The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-05


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Gov. Horace +. Graham will be the
commencement day orator at Norwich
university.
The Knights of Columbus Home asso-
citation of st. Adams has purchased a
block in that city for permanent home
for the order
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. ID. Bingham observed
the 50th anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Bristol recently. Both
are in poor health.
The new ice monopoly formed in Rut-
land from three former ice companies has
made its first move a raise in the price
of ice from 80 to 80 cents a hundred.
The Methodist, Baptist and Congrega-
tiona churches of Brandon united in a
prayer service Monday noon at the hour
when Congress met in special session to
consider war problems
Rev. Albert R. Mills has resigned as
pastor of the Baptist church at Brandon
to accept a call to the pastorate of the
Baptist church at Pawtucket r. |. He
will go to his new parish June /.
Earle, the 9.year -old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bissett of Clarendon, died
last Thursday of scarlet fever, Lloyd,
their l5-year old son. died with it Sun
day and the baby that same night.
C. Menzies Miller of Brattleboro has
received an appointment as United States
commissioner to succeed John f. Gale
of Guilford, who resigned recently after
he had been appointed a referee in bank
ruptcy.
George A. Nlurch OF Old Orchard Me-,
has been appointed superintendent of the
st. Adams & Swanton Traction company
and manager of the Public Electric Light
company of st. Adams, to succeed +. c.
Wilkinson, resigned.
Clark Hulett of South Londonderry,
who froze his feet last winter, had them
operated on at the hospital in Brattle-
boro April 2, as gangrene had set in.
The lower third of the left leg was taken
off and part of the right foot
Gus. Raglan, aged So years, a night
Waterman at the railroad pumping sta
tion at White River Junction, was struck
by shifting engine one night recently,
severing his left foot just above the
ankle. He is at the Hanover hospital.
Particular interest was felt in Yer |
mont in the news that the White Star
liner Adriatic had reached Liverpool safe
ly, as one OF her passengers was Dir. Don
aid Mc1ver of Swanton, a graduate OF
the T. V. NJ, who is to do surgical work |
at the front in France.
The Green Mountain club Inc. of Rut- |
land has filed articles of association with |
the secretary of state. the incorporators !
being C. P. Cooper, William NJ Ross of |
Rutland, r. S. Dean and Roderick NJ |
Olzendsm of Burlington and George A. |
Mather of Bennington. The club has no |
capital stock.
DR.. Roy c. Jackson, a graduate OF the |
medical department OF the University of /
Vermont in 1906, who has had 10 years /
experience in hospital work for the in
sane, began his duties as assistant ply
stefan at the Brattleboro retreat April g.
Another assistant will be engaged as
soon as a suita BILE man can be found
Fred j. Blake, who was elected first
trustee at village meeting in Saxtons
River April 3, through a vote in the |
warrant was given the official title of
mayor, being the first man to have that
title in Saxtons River He issued his
first proclamation next morning, when
he called the men to arms, the women to
Red Cross work and the citizens to float
the flag.