The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-17

In a runaway in East Middlebmy
when team driven by boy by tn,
name of Grant made a sensational get
away, the horse broke its leg and had
TO be killed.
Leone II. Cook, for 25 years town clerk
of Yarmouth, Me-, died Jan. IA at the
age OF 63 years. Mr.. Cook was a native
of Glover and his wife was Miss Clara
j. Andrews of Island Pond.
At the annual meeting of the Congre-
gational church of East st. Johnsbury,
held Jan. 3, Rev. A. V. Fisher rendered
his resignation, to take effect Nov, /.
He wishes to take up special religious
work in Boston
Mrs. William Wallace died Monday at
the new home in st. Johnsbury, which
was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
by their son n-law, Hoel Human, at
their 50th wedding anniversary, Jan.
of this year, and to which they had just
moved.
T. p. Desjadon, while working in the
woods of Orwell last week, found birch,
Eastwood and ash sprouts with buds,
such as are usually found in the spring.
The ash sprouts had begun to put forth
leaves.
John Clark of Middlebury, an employee
of the Middlebury Marble company, was
badly hurt Monday when one of the
steam pipes was blown out of place,
hitting him on the left side, cutting a
cash in his head. One shoulder was also
injured.
Daniel Sullivan and his family were
nearly overcome with coal gas in their
home in Springfield few nights ago. It
was some time before they recovered
from their experience, The drafts were
closed too soon after fresh coal had been
put on for the night.
Mrs. Franklin Barney, ST., stepped on
a basting needle as she was crossing the |
floor in her home in Springfield a few |
days ago with her shoe off, and the nee-
die penetrated her right foot and broke
off, She has since had the needle cut |
out, but a sore has developed.
Mrs. Susan Reed met with a serious
accident recently at her home in Chester
when, with a lighted lamp in her hand,
she walked into hole where the trap |
door was up. The lamp broke and set
fire to the cellar floor, but she was able
to roll clear of the flames No bones
were broken, but one knee was badly
wrenched.
Harley G. Sheldon, one of the first to
develop the quarry business in Rutland
county, died Jan. Is at his home in West
Rutland, after an illness of ten minutes
with Indigestion, He was a veteran of
the Civil war. Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon OBJ.
served their golden wedding anniversary
month ago.
DIR. Harriet f. Parker, the medical
missionary in India, whose home is in
Putney, which place she left for India Z
in 1895, is to be the head of the new !
hospital, the cornerstone of which was :
recently laid. This is to be wonan's :
hospital, with room for SO beds In the !,
Madura mission, where DR.. Parker has !
been engaged. there were 1877 in-patients .
last year and l2,402 out -patients, the to- :
tai treatments aggregating 43,2lS. =
Marjorie, ll-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Chandler of Bennington, r.
was badly hurt few days ago while v
coasting, when she was accidently struck 6
by an automobile driven by Arthur Gore. g
She was lying fiat on the sled. and it a
was thrown from under her as the sled A
struck the car. The auto passed entirely
over the child. She received a severe Il
scalp wound, one tooth was knocked out 6
and she was badly bruised. c,
Mrs. Lily B. Salisbury OF Riverside q
drive, New York, but who spends her a,
summers in Rutland with her father. -
William III. Barnard, has sued moving = !,
picture concern because representatives
Df the company offered to give her $50
Tor an Easter hat if she would let them - :,
AXE movie pictures on her fathers es. -
tate on Riverside drive. The $50 did a.
not come. 1t was "Gloria's Romance" ~
scenes of which were enacted on the Bar.
iard property. Mrs. Salisbury, although y
l.
he film corporation keep its promise. "
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Abial II. Slayton, one of the Oldest P
esidents of Stowe, died Sunday of hard ia
ming of the arteries. Mr.. Slayton was ia
,orn on the farm where he died and
hat had always been his home. The
present house was built by his father =.
# brick made from clay found on the = :.
arm, In ls49 Mr.. Slayton joined the -
old seekers in California and after his ~
eturn to Vermont found traces of gold y
n Gold brook, on a farm which adjoins 9
lis Stowe place. He took from the =
rook about $500 worth of gold, which he ~
made into heavy gold watch chain and =
Their articles of jewelry. He was vet r
ran of the Civil war and had served as =
ide judge in Lamoille county, also rep
esenting Stowe in the legislature of
s76-77.