The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-14

day caused landslide in Bristol which
completely blocked the highway and
caused vehicles to make long detour.
Owing to the development of another
case of scarlet fever in Wallingford, the
last week OF school has been cancelled
and graduating exercises have been given
up
During recent thunder storm light
ming struck the Union church in Grand
Isle, cracking some of the windows and
setting fire to the steeple. The fire was
soon extinguished
Tomatoes in enormous quantities are
being raised in Burlington this spring.
At the experiment station, where to-
matoes were never raised before, there
Is an acre of them.
During a recent thunder shower light.
ming struck and killed pig in the barn
of Mrs. Ina Crossman in Peru. Horses
standing on the other side of the par
tition were uninjured.
Earl, the year.old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Judkins OF Barnet, received a
bad break in one leg near the hip recent
ly when he was pushed down by compan.
ions on a cement walk
At the home Of Mrs Asher Burditt of
Rutland the tiny bulbs of lily of the
valley plants, which have spread under |
the asphalt walk, have caused the walk |
TO break in several places.
Miss Bessie Q. Webley, graduate of |
the st. Adams hospital training school
for nurses, has been made head nurse
at the Sherwood sanitarium She has |
been a registered nurse since 1912.
The floor in the barn of A. D. Fogg
in West Burke gave way recently, let
ting into the basement five horses. BY
the use of pulleys the horses were
brought up, no serious injuries resulting
to them.
This is the second war for the soldiers
OF which Mrs. Eleanor Stiles, aged ST. of
Stowe, has knitted socks. She has lust
completed pair for the Red Cross So
ciety and kept her; brother, Aladuron
Stowell of Moretown, supplied with
socks while he was serving in the Civil
war.
Z. III. Holterman, who spent the win
ter at Miami, Fla, aviation station, and
is spending short time in Woodstock,
has been awarded government certi-
fcate as expert airman, his certificate
being the 9lst one of that grade to be
granted. Mr. Holterman expects soon
to be detailed to Fort Houston in gov
eminent service as instructor
The property of the Wiiloughby Wood
and Lumber company has been sold to
capitalists from Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island. The property includes g.
900 or 1000 acres of woodland, on which
operations will be commenced
at once and the lumber shipped to mills
in New Hampshire Massachusetts and :
Rhode Island to be used in manufac- {
turing bobbins.
Mrs n. c. Flory was badly injured
q bout the head at her home in Rutland L
Tuesday when her gas stove blew to s
pieces. Mrs. Flory turned on the gas b
but was called from the room before t
she had time to light it, and on her re- r
turn, when she applied match an P
explosion occurred, which badly damaged I
The stove, a piece of the metal striking v
her on the back of the head. Z
o. W. Graves, a frequent visitor at
he home of his daughter. Mrs. w. w.
Townsend of Rutland, died Tuesday at :
iis home in New York, his death I'M
being FASTENED by the anxiety
connected with the enlistment of his
yrandson in the war. Mr.. Graves enlist
d in the Civil war at the age of 10 years
md took part in many engagements, also
,eing wounded in battle. His grandson
las Just enlisted at the same age.
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