The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-23

matism at his home in Burlington.
Alonzo Bent, a veteran of the Civil
war, died recently at the home of his
daughter in Bennington at the age OF
rs years.
There are three cases of scarlet fever
in the home of John James in North Ben
nngton. his two small daughters and
the nurse who came to care for them.
H. G. Hutchins of Elmore, merchant
has filed petition in bankruptcy with
Clerk F. s. Platt of the United States
court. His liabilities are S4,322.76 and
he has assets of $3,s25.7S with 1915
claimed exempt.
Fire in East Fairfield last Saturday
burned the Warren block, small pri-
vate dwelling and block owned by
Soules brothers. The st. Adams fire de-
partment was called and did good work.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Roy Upper, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Upper, is the first young man
from Bakersfield to enlist in the Unit
ed States army and is now stationed
at Swanton. His Uncle, Charles Upper,
was the first man to enlist from Bakers
field in the Civil war.
Charles e. Morgan one of the 10th
cavalry recruits, died May 10 at Fort
Ethan Allen after a brief illness with
pneumonia. He was given military fu-
neral and as the body left the reservation
for the mans home at Belleville, N. j., it
was escorted by the $500 recruits at the
fort.
The board of village trustees of Bel
lows Falls has ordered new fire en-
CINE to replace the one which could not
be gotten into commission for the big
fire May Ia. The new piece of equip
ment is one which has been discarded
by city department and will cost the
village $1,000
A large hay barn in New Haven, be-
longing to George 4. Stone of Vergennes,
was burned to the ground recently, with
so tons of pressed hay, so bushels of
seed oats, grass and clover seed and
farming implements. The loss was 81.
900, with insurance of 81 200. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
Bernie Lumbra of Orleans, who was
taking party of friends out In his new
car, ON the second trip which he had
made with it, met with an accident, as
the. result of which the car was turned |
turtle, he was pinned beneath it and |
d..
thrown out. All were somewhat |
bruised, but not seriously injured.
A. j. Raiche of Dandy, aged Sc years,
and Mrs. Harriet Des Viens of Man
chester, N. H., aged IS, were married
in Manchester recently. Both had been
married before and each has four chill
dren living. Mrs. Raiche's first husband
died 80 years ago, while the first Mrs.
Raiche died about five years ago
Charles B. Sherman, a Bennington
young man, died suddenly Sunday even
Ing OF acute indigestion as he was pass
ing through the village cemetery on his
way home after a call on a friend. He
was noticed soon after the attack came
on and a physician was summoned, but
he never regained consciousness. He was
81 years old.
James P. Rooney, aged 80 years, died
at his home in Bennington Sunday of
which followed an attack
of measles. Mr.. Rooney represented the
town of Woodford during one term of
the legislature and held offices in that
town previous to the moving of the fam
lily to Bennington. He had always been
very sturdy until the attack of measles.
William Knight Bond, son of Mr.. and /
Mrs. w. H. Bond of Brattleboro, was ]
badly burned on one hand few days 8
ago, besides receiving an electric shock.
The boy, aged four years, found wire
nairpin on the floor, and put it into the :
socket where the electric fiatiron is con-
nected. The lights were thrown off in
three rooms by the burning out of the
use, which resulted.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ashline and son,
Joseph, were found in a serious condition $
rom asphyxiation at their home in Bur- '
ihS boh puhudf uoiuillg. All Wcic uH-
onscious, but the father and son were =
while the woman was tax
n to the hospital in critical condition.
'he will recover. One of the burners of
he gas range had been accidentally left
pen. Mrs. Ashline is II years old and !
er husband is rs.
Roscoe Fisher, aged rs years and a
eteran of the Civil war, died May 20
t his home in Brattleboro Mr.. Fisher =
roke his hip in July, 1915, and since
hat time had been helpless. He was
ative of Townshend. He enlisted in
o. +, 4th Vermont, and was captured
une %, 1864, with about 300 Others
Ihile engaged in destroying the Weldon
abroad. He was 10 months in the open
tockade at Andersonville prison. For
years after the war he was employed
! the Estey organ works.
Because fish basket got mixed up
18th the foot pedals in his automobile, =
harles w. Burroughs of Brattleboro has
partially disabled machine. He was
wing to move the basket without stop
ing the car and in doing so ran the
ITO into a telegraph pole, which threw
harles w Cleveland anofher oceunant