The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-16
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Washington Chamberlin, who lives on
Royalton road out of Sharon, has
ptured three foxes this season.
George Fl. Martin, who died in Rutland
this week at the age of 62 years, had
been employed by the Howe Scale com.
pany over 80 years.
Miss Alice Knight, a graduate of the
Champlain Valley hospital at Plattsburg
N, Y, is now head nurse at the Sherwood
sanitarium in st. Adams.
Peter Young, So, of North Troy, while
working in the woods at Wenock, was
hit by falling limb and his skull
crushed, dying instantly.
Miss Mildred Jenkins of Fair Haven, a
sophomore in Middlebury college, is on
crutches, one leg having been broken on
the girls football field when she was ac-
cidentally kicked
Among commissions announced by the
war department for 20 more New Eng
landers, only one Vermonter was men
toned, Roger Blake, Burlington, second
lieutenant, infantry
A cat tipping over lantern caused a
fire which destroyed the barn of Charles
Manning in Hyde Park this week. All
the stock was saved, but several tons of
hay were burned The barn was new
one and the loss was only partially COW
cred by insurance.
Prof Arthur Fairbanks, director of the
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, who re.
Gently was elected president of the st.
Johnsbury academy trustees, resigned,
and Judge Henry G. Ide was elected in
his place. Judge Ide resides in st.
Johnsbury summers and in New York
winters.
William ". Smith, at one time con.
nected with the Clement National bank
in Rutland and for several years cash
Ter in the office of the Stoddard Man.
ufacturing company there, died recently
at his home in Deer Lodge, Mont, where
he has been director of bank Influenza
and pneumonia were the cause Of his de-
mise. His age was 81 years.
A section hand named Bissett, en-
ployed on the Central Vermont railway.
nearly lost his life at crossing in Wi
nooski Tuesday in saving the life of
children who were playing on the track
He succeeded in getting the children out
OF danger, but was himself struck by
the train One shoulder was broken and
he was badly bruised. Mr.. Bissett is an
elderly man.
Harry Smith, better known as eCana-
da BIackie," who was in the house of
correction awaiting a trial on the charge
Of postotfice burglary and who made his
escape and was at liberty for some
months, later being apprehended, was
sentenced to states prison in Rutland
county court Tuesday, after he had
pleaded guilty to a charge of jail Seak-
ing. He must serve not less than four
years at states prison in Windsor.
The 5Oth anniversary of the organiza-
ton of Roberts post. G. A. r., in Rut-
land, was observed Monday evening CO.
incident with the celebration of the end |
of the world war. Harvey R. Kingsley |
presented the post a framed portrait Of |
his father, Major Z. G. Kingsley, char
ter member, and A. I. Woodward, a |
member and past commander, present.
ed a portrait of his son, Brigadier Gen
eral John E. Woodward, of the u. S. |
army, Col. Morgan making the presen. |
tation. A duplicate was presented the |
relief corps, to which Mrs. Woodward |
belongs, and of which she is past presi-
dent.
Two horses, a mature mare and
three year-old pure bred Morgan colt,
both the property of Clinton Burke of |
Sharon, were killed by an inward bound
freight train on the Central Vermont
road at about 5 o'clock Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Burke was coming in from pasture
with cows and the horses and while he
was getting the cows into the barn the
horses wandered onto the railroad. The