The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11

Rev. e. NJ. Fuller of Richford directed
musical festival in Montreal Monday
evening
Underhill Center's oldest resident,
Theophile LeBarge, died recently at the
age of o. years.
From less than half an acre Of straw
berries, Lewis Gordon of Lyndonville
picked 1900 baskets of the berries.
The number of children in the Brandon
graded school district, according to the
recent census, is 80 less than year ago,
between the ages Of six and Is years.
Mrs. William Marsh broke her arm,
cut cash in her head and was injured
internally, when she fell down the
cellar stairs few days ago at her home
in Jericho.
Arthur Bemis and David Farr captured
two large swapping mud turtles in the
Connecticut river at Westminster recent
ly, one of which weighed 2lh pounds and
the other 22h pounds.
The ll-year.old son of George Griggs
of North Troy lost his left foot in a
moving machine last week He was asked
to prod the team, which jumped, and the
cutter bar caught him before he could
escape.
Leslie Flint of Newport is in danger of
losing the sight of one eye as a result |
of injuries which resulted when he was
hit in the face by stream of water
from hose. He is in st. Johnsbury |
hospital for treatment.
Ex-Gov. Samuel Z. Pingree of Hart
ford observed the s5th anniversary of his
birth Aug. by visit to Attorney w. B.
c. Stickney of Rutland, and while on his
visit there motored to Brandon to call
upon ex.Gov. E. j. Ormsbee, who passed
his SD milestone June 8.
Bryan Stuart was seriously injured re-
Gently at Manchester Depot when he
was struck on the head by l6-pound
stone from a blast at a construction
camp. He is an engineer employed by
the Rich Lumber company. Mr. Stuart
was taken to the hospital at Troy, n.
Y.
The Proctor & Gamble company of Gin
cinnati, o., is warning Vermonters
against a man and woman who have
been taking orders at various places in
the state, requiring householders to pay
81 down and agreeing to deliver soap and
a premium at later date. The scheme .
is a swindle and the Proctor & Gamble !
have made no arrangements !.
with any canvassers.
j. Z. Carrigan, Addison county agricul-
tural agent, whose headquarters are at
has been appointed assist
ant county agent leader for the state of
Vermont, succeeding Jay Coryell, who re-
signed about the middle of May to accept
/ similar position in New York state. Mr.
Tarrigan is native of Pittsford and =
graduated from the state college of agri-
culture.
Bellows Falls and vicinity are to en-
tertain 80 fresh.air children for the next r
two weeks. Sixteen will be taken into II
private homes, Is will be camped in one {
Of the smaller buildings at the Vermont t
academy, and eight girls win be cared r
Tor in Walpole, N. Fl. The sum of Sl25 b
mas been donated by those interested, but
bn could ~ thap,caI.-oa 30, =
children. C
Ii
There is doubt of the recovery Of Err e
lest C. Baker, West Glover farmer, +
who was attacked by bull few days II
lgo. The animal was driven off by the h
mans son and his dog but not until Mr.. NJ
Baker had been thrown high in the air, :;
anding on his shoulders in such a way q
hat his spine is injured and the entire
over part of his body is paralyzed. He .,
S at Brightlook hospital in st. Johns
Jury and his recovery is not expected.
Albert ]. Massey, living at Hardwick
enter, was taken in custody recently p
" United States secret service man
nd taken to st. Johnsbury, where he
vas registered in the selective draft He
allied to register June 5, having left W
Greensboro, his home, few days before II
hat date and since that time having b,
cen staying at various places in the W
tate. He asserted that he had been in H
he woods and did not know of the reg NJ
'tration proceedings. ce
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Fred Gokey, l4-year-old Newport
oy, has war garden which not only be
doing finely but which took eonsid-
rable work before it was planted at ALL liy
he land sloped toward the lake and was 60
DO low to be used, so the youth hauled ba
Id railroad ties from the lake shore for DIV
foundation and then from quite dis :
ance brought earth enough to make a NJ
lot 50x20 feet. This he planted to -,
egetables and besides has sixteenth of e.
q acre of school land planted to beans -
nd a quarter acre of Board of Trade -
nd planted to potatoes.
Two young men and girl, one young II
an from Dummerston and the Others -
ON Chesterfield, n. H., on their way
'me from a dance in Brattleboro, were
IDLY injured Aug. when run into by
-attleboro automobile. Miss EVELYN