The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01


A. contingent for overseas duty.
Harley, son of Mr.. and Mrs Buston OF
Wells River, was so badly stunned dur
ing a recent electrical storm that his
condition is critical and he has had two
trained nurses in attendance ever since
the accident.
B. +. Merriam, for two years superin-
tendent of schools in Bellows Falls, has
been given years leave of absence and
soon will go to France for Y. NJ c. A.
work among the French and American
troops near the firing lines.
Miss Esther Il. Anderson, for three
years stnoegrapher in the office of Clerk
Y. S. Platt of the United States court
in Rutland, has been made deputy clerk
for the district of Vermont by Judge
Harland B. Howe of st. Johnsbury,
Patsy Polcello, the two-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs, Carmen Polcello of
Rutland, had its right thigh broken
few days ago when, in playing about
a motorcycle which stood near his home,
the machine tipped over onto the baby.
James Lockyear had narrow es-
cape few days ago at his barn in
South Wallingford, when he was with
his team in the basement and the floor
above piled with stove wood, caved in
onto him, hurting him and the horses
to some extent.
G. S. Parsons of Benson has purchased
the farm of Mrs. f. L. Wygant, stu.
ated between Poultney and Fair Haven,
and will use it as breeding farm in
: connection with his big establishment
at Benson Much of the property will
be devoted to the raising of blooded
stock.
Mrs Maria Newton, who has spent |
considerable time in Bradford with her
son, Rev. j. FL Newton, now lives in |
London, and during recent air raid a |
piece of shrapnel tore hole in the roof
of her house and gas bomb exploded in
front of her door, no one being injured
by either.
Crossman NJ, Lincoln, one of Rupert's
prominent citizens and veteran of the
Civil war, died Aug. 2s. He was rs years
old Mr.. Lincoln enlisted in Co. E, 10th
Vermont volunteers and was wounded in
the battle of Cold Harbor. He represent
ed the town of Rupert in the legislature
of 1894.
Commissioner of Education Milo b.
Hilegas did not accept the resignation
of William H. Darrow, who has been SUI
perintendent of schools in district com
posed of Waitsfeld, Warren and Water
bury, but has granted him years leave
of absence. Mr.. barrow is to assist in
work connected with the war
Miss Sara Parker, associate editor of
the United Opinion at Bradford, has !
so benefited from treatment at the Lake
view sanatorium in Burlington for ner-
vous breakdown, that she will leave there
the first of next week and visit at the
home of her brother in Montpelier for
few days before reassumng her duties in
the newspaper work.
Clayton, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George !
W, Fish of Ira, was badly hurt the first
of the week while threshing at Fred A.
Fish's. The long belt slipped off the
pulley on the thresher, caught him and
threw him onto the rapidly revolving fly T
wheel, after which he was thrown to
Nthe ground. He was unconscious for
some time and his left leg was broken.
A Ford car driven by Mansel Martin Q
of Bradford and motorcycle run by Al
bion Smith of Piermont collided a few I
days ago in Bradford, both machines be-
ing badly damaged. Little Winnifred c
Jewell, who was riding in the Ford, was o
thrown through the windshield and was =
badly cut and bruised. Several stitches
were necessary to close scalp wound u
When lightning struck the lighting I,
apparatus in one of the cars on the u
street railway in Bennington during a =
shower Aug. 30, near panic resulted =
The accident happened at noon, when the :
car was filed with people going home 8
TO dinner. Packages, glasses and UNI :, -
brellas were left in the car and their "
owners were too afraid to return for =
them. u
p. II. Gobie, a Bellows Falls printer. a.
has recently bought Of the II. A. Man
ming Printing company of Greenfield
Mass, its large business Of printing di-
rectories and this business will be con.
solidated with Mr.. Gobie's job printing
in a new building TO cost about $4,000 =
OF this, about 5000 will be loaned ia .
Mr.. Gobie by Bellows Falls citizens. This
was done because Of rivalry. as the !,
Greenfield board Of trade tried TO per- :"
susde Mr.. Gobie 70 move his business =,
from Bellows Falls TO Greenfield. %
Z. " Msnsrd was injured in bis stone
shed in Montpelier Aug 30. when q gran 10.
ire chip few from the hammer Of a co