The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-30

Michael j. Doran, a deaf mute, who
lives in Bennington, has sent in an ap.
plication for enlistment in the army.
. Rev. Charles A. Hatch of st. Adams
will work in Vermont this summer UNI
der the direction of the Vermont Domes-
tic Missionary society.
The sum of $4,000 has been pledged
toward Springfeld's new hospital. and
it is thought 81 900 more is available to-
wards the new building
Frank w. Martin counted 81 robins
on a Ludlow meadow Tuesday m~~ning.
There We're several more in the flock that
flew before they could be counted
A new l2-foot American flag has been
purchased and draped on the rail back of
the pulpit of the First Congregational
church at st. Adams, where it will hang
in the future
The students of Middlebury college
have presented that institution large
silk flag. President John NJ Thomas
made the speech of acceptance at a
special ceremony Wednesday and Rev.
Arthur H. Bradford Of Rutland gave an
address.
Mrs Robert Il. Smith of White River
Junction, president of the Vermont State
Federation of Women's Clubs, is i'll in the
Mary Hitchcock hospital, Hanover, n. H.,
where she underwent an operation for
appendicitis but is gradually regaining
her health
At the Memorial building in Hardwick
is on exhibition a ballot box which was
used in that town as far back as 1900
at least. 1t is long box, divided into
four separate ballot boxes. bearing the
words, Justice state" county" and
representative"
Two members OF CO. F, I'd Massachu- !
sets regiment, James Michael Morrison
and Edward Dennis Duclos, were united
in marriage to Mary Agnes Weir and |
Gertrude Katherine Lonergan, respective
ly, at the Congregational parsonage in
Bennington Wednesday afternoon, com
ing from Pittsiield Mass.
The $4,000 bond issue of the town of
Bratteboro, authorized by vote in the
last town meeting, has been awarded to
the Peoples National bank of that town
at par and interest. The next highest
bid was by the Merrill, Oldham COM
pany of Boston. 0953 This bond issue
is to take care of the unpaid temporary
loans of the town which have accumu-
lated the past two years.
Peter Edward Fountain of Brattleboro
and Miss Nellie Dora Davis of Dummers-
ton were married in Brattleboro Wednes-
lay by Rev. Z. Q. $. 0sgood. The groom
is member of Co. d. I'd Massachusetts
regiment which has been called to the
,olors, and he was obliged to leave his ,
bride the next morning after their mar
rage, He served with the company on
The Texas border last summer
Simon Richards of Rutland, who es- :
,aped from the Brattleboro retreat last
week Wednesday, while out walking with
,ther patients in care of an attendant,
vas located Tuesday working in lum
Der camp Just over the Vernon line in :
he town of Bernardston, and was brought !,
Jack to the retreat. A printed descrip !
ion, which had been published, helped !
n his identification and Vernon man !
elephoned the retreat where the man. /
vas. a
Sumner Hill dropped dead in the road +
Ionday while on the way from his home 4
n Greensboro Bend to his stock farm 4
bout half mile away, in company e
nth his hired man. The horse got
brown in the deep snow and both men
,ft the sleigh to help it up, when Mr..
ill was stricken befores he had taken
step. His wife was visiting in St.
ohnsbury and could not get home until
he next day. Mr.. Hill was " years
Id.
Roland Thornton was considerably
ruised while working at James Blacks in
reensboro recently He and Maurice 4
GOODRICH were getting wood from shed Y
Ear the barn, when the snow from the
lrn slid onto the already loaded shed r
,of. crushing it in. Mr.. Thornton was
Lught in the wreckage and could not get I
1t, but Mr.. Goodrich escaped injury
I'd was able to help Mr.. Thornton out
his difficulty. Mr.. Thornton was bad
bruised about the back, stomach and
le leg, where he was caught by the
ling timber. :,
Probate Judge +. w. Brazille of St CT
lul. Mimi, has in his possession for in
fe keeping $4,000 belonging. it is be Or,
wed, to some Vermont person. Miss =,
Ellie G. Gould, 80 years of age, OF st. 9
lul, Mimi. left an estate of $4,000. y
lie administrator Of the estate is search ID
2 for an heir to the property. Miss 81
,uld was born in Vermont, but it Is ~
t known where. When she was one =
ar old her parents, Henry and Nellie al
,uld moved to River Falls, Wis. At pl
at point, nearly all traces of the family "a
e lost. but il is believed that Miss VI
,ulds father was dead at the time of -
T mothers death on March Is, 1914. y
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