The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-23

As result of the grip epidemic
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Shonio of More
land HAYES uttered by death the loss
of three children and three grand
children.
Miss Agnes Spellacy, a resident of
Montpelier and nurse at the State
hospital at Waterbury, died Satur-
day night, leaving two brothers and
two half-brothers, half-sister and
stepmorher.
George Regain of st. Adams, who
is serving time in Washington coun-
" Jail, will be detained here on the
termination of his sentence on the re-
quest of Chief Mahoney of st. Adams
who stated Saturday that he had
warrant for Regan's arrest.
Bernard Fitzpatrick and Daniel Ry-
IN were injured at the Boutwell,,
Milne and Varnum quarry in Barre
N a peculiar manner. Fitzpatrick
1as suffered the amputation of his
light leg OF the knee while Ryan has
4 broken foot and other injuries.
The teachers committee of the
board of education of Rutland has
engaged Edward J. Duff Of Passaic,
N. j., at u salary of $4,000, based on a
school year Of 80 weeks, to be direc-
or of vocational industrial education
IN the Rutland public schools. He
will begin his duties Monday, Nov.
18th.
Joseph D. Cote, prominent bust
ness man and a partner in the firm
Of Cote and Frost, lumber dealers,
lied at his home in Bellows Falls
Saturday morning. Mr.. Cote has
been suffering from an attack of in
1uenza, which developed into pneu-
nonia for about week. He is sur
vived by his widow and two small
children.
An an emergency measure, occas-
joned by the epidemic of Spanish in
duenza, Mayor J. Holmes Jackson of
Burlington has caused to be opened
in the city hall a dispensary for the
distribution of whiskey. Action by
the mayor was with the endorsement
of leading physicians of the city, and
his honor reached all the available
physicians before taking this step.
An examination Monday by Health
Officer Henry Tucker and DR.. Will
liam J. Kaine Of the contents of the
stomach OF Clarence Richie, aged
five, who died in his home on Pros
pect street, Brattleboro, showed that
death was due to strychnine poison
ing. The 10y apparently took more
than a dozen 30th grain tablets from
an envelope left by physician for
the child's father.
Returns to C. F. Lowe, Washington
county chairman Of the Fourth Lib
erty loan, show that that county sub
scribed a little over 100000, while
its quota was $1,50O,00. All but two
towns went over the top. These two
are Fayston and Worcester Reports
from Fayston show a failure to
make a sale. Montpelier subscribed
$1,04O,000, its quota being 1921 900.
Barre city went over, but exact fig
ures are lacking.
Wilfred Charles Gilbert of Dorset
and Lloyd Abram Woodward of Rich
ford graduated from Camp Zachary
Taylor, KY, October 2, and now be-
long to field artillery replacement
troops unassigned. They are both
privates. Gilbert has been assigned
to the 42rd field artillery, Leon
Springs, Tex, and Woodward has
been assigned to the 49th field artil-
lery, Camp Bowie, Tex.
Charles A. Smith, deputy probation
officer, inspected the premises of N.
Mont Saturday pursuant to an order
from the city court in Montpelier and
he found FIVE barrels of wine of which
he took a sample for evidence in city
court Morday. Mrs. Monti, several
weeks ago, was found guilty of illegal
keeping of liquor and was placed on
probation enc of the stipulations be-
ing that no LIQUOR should be kept
on the place. The finding of liquor
there on Saturday will result in her
being sem to the house of correction
to serve her original sentence