The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-24
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
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The membership of the Richford Red
Cross branch is 245.
Mrs. Julia Martin of Burlington, aged
100 years last March, is in feeble con-
dition.
Governor Horace +. Graham is to de-
Eyer the Memorial day address in Crafts
bury.
Owing to the high cost of material,
one Brandon bakery has closed its doors
and will not reopen for the present.
Over 100 men of Hardwick have got
together with the purpose of stimulating
the advancement of the commercial, civic
and social interests of the town.
Philip Whitney, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
f. n. Whitney of Northfield, has been
appointed to West Point and is to report
June 10. He is now a student at Nor
witch University.
Miss Ella M. Krans, a native and for
mer resident of Rutland, has registered
as nurse with New York hospital
unit for service in France, which has
already been called.
Residents of Yergennes and Fletcher
were awakened Tuesday morning about
4 o'clock by an earthquake shock, which
lasted several seconds. In Vergennes it
is said to have ratified doors and win
dows.
Miss Bessie M. Thayer, U. V. NJ, 10,
well known throughout the state from
demonstrations conducted in behalf of
the home economies department of the
university. was married May 10 to Ber-
nard A. Chandler of the forestry depart
ment of the college, in Burlington,
Rev. J. Frederick Virgin, scout COM
missioner of Brattleboro, has secured a
camp site at Marlboro South pond which
will be used this summer for boys and
girls. There are accommodations for So
The camp for boys will be opened June
% and certain weeks later will be turned
over for the exclusive use of the girls.
DIR. Ladd Of the state board of health
has ordered vaccinated all who attended
the play of the Nellie Gill Players in
Roxbury on recent evening, about 200
in number IT is said that Mortified
smallpox suspect went by train from |
that place to attend the play, thereby |
exposing everyone in the hall, on the |
train and at the station.
An automobile driven by Harold Shat |
tuck was struck by train at Bugbee's
crossing, near West Burke, a few days |
ago and the machine was completely |
wrecked Shattuck had with him four
young ladies' but none of the party was
injured. He applied his brakes and when
he found they would not hold, he put
on all speed and tried to get ahead of
the train.
A flag containing but Is stars in a1oat
in front of the store OF ID. f. Capron in
Gageville. 1t was carried through the
Civil war by Stephen Capron, and was
in 10 battles. 1t is punctured in many
places by bullet holes. In the 10th bat
tie in which he participated, Stephen
Capron was blown to pieces, but the
flag he carried was little damaged. 1t
was sent home by the captain and has
since been in the Capron family.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Wyman received
peculiar injuries at their home in New
port on recent evening. Mr.. Wyman
attempted to remove an electric lamp
from it's socket and received shock,
which knocked him down. As he fell, he
struck a water faucet, which broke and
let stream of water pour forth. His
wife, hearing the noise went to her hus-
bands assistance and also received
shock which made her unconscious. She
was badly burned on one hand They
we're both unconscious when found by a
neighbor, but are recovering.
Calvin P. Titus, former private in
%. K, which saw service in the Spanish
American war, has been advanced to
captain in the oath United States infan- .
try and assigned to recruiting duty in
San Francisco. Mr.. Titus regiment was
sent to China to rescue American mis-
sionaries in the city of Pekin at the I
time of the Boxer revolution and was the
first man over the WALL for which act ,
of gallantry he was awarded medal of
honor by Congress and he was appointed
to West Point. He graduated there with
the rank of second lieutenant.