swimming about
on Otter creek in Middlebury last Tues
day, the coolest morning of the season.
Old sportsmen say they cannot remem-
Der seeing one of these birds in Middle
bury in midwinter before. Island Pond
also boasts a duck guest this winter in
the open waters of Clyde river.
Representative Frank L. Green has |
introduced in Congress bill authorizing |
an appropriation of $39,476.96 to repay |
Vermont for certain charges for equip |
ping, subsisting and transporting her /
troops during the War of 1912. Attempts
have been made to get this claim allowed
by the government before, but the state
has not been able to show original voucE.
ers. Recent discoveries in the state
archives, however, while not disclosing
the original vouchers, have brought to
light papers which may be taken as
equivalent evidence.
Silas Dubuque, who lives in North
Hero. was saved from death few days
ago by the presence of mind of his wife.
who threw fur coat over his head and
thereby extinguished flames which COW
cred his whole body. A water pipe in
the cellar froze and Mr.. Dubuque put
some gasoline on the pipe and then
touched a match to it. The match went
out and he put on more gasoline and
struck another match. In an instant
there was an explosion and the can which
contained the gasoline burst, covering
him with flames. When he rushed up
stairs and his wife saw the trouble, she
threw the coat over his head and extin-
gushed the fire. He was so badly burned
about the face it is feared he will be
badly disfgured for life. His head and
face were said to be swollen larger than
a large water pail.