The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS


The McMahons Of Stowe had their last
sugaring-off of the season a few days
ago, entertaining guests from the Green
Mountain inn.
Rutland is to have Red Cross can
teen, for the purpose of furnishing good
les of some sort to soldiers who pass
through the city on troop trains.
An investigation into the disease which
ia causing trees in Rutland and vicinity
to shed their foliage seems to prove that
it is caused by lice, which viii destroy
the trees unless they are exterminated
DR.. John II. Cole has received a COM
mission as captain in the United States
medical reserve and is closing up his
business in Bennington, where he has
been in practice for several years.
A large granite block slid from its
fastenings at the plant of the Vermont
Marble company in Middlebury few
days ago and crushed the big toe and
second toe on the right foot OF Nelson
Signor.
Miss Harriet B. Newell, aged rs, died
at her home in Brattleboro this week,
after being in failing health since last
January, when she fell and broke one
hip. She was cousin of Roy Burton,
editor of the London Daily Mail.
Miss Charlena Bemis of Brattleboro
- I'D al in,
the United States naval corps for peri
cd of four years and will be stationed
in Boston at the Office of the naval
paymaster, beginning her duties imme-
diately.
Fl. L. Delano of Morrisville has lost
three animals mysteriously since last
fall, the latest victim being a horse. On
going to the barn one day last week, Mr..
Delano found that someone had pierced
the side of the horse with pitchfork to
depth of eight and one-half inches, so
that the animal had to be shot.
horse alleged to belong to Louis De-
chane, Of Mortified was taken from the
buggy, into which it was hitched few
days ago and shot. The horse, it is al
legged, was hardly able to move, but was
being driven to town by two boys. 1t
was condemned by three disinterested
parties, after which the chief of police
took charge of affairs.
The body of Eghia Muredian, who was
drowned in the Winooski river at Wi
noosli Tuesday, was found Thursday at
the same spot where he slipped into the
water He is survived by his wife in
his native land A reward Of $50 had
been offered for the finding of his body
and this will be divided between How.
ard Kirby and Lyman Maynard, who
found the body.
Fanny Bert, two-year-old daughter of
Frank Bert of East Concord, while play
ing with her brother, about three years
old, few days ago cried out, and when
her mother went to them she found the
girl with the little finger on the left
hand cut off at the second joint and the
next finger barely hanging. The accident
has not been accounted for, as nothing
could be found on which she could have
cut hersef.
A car driven by H. E. Currier of Con-
cord smashed into telephone pole IN
st. Johnsbury the first of the week with
such force as to throw Mrs. Currier's
mother, shaking her up badly and pain
. fully bruising her, but not inficting seri-
GUS injuries Mr. Currier was helping his
wife, who had her small baby asleep in
her arms, and did not see the post. The
car was only slightly damaged.
Flint Brothers drugstore, established
in st, Johnsbury in 1876 and one of the
oldest in that section, has been sold by
the proprietor, Charles G. Flint, to DR.
T. R. Stiles of that place. In the deal
Mr.. Flint becomes owner of the Knapp
farm in East St. Johnsbury. His plans
are uncompleted, except that he win take
a long rest after being in the drug bust.
ness for az years continuously.