The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-11
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS or INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

HAPPENINGS OF iNiEhEai rtoh
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Alanson G. Wright has had II shse
on his farm In Nergennes killed by dog
Two heifers belonging 20 Herber
Thorp Of Charlotte were killed by Ugh,
ming last week.
Irving lshman caught pickerel a
Shelburne pond In st. George recent,
that weighed IL pounds.
In a recent casualty list issued at OF
tawa the name of J. c. Morgan OF -
Johnsbury was given among the wound
ed.
Rev Robbins Wolcott Barstow has re
signed the pastorate Of the Congregation
al church in Woodstock TO enter tn
army.
A portrait of John b. SAKE, the Yer
mont poet, has been presented to the
Swsnton public library by Charles SAKE
Of Montreal.
Mr. and Mrs ID. A. Benson observed
the 50th anniversary of their marriage
at their home in Newfane June 5. They
were given $50 in gold.
Arthur Cushings OF Burlington has
been deprived of his automobile license
for one year, having been found guilty
Of operating the car while intoxicated.
Each girl graduate from the White
River Junction grammar school wore a
gown of her own making at commence
ment last week They were OF white
voile.
Stephen B. Anderson, a well known
travelling salesman for grocery houses,
died at his home in ST. Adams June OF
heart disease. He is survived by his wife
and one son, George r. Anderson, who is
financial editor of the Boston Globe.
John Shire OF troop ] 3l0th cavalry,
Fort Ethan Allen was arrested at Middle
bury Sunday as he was trying TO start
the automobile OF Gordon McQuivey,
which had been left locked. Questioning
revealed that he had left the post with
out permission.
Leonard f. Wing, a Rutland attorney,
has been commissioned second lieutenant
at Camp Gordon. Ga, where he has been
stationed as drill Inspector since he fin
ished the officers training school at Fort
Oglethorpe. Lieutenant Wing has been
assigned to the national army
Rev. Guy Lamson. who declined re-
election as general secretary of the Amer
lean Baptist Publication society, Phil
adelphia, will become associated with the
advertising firm OF n. W. Aver 8 Sons
of that city. Mr.. Lamson was formerly
pastor of the Baptist church in Mont
pelier and is a native of Brattleboro.
Mrs. Guy B. Johnson of Bennington
has received from her son, Lieut.. Chol
mondeley Johnson, who was injured
while in action at the front in France,
the piece of shrapnel, about as large as
a finger nail, which went through his I'M
der lip and knocked out one of his front |
teeth. He was also wounded at the |
knee.
Instead of Fort Ethan Allen being |
used as a base hospital, as was reported |
some weeks ago, it has been located at
Plattsburg, and ~ already filling up with |
wounded and ill., some from the battle
fields OF France and some from the
camps of our own country. The hospital.
when in operation, will have a capacity
Of 1000 patients.
Daniel Page Prescott, aged IS, died at
his home in Vernon June 6 from com
pication of diseases. Mr.. Prescott was
born in Bath, N. H.. but at the age of Ia
went to Fairlee to live and in 1870 mar
ried Miss Arabella Kemp of that town in
Newport. He was a section man on the
division of the Boston &
Maine for many years, and later was as
sistant roadmaster for the Central Yer
mont Railway company, with headquar
tiers in Brattleboro. He was lumberman
in Vernon for many years and also car.
ried on grist mill business in Brattle
boro.
Herbert S. Andrews, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert D. Andrews, now of Der.
nardston, Mass. but up to two years ago
of Guilford, was killed recently
Nv a man whom he had arrested in Louis
lie. NY. MI. NUNItNs was IL Il lfihtIlUH {,
detective and before that connected with
he William j. Burns agency and was
considered one of the best thief catchers
n the business II was at a race track
hat he arrested Phil Gentle for disor-
lerly conduct and while Gentle was out
IN bail he trailed Andrews and shot him
atally. Gentle was apprehended and is
low in confinement on the charge of muir.
Ter. Mr.. Andrews was AZ years old ]
Prominent Ayrshire Breeder Dead.
Brandon, June ll.-Charles NJ Wins
ow, who was very prominent in the -,
aising of Ayrshire cattle and was one
# the charter members of the Ayrshire
Breeders association, died at his home
ere June s. Mr.. Winslow was secre- |
airy and treasurer of the National Ayr /