The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-09

ABOUT THE STATE |
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
The preliminary sale of Chautauqua
tickets in Rutland is far from encourag
ing.
Lon Wheeler OF Hyde Park, while cut.
ting up feed for his horses July 4, cut
of most Of one thumb.
Three thousand five hundred men pat
ronized the shower baths at the y. NJ.
c. A. rooms in Burlington during June.
Because Of the war situation, Rutland
has given up any idea Of holding its an.
nual carnival in September this year. A
patriotic pageant may take its place.
Three sons of Mr.. and Mrs James f.
Greed of Rutland are serving their coun.
try in the present war, two in the regu-
lar army and the third with the V. n. G.
An unusually fine specimen Of white
fox from Alaska has been received for
the Hitchcock Memorial museum in
Westfeld, after three years search for
a perfect specimen,
The rectory buildings belonging TO st.
Luke's parish in Chester were partially
burned Thursday, the fire starting in the
barn and destroying nearly new five
passenger automobile.
John Dorsey met with an automobile
accident while on his way TO his home
In Ludlow Thursday night in which his
car was demolished IL turned several
somersaults. Mr.. Dorsey was bruised
and shaken up.
Several Masons in the state are claim
ing to be the oldest members of the or
der in Vermont, but j. w. Morrill, OF
st, Adams Bay is sure he has all the rest
beaten, for he will be SO years old the
goth of next September and joined the
Masonic lodge 81 years ago last Septem
Der.
Rev. j. R. Lawrence, pastor of the |
Baptist church in Townshend, has sun |
shine library OF 5000 volumes which he |
has for years placed at the disposal of |
the people of his parishes. About 5000 |
of the books are fiction. Sixty-fve' have |
been added since February The library !
is kept at the parsonage.
When a box of No 80 cartridges be-
came spilled into the woodbox acct.
dentally and then they were put into
the stove with the contents OF the wood,
box, Mr., and Mrs. John G. Hathnrn OF |
Barnard got quite surprise, for the ex-
plosion was of considerable force. No
one was hurt and the stove was not
damaged.
Mrs. Minerva Taylor found queer
specimen of the butterfly family In
Springfield few days ago, which had
white body, two sets OF pea green wings,
the upper set with small band an inch
long and a quarter of an inch in width.
The broad part of the wing was covered
with brown spots. SO 4sr no one has
been able to classify it,
The 4-year old son of Edmund Duff of
West Holland while left in the wagon
alone for few minutes, applied the
whip to the span of horses, which caused
them to run away. For mile the ami
mails ran and then turned into the cream
cry yard, their original destination,
without overturning the outfit or throw
ing the boy out, as he chung to the
seat No damage was done,
Edward M. Conner, l7.year.old son of ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. o'connor of
Brsttleboro, is in Greenfield Mass,
hospital with serious injuries received
when he and another boy tried to board
a moving freight train at Farley, Mass.
The train ran over one ankle and he
also has fractured skull and other Sc [
rious injuries. He enlisted last April in
Co. | without the consent of his parents Z
and was later discharged because he was I
under the age limit required.
Adjutant General Lee S. Tillotson of :
the states military department an /,
aounees the appointment Of Thomas W,
Ray of Brandon TO be second lieutenant =
,f Company G, First Vermont Volunteer
Militia Home Gusrdsl in place of Elroy
Woods who refused to accept commits.
zion. Other appointments in the First
yermont VoIpteer Militia were az fol-
ows; Arthur II. West, second lieuten-
mt Company H, Newport Henry G.
Holmes first lieutenant Cnmnanv l.