The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-25
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS
Middlebury is soon to have new in
dustry in flour mill, with a capacity
Of 25 barrels a day.
Alex Davis of Rutland died at the
hospital in that city July % of typhoid
fever. He is survived by wife and son.
Levi Boyce of Dlxbury a few days ago
pleaded guilty to shooting deer out of
season and was fined 800 and costs of
1894.
Clarence Pillsbury OF Peacham was
badly gored by bull Saturday night.
He is as comfortable as could be ex-
pected.
Grin A. Field, a prosperous farmer of
Cornwall, died at his home there July
% after a short illness He had reached
the age of SO years.
The Hortonia Power company, which
last winter purchased the property and
water rights of the Green Mountain
Pulp company, has taken full posses
sion of the plant.
William Z. Thomas, So, of Fair Haven,
died at the Rutland hospital July % of
blood poisoning. Mr.. Thomas right leg
was injured seven weeks ago in slate
quarry in North Poultney and his death
is result of that accident.
The house Of correction at Rutland is
to be used as a federal prison for minor
offenders in military camps. The class
sent to Rutland would be those who had
committed such crimes as place them on
a par with those already confined there,
A saddle mare owned by c. a. Lalor of
Rutland, kept in the Bardwell livery sta
bles, fell through the floor into the cellar
the other night and was not discovered
until the next morning. 1t was neces-
sary to get pulley to extricate the ami
NAL
George Laushway was badly injured as
he was haying at his farm in Vergennes
a few days ago, when the horses became
frightened and bolted, throwing him from
a load Of hay. He struck on his head
and shoulders and since then both arms
are parayzed and he is in much pain.
Mrs. Martha Whitney, who died in Jer
icho Center July 49, had life of unusual
limitations. Afflicted with what would
now be called infantile paralysis at the
age of three wears, Mrs. Whitney had
never since been able to walk, although
reaehing the age of 70 years. She leaves
a brother, Frank York Of Barre, and a
sister, Mrs. Hattie Bixby Of Burlington.
Mrs. Whitney for many years was a
dressmaker.
Mrs. Slayton and Miss Collins Of Ches-
ter became lost while picking raspber-
ries in section partly in Rockingham
and partly in Springfield few days ago
and after wandering about for four or
five hours in vain attempt to come out
where they had left their team at a
farm house, they arrived at the home of
John D. Jacobs, some distance from their
destination. 1t was then about o'clock
in the evening.
Mrs. Martha Halves died at her home
in Golfstown, n. H., recently, aged As
years. She was native OF Hartford,
and was cook by occupation She had
lived in Goffstown nine years. She is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs, Della St.
George of Bristol; three sons, Roy Sears
and Frank R. Sears Of Manchester, n.
H., and Leon Jacobs with the American
army in France; her mother, residing at
Hartford. She was the widow Of Mel
win t. Halves.
A bolt of lightning from clear sky
killed horse belonging to Lem Mich
OILS in bayfield, at East Concord last
week and shocked Maurice Nichols, who
was unhitehing the horse from hay
rake, so that he was unconscious for
many hours and is still in a serious con.
dition. The lightning went down the
boys right side, burning him badly. AT
the time of the accident the boy had
seen a shower approaching and was get,
ting ready to leave the field, but the
sun was shining brightly when the bolt
struck.